Past Speakers 2021

Seminar Location

Haller Auditorium

Seminar Schedule

Tuesday, 16:15

Speakers

Spring Semester 2021
Date Speaker Title
23.02.2021 Prof. Dr. Tamas Szekely, University of Bath Breeding systems and sex ratios: was Darwin right?
Organiser: Prof. Dr. E. Ringler
02.03.2021 Prof. Dr. Matthias Rillig, Freie Universität Berlin Microplastic in terrestrial ecosystems
Organiser: Prof. Dr. M. Thakur
09.03.2021 Prof. Chung-I Wu , Sun Yat-sen University A theoretical exploration of the origin and early evolution of a pandemic
Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. J. Li)
16.03.2021 Prof. Dr. Helmut Hillebrand, Carl-von-Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg On recovery and thresholds - how synthesis efforts can foster our understanding of ecological stability
Organiser: IEE junior staff (G. Martinez de Leon)
23.03.2021 Dr. Claudio Quilodrán, University of Oxford Eco-evolutionary models shed light on the impact of hybridization on biodiversity
Organiser: Prof. Dr. R. Arlettaz
30.03.2021 Dr. Xiang-Yi Li, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel Some applications of evolutionary game theory in understanding biological interactions
Organiser: Prof. Dr. L. Excoffier
13.04.2021 Prof. Dr. Anna-Liisa Laine, Universität Zürich Human impact on disease dynamics in natural ecosystems
Organiser: Prof. Dr. C. Peichel
20.04.2021 Prof. Dr. Johanna Mappes, University of Jyväskylä 150 years after Alfred Russel Wallace: Is there still something new we can learn about natural selection when studying the colours of animals?
Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. B. Szabo)
27.04.2021 Prof. Dr. Andrew Hendry, McGill University, Montreal Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics In The Wild
Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. M. Rösti)
04.05.2021 Dr. James Pearce-Higgins, University of Cambridge and British Trust of Ornithology How does climate change affect upland birds and implications for conservation responses
Organiser: Prof. Dr. R. Arlettaz
11.05.2021 Prof. Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan, University of Cape Town Unravelling the Biology of Early Birds
Organiser: Prof. Dr. O. Seehausen
18.05.2021 Dr. Robert Mcdonald, The Nature Conservancy, Arlington The promise and pitfalls of using nature to help cities adapt
Organiser: Prof. Dr. R. Arlettaz
25.05.2021 Prof. Sara Mitri, University of Lausanne The ecology and evolution of a four-species bacterial ecosystem
Organiser: Prof. Dr. C. Bank
01.06.2021 Exam

Autumn Semester 2021
Date Speaker Title
21.09.2021 Prof. Dr. Olivier Duriez, Université de Montpellier Foraging ecology and conservation of griffon vultures ***Zoom presentation only***
Organiser: Prof. Dr. R. Arlettaz
28.09.2021 Prof. Dr. Thomas F. Hansen, University of Oslo Evolvability: A quantitative-genetics perspective ***Zoom presentation only***
Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. R. Matthey-Doret)
05.10.2021 Dr. Jacopo Grilli, International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP, Trieste, Italy) What is typical in microbial communities? ***Zoom presentation only***
Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. L. Marrec)
12.10.2021 Prof. Dr. Pilar Junier / Dr. Saskia Bindschedler, University of Neuchâtel Bacterial-fungal interactions: from fundamental biology to applications
Organiser: Prof. Dr. M. Thakur
19.10.2021 Prof. Dr. Nichola Raihani, UCL Department of Experimental Psychology The Social Instinct ***Zoom presentation only***
Organiser: Prof. Dr. E. Ringler
26.10.2021 Dr. Felicity Jones, Max Planck Institute The importance of the non-coding genome in adaptive evolution ***Zoom presentation only***
Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. M. Rösti)
02.11.2021 Prof. Melanie Blokesch, EPFL Pathoecology and evolution of Vibrio cholerae
Organiser: Prof. Dr. L. Excoffier
09.11.2021 Associate Prof. Bastiaan Star, Natural History Museum / University of Oslo Investigating human impacts in the marine environment using ancient DNA ***Zoom presentation only***
Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. M. Muschick)
16.11.2021 Dr. Nicolas Bierne, L'Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier A few insights acquired on the biology, ecology and evolution of a marine transmissible cancer, a microparasite with a mussel genome
Organiser: Prof. Dr. C. Bank
23.11.2021 Prof. Cleo Bertelsmeier, Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne Globalization and the spread of invasive species
Organiser: IEE junior staff (D. Slodowicz)
30.11.2021 Dr. Pooja Singh, University of Calgary and IEE, Division Aquatic Ecology & Evolution Towards understanding the genetic basis of convergent evolution… and why it matters
Organiser: Prof. Dr. O. Seehausen
07.12.2021 Assoc Prof Joah Madden, University of Exeter How does an individual's spatial ability relate to their movement ecology in pheasants ***Zoom presentation only***
Organiser: IEE junior staff (Dr. B. Szabo)
14.12.2021 Prof. Cameron Ghalambor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Ecological and evolutionary causes of species distributions: How important are trade-offs ***Zoom presentation only***
Organiser: Prof. Dr. C. Peichel
21.12.2021 Exam