Seminars
Monday, November 9, 2009, 1:00pm,
Department of Biology Seminar
French Science Auditorium 2231
Maria Uriate , PhD., Ecology, Evolution & Env. Biology (host: Jim Clark)
(Columbia University)
"Effects of Human and Natural Disturbance on Forested Landscapes at Multiple Spatial Scales"
Monday, November 9, 2009, 3:00pm,
Dissertation Seminar
French Science Conference Rm 2237
Anna Keyte, Kathleen Smith lab
(Duke University)
"How to build a marsupial neonate: lessons from Monodelphis on the evolution of development"
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 1:00pm,
Behavioral, Population And Community Ecology Seminar
French Family Science- room 4219
Dan Speiser, Johnsen lab
(Duke University)
"The function, morphology, and visual ecology of the eyes of polyplacophoran molluscs"
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 12:00pm,
Systematics Seminar
144 Bio Sci Bldg
Peter Szovenyi, PhD, Shaw Lab
(Duke University)
"Generation-Specific Gene Expression and Molecular Evolution in a Bryophyte Model System"
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 4:15pm,
Evo Devo Seminar
French Family Science- room 4320
Laura Mathies, Genetics
(NC State University)
"TBA"
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 7:15pm,
Pop Bio Seminar
2237 French Family Science Center
Kevin Wright, Willis lab
(Duke University)
"Parallel Evolution of Copper Tolerance in Mimulus guttatus"
Friday, November 13, 2009, 1:15pm,
University Program In Ecology Seminar
French Science Conference Rm 2237
Norm Christensen, Professor of Ecology Nicholas School of the Environment
(Duke University)
"Reconstructing Holocene Fire History in the Southern Appalachians"
"Because there are few long-term dendrochronological and lake sediment data for the southern Appalachians, little is known regarding the history of fire this region’s forests through the Holocene. Eighty-two radio-carbon ages for soil charcoal collected from local depositional sites along a topographic gradient from mixed hardwood (/Liriodendron tulipifera/ and /Quercus/ spp.) to oak-pine (/Quercus prinus/ and /Pinus rigida/) forest provide a coarse-grained picture of changes in fire frequency within a 10 ha area during the Holocene. Fires were indeed frequent over the past 4,000 years, and their frequency appears to have increased significantly about 1,200 years BP, coinciding with the advent of the Mississippian Native American culture in this region. Our results are consistent with the widely-held view that fires have become less frequent in this region over the past 250 years. Difficulties in calculating the inbuilt error associated with estimating actual fire dates from charcoal fragments limit our ability to infer the specifics of and changes in fire regimes during over this time. This will not stop me from speculating about such matters, as well as their management implications."
Friday, November 13, 2009, 4:00pm,
DCMB Seminar
2237 French Family Science Center
Wei Wang (Dong Lab)/ Jianhong Hu , PhD,(Sun lab)
(Duke University)
"D-Day's battle: oomycete's Normandy Landings on Arabidopsis--time matters"/"Identification of a novel DELLA interacting factor in Arabidopsis"
Monday, November 16, 2009, 1:00pm,
Department of Biology Seminar
French Science Auditorium 2231
Marc Johnson (host: Justin Wright)
"TBA"
Thursday, November 19, 2009, 12:00pm,
Dissertation Seminar
French Science Auditorium 2231
Yi-Hsin Erica Tsai
(Duke University)
"Epifagus!"
Thursday, November 19, 2009, 4:15pm,
Evo Devo Seminar
French Family Science- room 4320
Dan Speiser, Johnsen lab
(Duke University)
"TBA"
Friday, November 20, 2009, 4:00pm,
DCMB Seminar
2237 French Family Science Center
Karolina Mukhtar (Dong Lab)/ Zhong-Lin Zhang (Sun Lab)
"TBA"
Monday, November 23, 2009, 1:00pm,
Department of Biology Seminar
French Science Auditorium 2231
TBA
(Duke University)
"TBA"
Monday, November 30, 2009, 1:00pm,
Department of Biology Seminar
French Science Auditorium 2231
Jim Evans (host: Cook-Deegan)
"TBA"
Thursday, December 3, 2009, 12:00pm,
Systematics Seminar-Super Speaker
144 Bio Sci Bldg
Savolainen
"TBA"
Thursday, December 3, 2009, 4:15pm,
Evo Devo Seminar
French Family Science- room 4320
Viviane Callier, Nijhout Lab
(Duke University)
"TBA"
Thursday, December 10, 2009, 12:00pm,
Systematics Seminar
144 Bio Sci Bldg
Mairana Ricca
"TBA"
Monday, February 1, 2010, 4:00pm,
Department of Biology Seminar
111 Bio Sci Bldg
Stan Faeth, Biology Dept.
(UNC Greensboro)
"Asexual endophytes in native grasses: tiny symbionts with big effects"
Duke Biology Box 90338 Durham, NC 27708 Phone: 919-660-7372 Fax: 919-660-7293