UNM Biology Spring 2013 Seminar SchedulesDepartment of Biology seminars are held on Thursdays at 3:30 p.m. in Castetter Hall 100, except where noted. *** Coffee, tea and cookies served in the courtyard at 3:15 p.m. for every seminar. *** If you would like to host a Thursday seminar speaker, Updated: April 25, 2013 ALSO Biol. 502 Wednesday Noon Brown Bag Seminars
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Date |
Speaker |
Title of Talk |
| Jan. 24 | ||
| Jan. 31 | Brent Ewers (Hosts: D. Hanson & M. Litvak) |
Hydraulic Limitations Help Explain the Behavior of Plants: from Clocks to Mortality to Ghosts. |
| Feb. 7 | ||
| Feb. 14 | ||
| Feb. 21 | ||
| Feb. 28 | Matthew Bowker |
Biological Soil Crusts as a Model System in Community, Ecosystem, and Landscape Ecology. |
| Mar. 7 | Jim Estes (Host: Felisa Smith) |
Sea Otters and Kelp Forests: An Ecological History of the North Pacific Ocean. |
| Mar. 14 | —SPRING BREAK— | — |
| Mar. 21 | Landscape Ecologist Candidate | TBA. |
| Mar. 28 | Landscape Ecologist Candidate | TBA. |
| Apr. 4 | Scott Collins | Annual Research Day |
| Apr. 11 | Michael Chang | Scaling of Crop Diversity and Optimal Allocation of Foodshed Infrastructure. |
| Apr. 18 | Vittorio Venturi |
Inter-species and Inter-kingdom Signaling in Plant-Associated Bacteria. |
| Apr. 25 | Richard Sayre Host: Dave Hanson |
Molecular Strategies for Enhanced Biomass and Biofuel Production from Microalgae. |
| May 2 | Joy Ward Host: Felisa Smith |
Plant Responses To Changing [CO2] From the Last Glacial Period Through the Future. |
Brown Bag Seminars (Biol. 502)
Brown Bag Seminars are coordinated by Christopher Witt |
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Date |
Speaker |
Title of Talk |
| Jan. 23 | John Grady | Dinosaur Energetics: Insights from Growth. |
| Jan. 30 | Dr. Randy Thornhill | A Critique of Contemporary Comparative Methodology in Cross-cultural and Cross-species Research. |
| Feb. 6 | Lukas Bell-Dereske | How Do Microbial Symbionts Alter Competition in the Great Lakes Dune Plant Community? |
| Feb. 13 | Anny Chung | Plant–Soil Feedbacks Effects on Competition Between an Invasive and Native Erodium. |
| Feb. 20 | Tracy Diver | The Evolution and Maintenance of Deeply Divergent Lineages of Red Shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) in the Rio Grande Watershed. |
| Feb. 27 | Laura Ladwig | The Role of Lianas in Temperate Tree Communities. |
| Mar. 6 | Patrick Hudson | Precipitation Manipulation Leads to Adjustment of Hydraulic Performance in Piñon–Juniper Woodland. |
| Mar. 13 | —SPRING BREAK— | — |
| Mar. 20 | — | — |
| Mar. 27 | Robbie Burger | Putting Humans under the Macroscope. |
| Apr. 3 | Meghan Balk | From the Desert to the Ocean: Ecology in Barren Landscapes. |
| Apr. 10 | Mason Ryan | On the Trail of Missing Frogs: Searching for Lost Species in an Age of Extinction. |
| Apr. 17 | Bethany Abrahamson | Evaluating Natural History Collection Use. |
| Apr. 24 | Yadeeh Sawyer | Living on the Edge: Testing the Coastal Refugia Hypothesis. |
| May 1 | Roxanne Candelaria-Ley | The Impact of the Las Conchas Fire on Dissolved Oxygen Patterns in the Greater Albuquerque Segment of the Rio Grande. |