DATE

WBIO/OBE

SPEAKER

TOPIC

9/9/09

OBE

John Hutchinson
Royal Veterinary College
University of London

“The evolutionary biomechanics of bipedalism in theropod dinosaurs”

9/16/09

WBIO

Rick Karban
UC - Davis

“Communication between plants affects resistance to herbivory”

9/23/09

OBE

George Lauder
Harvard University

"Understanding the functional and evolutionary diversity of fishes using a comparative robotic approach"

9/30/09

WBIO

Helen James
Smithsonian Institution

 “Evolution, extinction, and conservation of Hawaiian birds”

10/7/09

OBE

Neal Stewart
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Racheff Chair of Excellence

“The tale of two weeds. ‘It was the best of times:’  transgene flow doth not a superweed make. ‘It was the worst of times:’ Darwin and Roundup combine for non-target resistance evolution.”

10/14/09

WBIO

Scott Sillett
Smithsonian Institution

“Ecological determinants of life history strategies in the orange-crowned warbler”

10/21/09

OBE

James Cahill
University of Alberta

“From roots to communities:  causes and consequences of plant competition”

10/28/09

WBIO

Robin Russell
Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Montana

“Sticky statistical situations and some solutions:  notes from a ‘biomagician’”

11/4/09

OBE

Jon Harrison
School of Life Sciences
Arizona State University

"Why can I squash bugs instead of them munching me? (aka "On what planet can I find giant insects?")

11/11/09

-

Holiday – Veteran’s Day

No Seminar

11/18/09

WBIO

Marcella Kelly
Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences
Virginia Tech

“Carnivore conservation and the ecology of co-existence – insights from African savannahs to Neotropical rainforests”

11/25/09

-

Holiday – Thanksgiving

No Seminar

12/2/09

OBE

Steve Phelps

TBA

12/9/09

WBIO

Don Church
Conservation International

TBA

12/11/09

OBE

Special Seminar?

TBA