Evolution and Systematics Seminar

(BIOL 550A)

Fridays 1:30-2:20 HCK 320

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DATE DISCUSSION LEADER TOPIC READING(s)

02 Oct 09

Organizational meeting

 

 

09 Oct 09

Tim Billo, UW Biology

Evolution of human behaviour sensu Darwin

Wilson & Wilson 2007

16 Oct 09

NO MEETING

   
23 Oct 09 Steve Springer, UW Biology

Molecular behavior

Grafen 1984

Marrow 1996

30 Oct 09

Paul Rainey, Massey University

Real-time evolution of cooperation in Pseudomonas

Libby & Rainey 2009

06 Nov 09

Sean O'Donnell, UW Psychology

Evolution of eusociality

Toth et al. 2007

Hunt 1999

13 Nov 09

Sacha Vignieri, Harvard OEB

 

 

20 Nov 09

Caglar Akcay, UW Psychology

Extra-pair mating, territoriality, and communication in song sparrows

Hill et al. 2009

Akcay & Roughgarden 2007

27 Nov 09

THANKSGIVING

 

 

04 Dec 09

Anya Illes, UW Biology

Elaborate female traits and unfortunate dichotomies: sexual vs. natural selection

Clutton-Brock 2008

Heinsohn 2008

Illes & Yunes-Jiminez 2009

11 Dec 09 Leslie Emery, UW Genome Sci Evolution of behavioral traits in domesticated animals  

 


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