SBS Seminars - Fall 2008
All seminars will be at 4:10 pm in Abelson Hall 201. Refreshments will be served starting half an hour before the seminar in Abelson Hall 306 or 324.
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September 8 (Mon) |
Ken V. Kardong, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University |
Special Research Synthesis
Seminar |
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September 15 (Mon) |
John Maron, Division
of Biological Sciences, University of
Montana |
"Effects of native species diversity and resource additions on community invasibility and invader impact." |
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September 22 (Mon) |
Cheryl Shultz, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University Vancouver. |
“Behavior and population dynamics of endangered butterflies.” |
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September 29 (Mon) |
Chris Still,
Department of Geography and Institute for
Computational Earth System Science, University of
California Santa Barbara |
“Biogeography and biogeochemistry of C4 vegetation: Studies at regional and global scales.” |
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October 6 (Mon) |
Kurt Pregitzer,
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental
Science, University of Nevada, Reno |
“Ecosystem assembly and terrestrial carbon balance under elevated atmospheric CO2 and O3.” |
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October 13 (Mon) |
Kelly Zamudio,
Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates |
“Choosy females and
competitive males: sexual selection in spotted
salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum).” |
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October 20 (Mon) |
Christian Rinke,
School of Biological Sciences, Washington State
University |
“Life in extreme marine environments—from shallow water to deep sea.” |
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October 27 (Mon) |
Brian Popp,
Department of Geology and Geophysics, University
of Hawaii |
“Ecology of marine
organisms inferred from compound specific
nirtogen isotope analysis of amino
acids.” |
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November 3 (Mon) |
Brook Swanson, Department
of Biology, Gonzaga University |
“Evolution in high performance biomaterials." |
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November 10 (Mon) |
Bob Hall, Department of
Zoology and Physiology, University of
Wyoming |
“Controls on nitrate removal and denitrification in 72 streams.” |
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November 17 (Mon) |
Peter Marra, Smithsonian
Institution, Bird Migratory Center |
“Seasonal interactions and the significance of the non-breeding period for migratory birds.” |
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December 1 (Mon) |
Luke Harmon, School of
Biological Sciences, University of
Idaho |
“Tempo and mode of evolution across the tree of life.” |
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December 8 (Mon) |
Leslie Riley, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University |
“Impact of an invasive species varies with productivity.” |
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December 17 (Mon) |
Feng Guo, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University |
“PiVAMP721, a SNARE protein, plays important role in petunia pollen tube growth.” |