Fall 2017
September 1
Main reading:
Barnes, R., and A. T. Clark. 2017. Sixty-Five Million Years of Change in Temperature and Topography Explain Evolutionary History in Eastern North American Plethodontid Salamanders. The American Naturalist 190:E1–E12. PDF
Leading discussion: Adam Smith
Main reading:
Barnes, R., and A. T. Clark. 2017. Sixty-Five Million Years of Change in Temperature and Topography Explain Evolutionary History in Eastern North American Plethodontid Salamanders. The American Naturalist 190:E1–E12. PDF
Leading discussion: Adam Smith
September 8
Main reading:
Hettenhausen, C., Li, J., Zhuang, H., Sun, H., Xu, Y., Qi, J., et al. 2017. Stem parasitic plant Cuscuta australis (dodder) transfers herbivory-induced signals among plants. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 114, E6703–E6709. PDF
Leading discussion: Serena Acha
Main reading:
Hettenhausen, C., Li, J., Zhuang, H., Sun, H., Xu, Y., Qi, J., et al. 2017. Stem parasitic plant Cuscuta australis (dodder) transfers herbivory-induced signals among plants. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 114, E6703–E6709. PDF
Leading discussion: Serena Acha
September 15
Main reading:
Zangerlé, A., D. Renard, J. Iriarte, L. E. S. Jimenez, K. L. A. Montoya, J. Juilleret, and D. McKey. 2016. The Surales, Self-Organized Earth-Mound Landscapes Made by Earthworms in a Seasonal Tropical Wetland. PLOS ONE 11:e0154269. LINK
Optional background reading:
Jones, C. G., J. H. Lawton, and M. Shachak. 1997. Positive and negative effects of organisms as physical ecosystem engineers. Ecology 78:1946–1957. PDF
Leading discussion: Bob Marquis
Main reading:
Zangerlé, A., D. Renard, J. Iriarte, L. E. S. Jimenez, K. L. A. Montoya, J. Juilleret, and D. McKey. 2016. The Surales, Self-Organized Earth-Mound Landscapes Made by Earthworms in a Seasonal Tropical Wetland. PLOS ONE 11:e0154269. LINK
Optional background reading:
Jones, C. G., J. H. Lawton, and M. Shachak. 1997. Positive and negative effects of organisms as physical ecosystem engineers. Ecology 78:1946–1957. PDF
Leading discussion: Bob Marquis
September 22
Main reading:
Rossoni, D.M., Assis, A.P.A., Giannini, N.P. & Marroig, G. 2017. Intense natural selection preceded the invasion of new adaptive zones during the radiation of New World leaf-nosed bats. Sci. Rep., 7, 11076. PDF / SM
Leading discussion: Juan Moreira
Main reading:
Rossoni, D.M., Assis, A.P.A., Giannini, N.P. & Marroig, G. 2017. Intense natural selection preceded the invasion of new adaptive zones during the radiation of New World leaf-nosed bats. Sci. Rep., 7, 11076. PDF / SM
Leading discussion: Juan Moreira
September 29
Main reading:
Endara, M.-J., Coley, P.D., Ghabash, G., Nicholls, J.A., Dexter, K.G., Donoso, D.A., et al. 2017. Coevolutionary arms race versus host defense chase in a tropical herbivore-plant system. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A., 114, E7499–E7505. PDF / SM
Leading discussion: Peter Stevens
Main reading:
Endara, M.-J., Coley, P.D., Ghabash, G., Nicholls, J.A., Dexter, K.G., Donoso, D.A., et al. 2017. Coevolutionary arms race versus host defense chase in a tropical herbivore-plant system. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A., 114, E7499–E7505. PDF / SM
Leading discussion: Peter Stevens
October 6
Main reading:
Giam, X. & Olden, J.D. 2017. Drivers and interrelationships among multiple dimensions of rarity for freshwater fishes. Ecography. PDF / SM
Leading discussion: Isabel Loza
Main reading:
Giam, X. & Olden, J.D. 2017. Drivers and interrelationships among multiple dimensions of rarity for freshwater fishes. Ecography. PDF / SM
Leading discussion: Isabel Loza
October 13
Main reading:
Marshall, C.R. 2017. Five palaeobiological laws needed to understand the evolution of the living biota. Nat. Ecol. Evol., 1, 0165. PDF
Leading discussion: Sebastian Tello
Main reading:
Marshall, C.R. 2017. Five palaeobiological laws needed to understand the evolution of the living biota. Nat. Ecol. Evol., 1, 0165. PDF
Leading discussion: Sebastian Tello
October 20
Main reading:
Ashby, B., Watkins, E., Lourenço, J., Gupta, S. & Foster, K.R. 2017. Competing species leave many potential niches unfilled. Nat. Ecol. Evol., 1, 1495. PDF / SM1 / SM2 (Code)
Leading discussion: Brock Mashburn
Main reading:
Ashby, B., Watkins, E., Lourenço, J., Gupta, S. & Foster, K.R. 2017. Competing species leave many potential niches unfilled. Nat. Ecol. Evol., 1, 1495. PDF / SM1 / SM2 (Code)
Leading discussion: Brock Mashburn
October 27
Main reading:
Csergő, A.M., Salguero-Gómez, R., Broennimann, O., Coutts, S.R., Guisan, A., Angert, A.L., et al. 2017. Less favourable climates constrain demographic strategies in plants. Ecol. Lett., 20, 969–980. PDF / SM1 / SM2
Leading discussion: Iván Jiménez
Main reading:
Csergő, A.M., Salguero-Gómez, R., Broennimann, O., Coutts, S.R., Guisan, A., Angert, A.L., et al. 2017. Less favourable climates constrain demographic strategies in plants. Ecol. Lett., 20, 969–980. PDF / SM1 / SM2
Leading discussion: Iván Jiménez
November 3
Main reading:
Penalba, J.V., Joseph, L. & Moritz, C. 2017. Current geography masks dynamic history of gene flow during speciation in northern Australian birds. bioRxiv, 178475. PDF / SM1 / SM2
Leading discussion: Camilo Calderón
Main reading:
Penalba, J.V., Joseph, L. & Moritz, C. 2017. Current geography masks dynamic history of gene flow during speciation in northern Australian birds. bioRxiv, 178475. PDF / SM1 / SM2
Leading discussion: Camilo Calderón
November 10
Main reading:
Miller, J. E. D., A. R. Ives, S. P. Harrison, and E. I. Damschen. 2017. Early- and late-flowering guilds respond differently to landscape spatial structure. Journal of Ecology. PDF / SM
Leading discussion: Lauren Sullivan
Main reading:
Miller, J. E. D., A. R. Ives, S. P. Harrison, and E. I. Damschen. 2017. Early- and late-flowering guilds respond differently to landscape spatial structure. Journal of Ecology. PDF / SM
Leading discussion: Lauren Sullivan
November 17
Main reading:
Sauquet, H., von Balthazar, M., Magallón, S. et al. 2017. The ancestral flower of angiosperms and its early diversification. Nature Commun. 8:16047. doi: 10.1038/ncomms16047. LINK
Leading discussion: Peter Stevens
Main reading:
Sauquet, H., von Balthazar, M., Magallón, S. et al. 2017. The ancestral flower of angiosperms and its early diversification. Nature Commun. 8:16047. doi: 10.1038/ncomms16047. LINK
Leading discussion: Peter Stevens
November 24
No discussion - Happy thanksgiving!
No discussion - Happy thanksgiving!
December 1
Main reading:
Moeslund, J. E., A. K. Brunbjerg, K. K. Clausen, L. Dalby, C. Fløjgaard, A. Juel, and J. Lenoir. 2017. Using dark diversity and plant characteristics to guide conservation and restoration. Journal of Applied Ecology 54:1730–1741. PDF
Leading discussion: Leighton Reid
Main reading:
Moeslund, J. E., A. K. Brunbjerg, K. K. Clausen, L. Dalby, C. Fløjgaard, A. Juel, and J. Lenoir. 2017. Using dark diversity and plant characteristics to guide conservation and restoration. Journal of Applied Ecology 54:1730–1741. PDF
Leading discussion: Leighton Reid
December 8 Main reading: Usinowicz, J., Chang-Yang, C.-H., Chen, Y.-Y., Clark, J.S., Fletcher, C., Garwood, N.C., et al. 2017. Temporal coexistence mechanisms contribute to the latitudinal gradient in forest diversity. Nature, 550, 105–108. PDF / SM (link) Optional commentary: Mittelbach, G. G. 2017. Ecology: A matter of time for tropical diversity. Nature, 550, 51. PDF Leading discussion: Jonathan Myers / Joe LaManna |