FALL 2019
August 30
Main reading:
T. G. Barraclough. 2019. What are species? Chapter 2 in: The Evolutionary Biology of Species. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution.
Leading discussion: Amanda Yingtong Wu
Main reading:
T. G. Barraclough. 2019. What are species? Chapter 2 in: The Evolutionary Biology of Species. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution.
Leading discussion: Amanda Yingtong Wu
September 6
Main reading:
T. G. Barraclough. 2019. The evidence for species - phenotypic and genetic clustering. Chapter 3 in: The Evolutionary Biology of Species. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution.
Leading discussion: Brock Mashburn
Main reading:
T. G. Barraclough. 2019. The evidence for species - phenotypic and genetic clustering. Chapter 3 in: The Evolutionary Biology of Species. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution.
Leading discussion: Brock Mashburn
September 13
Main reading:
T. G. Barraclough. 2019. Why are there species? - arenas of recombination and selection. Chapter 4 in: The Evolutionary Biology of Species. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution.
Leading discussion: Iván Jiménez
Main reading:
T. G. Barraclough. 2019. Why are there species? - arenas of recombination and selection. Chapter 4 in: The Evolutionary Biology of Species. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution.
Leading discussion: Iván Jiménez
September 20
Main reading:
T. G. Barraclough. 2019. What causes speciation? Chapter 5 in: The Evolutionary Biology of Species. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution.
Leading discussion: Alexander Lascher-Posner
Main reading:
T. G. Barraclough. 2019. What causes speciation? Chapter 5 in: The Evolutionary Biology of Species. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution.
Leading discussion: Alexander Lascher-Posner
September 27
Main reading:
T. G. Barraclough. 2019. Species and speciation without sex. Chapter 6 in: The Evolutionary Biology of Species. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution.
Leading discussion: Juan Moreira-Hernández
Main reading:
T. G. Barraclough. 2019. Species and speciation without sex. Chapter 6 in: The Evolutionary Biology of Species. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution.
Leading discussion: Juan Moreira-Hernández
October 4
Main reading:
T. G. Barraclough. 2019. Species boundaries and contemporary evolution. Chapter 7 in: The Evolutionary Biology of Species. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution.
Leading discussion: Nathan Muchhala
Main reading:
T. G. Barraclough. 2019. Species boundaries and contemporary evolution. Chapter 7 in: The Evolutionary Biology of Species. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution.
Leading discussion: Nathan Muchhala
October 11
Main reading:
T. G. Barraclough. 2019. Species interactions and contemporary evolution. Chapter 8 in: The Evolutionary Biology of Species. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution.
Leading discussion: Stephen Murphy
Main reading:
T. G. Barraclough. 2019. Species interactions and contemporary evolution. Chapter 8 in: The Evolutionary Biology of Species. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution.
Leading discussion: Stephen Murphy
October 18
Main reading:
T. G. Barraclough. 2019. Predicting evolution in diverse communities. Chapter 9 in: The Evolutionary Biology of Species. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution.
Leading discussion: Jenny Mullikin
Main reading:
T. G. Barraclough. 2019. Predicting evolution in diverse communities. Chapter 9 in: The Evolutionary Biology of Species. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution.
Leading discussion: Jenny Mullikin
October 25
Main reading:
T. G. Barraclough. 2019. How does species richness accumulate over time? Chapter 10 in: The Evolutionary Biology of Species. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution.
Leading discussion: Sebastián Tello
Main reading:
T. G. Barraclough. 2019. How does species richness accumulate over time? Chapter 10 in: The Evolutionary Biology of Species. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution.
Leading discussion: Sebastián Tello
November 1
Main reading:
T. G. Barraclough. 2019. Conclusions. Chapter 11 in: The Evolutionary Biology of Species. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution.
Leading discussion: Iván Jiménez
Main reading:
T. G. Barraclough. 2019. Conclusions. Chapter 11 in: The Evolutionary Biology of Species. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution.
Leading discussion: Iván Jiménez
November 8
Main reading:
Nowak, L. et al. 2019. Projecting consequences of global warming for the functional diversity of fleshy‐fruited plants and frugivorous birds along a tropical elevational gradient. Diversity and Distributions 25: 1362–1374. DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12946. SM link.
Leading discussion: Kelley Erickson
Main reading:
Nowak, L. et al. 2019. Projecting consequences of global warming for the functional diversity of fleshy‐fruited plants and frugivorous birds along a tropical elevational gradient. Diversity and Distributions 25: 1362–1374. DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12946. SM link.
Leading discussion: Kelley Erickson
November 15
Main readings:
Schmidt & Frank 2018. The Silurian hypothesis: would it be possible to detect an industrial civilization in the geological record? International Journal of Astrobiology 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1473550418000095
Zalasiewicz et al. 2017. Making the case for a formal Anthropocene Epoch: an analysis of ongoing critiques. Newsletters on Stratigraphy 50: 205–226. DOI: 10.1127/nos/2017/0385.
Leading discussion: Adam Smith
Main readings:
Schmidt & Frank 2018. The Silurian hypothesis: would it be possible to detect an industrial civilization in the geological record? International Journal of Astrobiology 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1473550418000095
Zalasiewicz et al. 2017. Making the case for a formal Anthropocene Epoch: an analysis of ongoing critiques. Newsletters on Stratigraphy 50: 205–226. DOI: 10.1127/nos/2017/0385.
Leading discussion: Adam Smith
November 22
Main readings:
Swenson, U, Havran, J. C., Munziger, J., McLoughlin, S., and Nyliner, S. 2019. Metapopulation vicariance, age of island taxa and dispersal: A case study using the Pacific plant genus Planchonella (Sapotaceae). Syst. Biol. 68: 1020-1033.
McCulloch, G. A., & Waters, J. M. 2019. Phylogenetic divergence of island biotas: Molecular dates, extinction, and "relict" lineages. Molec. Ecol. 28: 4354-4362.
Leading discussion: Peter Stevens
Main readings:
Swenson, U, Havran, J. C., Munziger, J., McLoughlin, S., and Nyliner, S. 2019. Metapopulation vicariance, age of island taxa and dispersal: A case study using the Pacific plant genus Planchonella (Sapotaceae). Syst. Biol. 68: 1020-1033.
McCulloch, G. A., & Waters, J. M. 2019. Phylogenetic divergence of island biotas: Molecular dates, extinction, and "relict" lineages. Molec. Ecol. 28: 4354-4362.
Leading discussion: Peter Stevens
November 29
No meeting, Thanksgiving week
No meeting, Thanksgiving week
December 6
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