FALL 2020
This fall, we will be using the following zoom meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/91530325675?pwd=ZFZ1QklrTmdpSE5kS0JzOXBzVkQ2QT09
Meeting ID: 915 3032 5675
Passcode: 3uMka8
https://zoom.us/j/91530325675?pwd=ZFZ1QklrTmdpSE5kS0JzOXBzVkQ2QT09
Meeting ID: 915 3032 5675
Passcode: 3uMka8
September 4
Main reading:
Colville et al. 2020. Plant richness, turnover, and evolutionary diversity track gradients of stability and ecological opportunity in a megadiverse center. PNAS. SM
Leading discussion: Sebastian Tello
Main reading:
Colville et al. 2020. Plant richness, turnover, and evolutionary diversity track gradients of stability and ecological opportunity in a megadiverse center. PNAS. SM
Leading discussion: Sebastian Tello
September 11 - no discussion - Dwyer Lecture
ECOLOGY AND BOTANICAL HISTORY OF THE HIMALAYAS:
The Amazing Diversity of Bumblebees and Their Wildflowers on Yulong Mountain
Mr. Alan Moss, Dept. of Biology, Saint Louis University
Friday, September 11, 2020 at 4:00PM
Missouri Botanical Garden YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/mobotvideo
ECOLOGY AND BOTANICAL HISTORY OF THE HIMALAYAS:
The Amazing Diversity of Bumblebees and Their Wildflowers on Yulong Mountain
Mr. Alan Moss, Dept. of Biology, Saint Louis University
Friday, September 11, 2020 at 4:00PM
Missouri Botanical Garden YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/mobotvideo
September 18
Main reading:
Mounce, R., Smith, P. and Brockington, S., 2017. Ex situ conservation of plant diversity in the world’s botanic gardens. Nature Plants, 3: 795-802.
Optional background reading:
Abeli, T., Dalrymple, S., Godefroid, S., Mondoni, A., Müller, J.V., Rossi, G. and Orsenigo, S., 2020. Ex situ collections and their potential for the restoration of extinct plants. Conservation Biology 34: 303-313.
Leading discussion: Georgia Thomas
Main reading:
Mounce, R., Smith, P. and Brockington, S., 2017. Ex situ conservation of plant diversity in the world’s botanic gardens. Nature Plants, 3: 795-802.
Optional background reading:
Abeli, T., Dalrymple, S., Godefroid, S., Mondoni, A., Müller, J.V., Rossi, G. and Orsenigo, S., 2020. Ex situ collections and their potential for the restoration of extinct plants. Conservation Biology 34: 303-313.
Leading discussion: Georgia Thomas
September 25
Main readings:
Leighton, M. 2020. Myths of Meritocracy, Friendship, and Fun Work: Class and Gender in North American Academic Communities. American Anthropologist 122: 444–458.
Wiersma, Z.S. 2016. Wearing my disability with pride. Science 353: 318.
Smith, E.J. 2016. Doing science while black. Science 353: 1586.
Leading discussion: Adam Smith
Main readings:
Leighton, M. 2020. Myths of Meritocracy, Friendship, and Fun Work: Class and Gender in North American Academic Communities. American Anthropologist 122: 444–458.
Wiersma, Z.S. 2016. Wearing my disability with pride. Science 353: 318.
Smith, E.J. 2016. Doing science while black. Science 353: 1586.
Leading discussion: Adam Smith
October 2
Main reading:
McGee, M.D., et al. 2020. The ecological and genomic basis of explosive adaptive radiation. Nature. 2020 Aug 26. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2652-7. Supplementary Info.
Leading discussion: Alex Linan
Main reading:
McGee, M.D., et al. 2020. The ecological and genomic basis of explosive adaptive radiation. Nature. 2020 Aug 26. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2652-7. Supplementary Info.
Leading discussion: Alex Linan
October 9
Main reading:
Koski, et al. 2020. Floral Pigmentation Has Responded Rapidly to Global Change in Ozone and Temperature. Current Biology: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.08.077
Leading discussion: Juan Moreira
Main reading:
Koski, et al. 2020. Floral Pigmentation Has Responded Rapidly to Global Change in Ozone and Temperature. Current Biology: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.08.077
Leading discussion: Juan Moreira
October 16
Main reading:
Todesco, M., et al. 2020. Massive haplotypes underlie ecotypic differentiation in sunflowers (sci-hub link). Nature, pp.1-6.
Leading discussion: Reece Riley
Main reading:
Todesco, M., et al. 2020. Massive haplotypes underlie ecotypic differentiation in sunflowers (sci-hub link). Nature, pp.1-6.
Leading discussion: Reece Riley
October 23
Main reading:
Feeley, K.J., et al. 2020. Climate-driven changes in the composition of New World plant communities. Nat. Clim. Chang. 10, 965–970. - Supplementary Info.
Leading discussion: William Farfán-Ríos
Main reading:
Feeley, K.J., et al. 2020. Climate-driven changes in the composition of New World plant communities. Nat. Clim. Chang. 10, 965–970. - Supplementary Info.
Leading discussion: William Farfán-Ríos
October 30
Main reading:
Medrano, M., et al. 2020. Comparative genetic and epigenetic diversity in pairs of sympatric, closely related plants with contrasting distribution ranges in south-eastern Iberian mountains. AoB PLANTS 12: 1–16.
Optional reading:
Minow, A.A. and Colasanti, J. 2020. Does variable epigenetic inheritance fuel plant evolution? Genome 63: 253–262.
Leading discussion: Kate Waselkov
Main reading:
Medrano, M., et al. 2020. Comparative genetic and epigenetic diversity in pairs of sympatric, closely related plants with contrasting distribution ranges in south-eastern Iberian mountains. AoB PLANTS 12: 1–16.
Optional reading:
Minow, A.A. and Colasanti, J. 2020. Does variable epigenetic inheritance fuel plant evolution? Genome 63: 253–262.
Leading discussion: Kate Waselkov
November 6
Main reading:
Nagamitsu, T., et al. 2020. Environment-dependent introgression from Quercus dentata to a coastal ecotype of Quercus mongolica var. crispula in northern Japan. New Phytologist 226: 1018–1028.
Suppl. Notes / Suppl. Figures
Leading discussion: Amanda Wu
Main reading:
Nagamitsu, T., et al. 2020. Environment-dependent introgression from Quercus dentata to a coastal ecotype of Quercus mongolica var. crispula in northern Japan. New Phytologist 226: 1018–1028.
Suppl. Notes / Suppl. Figures
Leading discussion: Amanda Wu
November 13
Main reading:
Gibb, R., et al. 2020. Zoonotic host diversity increases in human-dominated ecosystems. Nature, 584, 398–402.
Leading discussion: Patricia Mendoza
Main reading:
Gibb, R., et al. 2020. Zoonotic host diversity increases in human-dominated ecosystems. Nature, 584, 398–402.
Leading discussion: Patricia Mendoza
November 20
Main reading:
Zhang, C. et al. 2020. Asterid Phylogenomics / Phylotranscriptomics Uncover Morphological Evolutionary Histories and Support Phylogenetic Placement for Numerous Whole-Genome Duplications. Mol. Biol. Evol. doi:10.1093/molbev/msaa160.
Leading discussion: Peter Stevens
Main reading:
Zhang, C. et al. 2020. Asterid Phylogenomics / Phylotranscriptomics Uncover Morphological Evolutionary Histories and Support Phylogenetic Placement for Numerous Whole-Genome Duplications. Mol. Biol. Evol. doi:10.1093/molbev/msaa160.
Leading discussion: Peter Stevens
November 27 - Thanksgiving! - no discussion -
December 4
Main reading:
Pagel, J. et al. 2020. Mismatches between demographic niches and geographic distributions are strongest in poorly dispersed and highly persistent plant species. PNAS 117: 3663-3669. Suppl. Info.
Leading discussion: Iván Jimenez
Main reading:
Pagel, J. et al. 2020. Mismatches between demographic niches and geographic distributions are strongest in poorly dispersed and highly persistent plant species. PNAS 117: 3663-3669. Suppl. Info.
Leading discussion: Iván Jimenez
December 11
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