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CBA Seminars
CBA seminar: The evolution of seasonal camouflage, Jeff Good, University of Montana
Upcoming events
02
Nov
2023
9.30–11am 2 November 2023
Professor Bruce Walsh, University of Arizona
Bruce Walsh from the University of Arizona will discuss how the ability to whole-genome sequence from museum specimens has fundamentally changed the way we view the value of collections.
Past events
05
Mar
2020
Bayesian molecular clock-dating of phylogenies: fossils, genomes and uncertainty »
Biologists have been greatly interested in estimating the times of divergence of organisms, that is, in placing geological ages on the nodes of the Tree of
27
Feb
2020
Exploring the evolutionary origin of insect wings from an evo-devo perspective »
Special BSB/CBA Seminar
02
Dec
2019
Evolutionary Science for a Changing World »
Evolutionary science (ES) underpins our ability to predict and manage change in dynamic biological and socio-economic systems and has made many important
12
Sep
2019
Invading the desert: allotetraploid Nicotiana sect. Suaveolentes (Solanaceae) radiates in the Australian arid zone in the last million years »
Long-distance dispersal was responsible for allotetraploid Nicotiana reaching Australia from South America about six million years ago (mya) based on molecular
24
Jun
2019
Why are there so many species? Form, function, and biodiversity in Papuan microhylid frogs »
Some groups of animals are inordinately speciose. A prime example are the microhylid frogs of New Guinea and its satellite islands -- with over 300 species, one
01
Apr
2019
Integrating traits across genes and trees: a semantic approach »
The comparative approach, whether applied to traits, genes, or trees, forms the foundation of biological research. Moving these data into a semantic framework
26
Mar
2019
The evolution of seasonal camouflage »
Adaptation to environmental change is central to the origin and persistence of species. Mismatches between the timing of key life history events and optimal
21
Feb
2019
Adaptive radiation on remote islands: extrinsic and intrinsic barriers in shaping diversity »
Adaptive radiation is one of the key drivers of species diversity, yet the mechanism through which it is achieved, and the outcome of the process, is largely
21
Jul
2017
Chromosomal hybrid zones and speciation in mice and shrews »
The western house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) and common shrew (Sorex araneus) show dramatic chromosomal variation, with around 100 chromosomal races in
31
Mar
2017
Maximising the resilience of natural ecosystems in the Anthropocene »
Maintaining healthy, functioning ecosystems in the Anthropocene is becoming increasingly difficult due to the massive challenges presented by the combination of
15
Mar
2017
On the maintenance of adaptive genetic variation to cope with environmental change: considerations from population genomics »
Species across the globe are experiencing drastic changes in environmental conditions as a result of human activities. Understanding and predicting how
10
Feb
2017
Who, how much, how, when and where? Difficult questions on reticulate evolution in Cuscuta (dodders; Convolvulaceae) »
The frequency and relative importance of hybridization in plants has been an area of intense debate. Although this evolutionary mechanism has received
06
Sep
2016
The evolution of antievolution policies »
Nick Matzke will discuss the 2005 Kitzmiller v. Dover "intelligent design" creationism case and present a new phylogenetic analysis of "crypto-creationist" proposals in the decade since Kitzmiller.
20
Jul
2016
Why monitor or do research in conservation? »
Good decisions require data, values and models.
08
Jul
2016
Insights into sex chromosome evolution and population dynamics and history from whole-genome sequencing of platypus »
As an egg-laying mammal, the platypus, alongside the echidna, occupies a unique place in the phylogenetic tree. Despite widespread interest in its unusual
