Freshwater salinization: From Ecology & Evolution to Real-World Solutions

This talk is hybrid - email the organisers for a Zoom link

Dr Rick Relyea, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

Part II Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom - contact organiser for details.

Tuesday 14 March 2023, 13:00-14:00

Birds on a tree: Progress and challenges of whole-genome phylogenomics

This talk is hybrid - email the organisers for a Zoom link

Josefin Stiller, University of Copenhagen.

Part II Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom - contact organiser for details.

Tuesday 07 March 2023, 13:00-14:00

Modern views on the diversity, functional disparity, and structure of Cambrian ecosystems

This talk is hybrid - email the organisers for a Zoom link

Karma Nanglu, Harvard University.

Part II Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom - contact organiser for details.

Tuesday 28 February 2023, 13:00-14:00

The evolution of reproductive isolation: insights from swordtail fish

Molly Schumer, Stanford.

online via Zoom - contact organiser for details.

Tuesday 21 February 2023, 13:00-14:00

The evolution of reproductive isolation: insights from swordtail fish

Molly Schumer, Stanford.

Part II Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom - contact organiser for details.

Tuesday 21 February 2023, 13:00-14:00

The evolution of a sexually selected syndrome in Mediterranean wall lizards

This talk is hybrid - email the organisers for a Zoom link

Dr Nathalie Feiner, Lund University.

Part II Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom - contact organiser for details.

Tuesday 14 February 2023, 13:00-14:00

Is it the weather or the neighbours? The role of the physical and biotic environment in determining biodiversity distributions.

This talk is hybrid - email the organisers for a Zoom link

Regan Early, Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, UK.

Part II Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom - contact organiser for details.

Tuesday 07 February 2023, 13:00-14:00

Seeing through the noise: how fish use visual information to navigate in challenging conditions

This talk is hybrid - email the organisers for a Zoom link

Cait Newport, University of Oxford.

Part II Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom - contact organiser for details.

Tuesday 31 January 2023, 13:00-14:00

Heads and shoulders: progress on the origin of the modern vertebrate body plan

This talk is hybrid - email the organisers for a Zoom link

Dr Martin D Brazeau, Imperial College London.

Main Zoology Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom - contact organiser for details.

Tuesday 24 January 2023, 13:00-14:00

Mexican Waves: The Adaptive Value of Collective Behaviour

This talk is hybrid - email the organisers for a Zoom link

Jens Krause, IGB Berlin.

Main Zoology Lecture Theatre and online via Zoom - contact organiser for details.

Tuesday 17 January 2023, 13:00-14:00

Olfactory cues in a changing world

This talk is hybrid - email the organisers for a Zoom link

Jorg Hardege, University of Hull.

Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoolgy.

Tuesday 29 November 2022, 13:00-14:00

The hidden depths of avian genomes

This talk is hybrid - email the organisers for a Zoom link

Alex Suh, UEA.

Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoolgy.

Tuesday 22 November 2022, 13:00-14:00

The evolution and assembly of a complex weapon system

This talk is hybrid - email the organisers for a Zoom link

Christine W Miller, University of Florida.

Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoolgy.

Tuesday 08 November 2022, 13:00-14:00

Microbial Communities in an Ever-Changing World

Hybrid talk - email for a zoom link

Alex Dumbrell, University of Essex.

Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoolgy.

Tuesday 01 November 2022, 13:00-14:00

Tree islands enhance biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in oil palm landscapes

Clara Zemp.

Zoom only - contact organiser for link.

Tuesday 01 November 2022, 13:00-14:00

The dynamics of predators in a novel world

This talk is hybrid - email the organisers for a Zoom link

Robert Fletcher, University of Florida.

Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoolgy.

Tuesday 18 October 2022, 13:00-14:00

Environment-neuroendocrine interactions regulating larval settlement in the marine worm Platynereis

This talk is hybrid - email the organisers for a Zoom link

Elizabeth Williams, University of Exeter.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 11 October 2022, 13:00-14:00

Exploring the origin of multicellularity in real time: what we've learned from 5,000 generations of laboratory evolution

Online talk - email organisers for a zoom link

William Ratcliff, Georgia Tech.

Venue to be confirmed.

Saturday 08 October 2022, 13:00-14:00

DNA methylation changes at major animal evolutionary transition

Alexandre de Mendoza Soler.

Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoolgy.

Tuesday 22 March 2022, 13:00-14:00

An ancient DNA perspective on the Ice Age megafauna

Pete Heintzman (The Arctic University of Norway).

Zoom.

Tuesday 15 March 2022, 13:00-14:00

Tracking oceanic sharks’ ups and downs in a changing world

David Sims (Marine Biological Association).

Zoom.

Tuesday 08 March 2022, 13:00-14:00

Evolution, ecology, and genetics of live-bearing and egg-laying reproduction

Speaker to be confirmed.

Zoom.

Tuesday 01 March 2022, 13:00-14:00

Differentiation, Communication, and Collective Behavior in Ant Societies

Daniel Kronauer (The Rockefeller University).

Zoom.

Tuesday 22 February 2022, 13:00-14:00

Liquid Brains: searching the cognition space

Ricard Solé (Universitat Pompeu Fabra).

Zoom.

Tuesday 15 February 2022, 13:00-14:00

Using experimental evolution to tackle questions in speciation research

Isobel Eyres (University of Sheffield).

Zoom.

Tuesday 08 February 2022, 13:00-14:00

Impacts and mitigation of anthropogenic noise

Sophie Nedelec (University of Exeter).

Zoom.

Tuesday 01 February 2022, 13:00-14:00

Birdwatching on a cosmic scale: The avian fossil record and the origin of modern bird diversity

Daniel Field (University of Cambridge).

Zoom.

Tuesday 25 January 2022, 13:00-14:00

Behavior is a motor and a brake for evolution

Dr Martha Munoz, Yale.

Venue to be confirmed.

Friday 14 January 2022, 13:00-14:00

Phylodynamic tools for quantitative palaeobiology

Rachel Warnock, Geozentrum Nordbayern.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology but also online (ask organizers for link)..

Tuesday 30 November 2021, 13:00-14:00

The functional consequences of extinction and the evolution of gigantism

Catalina Pimiento, Swansea University.

Online (ask organizers for link).

Tuesday 23 November 2021, 13:00-14:00

Quantitative studies of rapid evolutionary adaptation

Dmitri Petrov, Stanford University.

Online (ask organizers for link).

Tuesday 16 November 2021, 13:00-14:00

Y haplotype diversity and male phenotypes

Judith Mank, University of British Columbia.

Online (ask organizers for link).

Tuesday 09 November 2021, 13:00-14:00

Is telomere length a useful biomarker in ecology and evolution?

Dan Nussey, University of Edinburgh.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology but also online (ask organizers for link)..

Tuesday 02 November 2021, 13:00-14:00

Genomic and developmental drivers of color pattern diversification

Claudius Kratochwil, University of Helsinki.

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology but also online (ask organizers for link)..

Tuesday 26 October 2021, 13:00-14:00

The honeybee waggle dance: evolutionary marvel but modern-day relic?

Elli Leadbeater, Royal Holloway University of London.

Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology but also online (ask organizers for link)..

Tuesday 19 October 2021, 13:00-14:00

Distribution and ecology of albatrosses and petrels; underlying drivers and implications for conservation

Richard Phillips, British Antarctic Survey.

Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology but also online (ask organizers for link).

Tuesday 12 October 2021, 13:00-14:00

Nature’s information networks: from collective behavior to ecosystem dynamics

Andrew Hein - University of California.

Online (ask organizers for link).

Tuesday 09 March 2021, 13:00-14:00

Multiple determinants maintain diversity in nature

Swanne Gordon - Washington University.

Online (ask organizers for link).

Tuesday 02 March 2021, 13:00-14:00

Biotic Diversification in Southeast Asia and the Indonesian Archipelago in the Era of NGS

Frank Rheindt - National University of Singapore.

Online (ask organizers for link).

Tuesday 23 February 2021, 13:00-14:00

The links between sensory and motor systems: from cells to organisms

Natasha Mhatre - University of Western Ontario.

Online (ask organizers for link).

Tuesday 16 February 2021, 13:00-14:00

Problem solving in slime molds

Audrey Dussutour - Universite Paul Sabatier.

Online (ask organizers for link).

Tuesday 09 February 2021, 13:00-14:00

Extreme Weapons: A Natural History

Doug Emlen - University of Montana.

Online (ask organizers for link).

Tuesday 02 February 2021, 13:00-14:00

The mind of the bee

Lars Chittka - Queen Mary University of London.

Online (ask organizers for link).

Tuesday 26 January 2021, 13:00-14:00

Genome duplication, gene dosage, and evolution

Aoife McLysaght - University of Dublin.

Online (ask organizers for link).

Tuesday 19 January 2021, 13:00-14:00

How a year-round breeding tropical songbird copes with seasonal aridity

Chima Nwaogu (Fitzpatrick Inst).

Online (ask organizers for link).

Tuesday 24 November 2020, 13:00-14:00

The complex consequences of simple sociality in wild populations

Josh Firth (Oxford).

Online (ask organizers for link).

Tuesday 17 November 2020, 13:00-14:00

Bird migration: evolutionary genetics of migratory behaviour

Miriam Liedvogel (Max Planck).

Online (ask organizers for link).

Tuesday 10 November 2020, 13:00-14:00

Convergent Evolution of a Social Symbiosis

Joe Parker (Caltech).

Online (ask organizers for link).

Tuesday 03 November 2020, 13:00-14:00

The late, great bilaterians: hunting down the first animals in the fossil record

Graham Budd (Uppsala).

Online (ask organizers for link).

Tuesday 27 October 2020, 13:00-14:00

Do fish have necks? How fish use the axial muscles and skeleton to power suction feeding

Ariel Camp (Liverpool).

Online (ask organizers for link).

Tuesday 20 October 2020, 13:00-14:00

Replaying the tape of life: how predictable is evolution?

Katie Peichel (Bern).

Online (ask organizers for link).

Tuesday 13 October 2020, 13:00-14:00

Bird migration: evolutionary genetics of migratory behaviour

Speaker to be confirmed.

Online (ask organizers for link).

Sunday 11 October 2020, 13:00-14:00

Drivers of seabird movements and their fitness consequences

Annette Fayet (Oxford).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 25 February 2020, 13:00-14:00

Longevity, senescence and reproductive variation in wild African elephants.

Phyllis Lee (University of Stirling).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 18 February 2020, 13:00-14:00

The evolution of plasticity for life cycle regulation in seasonal environments

Karl Gotthard (Stockholm University).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 11 February 2020, 13:00-14:00

It's about time: The evolutionary ecology of circadian rhythms during infections

Sarah Reece (University of Edinburgh).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 04 February 2020, 13:00-14:00

A deeper take on our sexual nature: Importance of cellular sex and underlying mechanisms

Bruno Hudry (Institute de Biologie Valrose).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 28 January 2020, 13:00-14:00

Origins and extinctions of early vertebrates: a story of ecology, phylogeny, and the fossil record

Rob Sansom (University of Manchester).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 21 January 2020, 13:00-14:00

Ode to the masalai: New Guinea as a crucible for evolution in plants and insects

Simon Segar (Harper Adams University).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 14 January 2020, 13:00-14:00

CANCELLED DUE TO STRIKE ACTION: The complex consequences of simple sociality in wild populations

Josh Firth (Oxford).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 26 November 2019, 13:00-14:00

Tracking trade in underground symbioses

Toby Kiers (VU Amsterdam).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 19 November 2019, 13:00-14:00

Causes and consequences of social evolution in spiders

Trine Bilde (Aarhus University).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 12 November 2019, 13:00-14:00

Linking patterns and processes across scales: a case study with Andean hummingbirds

Catherine Graham (Swiss Federal Institute WSL).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 05 November 2019, 13:00-14:00

Why do organisms age? Beyond energy trade-offs

Alexei Maklakov (University of East Anglia).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 29 October 2019, 13:00-14:00

Phenotypic plasticity and the evolution of eusociality: How does the queen control reproduction in her workers?

Elizabeth Duncan (Leeds University).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 22 October 2019, 13:00-14:00

How coordinated behaviour is achieved through selection, synchrony and sex

James Herbert-Read (University of Cambridge).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 15 October 2019, 13:00-14:00

Title to be confirmed

Out-of-term seminar

Alexandra K. Schnell (University of Cambridge).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 19 March 2019, 13:00-14:00

Title to be confirmed

Note unusual time; out-of-term seminar

Cosima Porteus (University of Exeter).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Friday 15 March 2019, 13:00-14:00

Microbial evolution in the human gut

Pauline Scanlan (University College Cork).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 12 March 2019, 13:00-14:00

The evolution of recombination rate variation in the wild

Susan Johnston (University of Edinburgh).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 05 March 2019, 13:00-14:00

Linking all the things: towards a biodiversity knowledge graph

Roderick Page (University of Glasgow).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 26 February 2019, 13:00-14:00

Why do females fight?

Eleanor Bath (University of Oxford).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 19 February 2019, 13:00-14:00

Speciation, horizontal transfer and the evolutionary genomics of bdelloid rotifers

Tim Barraclough (Imperial College London).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 12 February 2019, 13:00-14:00

Through a glass darkly - interpreting animal behaviour with the aid of machines

Alex Jordan (Max Planck Institute for Ornithology).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 05 February 2019, 13:00-14:00

High-throughput synchrotron X-ray imaging of extant and fossil insects

Thomas van de Kamp (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 29 January 2019, 13:00-14:00

Pleiotropy, chance and predictability in the genetic paths of evolution

Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo (Institute Jacques Monod).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 22 January 2019, 13:00-14:00

Alarm calls and interspecific eavesdropping

Robert Magrath (Australian National University).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 11 December 2018, 13:00-14:00

Evolution on the wing

Owen McMillan, STRI.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 27 November 2018, 13:00-14:00

Social learning? So what! Looking for evolutionary consequences of social information use.

Rose Thorogood (University of Cambridge and University of Helsinki).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 20 November 2018, 13:00-14:00

Sexual conflict in ecological context

Jen Perry (University of Oxford).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 13 November 2018, 13:00-14:00

The tension between generality and diversity: what makes biology so cool

Hanna Kokko (University of Zurich).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 06 November 2018, 13:00-14:00

Darwin’s Unfinished Symphony. How culture made the human mind

Zoology Graduate Student's Invited Speaker

Kevin Laland (University of St. Andrews).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 30 October 2018, 13:00-14:00

Evolution of ant social chromosomes and bumblebee diversity

Yannick Wurm (Queen Mary University of London).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 23 October 2018, 13:00-14:00

Epigenetics and social insects

Eamonn Mallon (University of Leicester).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 16 October 2018, 13:00-14:00

Timing and pattern of tooth eruption – Investigation of their evolution in wild and domestic mammals

Madeleine Geiger (University of Cambridge).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 09 October 2018, 13:00-14:00

What genes made us human, and how much did they cost?

James Sikela, UC Denver.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 04 September 2018, 13:00-14:00

THE CHEMICAL WARFARE BETWEEN PLANTS AND INSECTS: From pathway discovery to functional diversification of toxins

Professor Søren Bak , University of Copenhagen.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Friday 13 July 2018, 13:00-14:00

The evolution of color vision in Heliconius butterflies.

PLEASE NOTE DIFFERENT VENUE

Adriana Briscoe (University of California at Irvine).

Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 29 May 2018, 13:00-14:00

Sexual selection and trait investment in a dynamic world

PLEASE NOTE DIFFERENT VENUE

Christine Miller (University of Florida).

Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 22 May 2018, 13:00-14:00

Illuminating the start of complex life: Spatial analysis of Ediacaran ecosystems

Dr Emily Mitchell, Earth Sciences (University of Cambridge).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 15 May 2018, 13:00-14:00

Fuxianhuiids and their exceptional contribution to the early evolution of Cambrian euarthropods

Javier Ortega Hernandez (Dept of Zoology, Cambridge).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 08 May 2018, 13:00-14:00

Neuroethology of a striking crustacean, the mantis shrimp

Dr Kate Feller, Dept of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience (University of Cambridge).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 01 May 2018, 13:00-14:00

On the origin of human sociality: Ape minds and the evolution of Homo sapiens

Christopher Krupenye (University of St. Andrews).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 24 April 2018, 13:00-14:00

CANCELLED DUE TO STRIKE ACTION

Canceled

Jennifer Perry (University of Oxford).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 13 March 2018, 13:00-14:00

CANCELED DUE TO USS PENSIONS STRIKE.

Yannick Wurm (Queen Mary University of London).

Canceled - apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Tuesday 06 March 2018, 13:00-14:00

CANCELED DUE TO USS PENSIONS STRIKE.

Helen Leggett (University of Cambridge).

Canceled - apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Tuesday 27 February 2018, 13:00-14:00

Cognition in the wild: foraging hummingbirds and building nests

Sue Healy (University of St. Andrews).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 20 February 2018, 13:00-14:00

Benefits of social relationships in carrion crows

Claudia Wascher (Anglia Ruskin University).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 13 February 2018, 13:00-14:00

Evolution in island colonising birds: silvereyes of the south Pacific

Sonya Clegg (University of Oxford).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 06 February 2018, 13:00-14:00

Paleogenomics beyond humans

Michi Hofreiter (University of Pottsdam).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 30 January 2018, 13:00-14:00

Neural circuitry of a polycystin-mediated hydrodynamic startle response in Platynereis: from genes to ecology

Gáspár Jékely (University of Exeter).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 23 January 2018, 13:00-14:00

Growing old yet staying young: do bats hold the secret of extended longevity?

Emma Teeling (University College Dublin).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 28 November 2017, 13:00-14:00

Genetic and Epigenetic Control of Parental Care

Chris Cunningham (Swansea University).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 21 November 2017, 13:00-14:00

Neurophysiology in the field: What can it tell us about the ecology of acoustic communication?

Heinrich Römer (University of Graz).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 14 November 2017, 13:00-14:00

Can social networks explain why females cheat?

Julia Schroeder (Imperial College London).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 07 November 2017, 13:00-14:00

When males lose their fathers genome: the why and how of a remarkable reproductive system

Laura Ross (University of Edinburgh).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 31 October 2017, 13:00-14:00

Adaptive radiations and species(?) diversity

Per Lundberg (Lund University).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 24 October 2017, 13:00-14:00

Rapid host and pathogen co-evolution following a severe emerging infectious outbreak

Camille Bonneaud (University of Exeter).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 17 October 2017, 13:00-14:00

You are what you eat? Gut bacteria and mating preferences in Drosophila

Zenobia Lewis (University of Liverpool).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 10 October 2017, 13:00-14:00

Complex Homology and the Neuromolecular Evolution of Social Behavior

NOTE SPECIAL TIME

Hans Hoffmann (University of Texas at Austin).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 26 September 2017, 14:00-15:00

Big Data Meets Geo-Computation: Combining Research Reproducibility and Processing Efficiency in High-performance Computing

PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL DAY, TIME, AND LOCATION

Giuseppe Amatulli (Yale University).

Rayleigh room, Maxwell Centre, JJ Thomson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0HE.

Friday 08 September 2017, 15:00-16:00

Bringing Partula up to date: from Captain Cook to the 2017 search for lost snails.

Dr. Justin Gerlach.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 05 September 2017, 13:00-14:00

Group living – causes and consequences: lessons from the biology of social spiders

Prof Leticia Aviles (University of British Columbia).

Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ.

Tuesday 06 June 2017, 13:00-14:00

Neural basis of mating behaviour

Carolina Rezaval (University of Oxford).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 14 March 2017, 16:00-17:00

From collective animal behaviour to collective motion of football teams

David Sumpter (Uppsala University).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 07 March 2017, 16:00-17:00

Global questions about parenting and movement ecology in the world’s biggest tern

David Craig (Willamette University).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 28 February 2017, 16:00-17:00

Eco-evolutionary dynamics

Andrés López-Sepulcre (IEES CNRS Paris).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 21 February 2017, 16:00-17:00

Parasites, Immune Function, and Human Life Histories

Aaron Blackwell (University of California, Santa Barbara).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 14 February 2017, 16:00-17:00

Inter-group tolerance in humans and other primates

Anne Pisor (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Department of Biological Anthropology Lecture Theatre (Room 41) Pembroke Street.

Monday 13 February 2017, 13:00-14:00

Genetic evolution of humans and closely related species

Aida Andres (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 07 February 2017, 16:00-17:00

The Behavioural Ecology of Mosquitoes

Lauren Cator (Imperial College London).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 31 January 2017, 16:00-17:00

Information gaps in ecology and conservation

Tatsuya Amano (Centre for the Study of Existential Risk / Department of Zoology University of Cambridge).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 24 January 2017, 16:00-17:00

Conservation ecology of West African's montane forest habitats - primary seed dispersers and their substitutes.

Hazel Chapman (University of Canterbury).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 17 January 2017, 16:00-17:00

Dispersal evolution

Jean Clobert (Station d’Ecologie Experimentale du CNRS Moulis).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 29 November 2016, 16:00-17:00

The evolutionary ecology of innovativeness and personality in the wild

John Quinn (Cork).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 22 November 2016, 16:00-17:00

Evolutionary ecology and conservation of freshwater fishes

Stephanie Carlson (Berkeley).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 15 November 2016, 16:00-17:00

Evolution of the sexual genome

Alison Wright (UCL).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 08 November 2016, 16:00-17:00

Host-parasite coevolution

Kayla King (University of Oxford).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 01 November 2016, 16:00-17:00

Oral transfer of chemical cues, growth proteins and hormones: crowdsourcing development in social insects

Adria Le Boeuf, University of Lausanne.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 25 October 2016, 16:00-17:00

Evolution of butterfly brains

Stephen Montgomery (Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 18 October 2016, 16:00-17:00

Non-genetic inheritance in mice

Rahia Mashoodh (University of Cambridge).

Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoolgy.

Tuesday 11 October 2016, 16:00-17:00

A global perspective on conflict and cooperation in animal mating systems

Simon Griffith, Macquarie University, Sydney.

First Floor Seminar Room, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 21 June 2016, 16:00-17:00

Meta-(DNA)barcoding & the ecology of coral-reef fish

Moshe Kiflawi (Ben Gurion University, Israel).

Large Seminar Room, Level 1, The David Attenborough Building.

Tuesday 07 June 2016, 16:00-17:00

A sting in the tail: evolutionary consequences of chemical anti-predator defence in animals

Kevin Arbuckle, University of Liverpool.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 08 March 2016, 16:00-17:00

Genome packaging: is that enough to explain the caste plasticity in social insects?

Solenn Patalano, Babraham Institute Cambridge .

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 01 March 2016, 16:00-17:00

Zebra stripes: testing old stories with new data

Tim Caro, UC Davis.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 23 February 2016, 16:00-17:00

Does colour and colour change matter for thermoregulation in animals?

Devi Stuart-Fox, University of Melbourne.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 16 February 2016, 16:00-17:00

Far from the deafening crowd: the effects of noise pollution on songbirds

John Swaddle, University of Exeter and College of William & Mary.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 09 February 2016, 16:00-17:00

The Causes and Consequences of Selection at the Gametic Level in Animals

Simone Immler, Uppsala University.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 02 February 2016, 16:00-17:00

What chickens and dogs can teach us about genetics and epigenetics of domesticated behaviour

Per Jensen, Linköping University.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 26 January 2016, 16:00-17:00

You, tree, and me make me me: biotic environments and the expression of genetic variation

Darren Rebar, Zoology Cambridge.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 19 January 2016, 16:00-17:00

Genetics and genomics of lifespan in the short-lived African turquoise killifish

Dario Riccardo Valenzano, Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 01 December 2015, 16:00-17:00

Artificial selection reveals the costs and benefits of large brain size

Alexander Kotrschal, Stockholm University.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 24 November 2015, 16:00-17:00

How social interactions shape the genome.

Jenny Tung, Duke University.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Thursday 19 November 2015, 16:00-17:00

The valence of experience: learning and the directionality of preferences

Machteld Verzijden, Aarhus University.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 17 November 2015, 16:00-17:00

Adaptive immunity of wild songbirds; how to handle pathogens and maximize fitness.

Helena Westerdahl, Lund University.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 10 November 2015, 16:00-17:00

Behavioral flexibility is not predicted by innovation or brain size in great-tailed grackles, New Caledonian crows, and Western scrub jays

Corina Logan, University of Cambridge.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 03 November 2015, 16:00-17:00

Genomics of Recent, Rapid Evolution: Examining the Role of Behavioural Flexibility

Nathan Bailey, University of St Andrews.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 27 October 2015, 16:00-17:00

Evolution of visual pigments in New and Old World warblers: from genes to function

Natasha Bloch, UCL.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 20 October 2015, 16:00-17:00

Clever frogs? Behavioural flexibility and strategic planning during parental care in a poison frog

Eva Ringler, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 13 October 2015, 16:00-17:00

Balancing selection in Müllerian mimicry: causes and consequences

Dr Violaine Llaurens, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité .

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 10 March 2015, 16:00-17:00

Social Learning Strategies & Cumulative Culture

Dr Rachel Kendal, University of Durham.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 03 March 2015, 16:00-17:00

Does swimming behind get you ahead?: The energetic benefits of moving in fish schools

Dr Shaun Killen, University of Glasgow.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 24 February 2015, 16:00-17:00

From species to individuals, a survey of variation in the immune function of birds.

Dr Kevin Matson, University of Groningen.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 17 February 2015, 16:00-17:00

The adaptive use of information within and across generations

Dr Sinead English, University of Oxford.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 10 February 2015, 16:00-17:00

Evolution of social behaviour in wild populations: European badgers & Seychelles warblers

Dr Hannah Dugdale, University of Sheffield.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 03 February 2015, 16:00-17:00

Cooperation under the bark: Understanding sociality and symbioses in ambrosia beetles

Dr Peter Biedermann, Max Planck Research Group Insect Symbiosis.

Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 27 January 2015, 16:00-17:00

The diversification of birds

Dr Gavin Thomas, University of Sheffield.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 20 January 2015, 16:00-17:00

Genetic, neuronal and experiential influences on olfactory perception in mice

Dr Darren Logan ( Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute).

Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 13 January 2015, 16:00-17:00

Population genetics of host-parasite coevolution

Professor Dieter Ebert, Universität Basel.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 09 December 2014, 16:00-17:00

Colony personalities and the importance of behavioral variance for insect societies

Prof. Dr. Susanne Foitzik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz .

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 02 December 2014, 16:00-17:00

Behavioural Ecology meets Chemical Ecology: The role of chemical communication in mate choice and family life

Dr Sandra Steiger, University of Ulm.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 25 November 2014, 16:00-17:00

Of ducks and men – ecology and evolution of influenza A virus in waterfowl

Dr Jonas Waldenström - Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 18 November 2014, 16:00-17:00

Variation in the anti-predator defences of aposematic organisms

Dr Bibiana Rojas Zuluaga, University of Jyvaskyla.

Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 11 November 2014, 16:00-17:00

Competition, cooperation and the evolution of weapons

Dr John Fitzpatrick, University of Manchester.

Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 04 November 2014, 16:00-17:00

How does a bird know what nest to build?

Dr Sue Healy, University of St Andrews.

Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 28 October 2014, 15:00-16:00

Cultured Birds? Social networks, personality and social learning in parids.

Dr Lucy Aplin, University of Oxford.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 21 October 2014, 16:00-17:00

The Assembly of Coevolving Interactions

Prof. John N Thompson, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 14 October 2014, 16:00-17:00

Evolution of behavior through niche construction: architect crabs, cultured monkeys, and gossipy humans

Mark Laidre (Dartmouth College).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Monday 19 May 2014, 13:00-14:00

What Biologists can learn from bats

Egbert Leigh, Smithsonian Tropical research Institute.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 29 April 2014, 16:00-17:00

From Individuals to Populations: Decision-making, Social Networks, and Population Processes in wild songbirds

Damien Farine - Oxford University, UK.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 18 March 2014, 16:00-17:00

The wandering Irish badger – contrasts with the GB stereotype

Nicola Marples, Trinity College, Dublin.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 11 March 2014, 16:00-17:00

What and where is the information on animal vocalisations?

Arik Kershenbaum (NIMBS Tennessee).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Wednesday 05 March 2014, 12:00-13:00

Family life: the evolution of social organisation and prosociality in primates and cetaceans

Susanne Shultz, University of Manchester.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 18 February 2014, 16:00-17:00

Distributed Decisions: new insights from radio-tagged ants

Elva Robinson, University of York.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 11 February 2014, 16:00-17:00

Loud calls or big balls? Tradeoff between vocal tract and testes dimensions reflect different male reproductive strategies in howler monkeys, Alouatta spp.

Jacob Dunn (Bioanthropology, University of Cambridge).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 04 February 2014, 16:00-17:00

Begging, vigilance and interspecies interactions in pied babblers

Alex Thompson (University of Cambridge).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 28 January 2014, 16:00-17:00

Family life of birds: sex, conflicts and cooperation

Tamas Szekely (University of Bath).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 21 January 2014, 16:00-17:00

Colour evolution in insects: from polymorphisms to speciation

Erik Svensson (Lund University).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 26 November 2013, 16:00-17:00

Bacteria-phage interactions within their long-lived tree host

Britt Koskella, University of Exeter.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 19 November 2013, 16:00-17:00

Maternal and paternal effects on offspring behavior and survival

Katie McGhee, University of Illinois.

Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 12 November 2013, 16:00-17:00

Population divergence and reproductive isolation in an Anolis lizard

Jessica Stapley, University of Sheffield.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 05 November 2013, 16:00-17:00

When the cat's away the mice will play, but what about the rats? Introduced mammal interactions on islands

James Russell, University of Auckland.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 29 October 2013, 16:00-17:00

Conflict, coadaptation, and the emergence of reproductive isolation in a placental fish

Matt Schrader, University of Cambridge.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 22 October 2013, 16:00-17:00

Fishy cognition

Culum Brown (Macquarie University).

Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 15 October 2013, 16:00-17:00

The Rhythm of Africa: how life history traits affect dynamics of a fruit-feeding butterfly community

Freerk Molleman - University of Rennes, France. WEBSITE:.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 08 October 2013, 16:00-17:00

Episodic Memory and the Sense of Time: Some Conceptual and Empirical Constraints.

Carl Craver, Washingon University in St. Louis.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Friday 02 August 2013, 16:00-17:00

Mate choice, sexual selection, and the evolutionary dynamics of magic traits

Eva Kisdi - University of Helsinki, Finland.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Monday 06 May 2013, 16:00-17:00

Mate choice and visual illusions in great bowerbirds

Laura Kelley, Anglian Ruskin University.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 23 April 2013, 16:00-17:00

The evolution of left-right asymmetry in snails and other animals

Menno Schilthuizen - Naturalis NBC, The Netherlands.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 16 April 2013, 16:00-17:00

How identification of the causative mutations illuminates our understanding of evolution: Drosophila pachea ecological specialization and other cases.

Virginie Orgogozo, Institut Jacques Monod, Université Paris Diderot.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 16:00-17:00

Constraints on adaptations during the evolution of mammalian social systems

Dieter Lukas - Cambridge University.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 12 February 2013, 16:00-17:00

Deconstructing visual signals in social butterflies

Susan Finkbeiner - University of California, Irvine, USA.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 05 February 2013, 16:00-17:00

The role of recombination and rearrangement in the diversity and evolution of Heliconius butterflies

John Davey - University of Cambridge, UK.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 29 January 2013, 16:00-17:00

Inclusive fitness versus multi-level selection: equivalent approaches to social evolution?

Samir Okasha - University of Bristol, UK.

Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 16:00-17:00

Fledging mass and survival in a wild bird population: contributions of multi-level processes and selection by a top predator

Sandra Bouwhuis and Oscar Vedder - University of Oxford, UK.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 15 January 2013, 16:00-17:00

Butterfly defense against predation

Christer Wiklund - Stockholm University, Sweden.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 27 November 2012, 16:00-17:00

Body temperature regulation in passerines

Jan-Åke Nilsson - University of Lund, Sweden.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 20 November 2012, 16:00-17:00

Phenology and evolution in the wild - lessons from long term studies

Anne Charmantier - CNRS Montpellier, France.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 13 November 2012, 16:00-17:00

Inference of population structure and admixture history using haplotype data in humans and other creatures

Daniel Falush.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 06 November 2012, 16:00-17:00

Unraveling the role of natural selection and sexual selection in shaping in the color vision systems of mimetic butterflies

Adriana Briscoe, University of California at Irvine.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 30 October 2012, 16:00-17:00

Ecological genetics of life history and host plant adaptation in the Glanville fritillary butterfly

PLEASE NOTICE CHANGE OF VENUE!!!

Maaike de Jong - University of Helsinki, Finland.

Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 23 October 2012, 16:00-17:00

Markets, social opportunities, and the evolution of fairness

Jean-Baptiste André - Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris, France.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 16 October 2012, 16:00-17:00

MAD World

PLEASE NOTICE CHANGE OF VENUE!!!

Alasdair Houston - University of Bristol, UK.

Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 09 October 2012, 16:00-17:00

The role of avian vision in predator-prey interactions: integrating physiological and behavioural perspectives

Esteban Fernandez-Juricic - Purdue University, USA.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Thursday 27 September 2012, 13:00-14:00

Target-based systematic conservation planning and alternative strategies for conservation

Atte Moilanen - University of Helsinki, FInland.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 25 September 2012, 16:00-17:00

The lek paradox and gene-environment interactions

Andrew Cockburn - The Australian National University.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Thursday 17 May 2012, 14:30-15:30

Exploring limits to adaptation in response to ecological change

Jon Bridle, University of Bristol.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 01 May 2012, 16:00-17:00

How Can We Lose a Bus-Sized Fish? Exploring the Hidden Life of the Whale Shark

Simon Pierce - Marine Megafauna Association, Mozambique.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 10 April 2012, 16:00-17:00

Unraveling the dynamics of rapid species diversification in Cymothoe butterflies

Robin van Velzen - Wageningen University, The Netherlands.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 13 March 2012, 16:00-17:00

There and back again; the migration of the garden warbler

Ulf Ottosson - A.P. Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Jos, Nigeria.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 06 March 2012, 16:00-17:00

Avian Archimedes? How does the Eurasian Jay learn the Aesops Fable task, and how does this compare to Human Children?

Lucy Cheke - University of Cambridge.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 28 February 2012, 16:00-17:00

How good is your molecular clock? - evidence for variation in evolutionary rate at many unexpected levels

William Amos - University of Cambridge.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 21 February 2012, 16:00-17:00

Climate-change velocity since the Last Glacial Maximum: Implications for modern distributions and communities

Brody Sandel - Aarhus University, Denmark.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Friday 17 February 2012, 15:00-16:00

Life-history responses to environmental stress in butterflies

Marjo Saastamoinen - University of Helsinki, Finland.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 14 February 2012, 16:00-17:00

Why are defensive toxins so variable?

Johanna Mappes - University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 07 February 2012, 16:00-17:00

The genetics of dispersal variation: integrating functional genomic insights from larvae and adults of the Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia)

Chris Wheat - University of Helsinki, Finland.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 31 January 2012, 16:00-17:00

Freshwater fliers in changing landscapes: Diversity and evolution of African dragonflies and damselflies

Klaas-Douwe B. Dijkstra - NCB-Naturalis, The Netherlands.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 24 January 2012, 16:00-17:00

The fate of Sundaland's degraded forests

David P Edwards - James Cook University, Cairns, Australia.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 29 November 2011, 16:00-17:00

Tackling big questions with meta-analysis: a case study of life-extension via dietary restriction

Shinichi Nakagawa - Department of Zoology, University of Otago.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Thursday 24 November 2011, 13:00-14:00

Significance of the matriline for Mammalian Brain evolution

Barry Keverne - University of Cambridge.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 22 November 2011, 16:00-17:00

Colours of speciation in fish and frogs

Martine Maan - University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 15 November 2011, 16:00-17:00

Queens, workers, and working queens: morphological adaptations related to caste-specific behaviours in ants

Roberto A. Keller - Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 08 November 2011, 16:00-17:00

Animal collective decision making in conflict situations

Larissa Conradt - University of Sussex.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 01 November 2011, 16:00-17:00

A bitter prey to swallow: investigating avian responses to bitter tastes and the implications for antipredator defences

Hannah Rowland - University of Cambridge.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 25 October 2011, 16:00-17:00

Magic traits, sensory drive and local adaptation: modelling the ecological context of divergent sexual selection

Sander van Doorn - University of Bern.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 18 October 2011, 16:00-17:00

Life-history, group dynamics and intra-sexual competition in monogamous owl monkeys of Argentina

Eduardo Fernandez-Duque, University of Pennsylvania.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 11 October 2011, 16:00-17:00

Butterflies on steroids: hormones, gene expression and how to deal with fluctuating environments

Vicencio Oostra - Leiden University, The Netherlands.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 04 October 2011, 16:00-17:00

Experimental and comparative studies of innovation in birds

Professor Louis Lefebvre, McGill University.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Monday 15 August 2011, 16:00-17:00

Department of Zoology Seminar Day

Various.

Fisher Building, St John's College.

Monday 21 March 2011, 13:00-19:00

Ecological changes in modified landscapes

Dr. Rob Ewers, Imperial College, Silwood Park.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 08 March 2011, 16:00-17:00

Coupled Dynamics of Populations and Phenotypic Traits in Changing Environments

Arpat Ozgul, University of Cambridge.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 01 March 2011, 16:00-17:00

How does an individual’s early social environment influence their morphology and behaviour?

Dr. Joah Madden, School of Psychology, University of Exeter.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 22 February 2011, 16:00-17:00

Can we have our tropical biodiversity and eat it too?

Dr. Ben Phalan, Dept. Of Zoology, Cambridge University.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 15 February 2011, 16:00-17:00

The evolution of culture

Prof. Kevin Laland, University of St. Andrews.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 01 February 2011, 16:00-17:00

Predicting the Genetic, Phenotypic, life history and Demographic Consequences of Environmental Change for Yellowstone Wolves

Prof. Tim Coulson, Imperial College London, Silwood Park.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 25 January 2011, 16:00-17:00

What drives the extraordinary diversification in lemurs ? - When ecology meets genetics

Ute Radespiel, TiHo, Hannover.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 07 December 2010, 16:00-17:00

The evolution of helpful wasps: comparing direct and indirect fitness benefits

Dr. Elli Leadbeater, University of Sussex.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 30 November 2010, 16:00-17:00

The long march of the human genes.

Dr. Andrea Manica, Dept. of Zoology, Cambridge University.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 23 November 2010, 16:00-17:00

What can a computer tournament tell us about the evolution of human culture?

Dr. Luke Rendell, University of St. Andrews.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 16 November 2010, 16:00-17:00

Understanding Primate Signaling

James Higham, University of Chicago.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 09 November 2010, 16:00-17:00

Evidence of sexual selection on olfactive communication by means of male sex pheromone production in Bicyclus anynana

Caroline Nieberding, Académie Louvain (UCL).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 02 November 2010, 16:00-17:00

The theory of signals selection as a distinct selection mechanism and its implications for altruism

Amotz Zahavi.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 26 October 2010, 16:00-17:00

Sympatric speciation on islands

Vincent Savolainen, Imperial College London & Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 19 October 2010, 16:00-17:00

Dimming of the Garden State: An ecological unravelling

Professor Ralph Mac Nally.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 12 October 2010, 16:00-17:00

Getting a sense of time for massive radiations in Lepidoptera

Niklas Wahlberg, University of Turku.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 05 October 2010, 16:00-17:00

The evolution of mutualism (between species) and the role of mutualism in evolution

Egbert Leigh.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 11 May 2010, 17:00-18:00

Evolutionary dynamics and origins of industrial melanism in peppered moths

Ilik Saccheri.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 09 March 2010, 17:00-18:00

Disentangling sexual behaviour to understand evolutionary patterns across populations and species

Dr. Charlie Cornwallis, Oxford University.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Wednesday 03 March 2010, 17:00-18:00

Sperm, fertility and antlers: determinants of reproductive success in a polygynous ungulate

Dr. Aurelio Malo, Imperial College, London.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 23 February 2010, 17:00-18:00

Detecting social transmission of behaviour in the wild

Dr William Hoppitt, University of St. Andrews.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 16 February 2010, 17:00-18:00

Interacting genotypes and the evolution of social environments

Dr. Alastair Wilson, University of Edinburgh.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 09 February 2010, 17:00-18:00

Dispersal, kinship and cooperative breeding in long-tailed tits

Dr. Stuart Sharp, University of Cambridge.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 02 February 2010, 17:00-18:00

Conflict and co-adaptation in the evolution of family life

Professor Mathias Kölliker, University of Basel.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 26 January 2010, 17:00-18:00

Title to be confirmed

Dr. Matthew Bell, University of Cambridge.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 19 January 2010, 17:00-18:00

'Hookworm-driven selection on otariid haemostasis – getting to the bloody point

Dr. Karina Acevedo-Whitehouse, Institute of Zoology.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 01 December 2009, 17:00-18:00

Mate choice, colouration and immunocompetence in the ostrich

Prof. Michael Cherry, University of Stellenbosch.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 24 November 2009, 17:00-18:00

The MHC, sexual selection and parasites; insights from avian populations

Dr. David Richardson, University of East Anglia.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 17 November 2009, 17:00-18:00

Co-evolutionary interactions between cuckoos and their hosts

Dr. Bård Stokke, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 10 November 2009, 17:00-18:00

Cultural transmission in meerkat societies

Dr. Alex Thornton, University of Cambridge.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 03 November 2009, 17:00-18:00

Watch what you eat: the function of male aggression within pairs of cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus

Dr. Nichola Raihani, Institute of Zoology, London.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 27 October 2009, 17:00-18:00

Sexual conflict over parental investment and the evolution of personality

Dr. Nick Royle, University of Exeter.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 13 October 2009, 17:00-18:00

The evolution of mutualism and the role of mutualism in evolution

Egbert Leigh, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Friday 08 May 2009, 16:00-17:00

Biodiversity, pollination and biological control in changing landscapes

Teja Tschantka.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 05 May 2009, 17:00-18:00

Title to be confirmed

Charles Godfray, Department of Zoology, Oxford.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 28 April 2009, 17:00-18:00

Why is sex determination in reptiles so diverse?

Tobias Uller, Edward Grey Institute, Department of Zoology.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 17 March 2009, 17:00-18:00

Reproductive conflicts in social insects

Andrew Bourke, UEA.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 03 March 2009, 17:00-18:00

Sex differences in cognition

Sue Healy, University of St Andrews.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 24 February 2009, 17:00-18:00

Protective coloration and avian vision

Martin Stevens, Department of Zoology.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 17 February 2009, 17:00-18:00

Sympatric Speciation

Vincent Savolainen, Imperial College London, and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 10 February 2009, 17:00-18:00

Barriers to gene exchange in a field cricket hybrid zone

Luana Maroja, Department of Zoology, Cambridge.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 03 February 2009, 17:00-18:00

Experimental sexual selection, sexual conflict and reproductive isolation

Rhonda Snook, University of Sheffield.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 27 January 2009, 17:00-18:00

Evolutionary variability of avian eggshell colours

Phillip Cassey, Centre for Ornithology, University of Birmingham.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 20 January 2009, 17:00-18:00

Genetics of Cooperation and Competition in Chimpanzees

Linda Vigilant, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 16 December 2008, 17:00-18:00

Diversity and diversification in the islands of the Macaronesian region

Brent Emerson, University of East Anglia.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 25 November 2008, 17:00-18:00

Heterozygosity and fitness in seals

Joe Hoffman, Department of Zoology, Cambridge.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 18 November 2008, 17:00-18:00

Birdsong singing flexibility under noisy conditions

Hans Slabbekoorn, Leiden University.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 11 November 2008, 17:00-18:00

Evolution in the fast lane: the tempo of co-evolution in a male-killer/butterfly conflict revealed using museum specimens

Emily Hornett, University of Liverpool/University of Cambridge.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 04 November 2008, 17:00-18:00

Harmless nectar source or deadly trap - wetness-based activation of traps in carnivorous pitcher plants

Ulrike Bauer, Department of Zoology, Cambridge.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 28 October 2008, 17:00-18:00

Breeding ecology of the Spotted Barbtail (Premnoplex brunnescens): a journey into the unknown world of a tropical, understory furnariid

Harold Greeney, Yanayacu Biological Station, Ecuador.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 21 October 2008, 17:00-18:00

Exploring evolution in morphospace for mycalesine butterflies

Paul Brakefield, University of Sheffield.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 14 October 2008, 17:00-18:00

Mutualistic mimicry drives ecological niche convergence in a butterfly community

Marianne Elias, University of Cambridge.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 07 October 2008, 17:00-18:00

Mutualism and competition structure neotropical butterfly communities

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Marianne Elias, University of Edinburgh.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 17 June 2008, 17:00-18:00

The evolution, function and meaning of alarm communication in marmots

Dan Blumstein, University of California Los Angeles.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 15 April 2008, 17:00-18:00

Does limited dispersal favour cooperation?

Stu West, Edinburgh University.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 11 March 2008, 17:00-18:00

The evolution of sinistral snails

Angus Davison, University of Nottingham.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 04 March 2008, 17:00-18:00

Sperm competition and speciation in mammals

Montserrat Gomendio, National Museum of Natural Sciences, Madrid.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 26 February 2008, 17:00-18:00

Monkeys seeing red: Signal content of red coloration in mandrills

Jo Setchell, Durham University.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 19 February 2008, 17:00-18:00

The link between melanism and immunity in insects

Sheena Cotter, University of Cambridge.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 12 February 2008, 17:00-18:00

The importance of individual differences in the interaction between animals

John McNamara, University of Bristol.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 05 February 2008, 17:00-18:00

The peppered moth: The proof of Darwinian evolution

Mike Majerus, University of Cambridge.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 29 January 2008, 17:00-18:00

Synergistic food and predator effects on demography: working backwards from population to individual

Liana Zanette, University of Western Ontario.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 22 January 2008, 17:00-18:00

The private life of malaria parasites: reproductive decisions and mating strategies

Sarah Reece, University of Edinburgh.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 11 December 2007, 17:00-18:00

Testing hypotheses about sexual selection and species recognition in Australian Bowerbirds using principles from sensory ecology

John Endler, University of California, Santa Barbara (TBC).

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Thursday 06 December 2007, 17:00-18:00

Capturing the super-organism

Andy Gardner, University of Oxford.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 27 November 2007, 17:00-18:00

Life history strategies in free ranging ungulates

Kelly Moyes, University of Cambridge.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 20 November 2007, 17:00-18:00

Global patterns of diversity in birds

Ian Owens, Imperial College London.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 13 November 2007, 17:00-18:00

Baboon Metaphysics

Dorothy Cheney, University of Pennsylvania.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 06 November 2007, 17:00-18:00

Why are extreme sex ratios so rare?

Ido Pen, University of Groningen..

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 30 October 2007, 17:00-18:00

Distributed intelligence in ants: how information is regulated through quorum sensing and teaching with evaluation.

Nigel Franks, University of Bristol.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 23 October 2007, 17:00-18:00

Do hawk cuckoo chicks simulate larger broods?

Dr Keita Tanaka, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 16 October 2007, 17:00-18:00

Zoology Department - Tea Talks

Impact of genetic factors on extinction risk and implications for conservation management in New Zealand.

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Ian Jamieson, University of Otago, NZ.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 02 October 2007, 17:00-18:00

Dynamics of ecological speciation: case studies and mathematical models

Sergey Gavrilets, University of Tennessee.

Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology.

Tuesday 25 September 2007, 17:00-18:00

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TBC.

Wednesday 13 June 2007, 11:00-12:00