PREVIOUS EEB SCHEDULES
Spring 2007 schedule
| Date | Leader(s) | Topic |
| Jan. 25 | Gabor/ Alberici
Come to Sean Patricks Pub! |
Organizational & Laura Alberici's grant proposal |
| Feb. 8 |
Noland Martin Sean Patricks Pub |
Iris Research discussion (pdf) |
| Feb 22 |
Yixin Zhang Greenhouse likely |
Predator prey interactions (pdf) |
| March 8 |
Liz Riedlinger-Greenhouse |
Snake Thesis Proposal (pdf) |
| March 29 | Zach Holderby-Greenhouse | Differences in Behavior and Reproductive Ecology between Polymorphic Reddish Egrets- Proposal, form |
| April 19 |
Akiko Fuji |
tba |
Fall 2006 schedule
| Date | Leader(s)-Refreshments by | Topic |
| Aug 30 | Weckerly-Weckerly | "Adult sex ratio variation in a Roosevelt elk population is influenced by habitat" paper and background reading and Organizational meeting |
| Sept 13 | Kristen Epp-Gabor | Behavioral Responses of Predator-experienced and Predator-naïve Eurycea nana to Native vs. Non-native Predators' Chemical Cues- , future studies |
| Sept 27 | Andrea Aspbury |
Sperm competition intensity in sailfin mollies |
| Oct. 11 | Julie Parlos | Could size dependent harvest be changing the average size of Texas spiny softshell turtles (Apalone spinifera emoryi)? pdf |
| Oct. 25 | Lauren Lucas | TBA |
| Nov. 8 | Rosie Gonzalez |
TBA-cancelled |
| Tuesday!
Nov. 21 |
Nancy Kohn, Univ. of Louisiana, Lafayette - Gabor | Studies of individual recognition memory in male red-backed salamanders, Plethodon cinereus |
| Dec. 5
5pm Organismal lab 433 |
Celeste Espinedo | Reproductive Isolation in Gambusia, pdf |
Spring 2006 schedule
| Date | Leader(s) | Topic |
| Feb. 2 | Gabor
Come to Showdown! |
Organizational and read Peter Bednekoff's work from the seminar website. There are two papers. |
| Feb. 16 | Clay Williams
Come to Palmers! |
Tiger beetle mating: Harari et al. 99 and his research proposal |
| March 9 | Linda Osborne
Come to the greenhouse? |
Turtle behavior: Thesis |
| March 30 | Lauren Lucas | Morphological variation in Lycaeides butterflies: MS |
| April 6 | Nice lab semester | To use or not to use DNA barcoding: MS |
| April 20 | Butch Weckerly | Constant proportionality, Life history, and habitat use? Long-term study of a Roosevelt elk population; MS |
| May 4 | Zach Gompert | Population genetics and speciation; MS |
Fall 2005
| Date | Leader(s)-Refreshments by | Topic |
| Aug 30 | Gabor-Gabor | Organizational meeting, Scientific misconduct discussion. Reading: Misconduct, questionnaire |
| Sept 13 | Zach-Nice | Defining Units for Conservation Using Molecular Markers: The Cautionary Tale of the Karner Blue Butterfly. Reading |
| Sept 27 | Andrea & Celeste-Aspbury | Sperm competition. Reading
& Chemical cues vs visual cues: which is more important for male sperm production?Reading |
| Oct. 11 | Nice et al-Weckerly | Bolnick Discussion; Pdf1; pdf2 |
| Oct. 25 | Clay- Clay | Colony size selection and the allee effect. Reading: pdf |
| Nov. 8 | Esther-Ott
Meet at Showdown |
Hypersensitive Response in plants Reading:thesis, pdf |
| Nov. 22 | Donelle-Gabor
Meet at TAPROOM |
Sperm expenditure between species in the sailfin molly. |
| Dec. 6 | Linda- Simpson | TBA |
Spring 2005 schedule
| Date | Leader(s) | Topic |
| Jan 25 | Gabor | Organizational meeting |
| Feb. 8 | Kristen Epp | Behavioral response of San Marcos salamander to native vs. non-native predators
Reading: Proposal, Mathis et al. 2003 |
| Feb. 22 | Zach Gompert |
Genetic Variation in the North American Lycaeides Species Complex Reading: Proposal |
| March 8 | Chad Hargrave (OU)
Norris Conference room 630pm |
Do fishes affect stream ecosystem processes? |
| March 22 | Linda Osborne | Habitat selectivity of Pseudemys texana in Spring Lake. Reading: Proposal |
| April 5 | Katie Richardson | Social segmentation in urban deer. Reading: Proposal, Paper- (pdf1), |
| April 19 | Chris Nice | Shapiro papers - (pdf1), (pdf 2) |
| May 3 | Lauren Lucas | Salamander Population Genetics Reading: Proposal |
David Huffman's views on rejection of the null hyp and more - #1, #2
Fall 2004 schedule
| Date | Leader(s) | Topic |
| Sept. 17 | Rosie and Donelle | Fish Sperm Counts - Reading: (pdf); |
| Oct. 1 | Cindy | Estimating the probability of detection of golden-cheeked warblers (Dendroica chrysoparia). Reading: Mackenzie et al. 2004 |
| Oct. 15 | Caitlin & Andrea | RCD of male stickleback mate preference... pdf |
| Oct 29 | Dittmar | Microbial Ecology -Reading: Hahn et al. 99 |
| Nov. 12 | Dawn | The scaling relationship between body weight and gut capacity in Axis deer. Reading: Weckerly et al. 2003 & proposal |
| Dec. 3 | Brad (5pm) | Stream ecology - Reading: Fonseca & Hart |