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The Drift | August 19th

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The Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology @ The University of Arizona
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Department Seminars
Monday Seminar – None scheduled yet

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Friday Hot Paper – None scheduled yet

Department News
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New Course for Fall 2016
ECOL 496J / 596J | Plant Reproductive Ecology
     We will cover diverse aspects of the ecology and evolution of plant reproduction with an emphasis on recent primary literature and empirical research. The format will be a combination of lectures and student presentations/discussions.
     The course meets Wednesdays from 10 AM - 12:50 PM in Bio Sciences West Room 302. It is available for 1-3 credits, and is open to undergraduates with some background in ecology, evolution, and plant biology.

For more information, please contact Larry Venable at 520-621-5956<tel:520-621-5956> or send him an email at venable at email.arizona.edu<mailto:venable at email.arizona.edu>

New Graduate Seminar for Fall 2016
ECOL 596W | Macroecology, Macroevolution, and Speciation
     The goal of this course is to explore the evolutionary and ecological origins of diversity patterns. Macroecological topics may include species richness gradients, geographic range sizes, community assembly, and ecological niches. Macroevolutionary topics may include the accumulation of species richness in clades over space and time, rates of diversification (i.e. speciation minus extinction), and rates and patterns of phenotypic trait evolution (including niche evolution and conservatism). These macroevolutionary topics will be addressed from both phylogenetic and paleontological perspectives. Topics in speciation will include species concepts, geographic modes of speciation, and ecological and genetic mechanisms of speciation. Overall, we will try to understand the origins of global-scale biodiversity patterns in terms of the underlying population-level ecological and evolutionary processes.
     IMPORTANT NOTE: If many experienced students take the course, we will likely shift the emphasis towards doing a collaborative research project during much of the class (instead of just reading papers). This may include, for example, analyzing patterns of speciation in tropical vs. temperate species, or studying the relative impacts of local-scale vs. regional-scale processes on large-scale patterns of diversification and species richness.
     The course will emphasize exploring, reading, and discussing the essential primary literature on these topics. There may also be individual projects that will involve learning methods relevant to these areas. It is available for 2 credits, and will meet once per week for 1 hour and 20 minutes. The time and place will be determined based on overlap of student and faculty schedules, for those students who sign up for the course. The target audience is Ph.D. and Master's students in EEB and related areas. The class size should be no more than 20 students.

For more information, please contact John J. Wiens at 520-621-0337<tel:520-621-0337> or send him an email at wiensj at email.arizona.edu<mailto:wiensj at email.arizona.edu>

New Graduate Seminar for Fall 2016
ECOL 596W Section 001 | Genome Evolution
     The goal of this course is to explore the organization and evolution of genomes. We will explore the evolutionary dynamics of different elements within genomes, as well as the various mutations that drive changes in genomic composition. Discussion of hypotheses explaining genome structure and organization will be a central feature of the course.
     The course will focus the discussion on readings from the primary literature. Students will work with the instructor to select appropriate papers for each week's topic. A syllabus with each week's topic will be distributed at the beginning of the semester.
     The time and place of the course meeting will be determined after resolving schedules of participating students.

For more information, please contact Mike Barker at 520-621-2213<tel:520-621-2213> or send him an email at msbarker at email.arizona.edu<mailto:msbarker at email.arizona.edu>

New Graduate Seminar for Fall 2016
ECOL 596W Section 002 | Ecological Networks
     The goal of this course is to address the foundations and cutting edge of conceptual, theoretical and empirical research on the structure and function of ecological networks with an emphasis on consumer-resource approaches to food webs and mutualistic networks. We focus on both basic and applied research areas such as those that integrate metabolic theory, reproductive services, evolution, spatial heterogeneity, and network theory. Students will read and discuss the primary literature and lead a discussion of current research in an ecological network topic of their choosing. A written report on the presentation is required if the 3 credit option is chosen.
     The course will focus the discussion on readings from the primary literature. Students will work with the instructor to select appropriate papers for each week's topic. A syllabus with each week's topic will be distributed at the beginning of the semester.
     The time of the course meeting will be determined after resolving schedules of participating students, but the course will meet in Bio Sciences West Room 140.

For more information, please contact Neo Martinez at 520-621-1741<tel:520-621-1741> or send him an email at neomartinez at email.arizona.edu<mailto:neomartinez at email.arizona.edu>

Other Seminars of Interest
Soil, Water, and Environmental Science Colloquium Series
No Seminar Next Week
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School of Plant Sciences Interdisciplinary Seminar Series
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School of Natural Resources and the Environment Seminar Series
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Herbarium Lunch Talks
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Entomology Department Work Opportunity
Do you like insects and other arthropods? The University of Arizona Insect Collection<http://arizona.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=db9ec68208a01ab34170f765f&id=d1f7c684b9&e=71068ef53d> is looking for enthusiastic and reliable UA student interns and volunteers to assist in our Entomology museum collection during the 2016-2017 academic year.
Applicants must be able to work 5-15 hours per week, Monday - Friday during regular business hours, be punctual, reliable, detail-oriented, lift at least 15 pounds, and confident handling fragile museum specimens. If interested, please email Gene Hall at wehall at email.arizona.edu<mailto:wehall at email.arizona.edu> to arrange an interview.

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