MVZ Lunch is a graduate level seminar series based on current and recent vertebrate research. Graduate students, professors, staff and visiting researchers present on current and past research projects. Seminars run by Craig Moritz (craigm@berkeley.edu). Can be taken for credit -- 1 unit course.
The seminar meets every Wednesday from 12- 1pm. Enter through the MVZ's Main Office, 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building. The library is located in the rear of the Museum on the north side.
August 26
Sarah Allen, National Park Service
Research Opportunities in National Parks: From Sharks to Fungi
September 2
Daniel Levitis, University of California, Berkeley
The Evolution of Post-fertile Survival: Experimental and Comparative Studies of a Demographic Anomaly
September 9
Craig Miller,
University of California, Berkeley
Genetic Analysis of Head Skeletal Evolution in Threespine Sticklebacks
September 16
Lacey Knowles, University of Michigan
Extracting Common Signal from Discordant Data for Inferences about Species Relationships and Boundaries
September 23
Michael Sorenson, Boston University
Phylogenetic Perspectives on Speciation and Host-specific Adaptation in Obligate Brood Parasites
September 30
Alison Davis, University of California, Berkeley
Lizard Sociality: Kin Dynamics, Fitness Benefits, and Thermal Consequences of Aggregation
October 7
Santiago Ramirez, University of California, Berkeley
Diversification and Specialization of Orchid Bees and their Orchid Hosts
October 14
Bruce Rannala, University of California, Davis
Bayesian Species Delimitation Using Multi-locus Sequence Data
October 21
Michael Cant, University of Exeter, Cornwall
Threats and Animal Cooperation: the Case of the Banded Mongoose
October 28
Anand Varma,
University of California, Berkeley
The Mangroves and Cloud Forests of Panama - Communicating Science through Photography
November 4
Karen Rowe, University of California, Berkeley
Reproductive Decision-making in American Robins: the Role of Paternity Allocation, Parental Care, and Mate Choice
November 11
MVZ Closed
November 18
Bridget Sousa, University of Kentucky
Mating Patterns of a Prairie Passerine
November 25
Terry Ord, Harvard University
The Evolutionary Ecology of Communication in Challenging Environments
December 2
Raoul Mulder, University of Melbourne
Evolution of Male Color Polymorphism in Madagascar Paradise Flycatchers
December 9
Rocio Ponce-Reyes,
University of Queensland
