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Seminar Speaker: John Wiens [link]
Institution: Stony Brook University
Seminar Title: Integrating evolutionary biology and historical biogeography
Faculty or Student Contact: Thiago Rangel or Adam Wilson


Abstract Historical biogeography uses a phylogenetic approach to help understand biogeographic patterns. In recent decades, historical biogeography has focused mostly on using phylogenies of organisms to reconstruct phylogenies of geographic areas. In this talk, I will argue that historical biogeography has a great deal to offer the fields of ecology and evolution beyond trees for geographic regions. At the same time, understanding biogeographic patterns also requires consideration of ecological and evolutionary processes. I will try to illustrate the potential benefits of integrating these disciplines, by focusing on three major topics in evolution and ecology where the importance of historical biogeography may not always be widely appreciated: speciation, patterns of species richness, and the repeated evolution of morphological traits. Or, to put it in SarahPalinSpeak: the talk is all about niche conservatism, reducing taxes, diversity gradients, speciation, the trade sector, diversification rates, geographic isolation, and, um, health care reform. All of those things under the umbrella of historical biogeography and job creation.


Thursday, 30 October 2008

Time Name Room
Thiago Rangel| |TLS 375|
3:00pm
3:30pm Preparing for seminar
4:00pm Seminar BSP 130
6:30pm Dinner

Friday, 31 October 2008

Time Name Room
8:00am
9:00am
9:30am
10:00am
10:30am
11:30am
12:00pm Lunch with grad students