Seminars
Fall 2012
Seminars are Thursdays at 4 PM (refreshments at 3:45) in room 230 of the Marley Building.
| Date | Speaker | Affiliation | Title |
| Aug. 30 | Welcome reception | ||
| Sept. 6* | Richard Stouthamer | Department of Entomology, University of California at Riverside | The role of molecular markers in invasive species research in Southern California |
| Sept. 13 | Noah Whiteman | Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona | The evolution of host plant specialization in herbivorous insects |
| Sept. 20 | Armin Moczek* | Department of Biology, Indiana University | On the origins of novelty and diversity in development and evolution: a case study on beetle horns |
| Sept. 27 | Kathleen Walker | Department of Entomology, University of Arizona | Science on six legs: Using insects to enrich K-12 education |
| Oct. 4 | Heidi Brown | Department of Geography, University of Arizona | Look what the cat dragged in: how vector-borne diseases get around |
| Oct. 11 | Patricia Stock | Department of Entomology, University of Arizona | Steinernema nematodes and their bacterial symbionts: Models of animal-microorganism mutualisms |
| Oct. 18 | Jonathan Cox | Center for Insect Science, University of Arizona | Dengue virus: The spitting difference |
| Oct. 25 | Martin von Arx | Department of Entomology, University of Arizona | Something about water: Humidity gradients signal nectar presence to hawkmoths |
| Nov. 1 | David Wagner | Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut | Barking up new trees: Letting immatures have their say |
| Nov. 8 | Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Montana |
The role of horizontal gene transfer in the functioning and maintenance of insect endosymbionts with extremely reduced genomes |
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| Nov. 29 | Anna Himler | Department of Entomology, University of Arizona | Dynamics of host-symbiont interactions in whiteflies and fungus-growing ants |
*Guest of the PERT Program
Center for Insect Science
