Speaker: Jasmine ChildressThis talk is in-person only. A Zoom link can be provided to those who are out of town by emailing Dave Andow (daandow@ncsu.edu). And, stick around afterwards for a happy hour at Raleigh Brewing Company!
Speaker: Brett Scheffers (https://www.schefferslab.com/)Abstract: Within forest ecosystems, animal communities vertically organize and partition, creating intricate layers of species interactions. The gradients in climate, habitat, and resources created by the vertical structure of vegetation offer an excellent model system for understanding the interplay between abiotic and biotic factors in shaping community composition. These local micro-gradients often…
Speaker: Brett Scheffers (https://www.schefferslab.com/) Abstract: Within forest ecosystems, animal communities vertically organize and partition, creating intricate layers of species interactions. The gradients in climate, habitat, and resources created by the vertical structure of vegetation offer an excellent model system for understanding the interplay between abiotic and biotic factors in shaping community composition. These local micro-gradients…
Speaker: Fred Gould (https://cals.ncsu.edu/entomology-and-plant-pathology/people/fgould/)Abstract: Neil DeGrasse Tyson is quoted as saying, “The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.” I will challenge that assertion. For 16 years the Soviet Union banned Mendelian genetics. Some say that this resulted from the Soviet leaders being fooled by the pseudoscience…