Seminar and Discussion 3 WS11/12

Instructor Prof. Dr. Dirk Metzler

Presentations given in the seminar

Oct 31, Chair: Alfonso

Kokko, H., Heubel, K. (2011)Prudent males, group adaptation, and the tragedy of the commons Oikos 278, pp. 2216-2222
long presentation by Sara T.

Wilson, E.O. & Hölldobler, B. (2005)Eusociality: origin and consequences. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102(38), pp. 13367-13371
short presentation by Hanna

Nov 7, Chair: Fernanda

Best, A., Webb, S., White, A. & Boots, M. (2011) Host resistance and coevolution in spatially structured populations. Proc Biol Sci 278(1715), pp. 2216-2222
long presentation by Sofia

Kerr, B., Neuhauser, C., Bohannan, B.J.M. & Dean, A.M. (2006) Local migration promotes competitive restraint in a host-pathogen 'tragedy of the commons'. Nature 442(7098), pp. 75-78
short presentation by Sara H.

Nov 14, Chair: Sebastian

Nowak, M.A., Tarnita, C.E. & Wilson, E.O. (2010)The evolution of eusociality. Nature 466(7310), pp. 1057-1062
long presentation by Michelle

Abbot, P., et al. (2011)Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality. Nature 471(7339), pp. E1-4

Boomsma, J.J., et al. (2011)Only full-sibling families evolved eusociality. Nature 471(7339), pp. E4-5

Strassmann, J.E., Page, R.E., Robinson, G.E. & Seeley, T.D. (2011)Kin selection and eusociality. Nature 471(7339), pp. E5-6

Ferriere, R. & Michod, R.E. (2011)Inclusive fitness in evolution. Nature 471(7339), pp. E6-8; author reply E9-10
short presentation by Alfonso

Nov 21, Chair: Sofia

Marshall, J.A.R. (2011)Group selection and kin selection: formally equivalent approaches. Trends Ecol Evol 26(7), pp. 325-332
long presentation by Hanna

Duncan, S.I., Riechert, S.E., Fitzpatrick, B.M. & Fordyce, J.A. (2010) Relatedness and genetic structure in a socially polymorphic population of the spider Anelosimus studiosus. Mol Ecol 19(4), pp. 810-818
short presentation by Sara T.

Nov 28, Chair: Olja

Gardner, A.; West, S. A. & Wild, G.Gardner, A.; West, S. A. & Wild, G. (2011)The genetical theory of kin selection. J Evol Biol 24, 1020-1043
long presentation by Adrian

Clutton-Brock, T. (2009) Structure and function in mammalian societies. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 364, 3229-3242
short presentation by Monika

Dec 5, Chair: Jared

Lion, S.; Jansen, V. A. A. & Day, T. (2011) Evolution in structured populations: beyond the kin versus group debate. Trends Ecol Evol, 26, 193-201
long presentation by Lu

Johns, P. M.; Howard, K. J.; Breisch, N. L.; Rivera, A. & Thorne, B. L. (2009)Nonrelatives inherit colony resources in a primitive termite Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 106, 17452-17456
short presentation by Michelle

Dec 12, Chair: Michelle

Templeton, A. R. (1998)Nested clade analyses of phylogeographic data: testing hypotheses about gene flow and population history. Mol Ecol, 7, 381-397
long presentation by Olja

Templeton, A. R. (2007)Genetics and recent human evolution. Evolution 61, 1507-1519
short presentation by Fernanda

Dec 19, Chair: Monika

Csillery, K.; Blum, M. G. B.; Gaggiotti, O. E. & François, O. (2010)Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC) in practice. Trends Ecol Evol, 25, 410-418
long presentation by Alfonso

Ray, N.; Wegmann, D.; Fagundes, N. J. R.; Wang, S.; Ruiz-Linares, A. & Excoffier, L. (2010)A statistical evaluation of models for the initial settlement of the american continent emphasizes the importance of gene flow with Asia. Mol Biol Evol, 27, 337-345
short presentation by Jared

Jan 9, Chair: Lu

Fagundes, N. J. R.; Ray, N.; Beaumont, M.; Neuenschwander, S.; Salzano, F. M.; Bonatto, S. L. & Excoffier, L. (2007)Statistical evaluation of alternative models of human evolution. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 104, 17614-17619
long presentation by Monika

Templeton, A. R. (2010)Coherent and incoherent inference in phylogeography and human evolution. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 107, 6376-6381
short presentation by Sofia

Jan 16, Chair: Adrian

Beaumont, M. A. et al. (2010)In defence of model-based inference in phylogeography Molecular Ecology, 19, 436-446
long presentation by Sara H.

Templeton, A. R. (2009)Statistical hypothesis testing in intraspecific phylogeography: nested clade phylogeographical analysis vs. approximate Bayesian computation. Mol Ecol, 18, 319-331
short presentation by Sebastian

Jan 23, Chair: Hanna

Jabot, F. & Chave, J. (2011)Analyzing tropical forest tree species abundance distributions using a nonneutral model and through approximate Bayesian inference. Am Nat, 178, E37-E47
long presentation by Jared

Halley, J. M. & Iwasa, Y. (2011)Neutral theory as a predictor of avifaunal extinctions after habitat loss. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108, 2316-2321
short presentation by Lu

Jan 30, Chair: Sara H.

Fridley, J. D.; Stachowicz, J. J.; Naeem, S.; Sax, D. F.; Seabloom, E. W.; Smith, M. D.; Stohlgren, T. J.; Tilman, D. & Holle, B. V. (2007)The invasion paradox: reconciling pattern and process in species invasions. Ecology, 88, 3-17
long presentation by Sebastian

Jeschke, J. M. & Genovesi, P. (2011)Do biodiversity and human impact influence the introduction or establishment of alien mammals? Oikos, 120, 57-64
short presentation by Adrian

Feb 6, Chair: Sara T.

Strasburg, J. L. & Rieseberg, L. H. (2011)Interpreting the estimated timing of migration events between hybridizing species. Mol Ecol, 20, 2353-2366
long presentation by Fernanda

Charruau, P.; Fernandes, C.; Orozco-Terwengel, P.; Peters, J.; Hunter, L.; Ziaie, H.; Jourabchian, A.; Jowkar, H.; Schaller, G.; Ostrowski, S.; Vercammen, P.; Grange, T.; Schlötterer, C.; Kotze, A.; Geigl, E.-M.; Walzer, C. & Burger, P. A. (2011) Phylogeography, genetic structure and population divergence time of cheetahs in Africa and Asia: evidence for long-term geographic isolates. Mol Ecol 20, 706-724
short presentation by Olja

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