Species interactions: from microevolution to macroecology
Date:
Thu, 02/02/2017 - 5:15pm
Location:
Lecture hall
Event type:
Lecture
Event series:
Colloquium on evolution and biodiversity
Target group:
Studierende
Lecturer:
Dr. Joseph Tobias, Imperial College, London
Interactions among species can influence the structure and distribution of biodiversity, for example because closely related lineages tend to compete or hybridise, thus limiting geographic range overlap or driving divergent selection on traits. However, recent phylogenetic and trait-based studies of birds challenge common assumptions about the consequence of species interactions and their role in shaping broad-scale patterns in evolution and ecology. The results offer a framework for understanding complex ecosystems and predicting their response to environmental change.
Contact person
Head of Section Ornithology
Deputy Head of Department Vertebrata
+49 228 9122-246
+49 228 9122-212
t.toepfer [at] leibniz-zfmk.de