EDG at the University of Notre Dame

Our format is to read and discuss scientific papers on the cutting-EDGe of evolutionary biology. These meetings serve to strengthen ties between researchers at the University of Notre Dame who share a common interest in evolution with the hope these interactions will lead to fruitful collaborations. Currently our group draws researchers from Biological Sciences, Anthropology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and the History and Philosophy of Science.

Importantly, these meetings also serve as a good venue for presenting our own research if the desire to do so comes up. These meetings are intended to complement other aspects of academia and represent an open forum for the exchange of ideas.

Suggestions for which paper to read come directly from the group. The person making the suggestion tends to lead the discussion for that particular paper. The atmosphere of these meetings is very, very informal.

All students, postdocs, technicians, and faculty interested in Evolutionary Biology are welcome to attend (for more information and to join the e-mail list, please contact Hope Hollocher).
 

January 20	Introduction; Species: Realities and Concepts; Appendix
January 27	Studying Speciation
February 3	Allopatry and Parapatric Speciation
February 10	Sympatric Speciation
February 17	Ecological Speciation
February 24	Behavioral and Nonecological Isolation
March 3	Postzygotic Isolation
March 10	SPRING BREAK
March 17	The Genetics of Postzygotic Isolation
March 24	Polyploidy and Hybrid Speciation
March 31	Reinforcement
April 7	Selection versus Drift
April 14	Speciation and Macroevolution
April 21	Review and Critique of Book

Fall 2004 Schedule

September 3	Andy Michel	Michel, AP, et al. (2004) Molecular differentiation between chromosomally defined incipient species of Anopheles funestus (manuscript for Mol Biol Evol).
September 10	Heather Eisler	Neff, MW, et al. (2004) Breed distribution and history of canine mdr1-1(delta), a pharmacogenetic mutation that marks the emergence of breeds from the collie lineage. PNAS 101:11725-11730. Background: Parker, HG, et al. (2004) Genetic structure of the purebred domestic dog. Science 304:160-164.
September 17	Shannon Gray	Etterson, JR, & RG Shaw (2001) Constraint to adaptive evolution in response to global warming. Science294:151-154.
September 24	Nora Besansky	Catania, F, et al. (2004) World-wide survey of an Accord insertion and its association with DDT resistance in Drosophila melanogaster. Molecular Ecology 13:2491-2504.
October 1	Jessica Hellmann	Hellmann, JJ, & M Pineda-Krch (2004) Constraints on adaptation under climate change: selection on genetically correlated traits (manuscript).
October 8	NO MEETING	CRAIG LECTURES
October 15	Andrew Forbes	Forbes, AA, J. Fisher, & JL Feder (2004) Habitat avoidance: overlooking an important aspect of host specific mating and sympatric speciation? (manuscript)
October 22	NO MEETING	FALL BREAK
October 29	Jonathan Kayondo	Kayondo, JK, et al. (2004) Structure of Anopheles gambiae populations on islands of northern Lake Victoria, Uganda: a search for isolated vector populations (manuscript)
November 5	Jarek Krzywinski	Reed, DL, et al., (2004) Genetic analysis of lice support direct contact between modern and archaic humans. Public Library of Science 2(11): 1-12.
November 12	NO MEETING	UNDERC SEMINAR
November 19	Jeanne Romero-Severson	Akey, JM, et al., (2004) Population history and natural selection shape patterns of genetic variation of 132 genes. Public Library of Science 2(10): 1591-1599.
November 26	NO MEETING	THANKSGIVING BREAK
December 3	Dave Williams	Liu, Y, et al. (2004) Molecular clock-like evolution of human immunodeficiency virus type 1. Virology 329:101-108.