Spring 2021 Colloquium

 

January 25 – No Seminar

 

February 1 – Dr. Corrie Moreau, Cornell University, “Macroevolution to Microbiomes: Piecing Together the Puzzle to Understand the Evolution of the Ants” [Zoom Recording]

 

February 8 – Dr. Christina Mogren, University of Hawaii, “On the Road to Discovering the Value and Place for Honey Bees in Hawaii” [Zoom Recording]

 

February 15 – Dr. Robert Peterson, Montana State University, “Tigers in Yellowstone: Adaptations of Insects to Extreme Environments” [Zoom Recording]

 

February 22 – No Seminar

 

March 1 – Dr. Jennifer Koop, Northern Illinois University, “The Invasion of the Avian Vampire Fly: Tracking an Invasive Parasite of Darwin’s Finches” [Zoom Recording]

 

March 8 – Abigail Hayes, Washington State University, “The Wing Polyphenic Sand Cricket Gryllus Firmus: Morph Formation, Environmental Cues, and Transduction Mechanisms” [Zoom Recording]

 

March 15 – Dr. Jessica Forrest, University of Ottawa, “Population Ecology of Subalpine Bees in an Era of Global Change” [Zoom Recording]

 

March 22 – Connor Auth, Washington State University, “Increasing Accessibility of Honey Bee Semen Cryopreservation” [Zoom Recording]

 

March 29 – Dr. Amy Murillo, University of California, Riverside, “How Mites and Lice Affect Chicken Welfare and Behavior.” [Zoom Recording]

 

April 5 – Dr. Emily McDermott, University of Arkansas, “Right Trap, Right Study: Understanding Trap Biases in Vector Surveillance” [Zoom Recording]

 

April 12 – Dr. Rory Mc Donnell, Oregon State University, “Slime Time: Frontiers in Pest Slug and Snail Management in North America” [Zoom Recording]

 

April 19 – Stephen Onayemi, Washington State University, “Indoor Honey Bee Queen Banking as an Alternative to Outdoor Banking Practices” [Zoom Recording]

 

April 26 – Dr. Chris Thomas, University of York, “The Dynamics of Anthropocene Biodiversity” [Zoom Recording]