Date & Abstract

Speaker

Title

Nov. 1

Seminar 1 notice - 1.11.16.pdf

Tom Gilbert , Centre for GeoGenetics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

"The past, present and future of eDNA"

Nov. 7

 

Sichong Chen, Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Ben‐Gurion University

“Latitudinal gradients in seed predation and seed defense”

Nov. 15

 

Inon Scharf, Department of Zoology, Tel‐Aviv University

“Thermal tolerance of flour beetles, their acclimation to unfavorable temperatures and its consequences for fitness”

Nov. 22

Seminar 4 notice - 22.11.16.pdf 

 

Austin Dixon, Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Ben‐Gurion University

“Tradeoffs of food and safety in contrasting environments: From the deserts of the Mojave and the Negev to the coral reefs of Eilat”

Nov. 29

 

Seminar 5 notice - 29.11.16.pdf 

Takuya Iwamura, Department of Zoology, Tel‐Aviv University

“Spatial biology: how to translate biological traits in spatial context”

Dec. 6

 

Lee Koren, The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar‐Ilan University

“Steroids, sex differences, and fitness strategies”

Dec. 13

 

Sigal Abramovich, Department of Geological & Environmental Sciences, Ben‐Gurion University

“Benthic foraminifera as marine bioindicators”

Dec. 20

 

Seminar 8 notice - 20.12.16.pdf 

Bert Boeken, Wyler Department of Dryland Agriculture, Ben‐Gurion University

“Recruitment sites: metaphor or resource? Evidence of competition for sites between annual plants”

Dec. 27

 

Seminar 9 notice - 27.12.16.pdf 

Oren Levi, The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar‐Ilan University

“Some tales about biological clocks and cnidarians”

Jan. 3

Seminar 10 notice - 3.1.17.pdf 

Ronen Kadmon, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, Hebrew University

“Species diversity: from processes to patterns”

Jan. 10

Seminar 11 notice - 10.1.17.pdf 

Tamir Klein, Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, ARO Volcani Center

“Drier, hotter, CO2‐richer: Tree growth in an uncertain future”

Jan 12​

Special seminar Orr Spiegel - 12.1.17.pdf

​Orr Spiegel, Department of Environmental Science & Policy, University of California, Davis (Special seminar)

​​"What’s your move? Individual space-use as a link between personality and social networks in animal populations"

 

​Jan. 17

 

Seminar 12 notice - 17.1.17.pdf 

Dror Hawlena, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, Hebrew University

“New theoretical framework linking plastic responses to environmental changes and ecosystem functioning via nutrition”

Jan. 24

Seminar 13 notice - 24.1.17.pdf 

Hugh Lefcort, Gonzaga University, USA

“Carbon dioxide enrichment alters the predator avoidance behavior of both an aquatic snail and a crustacean”

Feb. 15

 

Wayne Getz, Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkley,  USA (Special seminar)

“Appropriate Complexity Modeling of Zoonotic Disease: Anthrax, Ebola and Zika”

​March 5

Special seminar Berry Pinshow - 5.3.17.pdf 

​Berry Pinshow, MDDE

(Special seminar)

​"How did a young, green physiologist, who dreamed of studying desert animals, land up studying Emperor Penguins in Antarctica? "

​March 7

Asaf Ben David, 7-3-17.pdf 

​Asaf Ben David, M.Sc. student in Tamar Dayan's Lab (The department of Zoology, TA Univ.), is a Tracker and the Author of Israeli Tracks and signs field guide. 

Special seminar

Tracking: ancient skill as a modern scientific tool

March 14 Seminar 14 notice - 14.3.17.pdf

Ron Kennet , KPA Ltd. & University of Turin, Italy

Reproducibility: An important question for researchers and science

March 21Seminar 15 notice - 21.3.17.pdf

Sharon Swartz, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, USA

Bats aren’t birds or bugs: stretching, sensing, spinning, and the uniqueness of bat flight

March 22 Special seminar Anna Sher - 22.3.17.pdf

Classroom 1 (located in the student’s dorms)

Anna Sher, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Denver, USA

(Special seminar -notice the date!)

Ecosystem consequences of invasion by and removal of Tamarix spp. (eshel) in the arid western U.S.

March 28

Itay Mayrose, Department of Molecular Biology and Ecology of Plants, Tel‐Aviv University

Whole genome duplications and their consequences on plants evolution

April 4

ICCS

No seminar due to the First Israeli Conference for Conservation Science!

April 18Seminar 17 notice -18.4.17.pdf

Tamar Dayan, Department of Zoology, Tel‐ Aviv University

Global Change and Biodiversity in Terrestrial Ecosystems of Israel

April 25Seminar 18 notice -25.4.17.pdf

Uri Roll, Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Ben‐Gurion University

Human interaction with nature and conservation: insights from digital technologies usage

May 9

Gili Greenbaum, Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Ben‐Gurion University

Getting a handle on the complexity of genetic population structure

May 16

Roi Dor, Department of Zoology, Tel‐Aviv University

Dynamics of birds' populations in Israel

May 23

Kevin Lafferty, USGS & Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

Parasites and food webs

June 6

Ehud Meron, Dept. of Solar Energy and Environmental Physics, Ben Gurion University

Ecological integrity: A dynamical‐system approach

June 13

Carmit Cohen, Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Ben‐Gurion University

The reciprocal relations between host, vector and their bacteria: From patterns to mechanisms

​June 14

​Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz, Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, Canada

​Special seminar

Modeling inflorescences: from molecular processes to macroscopic forms

June 20

Tal Polak, Israel Nature and Parks Authority

Meeting Aichi targets: optimizing protected areas expansion to accommodate both species and ecosystems

June 27

Anat Tzafrir, Mitrani Dept. of Desert Ecology, Ben‐Gurion University

Field experiment testing for the effect of fire season on the regeneration of Mediterranean woodlands