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אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב > Ben-Gurion University of the Negev > The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research > The Swiss Institute for Dryland Environmental & Energy Research > Marco and Louise Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology > MDDE Seminars 2016-2017

MDDE Seminars 2016-2017

Date & Abstract	Speaker	Title
Nov. 1	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	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	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	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	Oren Levi, The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar‐Ilan University	“Some tales about biological clocks and cnidarians”
Jan. 3	Ronen Kadmon, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, Hebrew University	“Species diversity: from processes to patterns”
Jan. 10	Tamir Klein, Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, ARO Volcani Center	“Drier, hotter, CO2‐richer: Tree growth in an uncertain future”
Jan 12	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	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	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	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, 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
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March 14	Ron Kennet , KPA Ltd. & University of Turin, Italy	Reproducibility: An important question for researchers and science
March 21	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 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 18	Tamar Dayan, Department of Zoology, Tel‐ Aviv University	Global Change and Biodiversity in Terrestrial Ecosystems of Israel
April 25	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