Biology Seminar Series: 2006-2015
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Department of Biology, San Diego State University
Monday 4:00 pm, BioScience Center, Gould Auditorium (map)
PAST SEMINARS:
Spring 2015
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Date
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Speaker
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Institute
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Title
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SDSU Host
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1
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Mon Jan 26
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2
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Mon Feb 2
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Dr. Maya deVries
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Web Site
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The story behind the strike: the feeding morphology and ecology of stomatopod crustaceans
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Chun-Ta Lai
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3
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Mon Feb 9
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Dr. Ana Sirovic
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Web Site
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Blue and fin whale habitat use off Southern California based on acoustic data
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Rebecca Lewison
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4
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Mon Feb 16
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Dr. Doug Fudge
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Hagfish Slime Unraveled
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Annalisa Berta
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5
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Mon Feb 23
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Dr. Felipe Barreto
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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Speciation and adaptation in the marine realm: lessons from functional genomics of an intertidal copepod
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Andrew Bohonak
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6
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Mon Mar 2
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Dr. Jennifer Taylor
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography
<j3taylor "at" ucsd.edu>
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The crustacean exoskeleton as a versatile building material
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Chun-Ta Lai
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7
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Mon Mar 9
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Dr. Megan Jennings
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San Diego State University
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Connecting Tomorrowland: Connectivity Science for a Changing World
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Rebecca Lewison
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8
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Mon Mar 16
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Dr. John Sedy
Immunology search
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Department of Infectious Diseases
Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute
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Targeting the HVEM-BTLA immune checkpoint in inflammatory disease
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Roland Wolkowicz
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9
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Mon Mar 23
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Dr. Geanncarlo
Lugo-Villarino
Immunology search
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Institute de Pharmacology (IPBS)/Paul Sabatier University, France
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Of Macrophages & Microbes: A Research Program to Integrate Microbiota, Metabolism & Immunity
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Roland Wolkowicz
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Mon Mar 30
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Spring Break
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10
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Mon Apr 6
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Dr. Michael Rosenzweig
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Conserving Biodiversity: Science from Non-scientists
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Andrew Bohonak
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11
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Mon Apr 13
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Dr. Nathalie Reyns
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Nearshore larval transport mechanisms of barnacles to a southern California rocky shore
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Kevin Hovel
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12
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Mon Apr 20
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Dr. Hopi Hoekstra Carpenter-Cohn Lecture
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Digging for Genes that Affect Behavior
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Kevin Burns
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13
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Mon Apr 27
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Dr. Paul Bourdeau
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The ecological consequences of predator-induced plasticity in a complex and changing world
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Jeremy Long
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14
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Mon May 4
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Dr. Ryland Young
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Texas A&M University
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Phage lysis: What could be interesting about popping
a balloon?
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Anca Segall
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Fall 2014
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Date |
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Institute
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Title
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SDSU Host
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1
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Mon Sep 1
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HOLIDAY: NO SEMINAR
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2
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Mon Sep 8
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NO SEMINAR
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3
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Mon Sep 15
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Dr. Volker Luederitz
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University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg, Institute for Water Management and Ecotechnology, Magdeburg, Germany
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Measurement of success in river restoration by means of bioindication
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Richard Gersberg
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4
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Mon Sep 22
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Dr. Kathy Williams
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Investigating the Phenomenon of Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES) Across the U.S.: Their Roles, Contributions, and Advice
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Michael Simpson
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5
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Mon Sep 29
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Dr. Darren Johnson
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A small fry’s perspective on fisheries-induced evolution: The importance of genetic correlations & population replenishment
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Todd Anderson
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6
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Mon Oct 6
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CANCELLED
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7
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Mon Oct 13
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Dr. Mercedes Burns
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PhD, University of Maryland. Currently Post doctoral researcher, SDSU
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Phylogenetic exploration of mating system evolution in eastern North American harvestmen |
Marshal Hedin
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8
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Mon Oct 20
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Dr. Peter Droge
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Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Roles of human oncofetal High Mobility Group AT-hook (HMGA) proteins in genome stability of stem and cancer cells
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Roland Wolkowicz
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9
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Mon Oct 27
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Dr. James Starrett
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Post doctoral researcher, SDSU
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Molecular evolution of silk genes in mesothele and mygalomorph spiders, with implications for the early evolution and functional divergence of silk
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Marshal Hedin
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10
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Mon Nov 3
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Dr. Nikolas Nikolaidias
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Evolution and function of 70-kDa heat shock proteins
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Elizabeth Waters
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11
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Mon Nov 10
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Dr. Kate Boersma
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Linking multidimensional functional diversity to ecological theory: A graphical hypothesis-driven framework
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Andy Bohonak
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12
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Mon Nov 17
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Prof. Marja Tiirola
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University of Jyvaskyla, Finland/ UCSD Scripps Institution for Oceanography
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The linkage between methanotrophy and diazotrophy in terrestrial and aquatic environments
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Chun-ta Lai
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13
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Mon Nov 24
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Dr. Kevin Hockett
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, The School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona
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Independent Domestication of a Tailed Bacteriophage into a Killing Complex in Pseudomonas
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Liz Waters
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14
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Mon Dec 1
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Dr. Charlotte Boyd
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Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service,
La Jolla, CA
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The Predator’s Dilemma: Investigating the responses of seabirds to changes in the abundance and distribution of small pelagic prey
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Rebecca Lewison
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15
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Mon Dec 8
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Dr. Kelley Stewart
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Using genetics to solve critical sea turtle mysteries
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Rebecca Lewison
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Fall 2013
Spring 2013
Fall 2012
Spring 2012
Fall 2011
Spring 2011
Fall 2010
Spring 2010
Fall 2009
Spring 2009
Fall 2008
Spring 2008
Fall 2007
Spring 2007
Fall 2006
Department of Biology
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar Series
Fall 2006
Updated: 10-3-2006
DATE
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SPEAKER
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TITLE
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HOST
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Sept. 18
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Dr. Richard Condit
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Republic of Panama (currently on sabbatical and National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, UC Santa Barbara, CA)
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Tropical forest community structure and what matters about the neutral theory
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Dr. Janet Franklin
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Sept. 25
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Oct 2
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Dr. Ernesto Franco
Centro de Investigacion Cientifica de Educacion Superior de Ensenada, Ensenada, MX
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West-side blue fan palm oases of Baja California's Sierra San Pedro Martir
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Dr. David Lipson
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Oct.16
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Dr. Matt Rahn
Director, Field Stations, San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
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The Field Stations Program: New Opportunities and Challenges.
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Dr. Walt Oechel
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Dr. Susan Chivers
Southwest Fisheries Science Center
La Jolla, CA
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TBD
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Dr. Annalisa Berta
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Oct. 30
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Nov. 6
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Dr. Robert Wayne
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
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TBD
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Dr. Annalisa Berta
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Nov. 13
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Dr. Amy Vandergast
USGS, Western Ecological Research Center
San Diego, CA
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Multitaxa assessment of the genetic impacts of urbanization and fragmentation in the Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area, with an emphasis on Jerusalem crickets (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae
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Dr. Andy Bohonak
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Nov. 20
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Dr. Patrick Stevens
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
UC Santa Barbara, CA
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TBD
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Dr. Tod Reeder
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Nov. 27
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Dr. Michael Wall
Dept of Entomology
San Diego Museum of Natural History
San Diego, CA
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TBD
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Dr. Marshal Hedin
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Dr. Ted Twnsend
Department of Biology, SDSU
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TBD
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Dr. Tod Reeder
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Dec 11
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TBA
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TBA
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