Chapter 8: Multiple Sites and Loci
We will discuss 8.1-8.3.ii this Wednesday at 12:45pm in the Garrigan lab (Hutch. 313).
Associated topics include haplotype frequencies, measures of LD, empirical results on LD, causes of LD, effects of population size on LD and much more!
We are reading Des Marais and Rausher paper titled ‘Escape from adaptive conflict after duplication in an anthocyanin pathway gene’ for 4/12 journal club. Mahul from Fry lab will lead the discussion.
Thursday 4pm, Hutch 316
This week, we will be reading papers with applied topics related to the University of Rochester Organic Garden…Composting!
The UR Organic Garden is a project started by Annalise Kjolhede and Caitlin Smigelski in collaboration with the Ramsey Lab as part of a fifth year Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year scholarship. Fall Buzz, the U of R’s back-to-school guide, wrote a nice story on their work last year.
Adhikari, B.K., Tremier, A., Martinez, J., and S. Barrington. 2010. Home and community composition for on-site treatment of urban organic waste: perspective for Europe and Canada. Waste Management & Research 28:1039-1053. [doi link]
Schwarz, M, et al. 2010. Effectiveness of composting road-killed deer in New York state. Composting Science & Utilization 18:232-243. [doi link]
Thursday 4 pm, Hutch 316
How can you determine the age of a tree, and thus its “value” (economically, historically, or ecologically)? You might undertake the laborious process of taking a core and counting rings. But, more typically this is achieved by measuring the diameter of the tree and referencing a chart compiled with usual ages for the given species at that diameter. This week we will be reading about the compiling of this data and its uses for understanding past land use history and ecological dynamics.
Bowles, M.L., and M.D. Jones. 2008. Chronological change in old-growth forests of the Chicago region. Report to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Chicago Wilderness Society. The Morton Arboreum, Lisle, IL.
Jones, T., Bowles, M., and M. Jones. 2006. Telling a tree’s age. Chicago Wilderness Magazine.
Join us after seminar this Friday for some fresh-from-the-brewery beer from the region’s newest brewery: Naked Dove.
David Sheets from Canisius College is in town this Friday to discuss “Approaches to characterizing ontogenetic patterns in closely related species using geometric morphometric techniques.” His seminar is at 3PM in Hutch 316. Dr. Sheets has published extensively on geometric morphometrics, including studies of everything from human teeth (DOI link) to damselfish (DOI link). He also coauthored the book Geometric Morphometrics for Biologists.
Rob Unckless from the Jaenike and Orr Labs is defending his thesis on “Parasitic elements, extinction and adaptation: theoretical and empirical investigations” tomorrow morning at 11AM in Computer Science 209. I hope he passes because we’ve already scheduled a party for Friday night at Bob Minckley’s house…
We’ll be reading Seehausen et al. paper titled ‘Speciation through sensory drive in cichlid fish’ for this weeks’ journal club. Jing Zhu from Fry lab will lead the discussion.
