A member of the fig wasp genus Apocryptophagus, one of few possible examples of sympatric speciation (image from figweb.org).

Monday: Speciation discussion group.  2PM in Graduate Student Lounge.  Pages 111-178 of Coyne and Orr on parapatric and symatric speciation.

Tuesday: EEB Journal club. 12:30 in Hutch 316. Mardis (2009) Next generation DNA sequencing methods. Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics 9:387-402. [doi link]

Wednesday: Island biogeography discussion group.  Noon in Hutch 337.  Chapter 4 of The Theory of Island Biogeography Revisited (Whittaker et al.’s chapter on the rise and fall of volcanic islands).  Bring $6 if you want in on pizza from Great Northern Pizza Kitchen.