Invasion Biology Symposium
27
October 2008
University of
Cameron Williams Lecture Hall
Plant Sciences Building
| 10:00 | Opening comments – Charles Fox |
| 10:15 | Lorne Wolfe (Georgia Southern University) – A tale of two continents: The role of ecological and evolutionary forces in biological invasions |
| 11:00 | Mark Torchin (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute) – The role of parasites in biological invasions |
| 11:45 | Ingrid Parker (University of California at Santa Cruz) – The ecology and evolution of novel host-pathogen interactions and invasion |
| 12:30 | Catered Lunch |
| 1:15 | Ruth Hufbauer (Colorado State University) – Hybridization and invasion: the interaction between novel variation and novel environments |
| 2:00 | Andrew Suarez (University of Illinois) – Contrasting native and introduced populations of invasive species: a case study with Argentine ants |
| 2:45 | Scott P. Carroll (University of California, Davis) – Facing change: forms and foundations of contemporary adaptation to biotic invasions |
| 3:30 | Break |
| 3:45 | Round table discussion |
| 6:00 | Dinner |
| 7:30 | Social |
Free - no
registration fee for anyone
Lunch provided for free!!
For further information
contact:
Charles Fox, fox@uky.edu,
859-257-7474
Our
symposium is sponsored by:
The University of Kentucky Center
for Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
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