EECB Evoluncheon
BioMed T211
11:30-12:20

August 28: EECB Faculty Meeting

September 04: EECB Student Meeting

September 11: Dr. Christopher Bird from Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) will present "Ecological speciation of sympatric Hawaiian limpets."

September 18: Joanne Birch from UH-Department of Botany will present "The systematics and biogeography of the plant family Asteliaceae (Asparagales): insights from a molecular phylogeny."

September 25: Dr. Rob Cowie from EECB/CCRT will present "Introduction pathways, spread and impacts of alien snails and slugs in Hawaii - with a focus on the horticultural industry."

Dr. Travis Idol from NREM will present "Forest Management and Hydrology in Hawaii: A Review of Published Studies."

October 02: Dr. Joseph DiBattista from Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) will present "From sharks to bony fishes: Not so different after all?" Abstract

October 09: Dr. Kyle VanHoutan from NOAA Fisheries will present "Assessing the historical preservation of mammals in southern Africa: species distributions and population translocations through time".

October 16:
Deidre Duffy from Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM) will present "The Historical Ecology of Game Species Introductions in Hawai'i"  Abstract

Cynthia King from State of Hawaii, Department of Land Natural Resources will present "Bushwhacking through the permit jungle: some guidance for obtaining research and collecting permits from the State of Hawaii, DLNR-DOFAW."

October 23: Dr. Ken Gerow from University of Wyoming will present "Functional Data Analysis: A Broad View with Everyday Application" Abstract

October 30: Jack Kittinger from UH-Department of Geography will present "Historical reconstruction reveals recovery in Hawaiian coral reef ecosystems."

November 06:
Courtney Angelo from UH-Botany will present "Invasive Grass Distribution Patterns along Elevational Gradients in Hawaii: C3 versus C4 grasses"

Lisa Mandle from UH-Botany

November 13: Stefan Post

November 20: Marla Chassels from Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM) will present "Building Bridges: the Relevance of Anthropology in Environmental Conservation, Case Studies from the Philippines."

November 27: No Evoluncheon, "Happy Thanksgiving"

December 04: Dr. Brian Bowen from Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB)/Department of Zoology will present "Genetic connectivity and the origins of tropical reef biodiversity."

Updated Oct. 13, 2009