EvoEcoSeminars Courses

Diversity in Nature, Why and How Is It Maintained - A Test Using a 'Non-Model' Model

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Explore diversity in nature through the wood tiger moth, examining frequency-dependent survival, predator-prey interactions, and color polymorphism across populations and life stages.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Tracking Short-Term Evolution in a Pedigreed Wild Population

Explore short-term evolution in wild populations through pedigree analysis, examining genetic contributions, selection processes, and life-cycle stages to uncover evolutionary dynamics in nature.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Ant Capitalism - How the Social Circulatory System Rewires Metabolism and Ageing in Superorganismal Colonies

Explore how ant colonies' social circulatory systems impact metabolism and aging, revealing insights into evolutionary transitions and collective decision-making in superorganisms.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Density Dependence and Disease Dynamics - A Cross System Synthesis

Explore density dependence in disease dynamics across systems, examining spatial patterns, host behavior, and environmental factors influencing pathogen transmission and population health.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Stress Exposure and Longevity - Organismal and Cellular Level Effects at Different Life History Stages

Explore stress exposure effects on longevity, examining organismal and cellular impacts across life stages, with insights from zebrafinch and European shag studies.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Evolutionary Epidemiology of Emerging Infectious Diseases

Explore evolutionary epidemiology of emerging diseases, covering host relationships, infection models, variants, and control strategies.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Ecology and Evolution of Microbial Social Lives

Explore microbial social dynamics, cooperation, and adaptation in diverse environments. Discover evolutionary strategies and ecological impacts of microbial interactions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Dynamics of Adaptive Radiation in African Cichlid Fishes

Explore the fascinating world of African cichlid fishes, their adaptive radiation, and the dynamics of their evolution in Lake Tanganyika. Discover genetic timelines, phenotype-environment correlations, and key morphological differences.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Fitness Maps to a Large-Effect Locus in Introduced Stickleback

Explore the role of large-effect loci in stickleback adaptation, focusing on fitness mapping and evolutionary dynamics in introduced populations.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Behavioural Ecology of Religious Belief and Practice

Explore the evolutionary and ecological aspects of religious beliefs and practices, including their impact on behavior, reputation, and social structures.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Caroline Dean - Adapting to Different Winters: Non-Coding Transcripts and Epigenetic Switches at FLC

Explore plant adaptation to winter through FLC regulation, epigenetic switches, and non-coding transcripts. Discover temperature sensing and natural variation in vernalization across populations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Phenotypic Evolution in Water Striders - An EvoDevo Perspective

Explore phenotypic evolution in water striders through an EvoDevo lens, examining leg length modulation, niche specialization, and evolutionary innovations like the propelling fan.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Bridging Micro- and Macroevolution in an Old Insect Order

Explore micro- and macroevolution in Odonata, examining body size evolution, sexual selection, and female color polymorphisms across ecological and evolutionary timescales.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Leveraging Evolutionary Trade-Offs and Phage Selection Pressure to Reduce Bacterial Pathogenicity

Explore evolutionary trade-offs and phage selection to combat bacterial pathogens. Learn about phage therapy, isolation techniques, genome sequencing, and strategies to reduce antibiotic resistance and virulence.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Wings, Feathers, Flight - The PhyloG2P Approach to Understanding Bird Biology

Explore bird biology through phylogenetics, focusing on genotype-phenotype connections, regulatory evolution, and flightlessness. Gain insights into feather origins and avian adaptations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video