Welcome to the Evolution Discussion Group (EDG) at the Zoology Department of the University of British Columbia.
Meetings are in BRC Room 224. Please wear a mask. For access join the listserv or the Zoom link to join EDG meetings, email ljmfong(at)zoology.ubc.ca
Meetings are Fridays at 12:00 noon. Our purpose is to discuss recent research papers in evolutionary biology.
All graduate students, postdocs, and faculty interested in evolutionary biology are welcome. Feel free to bring your lunch.
For information about subscribing to the mailing list and previous papers discussed please see the bottom of this page
| Date | Presenter | Paper |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | Lydia Fong | Barley et al. 2022 The evolutionary network of whiptail lizards reveals predictable outcomes of hybridization |
| Sep 23 | Linley | Bataillon et al. 2022 From genotype to phenotype: Genetic redundancy and the maintenance of an adaptive polymorphism in the context of high gene flow |
| Sep 30 | No EDG | Truth and Reconcilliation Day |
| Oct 7 | Armando Geraldes | Rönspies et al. 2022 Massive crossover suppression by CRISPR–Cas-mediated plant chromosome engineering |
| Oct 14 | Passed | Passed |
| Oct 21 | Libby Natola | Schuldiner-Harpaz et al. 2022 Evolution of physical linkage between loci controlling ecological traits and mating preferences |
| Oct 28 | Avery Kruger | Rego-Costa et al. 2017 Chaos and the (un)predictabilityof evolution in a changing environment |
| Nov 4 | Penny Kahn | Stern et al. 2022 Genome-wide signatures of synergistic epistasis during parallel adaptation in a Baltic Sea copepod |
| Nov 11 | No EDG | Reading Week |
| Nov 18 | Mackenzie Kinney | Yang et al. 2021 Extensive introgression and mosaic genomes of Mediterranean endemic lizards |
| Nov 25 | Kung-Ping Lin | Augustijnen et al. 2022 Secondary contact rather thancoexistence—Erebiabutterflies in the Alps |
| Dec 2 | None | Go to HUTS! |
| Dec 7 | None | End of Term |
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