Wednesday October 13, 2021
12:00 pm ~ 01:00 pm
Topic
ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES ON ISLANDS: SIGNAL DIVERGENCE AND SPECIATION IN SOLOMON ISLAND FLYCATCHERS
Location
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/61116026976?pwd=RUIvdHNTRFE2MzgrTCtVMDZGSH Passcode: 685936JnZz09
Host
host: Irwin Lab
Speaker
AL UY
Affiliation
UBC Biodiversity
Series
Biodiversity Seminar Series
Seminar Video
The fall 2021 BRS seminar will be on the Zoom Webinar Platform:
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/61116026976?pwd=RUIvdHNTRFE2MzgrTCtVMDZGSHJnZz09
Passcode: 685936
Description
Abstract: My long-term work in the Solomon Islands takes advantage of a single species of bird with populations on the verge of splitting into several species. Described by Ernst Mayr as an exemplar case of incipient speciation, populations of the Monarcha castaneiventris vary in plumage color and song throughout the Solomon Archipelago. For the past 12 years, we have explored the ecology, evolution and genetics of plumage and song diversification, using a combination of field observations/experiments and genomic approaches.