Right on the pulse of science: current research from the Natural History Museum Stuttgart as well as from (international) partner institutions is presented at our research colloquium. The colloquium serves the scientific exchange between researchers and all those interested in research. The lectures in English take place regularly every fortnight on Tuesdays at 4 pm at Museum am Löwentor and are transmitted via Zoom. We look forward to active participation on site or online!
Research colloquium
Contact:
Dr. Peter Warth
Tel: +49 711 8936-2810
E-Mail: peter.warth(at)smns-bw.de
PD Dr. Alexander Kupfer
Tel: +49 711 8936-144
E-Mail: alexander.kupfer(at)smns-bw.de
What's next
21.07.
Blackcap migration – adaptation in time and space
Prof. Dr. Miriam Liedvogel, Institut für Vogelforschung, Vogelwarte Helgoland
Understanding the genetics of bird migration is a long-standing goal in evolutionary biology. Blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla are ideal for this work as different populations exhibit enormous difference in migratory behaviour and little else. We characterize (i) phenotype, population structure and demographic history the blackcap, and (ii) identify sequence variants and signaling pathways that are associated with variation of the migratory phenotype. My talk will cover insight from classical studies on selection and cross-breeding experiments, ring recovery data, tracking approaches in the wild, to finally introducing novel insight from using a de novo assembled genome of the blackcap as reference for large scale demographic study with different phenotypes across their breeding range.
As usual, we will also broadcast via zoom for those who can not join in person: https://zoom.us/j/94510498226
All topics
- 14.04.
Racing evolution: How populations rapidly adapt and repeatedly evolve colour
Dr. Niloofar Alaei Kakhki, Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart - 21.04.
Consequences of species interactions for biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
Dr. Georg Albert, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen - 05.05.
Iguanas of the Caribbean – a conservation practitioner’s look at invasions, hybridisations and diseases
Dipl.-Biol. Matthias Götz, Wilhelma, Zoologisch-Botanischer Garten Stuttgart - 09.06. – cancelled
What remains: understanding the mechanisms of fossilisation through the lens of soft tissue preservation
Dr. Orla Bath Enright, Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart - 23.06.
Squamate chemoreception: hypotheses, challenges, and evolutionary perspectives
M.Sc. Ilse Barraza, Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart - 07.07.
Early cetacean evolution – old and new discoveries from the Pisco basin (Peru)
Dr. Eli Amson, Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart - 14.07.
Large-scale digitization of insect morphology: recent advances in synchrotron X-ray imaging and data analysis
Dr. Thomas van de Kamp, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - 21.07.
Blackcap migration – adaptation in time and space
Prof. Dr. Miriam Liedvogel, Institut für Vogelforschung, Vogelwarte Helgoland