Botany 940 - Systematics Seminar

G. Ledyard Stebbins: Variation and Evolution of Plants (in 1950) and today

Spring 2015

Monday 12:00-12:55 p.m.

Birge 346

Ken Cameron, Ken Sytsma- instructors

 

 

Date Leader Powerpoint Chapter / Recent Reading
       
Jan 26 Ken C.   Overview; Soltis et al. 2014; Raven Review, Bradshaw & Smocovitis Review
Feb 2 Ken S. pdf Chapter 1. Description and Analysis of Variation Patterns; Epling 1950 review of book; Smocovitis 2006 article
Feb 9 Nisa pdf Chapter 2. Examples of Variation Patterns within Species and Genera
Feb 16 Lauren pdf Chapter 3. The Basis of Individual Variation; Smocovitis 1992 Unifying Biology; Snapdragon research; biggest and smallest plant genomes
Feb 23 Ken S. pdf Chapter 4. Natural Selection and Variation in Populations; History of Adaptationism; Gould 1979; Baum 1991; Givnish 2010
Mar 2 Giovanny   Chapter 5. Genetic Systems as Factors in Evolution; some recent papers on the topic - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Mar 9 Alejandro   Chapter 6. Isolation and the Origin of Species; some recent papers on the topic - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Mar 16 Steve   Chapter 7. Hybridization and Its Effects; see Rieseberg, some recent papers on the topic - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Mar 23 Alison   Chapter 8. Polyploidy I. Occurrence and Nature of Polyploid Types
Mar 30 Spring Recess
Apr 6 Chloe   Chapter 9. Polyploidy II. Geographic Distribution and Significance of Polyploidy
Apr 13 Matthew   Chapter 10. Apomixis in Relation to Variation an Evolution, some recent papers on apomixis - Hand2014 Wang2014 Barcaccia2013 Rodriguez-Leal2012 Tucker2009 Horandl2006 Koltunow2003
Apr 20 Jeff   Chapter 12. Evolutionary Trends I. The Karyotype
Apr 27 Ricardo   Chapter 13. Evolutionary Trends II. External Morphology
May 4 Alfonso or Ken C.   Chapter 14. Fossils, Modern Distribution Patterns, and Rates of Evolution

 

 

Ongoing Seminar: Stebbins (1950) Plant Variation and Evolution (15Spring: Mon 12-1); Previous Seminars: Phylogenetics and Ecology - the R Perspective (14Fall); Statistical Analysis of Common Ancestry (14Spring); Recent Advances in Systematics (13Fall), Next Gen Sequencing (13Spring), Homology (12Spring), Comparative Methods (11Spring); Evolutionary Transitions (10Fall), Issues in Fern Systematics (10Spring); Darwin's Abominable Mystery (09Fall), Origin of Species (09Spring), Conceptual Issues in Systematics (08Fall), New Advances (08Spring), Polyploidy (07Spring), Crop Evolution (06Fall), Evidence for Evolution (06Spring), Frontiers in Systematics (05Fall), PhyloCode (05Spring), Phylogeography (04Spring), Key Innovations (03Spring)