First meeting for 2007
Welcome to the 2007 series of the UQ Evolution Reading Group.
First meeting: 4:30pm Thursday, 15th MarchLawniczak, M. K. N., Barnes, A. I., Linklater, J. R., Boone, J. M., Wigby, S. and Chapman, T. (2007). Mating and immunity in invertebrates. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 22: 48-55. [PDF]
At the meeting I’ll be suggesting that the follow up paper for April could be (and inviting other suggestions of course!):Losos et al., 2006 – ‘Rapid temporal reversal in predator-driven natural selection’ Science 314:111
It’s a short one page (Brevia) article that predicted changes in limb lengths of small ground island lizards (Anolis) after the introduction of a larger predatory lizard (Leiocephalus). They predicted initial selection for longer legs that allow faster escape on the ground but that a slower shift into the arboreal environment (which helps elude predatory species) would favour shorter legs. They found the first 6 months long legs were selected for and short legs in the next 6 months. I’d be interested to hear what some might have to say about researchers introducing predatory lizards to islands as part of a ‘microevolutionary experiment’!Another interesting paper is:
Bridle and Vines (2007) ‘Limits to evolution at range margins: when and why does adaptation fail?’ Trends in Ecology & Evolution 22(3): 140-147We can discuss suitable scheduling and venue for future meetings on the day.
Anyway, look forward to seeing you there.Cheers,
Chris
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