Bay Area Biosystematists Meeting: Tuesday, 9 November, 2010
at Sonoma State University, Darwin Hall 101
Recent developments in Phenotypic Plasticity
Evolutionary biologists have become increasingly aware of the
importance of the interaction between environment and gene expression
in molding an organisms phenotype. Though the study of phenotypic
plasticity has a long history, conceptual barriers and design
limitations prevented the development of this field for many years.
Now that these barriers and limitations have been lifted, the study
of phenotypic plasticity has become an emerging frontier in
evolutionary biology.
Program organized by Nathan Rank of Sonoma State University.
Speakers:
Nathan Rank, Sonoma State University- Introductory remarks: Is the
enzyme locus PGI a plasticity gene?
Morgan Kelly, University of California-Davis - Climate change and
geographic variation in the plasticity of thermal tolerance.
Patrick McIntyre, University of California-Davis - Phenotypic and
transgenerational plasticity- perspectives from polyploid plants
Schedule and venue:
5:30 - Dinner at Shangri La Restaurant (1706 E. Cotati Ave, next
to SSU campus) cost approx. $18, to be collected at restaurant.
7:00 - talks followed by discussion, Darwin Hall 101.
Please email RSVP to your host, Nathan Rank, at [email protected] by
Friday Nov 5. Specify the following
Vegetarian meal,
Chicken meal,
coming to talk but not dinner
For directions to Shangri La, use link below:
http://tinyurl.com/2e75k4
For a map of campus, use link below:
http://www.sonoma.edu/maps/maps.php
For a review of Shangri La, see below:
http://bohemian.com/bohemian/03.15.06/bite-0611.html
All are welcome, members or not. If you want to join the
Biosystematists, a venerable yet exceptionally lively group that
provides the only inter-institutional seminar/discussion forum
addressing evolutionary topics in the Bay Area, visit our website at:
http://www.biosystematists.org/ to sign up for our mailing list.
