Dear group, I am currently working on forming a discussion panel that will include two ecologists and two evolutionary biologists to discuss topics that involve merging ecology and evolution. The discussion will be in front of 150-200 students ranging from undergraduates to post-docs (all in biology). The panel will happen on a Saturday morning so it needs to be an exciting discussion to hold the audience's interest and cause them to ask questions.
I am looking for topics/questions that the two fields do not completely agree on. The goal is to have the panel disagree on topics to allow the students to learn and be entertained. If anyone can suggest topics or questions that ecologists and evolutionary biologists have different viewpoints on, they would be greatly appreciated. I have a few topics already, but wanted to ask a larger audience to suggest topics to determine if there are certain topics/questions that come up frequently. Feel free to email me directly ([email protected]) or respond to this post with your suggestions. Thank you in advance for your help, Jason Strickland [email protected]
