*The consequences of neo-allopatry*
*Local adaptation, reproductive isolation and beyond*
*May 22-23, 2013. Centre for Functional Ecology. Coimbra, Portugal*
Humans are eliminating dispersal barriers and dramatically expanding the
global distributions of many species. The result is that some recently
established populations are geographically isolated from their source
populations, which has been referred to as neo-allopatry.
Cross-continental introductions in particular have rapidly isolated
populations of many species, and there is circumstantial evidence for
divergent selection between native and non-native ranges for ecological
traits such as growth, herbivore defense, and competitive ability. There
is even evidence for incipient reproductive isolation between native and
non-native regions or introduced species. Theory predicts that divergent
selection of ecological traits can drive to speciation. Thus, exotic
invasions provide exceptionally good natural experiments in which to
look for the early stages of allopatric processes.
During this one-and-a-half-day workshop we will discuss the consequences
of neo-allopatry at the Centre for Functional Ecology of the
/Universidade de Coimbra/, Portugal. Registrations are free and
mandatory, please send your CV and a one-page motivation letter to
[email protected] before May 3rd at 5 pm CET.
Please help us disseminate this event. Best wishes, Daniel.
*_PROGRAM_*
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*_W_**_ednesday, May 22, 2013._*//
/(Anfiteatro da Galeria de Zoologia, in front of Science Museum) /
09:00 -*Presentation of the workshop*
*Helena Freitas*, Centre for Functional Ecology, Universidade de
Coimbra, Portugal
09:30 - *A bug's life: trophic implications of plant invasions.*
*Christopher Lortie*, York University, Canada
10:30 - *Evolutionary changes to reproductive systems during the
invasion process of the polyploid /Oxalis pes-caprae./*
*Sílvia Castro*, Centre for Functional Ecology, Universidade de Coimbra,
Portugal
11:15 - *With a little help from their friends: the role of biotic
interactions on /Acacia/ invasions*
*Susana Rodríguez-Echeverría*, Centre for Functional Ecology,
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
12:00-14:00 -- Lunch break
14:00 - *Non-native conditions favor non-native populations of invasive
plants: demographic consequences of seed size variation?*
*José Hierro*, CONICET -- Universidad de la Pampa, Argentina
15:00 - *Coexisting**invasive and non-invasive species show similar
trait shifts between native and non-native regions.*
*Daniel Montesinos*, Centre for Functional Ecology, Universidade de
Coimbra, Portugal
16:00 - *Does modern geographic isolation yield insight into diffuse
community evolution?*
*Ragan M. Callaway*, The University of Montana, USA
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*_Thursday, May 23, 2013_*
(Botanical Garden Building)
Morning -- *Free*
14:00-19:00 *One-to-one 30' meetings with speakers*
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Daniel Montesinos
Centro de Ecologia Funcional
Universidade de Coimbra
Apartado 3046
3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal
T: (+351) 239 855 238 (ext. 139)
http://cfe.uc.pt/daniel-montesinos
http://about.me/daniel.montesinos
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