Seminars

Seminars 2018
- 22 November 2018: Borja Jiménez-Alfaro (UMIB) – “Postglacial colonization and island biogeography in European alpine vegetation” - Seminar announcement
- 25 October 2018: Juan Fernando Acevedo Quintero (Universidad Nacional de Colombia) – “Large vertebrates: important but absents plant-frugivore interaction networks” - Seminar announcement
- 26 April 2018: Jesús Martinez Padilla (UMIB) – “Phenotype-dependent dispersal drives the evolutionary dynamics of body size in a wild population of pied flycatchers” - The seminar will be the 26th of April in UMIB’s lunch room at 11.a m
- 21 March 2018: Riccardo Testolin (Universidad de Roma) – “Global patterns of taxonomical and functional diversity above the treeline” - The seminar will be on Wednesday 21st of March at 11:00 a.m
Seminars 2017
- PhD Seminar day at UMIB - Date: Friday 15th of December Place: Seminar hall, Research building (Mieres Campus) Talks: 10:30- The evolutionary ecology of phenotypic plasticity in the pied flycatcher. Justine Le Vaillant (PhD student, UMIB) 11:00- Aversión Química Condicionada como herramienta para reducir la depredación por cánidos salvajes. Jordi Tobajas (PhD student, IREC) 12:00- El oso pardo como ejemplo de la coexistencia entre humanos y grandes carnívoros en ambientes humanizados. Alejandra Zarzo (PhD student, UMIB)
- Conference about birds and global change - http://www.unioviedo.es/UMIB/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Cartel-Jornada-Mieres-Cronobird.jpg
- XVII Semana de la Ciencia de la Universidad de Oviedo - http://ucc.uniovi.es/promocion/semanaciencia/ciencia
- Upcoming seminar by MSc students Ilaria Greco and Maddalena Chizzola (Stockholm University): “Ecological effects of lions in northern South Africa” - The presentation will be on Wednesday 11th of October at 11:00 at UMIB’s lunch room, in Mieres.
- PhD Thesis presentation rehearsal, David López-Idiáquez (MNCN, UAM). Title: INFLUENCIAS AMBIENTALES EN LA EXPRESIÓN Y SELECCIÓN DE CARACTERES MELÁNICOS EN EL CERNÍCALO VULGAR (FALCO TINNUNCULUS) - The presentation will be on Wednesday 6th of September at 12:00 at UMIB’s lunch room, in Mieres.
- Upcoming seminar by Dr. Lucía Gálvez Bravo (Liverpool John Moores University): “Cross-continental comparison of foraging pits in semi-arid environments” - June 28th 2017, 11:30 a.m at UMIB
- PhD thesis defense rehearsal: Giulia Bastianelli, PhD student, Unidad Mixta de Investigación en Biodiversidad (UO,CSIC,PA):”Procesos ecológicos y evolutivos en poblaciones y comunidades de aves a lo largo de gradientes altitudinales” - June 26th, 2017, 11 a.m at UMIB
- Upcoming seminar: Giulia Bastianelli, PhD student, Unidad Mixta de Investigación en Biodiversidad (UO,CSIC,PA):”Species replacement along environmental gradients: interspecific aggressiveness vs segregation by habitat” - Date and time: Thursday 19th January, 12:00h. Place: Lunch room, Research building (5th floor), Mieres Campus.
Seminars 2016
- Upcoming seminar: Dr. Rosa Menéndez, Lecture in Ecology, University of Lancaster (UK). “Restauración del bosque tropical: cómo restablecer la biodiversidad y los procesos ecosistémicos” - 15th September, 12:00 p.m., Main Lecture Hall, Research Building, Campus of Mieres, Oviedo University
- Upcoming seminar: Sze-Wing Yiu, University of Hong-Kong. “Ecology of Wildlife Reintroduction: Habitat Selection of Reintroduced Lions and Behavioural Responses of Their Prey” - 16 August 13.00, Salon de Actos, Edificio de Invesigación, Mieres Species reintroduction is frequently used as a tool for the re-establishment of species into their former range and ecosystem restoration. In South Africa, the economic benefits of wildlife-based tourism have led to an increase in establishments of small private reserves, which frequently involves a reintroduction of large carnivores for conservation and tourist attraction. Post-release monitoring of the behaviour of the reintroduced animals and their interactions with the local species are critical for reintroduction success. Our project investigates the post-release movement and habitat selection of reintroduced lions (Panthera leo) in a newly established wildlife reserve. To assess the impacts of predator reintroductions on prey behaviour, we quantified predation risks using the habitat selection patterns of lions and compared the vigilance behaviour of Burchell’s zebra (Equus quagga burchelli) and blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) under different level of risks following the conceptual framework of the “landscape of fear”. The study has advanced our understanding of the ecological dynamics behind species reintroduction and provided management implications for large carnivore reintroductions.
- 15/02/2016 Miguel Arenas Busto (University of Porto). Human Evolutionary Analysis based on Computer Simulations of Genetic Data - http://www.lne.es/caudal/2016/02/16/miguel-arenas-paleoliticos-dieron-genetica/1883632.html
Seminars 2015
- 23/10/2015 Jesús Martínez-Padilla (Université de la Rochelle). The role of environmental variation on natural and sexual selection in wild bird populations -
Seminars 2014