SEMINAR SERIES Fall 2011

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES

Fall 2011

Unless otherwise noted below, seminars are held on Fridays at 2 p.m. in Room 303 Shoemaker Hall

Sep. 9

Dr. Jeff Hatten, Mississippi State University, College of Forest Resources
“Role of wildfire in controlling the flux of particulate organic carbon and nitrogen from small, mountainous, coastal watersheds”

Sep. 23

Dr. Natascha Techen, USDA Natural Products Utilization Research Unit
“The identification of molecular (DNA) markers for medicinal and ornamental plants”

Sep. 30

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Oct. 7

 

Dr. David Chevalier, Mississippi State University, Department of Biology
“Phosphobinding domain in plants”

Oct. 21

Dr. Gabriel Wrobel, University of Mississippi, Department of Sociology & Anthropology “‘Bioarchaeology’ of the ancient Maya of Belize: Interpreting clues from the excavation and analysis of human skeletal remains”

Oct. 28

Dr. David Freeman, University of Memphis, Department of Biology
“Seasonal regulation of aggression: From gene expression to behavior”

Nov. 4

Dr. Lori Eckhardt, Auburn University, School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences
“Pine decline: It’s fungal associations and vectors”

Nov. 11

Dr. Scott Werner, USDA Wildlife Research Center (Fort Collins, CO)
“Avian repellents research at USDA’s National Wildlife Research Center”