Event Date
Ben Sheldon, Luc Hoffmann Professor of Ornithology, University of Oxford
Ben Sheldon is a biologist whose work spans evolution, ecology, and behavior, with a focus on understanding individual variation and its interaction with environmental change. His research uses long-term population studies, particularly of Great Tits in Wytham Woods, to explore the effects of social interactions, spatial scaling of phenological co-adaptation, and life-history evolution. He obtained his PhD at the University of Sheffield and held postdoctoral fellowships at Uppsala and Edinburgh before joining Oxford as a Royal Society University Research Fellow. In 2004, he became the inaugural holder of the Luc Hoffmann Chair in Field Ornithology and Director of the Edward Grey Institute. His work has received major grants and earned him awards including the Zoological Society’s Scientific Medal and the Linnean Medal.
Scale in the Evolution and Ecology of Phenology
Seasonal timing – or phenology – is a key system for understanding effects of climate change on biological systems. I will use examples from long-term work on seasonal timing of birds, insects and trees at Wytham Woods, near Oxford, to show how consideration of scale leads to insight about the operation of ecological and evolutionary processes in seasonal timing.
Location - Hybrid Format:
- In person: 126 Wellman Hall
- Virtual: Zoom information will be provided to registrants
Registration:
- This event is free to attend. Registration is required for Zoom access.
Agenda:
- 3:00pm - doors open
- 3:10pm - introductory remarks
- 3:15pm - talk begins
About the Series:
The Tracy and Ruth Storer Lectureship in the Life Sciences is the most prestigious of the endowed seminars at UC Davis. Established in 1960, the Storer Endowment makes it is possible to invite distinguished biological scientists to campus to present two lectures and meet with faculty members and graduate students in their field of interest. The series is presented by the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences.