{"479581":{"#nid":"479581","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Matthew Walsh, University of Texas at Arlington","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe interplay between ecology and evolution in predator-prey interactions\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMuch research has shown that variation in ecological processes can drive rapid evolutionary changes over periods of years to decades. Such \u2018contemporary adaptation\u2019 sets the stage for evolution to have a reciprocal influence on ecological processes and thereby instigate ongoing interactions between ecological and evolutionary forces.\u0026nbsp; The importance and generality of these \u2018eco-evolutionary dynamics\u2019 are largely unknown. Here I will present research focused on lakes in Connecticut, Wisconsin, and Alaska that demonstrates the interplay between ecology and evolution in predator-prey dynamics.\u0026nbsp; This includes research documenting predator-mediated selection on multiple mechanisms (i.e., phenotypic plasticity, life history evolution, transgenerational plasticity) that allow organisms to adapt and persist in the face of ongoing ecological change.\u0026nbsp; These evolutionary changes, in turn, significantly alter community and ecosystem properties.\u0026nbsp; Such results argue that eco-evolutionary dynamics need to be considered to predict future responses to anthropogenic change.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Matthew Walsh, University of Texas at Arlington"}],"uid":"27964","created_gmt":"2015-12-16 13:17:50","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:17:23","author":"Jasmine Martin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2016-01-19T15:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2016-01-19T15:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2016-01-19T15:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2016-01-19 20:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2016-01-19 20:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2016-01-19 20:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"13884","name":"Mark Hay"},{"id":"168152","name":"Matthew Walsh"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf you have questions about logistics or would like to set up an appointment with the speaker, please contact the School of Biology\u0027s administrative office at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:bio-admin@biology.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebio-admin@biology.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}