Workshop on Quantitative Ecology | (smr 1655)
Go to day
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08:30 - 10:15
Registration and Administrative Formalities
Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1) -
08:30
Registration and Administrative Formalities
1h45'
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08:30
Registration and Administrative Formalities
1h45'
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10:15 - 10:45
Coffee break
- 10:15 Coffee break 30'
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10:45 - 11:00
Welcome and Opening Talk
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10:45
Welcome and Opening Talk
15'
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10:45
Welcome and Opening Talk
15'
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11:00 - 11:45
Neutral theory in ecology and the evolution of ecological equivalence
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11:00
Neutral theory in ecology and the evolution of ecological equivalence
45'
Speaker: S. HUBBELL (Plant Biology, Univ. Georgia, Athens, USA)
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11:00
Neutral theory in ecology and the evolution of ecological equivalence
45'
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11:45 - 12:30
Chance, time allocation and the evolution of flexible sex role behaviour
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11:45
Chance, time allocation and the evolution of flexible sex role behaviour
45'
Speaker: P. GOWATY (Institute of Ecology, Univ. Georgia, Athens, USA)
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11:45
Chance, time allocation and the evolution of flexible sex role behaviour
45'
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12:30 - 14:30
Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 2h0'
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14:30 - 15:15
Theory of the spread of epidemics such as the Hantavirus and the West Nile virus
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14:30
Theory of the spread of epidemics such as the Hantavirus and the West Nile virus
45'
Speaker: N. KENKRE (Dept.Physics & Astronomy, Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA)
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14:30
Theory of the spread of epidemics such as the Hantavirus and the West Nile virus
45'
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15:15 - 16:00
Neutral theory in ecology and the evolution of ecological equivalence - part II
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15:15
Neutral theory in ecology and the evolution of ecological equivalence - part II
45'
Speaker: S. HUBBELL (Plant Biology, Univ. Georgia, Athens, USA)
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15:15
Neutral theory in ecology and the evolution of ecological equivalence - part II
45'
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16:00 - 16:30
Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
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16:30 - 17:30
Neutral theory in ecology and the evolution of ecological equivalence - part III
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16:30
Neutral theory in ecology and the evolution of ecological equivalence - part III
1h0'
Speaker: S. HUBBELL (Plant Biology, Univ. Georgia, Athens, USA)
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16:30
Neutral theory in ecology and the evolution of ecological equivalence - part III
1h0'
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08:30 - 10:15
Registration and Administrative Formalities
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09:00 - 09:45
Social constraints, offspring viability selection and a predictive theory of fertility variation in animals including humans
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09:00
Social constraints, offspring viability selection and a predictive theory of fertility variation in animals including humans
45'
Speaker: P. GOWATY (Institute of Ecology, Univ. Georgia, Athens, USA)
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09:00
Social constraints, offspring viability selection and a predictive theory of fertility variation in animals including humans
45'
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09:45 - 10:30
Spatial scaling of microbial diversity
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09:45
Spatial scaling of microbial diversity
45'
Speaker: J. GREEN (Univ. of California, Merced, USA) Material: lecture notes
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09:45
Spatial scaling of microbial diversity
45'
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10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'
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11:00 - 11:45
The maintenance of tree species diversity in a tropical forest: perspectives from 25 years of research on Barro Colorado Island, Panama
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11:00
The maintenance of tree species diversity in a tropical forest: perspectives from 25 years of research on Barro Colorado Island, Panama
45'
Speaker: S. HUBBELL (Plant Biology, Univ. Georgia, Athens, USA)
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11:00
The maintenance of tree species diversity in a tropical forest: perspectives from 25 years of research on Barro Colorado Island, Panama
45'
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11:45 - 12:30
Tusks in Asian elephants: a model of population dynamics and population genetics
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11:45
Tusks in Asian elephants: a model of population dynamics and population genetics
45'
Speaker: R. SUKUMAR (Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India) Material: lecture notes
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11:45
Tusks in Asian elephants: a model of population dynamics and population genetics
45'
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12:30 - 14:30
Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 2h0'
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14:30 - 15:15
Spatial scaling relationship in ecology: species-abundance, species-area and beta-diversity from a simple model
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14:30
Spatial scaling relationship in ecology: species-abundance, species-area and beta-diversity from a simple model
45'
Speaker: T. ZILLIO (SISSA, Trieste, Italy)
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14:30
Spatial scaling relationship in ecology: species-abundance, species-area and beta-diversity from a simple model
45'
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15:15 - 16:00
Discussion of relationships between ecology and physics - what can physics do for ecology?
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15:15
Discussion of relationships between ecology and physics - what can physics do for ecology?
45'
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15:15
Discussion of relationships between ecology and physics - what can physics do for ecology?
45'
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16:00 - 16:30
Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
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16:30 - 17:00
Free Discussions
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16:30
Free Discussions
30'
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16:30
Free Discussions
30'
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18:30 - 20:00
Reception
Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace) - 18:30 Reception 1h30'
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09:00 - 09:45
Social constraints, offspring viability selection and a predictive theory of fertility variation in animals including humans
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09:00 - 09:45
Stochastic models in population biology - Part I
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09:00
Stochastic models in population biology - Part I
45'
Speaker: A. McKANE (Theory Group, Dept. Physics, Univ. of Manchester, Manchester, U.K.) Material: lecture notes
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09:00
Stochastic models in population biology - Part I
45'
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09:45 - 10:30
Like something out of an Umberto Eco novel: an outsider's view of the laws of nature
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09:45
Like something out of an Umberto Eco novel: an outsider's view of the laws of nature
45'
Speaker: J. WHITFIELD (Science Writer, London, U.K.)
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09:45
Like something out of an Umberto Eco novel: an outsider's view of the laws of nature
45'
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10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'
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11:00 - 11:45
Determination of motion and demographic characteristics of rodents
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11:00
Determination of motion and demographic characteristics of rodents
45'
Speaker: G. ABRAMSON (Cent.Atomico Bariloche, Argentina / Univ. New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA) Material: lecture notes
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11:00
Determination of motion and demographic characteristics of rodents
45'
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11:45 - 12:30
Toward a theory of the abundance and distribution of species at multiple spatial scales: Part I. Foundations of HEAP and experimental tests
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11:45
Toward a theory of the abundance and distribution of species at multiple spatial scales: Part I. Foundations of HEAP and experimental tests
45'
Speaker: J. HARTE (Univ. of California at Berkeley, Energy & Resources Group, Berkeley, CA, USA)
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11:45
Toward a theory of the abundance and distribution of species at multiple spatial scales: Part I. Foundations of HEAP and experimental tests
45'
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12:30 - 14:30
Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 2h0'
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14:30 - 15:15
Ecological patterns of size and abundance
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14:30
Ecological patterns of size and abundance
45'
Speaker: A. RINALDO (Dept. IMAGE & Int.Centre for Hydrology, Univ.Padova, Padova, Italy)
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14:30
Ecological patterns of size and abundance
45'
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15:15 - 16:00
Understanding ecosystems using statistical physics
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15:15
Understanding ecosystems using statistical physics
45'
Speaker: I. VOLKOV (Dept. Physics, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, USA)
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15:15
Understanding ecosystems using statistical physics
45'
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16:00 - 16:30
Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
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16:30 - 17:15
Free Discussions
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16:30
Free Discussions
45'
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16:30
Free Discussions
45'
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09:00 - 09:45
Stochastic models in population biology - Part I
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09:00 - 09:45
Potential spatiotemporal patterns of carbon sinks and sources in China's forests 1901 - 2001 in China's forests
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09:00
Potential spatiotemporal patterns of carbon sinks and sources in China's forests 1901 - 2001 in China's forests
45'
Speaker: S. WANG (Synthesis Res.Center, Chinese Ecosyst. Res.Network, Beijing, China / I.I.A.S.A., Laxenburg, Austria)
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09:00
Potential spatiotemporal patterns of carbon sinks and sources in China's forests 1901 - 2001 in China's forests
45'
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09:45 - 10:30
Role of toxin producing phytoplankton for coexistence of planktonic ecosystem
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09:45
Role of toxin producing phytoplankton for coexistence of planktonic ecosystem
45'
Speaker: S. PAL (Dept. Mathematics, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Kolkata, India,) Material: lecture notes
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09:45
Role of toxin producing phytoplankton for coexistence of planktonic ecosystem
45'
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10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'
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11:00 - 11:45
Quantification of the ecological impact of trace metals on the abundance and diversity of soil mites in a tropical landfill
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11:00
Quantification of the ecological impact of trace metals on the abundance and diversity of soil mites in a tropical landfill
45'
Speaker: E.T. TYOKUMBUR (Ecology & Environmental Biology Unit, Zoology, Univ. Ibadan, Nigeria) Material: lecture notes
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11:00
Quantification of the ecological impact of trace metals on the abundance and diversity of soil mites in a tropical landfill
45'
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11:45 - 12:30
Free Discussions
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11:45
Free Discussions
45'
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11:45
Free Discussions
45'
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12:30 - 14:30
Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 2h0'
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14:30 - 16:00
POSTER SESSION
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14:30
POSTER SESSION
1h30'
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14:30
POSTER SESSION
1h30'
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16:00 - 16:30
Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
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17:00 - 18:00
Predicting climate change on a green planet
Location: Main Building Main Lecture Hall -
17:00
Predicting climate change on a green planet
1h0'
Speaker: John HARTE (Univ.of California at Berkeley, Energy & Resources Group, Berkeley, CA, USA)
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17:00
Predicting climate change on a green planet
1h0'
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09:00 - 09:45
Potential spatiotemporal patterns of carbon sinks and sources in China's forests 1901 - 2001 in China's forests
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09:00 - 09:45
Social selection: Cooperative game theory applied to reproductive social behaviour: Critique of sexual selection theory
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09:00
Social selection: Cooperative game theory applied to reproductive social behaviour: Critique of sexual selection theory
45'
Speaker: J. ROUGHGARDEN (Biological Sciences, Stanford Univ., Standford, USA) Material: lecture notes
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09:00
Social selection: Cooperative game theory applied to reproductive social behaviour: Critique of sexual selection theory
45'
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09:45 - 10:30
Mechanisms of coexistence in spatially structured environments
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09:45
Mechanisms of coexistence in spatially structured environments
45'
Speaker: P. AMARASEKARE (Ecology & Evolution, Univ. Chicago, Chicago, USA)
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09:45
Mechanisms of coexistence in spatially structured environments
45'
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10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'
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11:00 - 11:45
Analysis of Mark-recapture data of animal poupulations: mice and turtles
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11:00
Analysis of Mark-recapture data of animal poupulations: mice and turtles
45'
Speaker: L. GIUGGIOLI (Physics & Astronomy, Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA)
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11:00
Analysis of Mark-recapture data of animal poupulations: mice and turtles
45'
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11:45 - 12:30
Water resources in Bulgaria during the 1984-1992 drought period
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11:45
Water resources in Bulgaria during the 1984-1992 drought period
45'
Speaker: E. BOJILOVA (Dept. Hydrology, Nat.Inst.Meterology & Hydrology, BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria) Material: lecture notes
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11:45
Water resources in Bulgaria during the 1984-1992 drought period
45'
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12:30 - 14:30
Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 2h0'
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14:30 - 16:00
Free Discussions
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14:30
Free Discussions
1h30'
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14:30
Free Discussions
1h30'
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16:00 - 16:30
Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
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09:00 - 09:45
Social selection: Cooperative game theory applied to reproductive social behaviour: Critique of sexual selection theory
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09:00 - 09:45
Social Selection: Cooperative game theory applied to reproductive social behaviour: Social selection theory
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09:00
Social Selection: Cooperative game theory applied to reproductive social behaviour: Social selection theory
45'
Speaker: J. ROUGHGARDEN (Biological Sciences, Stanford Univ., Stanford, USA) Material: lecture notes
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09:00
Social Selection: Cooperative game theory applied to reproductive social behaviour: Social selection theory
45'
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09:45 - 10:30
Quantitative analysis of the relationship between environmental gradients and vegetation in Borana lowlands
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09:45
Quantitative analysis of the relationship between environmental gradients and vegetation in Borana lowlands
45'
Speaker: T. GEMEDO DALLE (Ecosystem Conservation & Research Dept., IBCR, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) Material: lecture notes
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09:45
Quantitative analysis of the relationship between environmental gradients and vegetation in Borana lowlands
45'
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10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'
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11:00 - 11:45
Scale transition theory for understanding mechanisms in spatio-temporal ecology
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11:00
Scale transition theory for understanding mechanisms in spatio-temporal ecology
45'
Speaker: P. CHESSON (Evolution & Ecology, Univ. of California at Davis, Davis, USA) Material: lecture notes
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11:00
Scale transition theory for understanding mechanisms in spatio-temporal ecology
45'
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11:45 - 12:30
Toward a theroy of the abundance and distribution of species at multiple spatial scales: Part II. Implications for Beta diversity
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11:45
Toward a theroy of the abundance and distribution of species at multiple spatial scales: Part II. Implications for Beta diversity
45'
Speaker: J. HARTE (Energy & Resources Group, Univ. California at Berkeley, Berkeley, USA)
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11:45
Toward a theroy of the abundance and distribution of species at multiple spatial scales: Part II. Implications for Beta diversity
45'
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12:30 - 14:30
Lunch break
- 12:30 Lunch break 2h0'
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14:30 - 15:15
How ants regulate the number of foragers
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14:30
How ants regulate the number of foragers
45'
Speaker: J. RODRIGUES (Dept. Mechanical Engineering, Inst. Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal)
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14:30
How ants regulate the number of foragers
45'
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15:15 - 16:00
Observations and interpretations of intertidal vegetation ecology
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15:15
Observations and interpretations of intertidal vegetation ecology
45'
Speaker: M. MARANI (Dept. IMAGE & International Centre for Hydrology, Univ. Padova, Padova, Italy)
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15:15
Observations and interpretations of intertidal vegetation ecology
45'
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16:00 - 16:30
Coffee break
- 16:00 Coffee break 30'
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16:30 - 17:00
Free Discussions
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16:30
Free Discussions
30'
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16:30
Free Discussions
30'
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09:00 - 09:45
Social Selection: Cooperative game theory applied to reproductive social behaviour: Social selection theory
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09:30 - 11:00
2004 Prize Ceremony in honour of Arthur Taylor Winfree
Location: Main Building Main Lecture Hall -
09:30
2004 Prize Ceremony in honour of Arthur Taylor Winfree
1h30'
Speaker: is awarded to Bernardo Gabriel MINDLIN (Dept. of Physics, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina)
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09:30
2004 Prize Ceremony in honour of Arthur Taylor Winfree
1h30'
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12:30 - 14:30
Lunch break
Location: Main Building Main Lecture Hall - 12:30 Lunch break 2h0'
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16:00 - 17:00
The Physics and Neural Control of Birdsong
Location: Main Building Main Lecture Hall -
16:00
The Physics and Neural Control of Birdsong
1h0'
Speaker: Bernardo Gabriel MINDLIN (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina)
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16:00
The Physics and Neural Control of Birdsong
1h0'
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09:30 - 11:00
2004 Prize Ceremony in honour of Arthur Taylor Winfree
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09:00 - 09:45
Maximum entropy production and ecosystem functioning
Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall -
09:00
Maximum entropy production and ecosystem functioning
45'
Speaker: R. DEWAR (EPHYSE, INRA Cent. de Bordeaux-Aquitaine, Villenave d) Material: lecture notes
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09:00
Maximum entropy production and ecosystem functioning
45'
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09:45 - 10:30
Scaling species richness from sparse data
Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall -
09:45
Scaling species richness from sparse data
45'
Speaker: R. CONDIT (Smithsonian Tropical Research Inst., Panama City, Panama)
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09:45
Scaling species richness from sparse data
45'
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10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'
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11:00 - 11:45
Perspectives on body-size scaling in ecology
Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall -
11:00
Perspectives on body-size scaling in ecology
45'
Speaker: J. DAMUTH (Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology, Univ. of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, USA)
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11:00
Perspectives on body-size scaling in ecology
45'
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11:45 - 12:30
Species coexistence mechanics involving spatial and temporal variation
Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall -
11:45
Species coexistence mechanics involving spatial and temporal variation
45'
Speaker: P. CHESSON (Evolution & Ecology, Univ. California at Davis, Davis, USA) Material: lecture notes
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11:45
Species coexistence mechanics involving spatial and temporal variation
45'
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12:30 - 14:30
Lunch break
Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall - 12:30 Lunch break 2h0'
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14:30 - 15:15
Stochastic models in population biology - Part II
Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall -
14:30
Stochastic models in population biology - Part II
45'
Speaker: A. McKANE (Theory Group, Dept. Physics, Univ. Manchester, Manchester, UK) Material: lecture notes
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14:30
Stochastic models in population biology - Part II
45'
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15:15 - 16:00
Species lifetimes for simple ecology models
Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall -
15:15
Species lifetimes for simple ecology models
45'
Speaker: S. PIGOLOTTI (Dept. Physics, Univ. Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy)
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15:15
Species lifetimes for simple ecology models
45'
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16:00 - 16:30
Coffee break
Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall - 16:00 Coffee break 30'
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16:30 - 17:00
Free Discussions
Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall -
16:30
Free Discussions
30'
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16:30
Free Discussions
30'
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18:30 - 20:00
Reception
Location: Adriatico Guest House (Terrace) - 18:30 Reception 1h30'
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09:00 - 09:45
Maximum entropy production and ecosystem functioning
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09:00 - 09:45
Seed size, adult population density and habitat preferences of neotropical woody species: is size destiny?
Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall -
09:00
Seed size, adult population density and habitat preferences of neotropical woody species: is size destiny?
45'
Speaker: S. MAZER (Ecology, Evolutation& Marine Biology, U. California at Santa Barbara / NSF Arlington, USA) Material: lecture notes
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09:00
Seed size, adult population density and habitat preferences of neotropical woody species: is size destiny?
45'
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09:45 - 10:30
Statistical structure of flora taxonomies
Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall -
09:45
Statistical structure of flora taxonomies
45'
Speaker: G. CALDARELLI (PIL Group, Dept. Physics, Univ. Rome "La Sapienza", Roma, Italy)
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09:45
Statistical structure of flora taxonomies
45'
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10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall - 10:30 Coffee break 30'
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11:00 - 11:45
Stability and stability of tree populations
Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall -
11:00
Stability and stability of tree populations
45'
Speaker: R. CONDIT (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, Panama)
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11:00
Stability and stability of tree populations
45'
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11:45 - 12:30
Plant hydraulics: moving fluids at the lowest cost
Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall -
11:45
Plant hydraulics: moving fluids at the lowest cost
45'
Speaker: T. ANFODILLO (TeSAF - Treeline Ecology Research Unit, Univ. Padova, Padova, Italy)
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11:45
Plant hydraulics: moving fluids at the lowest cost
45'
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12:30 - 14:30
Lunch break
Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall - 12:30 Lunch break 2h0'
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14:30 - 14:50
Vegetation succession in tropical dry deciduous forests of Sri Lanka
Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall -
14:30
Vegetation succession in tropical dry deciduous forests of Sri Lanka
20'
Speaker: G.A.D. PERERA (Botany, Univ. of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)
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14:30
Vegetation succession in tropical dry deciduous forests of Sri Lanka
20'
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14:50 - 15:10
Self-organized criticality and short-time dynamics
Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall -
14:50
Self-organized criticality and short-time dynamics
20'
Speaker: K. LANERI (INIFTA, La Plata University, La Plata, Argentina
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14:50
Self-organized criticality and short-time dynamics
20'
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15:15 - 16:45
Free Discussions
Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall -
15:15
Free Discussions
1h30'
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15:15
Free Discussions
1h30'
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16:00 - 16:30
Coffee break
Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall - 16:00 Coffee break 30'
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09:00 - 09:45
Seed size, adult population density and habitat preferences of neotropical woody species: is size destiny?
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09:00 - 09:45
Stochastic models in population biology - Part III
Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall -
09:00
Stochastic models in population biology - Part III
45'
Speaker: A. McKANE (Theory Group. Physics Dept., Univ. Manchester, Manchester, U.K.) Material: lecture notes
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09:00
Stochastic models in population biology - Part III
45'
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09:45 - 10:30
Testing species coexistence mechanisms in the field
Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall -
09:45
Testing species coexistence mechanisms in the field
45'
Speaker: P. CHESSON (Evolution & Ecology, Univ. of California at Davis, Davis, USA)
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09:45
Testing species coexistence mechanisms in the field
45'
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10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall - 10:30 Coffee break 30'
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11:00 - 11:45
CLOSING REMARKS
Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall -
11:00
CLOSING REMARKS
45'
Speaker: Prof. J. DAMUTH (Univ. of California, D.Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology, Santa Barbara, CA, USA)
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11:00
CLOSING REMARKS
45'
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09:00 - 09:45
Stochastic models in population biology - Part III