The Department of Biology is excited to welcome Dr. Ruth Hufbauer, Professor of Agricultural Biology at Colorado State University, for an upcoming BIO Seminar.
Dr. Hufbauer’s seminar, “The Evolutionary Ecology of Populations in Changing Environments: Tales of a Model System and a Range Expansion,” investigates how populations respond and adapt as environments change, drawing on both model systems and range expansion research.
Event Details
Speaker: Dr. Ruth Hufbauer
Title: The Evolutionary Ecology of Populations in Changing Environments: Tales of a Model System and a Range Expansion
Date: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026
Time: 4:00PM
Location: Biology 136
Hosted by Scott Monahan, PhD Candidate & GDPE Student
Light refreshments while supplies last.
All are welcome to join us for this free event.
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Abstract
An important challenge in evolutionary ecology is to better understand how fundamental characteristics of populations encountering changing environments influence population persistence and adaptation. In this talk, I will tell two stories that address different aspects of this challenge. First, I’ll present experimental work with a model system, in which we evaluated how population density influences extinction risk and adaptation to a challenging environment. Then, I’ll present work from a biological control system, in which we explore the role of adaptive changes, including altered plasticity, in range expansion into previously uninhabitable regions.
