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SUMMARY:**Special Seminar** Niche conservatism deep and shallow, and the or
 igin and future of biodiversity patterns
LOCATION:Physiology 103
TZID:America/Denver
DTSTART:20140101T000000
UID:2026-05-13-07-14-10@natsci.colostate.edu
DTSTAMP:20260513T071410
Description:Niche conservatism occurs when populations\, species\, and clad
 es retain similar ecological characteristics over time.  Niche conservati
 sm may help to explain many different ecological and evolutionary patterns
 .  In my talk\, I will review recent research from my collaborators and I
  that explore this idea.  First\, I will discuss the role that niche cons
 ervatism may play in generating patterns of species richness\, including d
 ifferences in species richness between habitats within regions\, and diffe
 rences in species richness between regions at the global scale.  Second\,
  I will discuss the relevance of niche conservatism (particularly slow rat
 es of climatic niche evolution) for how species may respond to anthropogen
 ic climate change.  Finally\, I will discuss our new research focusing on
  two relatively unexplored aspects of niche conservatism: (1) the evolutio
 n of diel activity patterns in vertebrates (i.e. nocturnal vs. diurnal act
 ivity)\, and (2) the distribution and species richness of animal phyla acr
 oss marine and terrestrial environments\, one of earth’s most dramatic b
 ut most poorly understood biodiversity patterns. 4:00 pm
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