Reinterpreting ecological niche models to study spatial and temporal patterns of natural selection in wild populations in response to climate change

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Location: Galvin 115B

Joel Ralston

Presented as part of the Environmental Change Initiative's Brown Bag Seminar Series.

Joel Ralston Ph.D. will speak about changes in the spatial and temporal patterns of natural selection and the effects of climate change on those patterns. Professor Ralston is an Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies at Saint Mary's College. He earned a Bachelor of Science at Oswego State University and a Ph.D. at the University of Albany. Ralston's research interests are ornithology, biogeography, and ecology.