Between species and sexes: the genetic basis of adaptive traits in African cichlid fishes
Main Speaker: Emily Moore
Assistant Professor , University of Nebraska-Lincoln | School of Biological Sciences
Date: 9/3/2025
Time: 3:30 PM
Location: 107 South Hardin Hall (Auditorium)
Abstract
The cichlid fishes of East Africa are an astounding “natural experiment” in adaptive evolution. The group rapidly diversified, with striking variation in functional traits such as jaw and body morphology, cryptic pigmentation, and exploratory behavior. My work examines the genetic basis of adaptive traits in the group, combining phenotyping, comparative genomics, and classical genetics to link genotype to phenotype to fitness. This talk will present work on the role of complex sex chromosome systems in shaping trait variation, as well as the functional genomic basis of variation in niche partitioning exploratory behaviors.Speaker's Bio
Emily has a BS and a BA from the University of Colorado, Denver; MS from Colorado State University, and a PhD with Reade Roberts at North Carolina State. Postdoc at the University of Montana with Jeff Good and University of Denver with Erica Larson. https://biosci.unl.edu/person/emily-moore/Speaker's Contact Information
- emoore28@unl.edu
Wilder Weather: Research, Communication, and Connection
Main Speaker: Barb Boustead
Climatologist | Meteorologist | Instructor | Writer
Date: 9/10/2025
Time: 3:30 PM
Location: 107 South Hardin Hall (Auditorium)
Climate Change in Nebraska
Main Speaker: Nebraska State Climate Office and Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Date: 9/17/2025
Time: 3:30 PM
Location: 107 South Hardin Hall (Auditorium)
Speaker's Bio
Eric Hunt (Assistant Extension Educator, NSCO), Deborah Bathke (State Climatologist, NSCO) and Ross Dixon (Assistant Professor, EAS)Crime Scene Ecology
Main Speaker: Leon Higley
Insect Ecologist , University of Nebraska-Lincoln | School of Natural Resources
Date: 9/24/2025
Time: 3:30 PM
Location: 107 South Hardin Hall (Auditorium)
Speaker's Bio
Departmental ProfileSpeaker's Contact Information
- lhigley1@unl.edu
Geology of Lewis and Clark Trail in Great Plains
Main Speaker: Robert Diffendal
Emeritus Research Geologist , University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Conservation and Survey Division
Other Speakers: Anne Diffendal
Date: 10/1/2025
Time: 3:30 PM
Location: 107 South Hardin Hall (Auditorium)
Speaker's Bio
SNR ProfileSpeaker's Contact Information
- rdiffendal1@unl.edu
Topic: Small mammal ecology/education
Main Speaker: Erin Schaefer
PhD candidate , Northern Illinois University
Date: 10/8/2025
Time: 3:30 PM
Location: 107 South Hardin Hall (Auditorium)
Speaker's Bio
I'm Erin G. Rowland-Schaefer, a St. Louis native and PhD candidate at Northern Illinois University. I graduated with a B.S. in Biology from Concordia University in 2019 and followed the call of the prairie to the Evidence-Based Restoration Lab. My research interests include small-mammal population dynamics, the use of spatial analysis in ecology, and collaborating with land managers to support science-based conservation. I'm also passionate about science education and work with the B-BER Group developing a lesson plan to introduce landscape ecology concepts in introductory ecology coursework. My current work takes place at Nachusa Grasslands in Franklin Grove, IL, where I am continuing a long-term small-mammal trapping project and examining the impacts of restoration activity such as the reintroduction of grazing bison and the use of prescribed fire.Speaker's Contact Information
- erin.rowland@cune.org
Topic: TBD
Main Speaker: Richard Berl
computational social scientist
Date: 10/15/2025
Time: 3:30 PM
Location: 107 South Hardin Hall (Auditorium)
Speaker's Bio
I am a computational social scientist with a background in evolutionary theory, behavior, and cultural change, and a passion for conserving biocultural diversity and improving social good and sustainability.Topic: Climate
Main Speaker: Allie Mazurek
Engagement Climatologist , Colorado Climate Center
Date: 10/22/2025
Time: 3:30 PM
Location: 107 South Hardin Hall (Auditorium)
Topic: Image-based hyrdology software and research
Main Speaker: Troy Gilmore
Groundwater Hydrologist , University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Conservation and Survey Division
Date: 10/29/2025
Time: 3:30 PM
Location: 107 South Hardin Hall (Auditorium)
Speaker's Bio
SNR ProfileSpeaker's Contact Information
- gilmore@unl.edu
Topic: Water
Main Speaker: Anni Poetzl
Assistant Extension Instructor/Educator - Water Quality , University of Nebraska-Lincoln | School of Natural Resources
Date: 11/12/2025
Time: 3:30 PM
Location: 107 South Hardin Hall (Auditorium)
Speaker's Bio
Departmental ProfileSpeaker's Contact Information
- apoetzl2@unl.edu
Seminar & Discussions Archives
The School of Natural Resources, its faculty and affiliated programs sponsor various seminar and discussion series. Unless otherwise indicated, all are open to the public.