Tuesday April 12
07:30 PM
From individuals, to populations, to communities, to extinction: when does personality matter?
MCZ 101, 26 Oxford Street, Harvard University
Consistent individual differences in behavior (aka ‘animal personality’) have received considerable attention in recent years because of their apparent ability to explain maladaptive behavior and to predict individual fitness in a variety of circumstances. In this talk I will explore how behavioral variation influences higher level ecological processes, including population demographics, species interactions and multilevel selection. I will use social spiders to address these topics.
The talk is free and open to the public. The meeting is readily accessible via public transportation. Parking is available in the Oxford Street Garage with advance arrangement, as described here, or (usually but not always) at spaces on nearby streets. Everyone is also welcome to join us for dinner before the talk (beginning at 5:45 PM) at the West Side Lounge, 1680 Massachussetts Avenue, Cambridge.
CEC meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month from October through May. The evening schedule typically includes an informal dinner (5:45 to 7:15 PM) followed by our formal meeting (7:30 – 9:00 PM). The latter begins with club business and is followed by a 50 minute entomology related presentation. Membership is open to amateur and professional entomologists.
