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SUMMARY:"Coupled dynamics of traits and populations in response to environ
 mental change". - Arpat Ozgul\, University of Cambridge
DTSTART:20110831T100000Z
DTEND:20110831T110000Z
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CONTACT:Microsoft Research Cambridge Talks Admins
DESCRIPTION:A major goal in population ecology is to predict how populatio
 ns will respond to environmental change.  Recent studies have highlighted 
 rapid phenotypic changes accompanying and often preceding demographic regi
 me shifts\, indicating that a trait-based demographic approach can improve
  our ability to predict a population’s response to environmental change.
  Furthermore\, these studies show that some species can adapt to environme
 ntal change more easily than others through a range of evolutionary and ec
 ological mechanisms\; understanding these differences is crucial for ident
 ifying species that are more susceptible. In this talk\, I will present th
 e links between the abiotic environment\, population density\, individual 
 traits (such as body size) and demography using long-term data from two ma
 mmalian systems: Soay sheep and yellow-bellied marmots\, and address the f
 ollowing questions: "How do populations respond demographically\, ecologic
 ally and evolutionarily to environmental perturbations?"
LOCATION:Small lecture theatre\, Microsoft Research Ltd\, 7 J J Thomson Av
 enue (Off Madingley Road)\, Cambridge
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