[Enviro-lunch] Today 4/18: Kinsey Brock

[Jing Yan]

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Hello Everyone,

Please join us Today for this week's Enviro-Lunch talk by Kinsey Brock from University of California, Merced at 12-1pm in room SE2-224.
"Orange lizard, white lizard, yellow lizard, one lizard: the evolution of multiple color morphs within species"
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Abstract: A major goal in evolutionary biology is to understand how genetic variation arises and is maintained in natural populations. Color polymorphism, or the presence of two or more discrete, genetically determined phenotypes within a population, offer an ideal natural system to study evolutionary processes involved in maintaining genetic variation and the consequences of when it is lost. To understand the causes and consequences of color polymorphism, my dissertation investigates the evolutionary history of the trait and role of different evolutionary forces at multiple scales from a speciose family of color polymorphic lizards, to geographic variation in color polymorphism across an entire species distribution, to different chemical and communication signals among color morphs in a single population.

Bio: Kinsey Brock is a fourth-year Ph.D. Candidate in the Quantitative & Systems Biology graduate group at the University of California, Merced. Kinsey received her Bachelor of Arts in Art & Design, Bachelor of Science in Program in the Environment, and Masters of Science in Conservation Ecology from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Her dissertation research combines her interests in color, evolution, and lizards, and is focused on the evolutionary causes and consequences of color polymorphism at multiple evolutionary and spatial scales. In addition to her research, Kinsey is an artist and musician and works to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the sciences through the Women in STEM and RadioBio student organizations.

When: Thursday 4/18, 12pm - 1pm

Where: SE2-224

Coffee will be provided, please bring your own mugs.

We look forward to seeing you,

Jing & Jennifer

Organizers for Spring 2019: Jing Yan and Jennifer Alvarez
Faculty coordinator: Asmeret Asefaw Berhe



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