[Enviro-lunch] Today 2/14: Martha Kandziora

[Jennifer Alvarez]

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Hello Everyone,

Please join us on Today for this week's Enviro-Lunch talk by Martha Kandziora, at 12-1pm in Room SE2 Room 302



Why are there so many species of Erica ?


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Erica is one of the largest genera of angiosperm and extremely species-rich in the Cape Florstic Region. Species are the outcome of evolution and adaptation. I will first review the processes playing a role in speciation before presenting our research. To understand why there are so many species of Erica, I investigate together with others, the speciation and diversification processes of the genus. We found that increases in speciation rate seem to be related with rare long-distance dispersal to ecological dissimilar areas.

Bio: The key motivation for my research is to understand what drives speciation and how biodiversity is maintained, with a focus on the roles of spatial, historical and ecological processes. Currently I am a Postdoctoral Fellow in the McTavish lab (UC Merced) where I program a tool to automatically update phylogenies. Before coming here, I received my doctoral degree at the University of Mainz - Germany, where I investigated the evolution and biogeography of the large genus Senecio.



When: Today, 12pm – 1pm



Where: SE2 Room 302



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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