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SUMMARY:Shrinking Sheep to Growing Marmots: Linking Trait and Population D
 ynamics in Changing Environments - Arpat Ozgul ( University of Cambridge)
DTSTART:20111027T121000Z
DTEND:20111027T130000Z
UID:TALK32962@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Dr Edward Cackett
DESCRIPTION:A major goal in population ecology is to predict how wildlife\
 npopulations will respond to environmental change. Recent studies have\nhi
 ghlighted rapid changes in individual traits (such as body size)\naccompan
 ying and often preceding changes in population dynamics\,\nindicating that
  studying this link may improve our ability to predict\npopulation respons
 es to environmental change. Furthermore\, these\nstudies show that some sp
 ecies can adapt to change more easily than\nothers through a range of evol
 utionary and ecological mechanisms.\nUnderstanding these mechanisms is cru
 cial for identifying species that\nare more susceptible to environmental c
 hange. In this talk\, I will\ndemonstrate the link between individual trai
 ts and population dynamics\nby showcasing the application of analytical me
 thods to long-term data\nfrom two mammalian systems: shrinking sheep on a 
 Scottish island and\ngrowing marmots at a Colorado mountain top.\n
LOCATION:Entertaining Room\, Darwin College
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