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SUMMARY:Plastic Fantastic - Sinead Collins\, Edinburgh University
DTSTART:20130307T130000Z
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CONTACT:Jill Harrison
DESCRIPTION:Marine microbes are the small but mighty foundations of marine
  ecosystems\, the tiny drivers of nutrient cycles\, and fascinating in the
 ir own right. As the ocean changes\, they have the capacity to evolve beca
 use of their large population sizes and short generation times. However\, 
 nearly all of our data is for physiological responses. Can we use this dat
 a to learn how future microbial communities will differ from contemporary 
 ones? How much do short-term acclimation responses tell us about microevol
 ution? I will present data from simulations and experimental evolution exp
 eriments showing how and why adaptive plastic responses determine evolutio
 nary responses\, and discuss how this is relevant to understanding marine 
 microbial responses to global change.  
LOCATION:Department of Plant Sciences\, Large Lecture Theatre
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