2022 Fall Seminar Series Presents

Dr. Alisha Shah

Assistant Professor
Kellogg Biological Station, Department of Integrative Biology Michigan State University

WHEN: Feb. 24th , at Noon

WHERE: Seminar will be presented via Zoom and also in person in the North Classroom, Room 1207.

Everyone is welcome to join the seminar, please email jacki.craig@ucdenver.edu to receive the Zoom link. Requests can be submitted any time before the seminar but not after 10:00am the day of the seminar.

Using thermal physiology to explain patterns of biodiversity and response to climate change

Climate variability shapes the thermal tolerance of ectotherms and therefore determines their distributions, abundances, and vulnerability to climate change. However, the mechanisms by which temperature affects ectotherms, from genes to communities, are poorly understood. I use insects as models to test hypotheses about links between climate, physiology, genetic architecture, and community dynamics with the goal of understanding and predicting species response to change. Here, I will primarily present my work testing Janzen’s classic Climate Variability Hypothesis in aquatic insects from temperate and tropical mountain streams."