E&E Webinar: The Red Queens and the evolution of sex

Any antagonistic interaction has the potential of favouring sex, just as predicted by the "Red Queen hypothesis" in the case of host-parasite interactions. Is it really the case?

schedule Date & time
29 Oct 2020 4:00pm - 29 Oct 2020 5:00pm
person Speaker
Thomas Aubier, University of Zurich, Switzerland
next_week Event series
Ecology and Evolution Seminar Series
contact_support Contact
Michael Jennions
Michael.Jennions@anu.edu.au

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Description

Any antagonistic interaction has the potential of favouring sex, just as predicted by the "Red Queen hypothesis" in the case of host-parasite interactions. Is it really the case?

Biography

Postdoc at University of Zurich, Switzerland.

Location

Please click this link to join the webinar:
https://anu.zoom.us/j/92264602097?pwd=bVZJVTRjZEJvSEVNOGljL01GcXFYZz09

Passcode: 948015

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