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Seminarios de investigación en el canal Youtube del MNCN

Próximos

Mayo 2025

FROM GENES TO ECOSYSTEMS: EXPLORING HOST–VECTOR–PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS ACROSS SCALES

Ponente: Maria Jose Ruiz, investigadora postdoctoral, departamento de Ecología y Evolución, Estación Biológica de Doñana

Fecha y hora: viernes 9 de mayo de 12:00 a 13:00

Lugar: salón de actos del MNCN

Abstract: Understanding vector-borne diseases like avian malaria and West Nile virus requires a cross-scale approach, from genes to ecosystems. In this talk, I explore how ecological factors like habitat fragmentation and climate change interact with host, vector, and pathogen biology. Through three case studies, I examine disease patterns in fragmented tropical landscapes, mosquito transcriptional responses to avian Plasmodium, and multi-omic insights into West Nile virus spread, evolution, and temperature-driven dynamics. By combining genomics, transcriptomics, and landscape ecology, we can better understand the complex forces shaping disease emergence in a rapidly changing world.

SIX DECADES OF GLOBAL LAND USE CHANGE - WHAT DATA TELLS US ABOUT DYNAMICS, DRIVERS AND IMPACTS

Ponente: Karina Winkler, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)/ Meteorology and Climate Research Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMKIFU)

Fecha y hora: jueves 22 de mayo de 12:00 a 13:00

Lugar: salón de actos del MNCN

Abstract: While land use change has shaped our planet for many centuries, knowledge on past land use transitions and their spatiotemporal dynamics remains fragmented. Using a large-scale data harmonisation approach, we shed light on the diverse patterns of global land use change. The presentation will highlight the main land use trends, discuss their drivers and interconnections, and potential environmental impacts. Different types of land use data allow us to learn from the past in order to shape the future - often we just need to bring them together!

Seminario polar

Ponente: Antonio Alcamí, CBM-Madrid

Fecha y hora: viernes 30 de mayo de 13:00 a 14:00

Lugar: salón de actos del MNCN

Junio 2025

NATURAL SELECTION, ADAPTATION AND MALADAPTATION IN URBAN GREAT TITS

Ponente: Anne Charmantier, CNRS researcher at Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, Montpellier, France

Fecha y hora: viernes 6 de junio de 12:00 a 13:00

Lugar: salón de actos del MNCN

Abstract: For many decades, evolutionary ecology thrived through experimental approaches in the laboratory or via long-term studies conducted in pristine environments, where the goal was to study natural selection uninfluenced by the strong anthropogenic forces impacting ecosystems. In particular, cities were largely excluded as their biodiversity was considered altered relative to natural habitats and heavily influenced by the complex mix of novel and constraining urban conditions. Over the past decade, however, it has become increasingly clear that we must better understand urban biodiversity—not only to protect it, but also because urban environments provide compelling opportunities to study rapid adaptation. Anne Charmantier will present recent findings from a project on great tits (Parus major) in urban settings, illustrating the potential of urban environments to reveal patterns of local adaptation.

Ponente: Sonya Clegg

Fecha y hora: viernes 13 de junio de 12:00 a 13:00

Lugar: salón de actos del MNCN

Septiembre 2025

Seminario polar

Ponente: Alfonso Saiz Lopez, Instituto de Química Física Blas Cabrera, CSIC

Fecha y hora: viernes 26 de septiembre de 13:00 a 14:00

Lugar: salón de actos del MNCN

Octubre 2025

Seminario polar

Fecha y hora: viernes 24 de octubre de 13:00 a 14:00

Lugar: salón de actos del MNCN

Noviembre 2025

Seminario polar

Ponente: Adrian Lopez Quiros, Universidad de Granada

Fecha y hora: viernes 28 de noviembre de 13:00 a 14:00

Lugar: salón de actos del MNCN

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