Seminars
Chair of Entomology
The chair's seminars are centered around presentations given by graduate students, but might also include other relevant presentations and activities.
Zvaríková M, Prokop P, Zvarík M, Ježová Z, Medina-Jerez W and Fedor P (2021). What Makes Spiders Frightening and Disgusting to People? Front. Ecol. Evol. 9:694569. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.694569"
… and will also present a few slides about her fieldwork in Morocco.
A phylogenetic-comparative study of resting postures on Geometridae moths
B.B. Phillips, C. Wallace, B.R. Roberts, A.T. Whitehouse, K.J. Gaston, J.M. Bullock, L.V. Dicks, J.L. Osborne. Enhancing road verges to aid pollinator conservation: a review. Biol. Conserv. (2020), doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108687
2022/2023 Autumn
26 October, 9 November, 23 November, 7 December, 21 December, 18 January. You are welcome to attend!
December 21st 2022
1) Triin Lepik
Entomology in Charles University in Czech republic, her Erasmus experience
2) Marko Prous
What is going on in Oulu University and a bit of nanosequenching
3) Kadri Ude
Joschinski, J. and Bonte, D. (2021), Diapause and bet-hedging strategies in insects: a meta-analysis of reaction norm shapes. Oikos, 130: 1240-1250. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.08116
December 14th 2022
1) Stênio Ítalo Araújo Foerster
Krams, R. et al. 2021 Spider odors induce stoichiometric changes in fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.
Current Zoology 67: 127–129. : https://doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoaa070
2) Daniel Valdma
Warren, M. S., Maes, D., van Swaay, C. A. M., Goffart, P., van Dyck, H., Bourn, N. A. D., et al. (2021). The decline of butterflies in Europe: problems, significance, and possible solutions. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 118:e2002551117. doi: 10.1073/PNAS.2002551117
November 23rd 2022
1) Kelly Kittus
Pasqual, C. D. , Groot, T. A., Mappes, J., Burdfeel-Steel, E. (2021). Evolutionary importance of intraspecific variation in sex pheromones. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 36(9), 848-859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2021.05.005
2) Aivar-Erik Pärna
Erasmus+ exchange at the University of Konstanz in the Kleineidam Behavioral Neurobiology research group
November 9th 2022
1) Vineesh Nedumpally
Phalnikar, K., Kunte, K., & Agashe, D. (2019). Disrupting butterfly caterpillar microbiomes does not impact their survival and development. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 286(1917), 20192438.
2) Leonard Opare
Promislow, D. E. L., Flatt, T., & Bonduriansky, R. (2022). The Biology of Aging in Insects: From Drosophila to Other Insects and Back. Annual Review of Entomology, 67(1), 83–103. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ento-061621-064341
October 26, 2022
1) Robin Gielen
Vorburger, C. 2022. Defensive Symbionts and the Evolution of Parasitoid Host Specialization. Annual Review of Entomology. 65: 329-346 https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ento-072621-062042
2) Anni Miller
Rimsaite, Jolanta & Ivinskis, Povilas & Bartkevičienė, Galina & Bernotienė, Rasa. (2022). The northward spread of the European mantis, Mantis religiosa (Mantodea: Mantidae): Data from Lithuania. European Journal of Entomology. 119. 318-326. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2022.033.
Spring 2021/2022
May 18, 2022
1) Anni Miller
Knoblauch, A.,Thoma, M., Menz, M.H.M. 2021. Autumn southward migration of dragonflies along the Baltic coast and the influence of weather on flight behaviour. Animal Behaviour, Volume 176, 2021, Pages 99-109, ISSN 0003-3472. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.04.003.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347221001020) (EST)
2) Aivar-Erik Pärna
Suen, G., Teiling, C., Li, L., Holt, C., Abouheif, E., & Bornberg-Bauer, E. et al. (2011). The Genome Sequence of the Leaf-Cutter Ant Atta cephalotes Reveals Insights into Its Obligate Symbiotic Lifestyle. Plos Genetics, 7(2), e1002007. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1002007 (EST)
May 10, 2022
1) Nidal Fetnassi
Effect of land use on moth communities in a village in High Atlas Mountains of Morocco
2) Kerli Kuusk
Asustustiheduse mõju võsavaksiku (Hypomecis atomaria) elukäigutunnustele
May 4, 2022
1) Leonard Opare
Exploring the effects of rearing density and entomopathogenic fungi exposure on black soldier fly larva immunity
2) Triin Lepik
Ormond MT et al. 2011. Avoidance of a generalist entomopathogenic fungus by the ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Volume 77: 229–237, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01100.x
April 20, 2022
1)Sigitas Podėnas
will introduce Lithuanian Nature research center.
2) Kadri Ude
Mouchet, M.A., Villéger, S., Mason, N.W.H. and Mouillot, D. (2010), Functional diversity measures: an overview of their redundancy and their ability to discriminate community assembly rules. Functional Ecology, 24: 867-876. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01695.x
3) Kelly Kittus
„Panda is cryptic“
April 12, 2022
1) Vineesh Nedumpally
Anchored hybrid enrichment technology - a breakthrough in phylogenetics
2) Robin Gielen
Ben-Ami, F. 2019. Host age effects in invertebrates: epidemiological, ecological, and evolutionary implications. - Trends in Parasitology 35(6): 466-480
December 15, 2021
1) Kadri Ude
Testing the efficiency of bait-trapping in relation to weather and landscape parameters combined with Moth communities on forest clear-cuts: impacts of clear-cut age and reforestation method
2) Triin Lepik
Lepatriinude (Coccinellidae) värvuse varieeruvus (liigi siseselt ja/või liikide vahel?)
3) Aivar-Erik Pärna
Peremeessipelgate mõju kahe sipelgaseoselise päevaliblika elupaigakasutusel
Master students
duration: ca 12 minutes
main purpose: to present your plans and convince the audience that your project is feasible
sisu: ca 1/4 of the allotted time should be dedicated on the background system
PhD students
duration: ca 25 minutes
main purpose: to present your plans and convince the audience that your project is feasible
sisu: ca 1/2 of the allotted time should be dedicated on the background system
Background system:
- What is known about this particular topic?
- What remains unknown?
- How will your work contribute to filling the knowledge gaps?