Thermal biology mini-symposium” that will take place in the morning of October 20th before Loke von Schmalensee´s defence in P216, Stockholm University

The program is as follows:

09:30 – 10:30 Michael Angilletta (Arizona State University): How species adapt to temperature: current models and future challenges

10:30 – 11:00 Fredrik Jutfelt (Gothenburg University) Thermal acclimation and adaptation in fish

11:00 – 11:30 Rhonda Snook (Stockholm University) Too hot to reproduce: the evolutionary genetics and ecological consequences of declining reproductive performance in a warming world

11:30 – 11:45 Leg-stretcher / coffee

11:45 – 12:15 Tomas Roslin (SLU) Little directional change in the timing of Arctic spring phenology over the past 25 years

12:15 – 12:45 Aelys Humphreys (Stockholm University) The thermal tolerance of plants on global and local scales

After lunch the day then continues with:

14:00 – Loke von Schmalensee PhD defense: Temperature variation in time and space, and its effects on insects (in Vivi Täckholm Salen)