Time/Place:

Tuesday, November 17, 2009
3:00pm
101 Stanley Thomas Hall
Tulane University (Uptown)

Refreshments will be served

Speaker:

Caz Taylor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University

Title:

Population Dynamics in Migratory Networks

Abstract:

I propose the idea of linking multiple breeding and multiple wintering sites for migratory birds into a network of sites and develop population models on these networks. I examine the effects of habitat loss and habitat fragmentation in the network and develop graph-theoretic metrics that can be used to predict population size and likelihood of persistence in the network. I discuss the application of these models to real species and to the spread of disease in migratory bird populations.