DAVIS--Micky Eubanks, professor of entomology at Texas A&M University, will speak on “Community Ecology of a ‘Pest’: Aphids Rule Their World Via Powerful Indirect Effects” at the UC Davis Department of Entomology seminar on Wednesday, Oct. 24 in Room 1022 of the Life Sciences Building.
His seminar, set from 12:10 to 1 p.m., is the second in a series of noonhour seminars. He will be introduced by his host, graduate student Billy Krimmel.
Eubanks received his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in biology from the University of Mississippi and his doctorate in entomology from the University of Maryland.
Prior to moving to Texas A&M University, Eubanks was a postdoctoral fellow at Bucknell University and an assistant and associate professor at Auburn University. Eubanks is broadly interested in the community and evolutionary ecology associated with plant-insect interactions. Much of his research focuses on understanding variation in the strength of species interactions.
The Eubanks lab, he says, seeks to understand “keystone” interactions that explain a disproportionately large amount of variation in the abundance and distribution of species. “Understanding these interactions is critical if we are to accurately predict the outcome of species interactions in diverse and highly connected ecosystems and maintain ecological sustainability in a world where human impacts increase daily.”
The UC Davis Department of Entomology fall seminars are coordinated by assistant professors Joanna Chiu and Brian Johnson. Through the coordination of professor James R. Carey, this seminar will be videotaped and posted on UCTV.
--Kathy Keatley Garvey
Communications specialist
UC Davis Department of Entomology
(530) 754-6894