Speaker: Dr. Stefano Mammola, The National Research Council of Italy
Title: The dark side of functional diversity—looking at subterranean spiders through the lens of traits-based ecology
Speaker: Dr. Joachim Surm, Dept. of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, HUJI
Title: Estimating the venom contribution to fitness utilizing sea anemones as a model
Speaker: Yael Hazan, Department of EEB, Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Title: The role of the RDRPs in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis
Speaker: Dr. Martina Pavlek, Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute
Title: Biodiversity of cave spiders in the Dinarides, a global hotspot for cave fauna
Speaker: Nikki Thie, EEB Department, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Title: Linking health and microbiome in migratory birds
Speaker: Netta Shamir-Weller, EEB Department, Institute of life sciences, HUJI
Title: Predation risk induces changes in the trophic function of the desert snail Xerocrassa simulata
Speaker: Dr. Michael Lässig, Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Cologne
Title: Predicting pathogen evolution: From influenza to SARS-CoV-2
Speaker: Dr. Noa Truskanov, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Zoology, Tel Aviv University
Title: The role of learning in shaping social interactions
Speaker: Dr. Aviad Scheinin, The University of Haifa
Title: Marine apex predators in the Mediterranean Sea
Speaker: Dr. Leonidas Fusani, University of Vienna
Dr. Virginie Canoine, University of Vienna
Title: A glimpse into psychological factors regulating stopover duration in migratory passerines
Adapting to a changing environment as a bird (and as an endocrinologist)