The Natural History and Ecology of New England Ants: Ecosystem Engineers In A Time Of Global Change with Dr. Nick Gotelli, University of Vermont
May 6, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Saturday, May 6, 2023
Ants are seemingly familiar animals, but few people appreciate their amazing life histories and evolutionary success as colonies of “super-organisms”. This virtual talk explains those details as well as how ants feature as model organisms in the study of animal behavior and responses to climate change.
About Our Speaker: Nick Gotelli is a professor in the Department of Biology, University of Vermont, where he has taught ecology, evolution, and computational biology for the past 30 years. He is an experimental field ecologist whose study organisms include marine invertebrates, carnivorous plants, and ants of New England forests. He is the author of A Primer Of Ecology (2008, Sinauer Associates), and a co-author of A Field Guide To The Ants Of New England (2012, Yale University Press). 2:00 p.m., ZOOM, Members: FREE, Non Members: $10.00 Pre-registration is required. Call 860-567-0857 or register online: https://white-memorial-conservation-center.square.site/product/the-natural-history-and-ecology-of-new-england-ants-ecosystem-engineers-in-a-time-of-global-change/1310
Saturday, May 6, 2023
Ants are seemingly familiar animals, but few people appreciate their amazing life histories and evolutionary success as colonies of “super-organisms”. This virtual talk explains those details as well as how ants feature as model organisms in the study of animal behavior and responses to climate change.
About Our Speaker: Nick Gotelli is a professor in the Department of Biology, University of Vermont, where he has taught ecology, evolution, and computational biology for the past 30 years. He is an experimental field ecologist whose study organisms include marine invertebrates, carnivorous plants, and ants of New England forests. He is the author of A Primer Of Ecology (2008, Sinauer Associates), and a co-author of A Field Guide To The Ants Of New England (2012, Yale University Press). 2:00 p.m., ZOOM, Members: FREE, Non Members: $10.00 Pre-registration is required. Call 860-567-0857 or register online: https://white-memorial-conservation-center.square.site/product/the-natural-history-and-ecology-of-new-england-ants-ecosystem-engineers-in-a-time-of-global-change/1310
A ZOOM link will be emailed to you on May 5.
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