February 10 – Cayuga Bird Club Meeting & Presentation
Posted by Dustin Horton // January 29, 2014 // Calendar of Events
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca
Title/Speaker: Exploring the Origins of Neotropical Avian Biodiversity; Leonardo Campagna, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Description: Leonardo Campagna, a researcher at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, will discuss his studies on speciation and the effort to understand what factors have contributed to the vast avian diversity of the Neotropics. He will talk about how geological events have promoted speciation and explore examples from his own work in which he uses a combination of molecular tools and bird vocalizations analyses to study the evolution of various groups of birds from a number of areas in South America. Arrive at 7:15 p.m. for cookies and conversation. Bird club business begins at 7:30 followed by the speaker’s presentation. All are invited and welcome.
Admission: Free
Contact: (800) 843-2473, cornellbirds@cornell.edu
