SEMINAR: SPECIAL MBF SEMINAR--KUSHLAN CHAIR CANDIDATE-- THURSDAY, FEB 7

[Pam Harris <pharris@rsmas.miami.edu>]

MBF Seminar Series

KUSHLAN CHAIR CANDIDATE

Mark Hauber
Hunter College, CUNY

Living in crowds: tracking reproductive and foraging strategies in colonial seabirds

Colonial seabirds perform some of the most complex biological tasks: they return from trans-oceanic migration to land within feet of their natal nest site, they accurately recognize mates and young amongst hundreds or thousands of nests of mostly hostile neighbors, and they successfully locate and feed on unpredictable prey distributed across a habitat with few or no permanent landmarks. Using a combination of remote tracking, biochemical sampling, and behavioral survey methods, this work focuses on native seabirds managed actively for long-term conservation targets across the New Zealand archipelago, identifying both the proximate bases of highly-reliable recognition mechanisms, and the evolutionary consequences of the inevitable errors generated by complex biological systems.

 
 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2013

12noon

 

RSMAS campus, S/A 103

 

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Pamela Harris
Marine Biology and Fisheries
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
University of Miami
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway/SLAB-118
Miami, FL 33149
(305) 421-4176
fax - (305) 421-4600
pharris@rsmas.miami.edu
http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/academics/divisions/marine-biology-fisheries/