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Spring 2006 Monday Night Seminar Video Archive

 

 
February 6, 2006
Avian Communication, from Finches to Penguins

Paul Nolan, Ithaca College
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 Hear Paul's talk, now archived online!

Animals have many ways to get their point across, from displaying brilliant colors to producing a variety of sounds or performing a complex behavior. This is especially true when an animal tries to attract or defend a mate. Paul will discuss a variety of communication strategies briefly and then will focus on the use of song by House Finches and the production of ornamental colors by King Penguins.
 
March 6, 2006
From Walden to Wall Street: Frontiers of Conservation Finance

James N. Levitt,

Program on Conservation Innovation at The Harvard Forest, Harvard University
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James will discuss the new book, From Walden to Wall Street, which brings together the experience of more than a dozen pioneering conservation finance practitioners to present powerful ideas for dramatically expanding the availability of capital for land and biodiversity conservation in the United States. The discussion will put into historical context a wide array of promising initiatives in conservation finance across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. James D. Range, Chair of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership notes, "This book is planting the seeds of the next generation of successful conservation in America." [Books may still be available for purchase. Inquire at the Lab's Wild Birds Unlimited store.]

 

March 27, 2006
Bird Declines in Fragmented Landscapes: Lessons from Australia

Caren Cooper, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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The loss and fragmentation of natural habitat is a major threat to avian biodiversity worldwide, but the reasons differ depending on the region. In North America, but not in Australia, habitat fragmentation results in elevated nest predation and brood parasitism. In this talk, Caren will explain the behavioral ecology of the Brown Treecreeper and another mechanism by which fragmentation causes population declines.

April 3, 2006
Songbird Journeys: Four Seasons in the Lives of Migratory Birds

Miyoko Chu, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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Miyoko will talk about the remarkable lives of songbirds and the scientific quest to answer age-old questions about where they go, how they get there, and what they do in the far-flung places they inhabit throughout the year. Her new book, Songbird Journeys, is described by Living on the Wind author Scott Weidensaul as "that rare book that mingles passion, beauty, and science into a surprising, fascinating whole." [Books may still be available for purchase. Inquire at the Lab's Wild Birds Unlimited store.]