University of New England

Marine Science Seminar Series features seven guest speakers for spring 2008

BIDDEFORD, Maine - The University of New England's Marine Science Education and Research Center is presenting a series of Marine Science Seminars for spring 2008.

All seminars are at noon on Fridays in Lecture Hall 113 of the Harold Alfond Center for Health Sciences.

Schedule

January 25
Win Watson, Ph.D., University of New Hampshire
“The Secret Lives of Lobsters”

February 15
Renae Brodie, Ph.D., Mount Holyoke College
“Life on the Wedge: Survival Strategies in Larval Estuarine Crabs”

February 22
Erik Sotka, Ph.D., College of Charleston
“Larval Dispersal and Local Adaptation of Nearshore Marine Invertebrates”

March 7
Erik Hoffmayer, Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
“The Physiological Ecology of Sharks in the Northern Gulf of Mexico:
The Atlantic Sharpnose Shark as a Case Study”

March 28
Don Bowen, Ph.D., Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans
"Reproductive Performance in Female Grey Seals:
Insights from Long-term Studies of Individuals"

April 18
Gisèle Muller-Parker, Ph.D., Western Washington State University
“Multiple Partners: Lessons from Temperate Anemone Symbioses”

April 25
Cathy McFadden, Ph.D., Harvey-Mudd College
“Species Boundaries, Genetic Variation and the Quest for a
Universal DNA 'Barcode': Lessons from Octocorals”