Spring Semester 2008
BIOL 400-01 SEMINAR
Ecology Department
Thursdays 3:30-4:30, 125 Linfield Hall

Information subject to change. Additional information including seminar titles/abstracts will be updated and posted to this site. Advance notice is requested so that accommodations can be made for special needs, thank you.

Please note that during Spring 08 Semester, the Seminars are being presented in

125 Linfield Hall

Jan. 17 David Roberts : "Introduction to Biol 400"      

Jan. 24 All Faculty & Students: "Graduate Student Introductions"

Jan. 31 Dr. Rick Sojda, Wildlife Biologist, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, USDI--Geological Survey, Bozeman: " Wind Energy Basics, and Some Thoughts about Wildlife Friendly Windy Energy"

Feb. 7 Dr. Robert Diehl, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi: " Advancing Migratory Bird Conservation Using Radar "

Feb. 14 CANCELLED due to Montana American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting

Feb. 21 Arnie Dood, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Endangered Species Programs in Montana: " The True Story of the Birds and Bears "

Feb. 28 Dr. Elin Pierce, Adjunct Professor, Department of Ecology, Montana State University: “The Intriguing Mating System of the Purple Sandpiper in High-Arctic Svalbard”

Mar. 6 Dr. Joel Cahoon, Department of Civil Engineering: "Engineering Components of Fish Passage Reserach at MSU"

March 10-14 Spring Break--No Classes

Mar. 20 Brad Shepard , PhD Candidate in Fish and Wildlife Biology, Researcher, Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks: "Cutthroat Trout Conservation in Montana: Science, Politics, and Sociology at the Edge of Knowledge"

Mar. 27 Dr. David Naugle, University of Montana:"Cumulative Impacts of Energy Development on Sage-grouse: Where Do We Go from Here?"

Apr. 3 Dr. Paul Cross, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, USGS, Montana State University: "Ecology and Management of Brucellosis in the GYE"

Apr. 10 CANCELLED

Plant Community Ecologist Candidate
Apr. 17 Dr. Katharine Suding, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Irvine: "Ecological Insights from Studying Complex Natural Gradients: Serengeti National Park"

Plant Community Ecologist Candidate
Apr. 24 Dr. T. Michael Anderson, Community and Conservation Research, University of Groningen, The Netherlands: "Ecological Insights from Studying Complex Natural Gradients: Serengeti National Park"

May 1 POSTPONED UNTIL FALL 2008 due to death in the family. Your understanding is appreciated.
David Quammen, Wallace Stegner Professor in Western American Studies, Montana State University: "The Leaping Tumor: Infectious Cancer in the Tasmanian Devil...and Beyond"

May 5-9 Final Examinations

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