I just got a sneak preview of tomorrow's presentation and it looks to me like it will be absolutely fascinating (with gorgeous images, too)!!! Seriously, science/bird geeks won't want to miss this one!
John Shenot President, Fort Collins Audubon Society Fort Collins, CO On Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 8:14:53 AM UTC-6 Andrew Monson wrote: > *Fort Collins Audubon* invites you to join a* virtual (and in-person > watch party) program* featuring *Dr. Sheila Turbek*, postdoctoral > researcher in Dr. Kristen Ruegg’s lab at Colorado State University. Dr. > Turbek will be presenting* “The Bird Genoscape Project: Harnessing the > power of genomics to advance migratory bird conservation” *this *Thursday, > May 12th, 2022; Announcements at 7:00pm and Program at 7:20pm.* > > *Virtual attendees: Enter the following link on your web browser at or > before 7 p.m. and follow the instructions to join the meeting virtually: * > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86537729303 > *We will be enabling live closed-captioning for Zoom attendees to utilize > as they wish.* > > *In-person attendees: We will host a watch party at the Fort Collins > Senior Center (1200 Raintree Dr). * > > "According to recent research, North American birds have plummeted by > nearly 30% since 1970, a staggering population decline that corresponds to > almost three billion birds. The Bird Genoscape Project is a > multi-university initiative to map the population-specific routes of > migratory birds using genomic tools.. This talk will highlight some of the > ways in which the project applies genomic tools to connect migratory bird > populations across time and space and understand how populations may > respond to future environmental stressors. > > Dr. Sheela Turbek is a postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Kristen Ruegg’s lab > at Colorado State University. Her doctoral research at the University of > Colorado Boulder focused on the role of mate choice and migratory behavior > in generating and maintaining avian diversity. Lately, she is interested in > using genomic tools to advance the conservation of threatened avian > species. > > JOIN US for this information program meeting. It is free and the Public is > welcomed! > > Additional Note: The Audubon Spring 2022 Special Issue magazine features > “The Wonder of Migration” including an article “Birds of a Feather” that > writes about the work of Kristen Ruegg's lab at CSU." > Andrew Monson > PR Chair, FCAS > Fort Collins, CO > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/f6906fb3-1631-4734-b914-acacdb93cd8an%40googlegroups.com.
