Spaces are still available in several of our summer workshops. The Southwestern Research Station in Portal, Arizona is pleased to announce the following 2014 summer workshops
NEW THIS SUMMER AT THE SWRS: SPIDERS AND THEIR RELATIVES: 26 June - 5 July 2014. The Spider Workshop is targeted towards undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, naturalists, applied researchers, and other biologists who have a strong interest in understanding spider diversity and taxonomy. It will emphasize taxonomy, ecology, and field identification of spiders and their relatives found in the Chiricahua Mountain area of Arizona. Field trips will provide participants with specialized collecting, sampling, and observation techniques. Lab work will focus on providing detailed instruction on specimen identification, preparation, and labeling. For the full announcement click here http://research.amnh.org/swrs/spiders-and-their-relatives CONSERVATION MEDICINE AND DISEASES OF AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES: 22 - 28 June 2014. The workshop is being offered for the second time this summer. The workshop is designed for undergraduates and graduate students in Conservation Ecology, Wildlife, Biological Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine who expect to study, breed, and manage populations of amphibians and/or reptiles in the field and in captivity. "What does Conservation Medicine Mean" and "How can it be Functionally Used to Manage Populations of Amphibians and Reptiles" will be explored. Concepts of infectious diseases, anesthesia, use of pain medications, sampling techniques, surgical techniques, and handling of venomous species will be covered. http://research.amnh.org/swrs/conservation-medicine-and-diseases-amphibians-and-reptiles ANTS OF THE SOUTHWEST: 26 July- 5 August 2014. This workshop is designed for students, biologists, and other individuals who have some background in biology at the college level. This course is designed with curriculum that complements rather than competes with the California Academy of Sciences Ant Course. Although we will cover basic taxonomy and systematics, the major focus of this course will be on the ecology and behavior of ants. For the full announcement click here http://research.amnh.org/swrs/ants-southwest HERPETOLOGY FIELD COURSE: 16 July - 25 July 2014. Participants will gain knowledge on the outstanding biodiversity of amphibians and reptiles found in a wide diversity of habitats throughout southeastern Arizona and parts of southwestern New Mexico. Participants will obtain hands-on experience in amphibian and reptile identification, collecting and marking techniques, and data documentation. For the full announcement click here http://research.amnh.org/swrs/herpetology-southwest LEPIDOPTERA COURSE: 14 - 23 August 2014. Designed for students, amateur naturalists, conservation biologists, and other biologists who have an interest in learning more about butterflies and moths, the course will emphasize taxonomy, ecology, and field identification of lepidopterans in southeastern Arizona. Lectures will include background information on the biology of animals and their importance in pollination biology. Field trips will provide participants with collecting, sampling, and observation techniques and lab work will provide instruction on specimen identification, preparation, and labeling. http://research.amnh.org/swrs/education/lepidoptera-course For other courses offered at the SWRS please visit our website http://research.amnh.org/swrs/education Dawn S. Wilson, Director Southwestern Research Station P.O. Box 16553 Portal, Arizona 85632 Phone: 520-558-2396 Fax: 520-558-2018 Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Web: http://research.amnh.org/swrs/
