Hi Everyone:
The December Monday Night Seminar is coming up next week. For a change of pace, the upcoming session will be *largely bird-free!* I’ve heard that Harry Greene is a fantastic speaker; this should be a real treat. For those who can’t attend in person, we will also be live streaming the lecture at bit.ly/BirdTalks <http://dl.allaboutbirds.org/cornelllab-monday-night-seminars>. Doors open at 7:00. Free, no registration required. Hope you can make it! Marc *** *Monday, * *December 4, 2017 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM* Primates and Snakes: 75 Million Years of Deadly Dialogue? *Harry W. Greene, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University* Come hear the fascinating story of how snakes and primates have influenced one another’s evolution for millions of years. Harry Greene from Cornell University’s Department of Ecology and Evolution explores the theory that snakes have influenced the evolution of primate neurobiology, vision, and fear, beginning as long as 75 million years ago with constricting predators and 50 million years ago with venomous adversaries. The origins of venomous front-fangs radically changed encounters with snake predators, such that birds and primates, with their sophisticated visual, acoustical, and cognitive abilities, influenced the evolution of serpentine defensive displays and mimicry. As weapon-wielders, primates in particular might have affected snake evolution, including the origins of serpents’ long-distance weaponry in Africa and Asia. These long-term, evolutionary relationships among snakes and primates both challenge and inspire efforts to conserve snakes. Marc Devokaitis The Cornell Lab of Ornithology -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
