Animal Ecology Seminar Series-Fall 1996

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September 27 Doug Johnson

“Habitat block size and grassland birds: a test with Conser- vation Reserve Program fields.”

October 4 Jeff Madejczyk

“Comparisons of fish communities in different shoreline habitats in the main channel border and backwater areas of Pool 6, Upper Missis- sippi River.”

October 11 Jeff Kopaska

“Ecological research on large-scale landscapes.”

October 18 Davis Horn

“Turning a hobby into science: the use of bird feeders for scientific research.”

October 25 Open

November 1 Bob Holt

“Niche conservatism and evolution: a population dynamic perspective.”

November 8 Joel Brown

“The ecology of fear: a foraging approach to trophic interactions.”

November 15 Mike Kaminski

“Smallmouth bass habitat and fish community relationships in central Iowa streams.”

December 6 Patrick Zollner

“Perceptual range, search strategies, and the behavioral ecology of ecological land- scapes.”

December 13 Dick Schmitz

“Modeling the influence of landscape attributes on survival in ring-necked pheasant

hens.”

* Seminars are held on Friday afternoons at 3:10 p.m. in E164 Lagomanrino Hall. Refreshements will be served in 114 of Science II immediately following each seminar.