BIOS 3010 - Ecology

Dr. Stephen Malcolm.

1 November 2005

Bonus point opportunity 3:

For 5 bonus points:

Please attend the following lecture and write a summary to be handed in by November 9:

Dr. Brad Swanson, Central Michigan University:

“Martens, and fisher, and bobcats oh my! Using genetics in the management of furbearer populations”

3:30 p.m., Friday, 4 November, 1718 Wood Hall

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Colloquium

“Martens, and Fisher, and Bobcats oh my!

Using genetics in the management of furbearer populations”

Friday, November 4, 2005, 3:30 pm

1718 Wood Hall

Dr. Brad Swanson

Central Michigan University

The primary research interest in Dr. Swanson’s laboratory is using genetics, such as microsatellites and DNA sequences, to answer ecological and conservation related questions. Specifically, the questions his lab is currently focusing on include questions relating to estimating effective populations sizes of small populations, what factors influence rates of loss of genetic variation, interpopulation dispersal rates, and the landscape level factors that influence interpopulation dispersal.