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1997 In the Department of Biological Science at Florida State University (updated 25 Aug 03)

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SIMBERFEST!!!

PROGRAM

Saturday, May 24, 1997
Talks, 228 Conradi Building
  • 9:00 - Mike Johnson - Dan, The Early Years

  • 9:30 - Susan Mopper - Mining (as opposed to dredging) data

  • 10:00 - Janice Moore - Barbies you've always wanted to meet, and their parasites, too

  • 10:30 - Joel Trexler - Exotics in dreams, er, streams

Stretch and pee, quickly!!!
  • 11:00 - The Man Himself - The weevil that ate the U.S.

  • 11:30 - Barb Downes - Species diversity in streams

  • 12:00 - Mark Schwartz - Structured communities and character displacement in unusual taxa

Lunch break (each to his/her own)
  • 1:15 - Bill Boecklen - The death 'nole for the dynamic equilibrium model

  • 1:45 - Nick Gotelli - EcoSim: 'Nole model software for ecologists

Stretch and pee
  • 2:45 - Tamar Dayan - Character displacement: spiny mice and cacti?

  • 3:15 - Sharon Strauss - Plants, herbivores and pollinators: (y'all know what comes after a colon . . .) Fancy meeting you in a place like this

  • 3:45 - Doug Gage - Chemical means to relieve stress (in plants)

  • 4:15 - Tom Hallam -Vol Culture 101: a primer for prospective residents of East Tennessee

  • 4:45 - Joe Travis - Book review: Strangers in Paradise

  • 5:00 - Head out to Barbecue at Tall Timbers (vans available at Conradi).

Tall Timbers barbecue - Food and drinks provided by the Department!
Vans provided by Tall Timbers; many thanks to Sharon Hermann.

Sunday - *** Field trip ***
Bruce Means, Leader. Vans and lunch provided.


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