[Ctleps-l] Connecticut Butterfly Association Fall Meeting

Roy Zartarian royz at royzartarian.com
Mon Sep 16 20:39:38 EDT 2013


Connecticut Butterfly Association Fall Meeting

Date: Thursday, October 17, 2013

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Whitney Center, 200 Leeder Hill Drive, Hamden CT


 Program
Illuminating the biology of monarch butterfly migration


 Presented by

Steven M. Reppert, MD
Professor of Neurobiology
University of Massachusetts Medical School


 Each fall, eastern North American monarch butterflies undergo a
spectacular long-distance migration, traveling distances up to 2000 miles
to arrive at their overwintering grounds in central Mexico. Studies using
contemporary neurobiological approaches ranging from behavioral to neuronal
to genetic have begun to unravel the orientation strategies that migratory
butterflies use to maintain a constant flight direction. A key strategy
focuses on how a circadian clock and the sun compass interact to control
directed flight during the migration. In addition to understanding
migration biology, conservation efforts are critical to maintain the
vitality of the migration cycle. For further information see: *
http://reppertlab.org/* <http://reppertlab.org/>*http://reppertlab.org*

Dr. Reppert is the Higgins Family Professor of Neuroscience and Chair of
the Neurobiology Department at the University of Massachusetts Medical
School. He is a recognized authority in neuroscience, and biological and
circadian rhythms. Since 2002, his laboratory has used anatomical,
cellular, molecular, electrophysiological, genetic and behavioral
approaches to more fully understand the biological basis of monarch
butterfly (Danaus plexippus) migration, with a focus on the butterfly's
navigational abilities and its distinctive circadian clock.

The lab’s website is intended as a resource and a gateway for monarch
lovers of all stripes (and spots). The site is an authoritative resource
about monarch biology and presents the many open questions the lab
continues to explore.

Directions to the Whitney Center: From New Haven, take Whitney Avenue north
approximately four miles and turn left on Putnam Avenue. Go approximately
7/10ths of a mile and turn right on Leeder Hill Drive. Whitney Center is at
200 Leeder Hill Drive. From New Haven or Hartford via I-91, take Exit 6 to
Middletown Avenue heading north. Turn left at Edwards Street or Willow
Street. Turn right at Whitney Avenue, left on Putnam, then right on Leeder
Hill as described above
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