GLOW: Fireflies and Their Flashy Behavior

Schedule

Sat Nov 23 2024 at 11:00 am to 02:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

345 Riverfront Drive, Nebraska | Omaha, NE

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Biologist Dr. Ted Burk will lead a conversation on fireflies. In this program, the biology and behavior of these incredible ‘lightning bugs’ will be discussed, with emphasis on the how and why of their bioluminescent signaling.
Ted Burk attended the University of Kansas, graduating in 1974 with a B.A. in Biology. He was a graduate student at New College of the University of Oxford as a Danforth Fellow and Rhodes Scholar, earning a D. Phil. in Zoology under the supervision of the controversial evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins. After a three-year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Florida, he joined the Creighton University Biology Department in 1982, becoming Professor of Biology in 1996. He was Chair of the Department of Biology from 1990 to 2000 and Interim Chair of the Department of Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences in 2002-2003. He has received the Creighton College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Outstanding Advising, and Professional Excellence in Service. He teaches a wide variety of courses at Creighton, including Animal Behavior, Evolution, Conservation Biology, and Entomology. His research interests are in behavioral and conservation biology, especially of insects; his ongoing study of prairie butterfly populations and their flower use is in its 26th year. He is the author of 30 papers and book chapters and is co-author of the textbook Biology of Animal Behavior. Much of his professional activity involves “citizen science” projects in which members of the public help collect information important in conservation of wild species and habitats.
Who: Everyone
Where: 345 Riverfront Drive
When: November 23, 11am and 1pm Sessions.
Cost: Event is included with any daily admission ticket.
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345 Riverfront Drive, Nebraska, 345 Riverfront Dr, Omaha, NE 68102-4239, United States,Omaha, Nebraska

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