Lecture | Beyond the Rainbow; The Spectacular Colours of Birds | Au-del脿 de l鈥檃rc-en-ciel; les couleurs spectaculaires des oiseaux
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Free public lecture听offered in English | conf茅rence publique gratuite offerte en anglais听
Have you ever wondered how a bird sees the world? Is a yellow bird really yellow through a bird's eyes?
Birds can see much that is invisible to humans: colours, motion, and details. Ornithologist听Robert Montgomerie will reveal how research on bird colouration changes our understanding of how birds see the world.听
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Avez-vous d茅j脿 demand茅 ce que le monde ressemble d'une vue d'oiseau?听Un oiseau jaune est-il vraiment jaune?
Les oiseaux peuvent voir beaucoup de choses qui sont invisibles aux humains: les couleurs, le mouvement et les d茅tails. L'ornithologue en vedette Robert Montgomerie, r茅v茅lera comment la recherche sur la coloration des oiseaux change notre compr茅hension de ce que les oiseaux peuvent voir.
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Presented by ROAAr (Rare & Special Collections, Osler, Art, and Archives)听
"Just about everything that I find interesting about animals is due to sexual selection鈥攃olours, songs, extravagant ornaments, displays, and, of course, sex." -听Robert Montgomerie, professor of evolutionary biology,听Queen's University
Professor Montgomerie's听research group studies the evolution of reproductive strategies, with emphasis on sexual selection especially sperm competition and the evolution of animal coloration. While birds and fishes are the main focus of the work,听the research is focused more听in questions than taxa. Recent studies have also included听snakes, mammals, and fruit flies.听With regards to teaching, Professor Montgomerie's primary goal is to help students explore the wonders of biology (and statistics!), and then, especially, to communicate about what they have learned by writing or public speaking. University is mainly about learning how to learn.听Course topics include advanced statistics for biologists (undergraduate and graduate); history, and philosophy of biology.
