Events

Expedition Spotlight: China and the Americas

Dr. Darin Penneys

John J. Rose Post-Doctoral Fellow
Department of Botany

When: February 19, 2010 - 12:30 pm

Join us for the first installment of a new lecture series on the Academy's expeditions.  Dr. Penneys will highlight the places and plants encountered during several collecting trips throughout the Americas and China, in particular his research on the Princess Flower family (Melastomataceae) and their associations with ants, mites, bee, hummingbirds and rodents.
 
Reservations: Free with Museum admission.  Seating is limited.  To reserve a space, go online or call 800-794-7576.