*** THE LINNAEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK - MEETING PROGRAM - AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, NEW YORK CITY ***
Tomorrow (Tuesday, 9th Dec 2014) the evening program of the LSNY will reflect on two very different but equally fascinating topics, the flora of our beloved Central Park and the biological basis of egg coloration. Please join us. *6:00 pm – The Botany of Central Park, Regina Alvarez and Daniel Atha* Central Park is famous around the world. Although its cultural history is well documented, our knowledge of the flora — supported by scientific studies — has lagged behind. Seeking to build a permanent record of the flora and how it has changed through time, Regina Alvarez and Daniel Atha are collecting herbarium specimens of every species growing wild in the park. Already they have discovered new botanical records for the park and have rediscovered plants not seen there since the 1850s. Alvarez, former director of horticulture and woodland manager for the Central Park Conservancy, is currently an adjunct professor of botany at the City University of New York. Atha is a research associate and associate editor of the systematic botany journal, Brittonia, at the New York Botanical Garden. *7:30 pm – Tracing the Sources of Avian Egg Color Diversity, Mark Hauber* “Avian egg colors are some of the most vividly and diversely pigmented and patterned natural products. What generates this conspicuous and complex evolutionary variation?” asks Mark Hauber. His research has involved tracking the physical structure, the chemical pigmentation, and the resulting biological function of eggshells, both within and across species. His talk will explore why some thick eggs are beige, some thin eggs are speckled — and why birds as diverse as hummingbirds, doves, and owls lay immaculate white eggs. Hauber is a Hunter College professor of psychology and the director of the school’s Animal Behavior and Conservation Program. He is also editor of *The Auk: Ornithological Advances* and the author of *The Book of Eggs* (2014). *WHERE & WHEN* Both programs are open to the public FREE OF CHARGE and will be held in the Linder Theater of the AMNH. Enter the museum from the 77th Street entrance, where the route to the auditorium will be sign posted. The first program will last approximately one hour with time before the second program to talk to the speakers, and mingle with LSNY officers and council members, who can provide information on becoming a part of this thriving and historic natural history society. *MORE INFORMATION ON LSNY PROGRAMS* Please check out (and bookmark) our website: http://linnaeannewyork.org/calendar-programs-trips/programs2014-2015.html or visit us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Linnaean-Society-of-New-York/335385365977?ref=ts Look forward to seeing you on Tuesday (no reservations necessary). Angus Wilson President, The Linnaean Society of New York (LSNY) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
