Friday, 22 January 2021

[cobirds] Register now for Denver Field Ornithologists monthly program January 25

Have You Ever Thought About Birds' Ears? Evolution of the Avian Inner Ear

Dr. Garth M. Spellman

January 25, 2021

7 PM MST

Free and open to the public. Register via Zoom 


Garth Spellman, curator of ornithology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, talks about how examination of birds' inner-ear mechanics (literally, using bird cadavers) reveals how environmental change, both recent and ancient, has driven evolution of the anatomy that allows birds to hear. Working with postdoctoral research associate John Peacock, Spellman hopes that within a few years, we'll know enough about bird ears to model what sounds their avian ancestors could hear, too.

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