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The Wings Of Darkness: Myths & Realities
of Bats
Do bats "see" with their ears? Do
bats really get caught in people's hair? Do bats actually
drink blood and eat other bats? On Devil's Night, October
30th 2006, Professor Faure will uncover the mysteries and
common misconceptions about bats. In addition to exploring
the natural history and diversity of the Order Chiroptera,
Dr. Faure will also provide the audience with interesting
and exciting facts about bats -- a much maligned and misunderstood
group of organisms..
This is a free public
lecture.
All are welcome!
Monday October 30, 2006
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Lecture begins at 7 p.m.
Hamilton Specator Auditorium
To reserve your seat:
e-mail sciencecity@mcmaster.ca
Or by phone 905-525-9140, extension 24934
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Paul Faure is a neuroethologist
in the Department
of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour at McMaster
University. His research areas include animal bioacoustics,
neural mechanisms of hearing, and the neural basis of
acoustically-evoked behaviour.
He received his BSc (Honours Zoology) and MSc (Behavioural
Ecology) from the University of Calgary, and a PhD (Neurobiology
& Behavior) from Cornell University.
Paul's research centers around two broad themes. (1)
Animal Bioacoustics: how do organisms produce, transmit
and receive sounds for the purposes of orientation,
defense and communication? (2) The Neuroscience of Audition:
what neural mechanisms do organisms possess as evolutionary
adaptations for using hearing as a primary sense and
to guide behaviour?
In addressing these questions, Paul's work has focused
on two major animal groups -- echolocating bats and
tympanate insects -- and in each group research questions
have been answered by combining experiments in neurophysiology
and behaviour.
Paul
Faure's Home Page
Read
Paul Faure's Interview with The Hamilton Specator's
Wade Hemsworth
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