The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UConn, presents “Symbiosis in Your Backyard,” a lecture by Dr. Louise Lewis, UConn Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. The lecture will be held at the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History on the UConn Storrs Campus, Saturday, December 6 at 1 pm.
The relationship between the clownfish and the sea anemone is often used as an example of a symbiotic relationship. While the sea anemone’s stings deter larger predators from eating the clownfish, the clownfish, which is immune to the stings, protects the anemone by eating invertebrates that could harm it as well as provides the anemone nourishment through its food waste. However, you don’t have to go to the ocean to discover these mutually beneficial symbiotic relationships in action—from the microorganisms living in you to the diverse organisms in your own back yard, symbiotic relationships occur throughout nature.
Join Dr. Louise Lewis and learn how symbiosis happens all around us in nature. Dr. Lewis will also discuss her work on algae that form symbiotic relationships with spotter salamanders and other amphibians.
This program is open to adults and children ages 8 and above. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The program is free and advanced registration is not required. To contact the Museum, visit http://www.cac.uconn.edu/mnhcurrentcalendar.html or call 860-486-4460.
Presented by the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History and Connecticut Archaeology Center, part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UConn
For more information, contact: Natural History Museum at 860.486.4460