CEC Meeting Mar 8 (7:40 PM) Myrmecochory

[Lubertazzi]

To all Cambridge Entomological Club members and entomology
enthusiasts,

The next meeting of the CEC will be held on Tuesday March 8 at 7:40 PM
in room 101 of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Please note that the
meeting will begin 10 minutes later than normal. David Lubertazzi will
present a talk entitled "Evolutionary Origins of Myrmecochory: Clues
from Two Continents."

Myrmecochory is a mutualism that provides food to ants and seed
dispersal benefits to plants. Studies examining these interactions
have provided important insights in ant biology, plant biology and a
diversity of topics in ecology and evolutionary biology. This talk
will present details about the natural history of two ant species that
play important roles in dispersing seeds within their native habitats.
Common characteristics of these ants will then be shown to form the
basis for a new hypothesis to explain how myrmecochory first evolved.

The meeting is free and open to the public. Snacks will be provided
and you are also welcome to join us at 6:15 PM for an informal pre-
meeting dinner at Harkness Commons, in the law school cafeteria on the
second floor.

Please feel free distribute this announcement to other individuals or
groups that you feel would be interested in this talk or in the
Cambridge Entomological Club.

David Lubertazzi
CEC President