Adapting to Life in the Trees: How Lungless Salamanders Jump, Glide,& Generate Lift – Brown 12/14/22

Описание: The lecture’s title is “Adapting to Life in the Trees: How Lungless Salamanders Jump, Glide, and Generate Lift.” The speaker is Christian Brown.

This lecture was part of the Sequoia Park Zoo's 2022-2023 Conservation Lecture Series, hosted by the Sequoia Park Zoo’s Conservation Advisory Committee and sponsored by Papa & Barkley. These lectures are free for our community, and your donations to the Sequoia Park Zoo Conservation Fund make this possible. You can donate at www.RedwoodZoo.org/donate

Talk synopsis:
Christian Brown discusses the mysterious lives of wandering salamanders that reside high in the crowns of local redwood trees.

Christian began his career as a scientist, educator, and activist at Murray State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Wildlife & Conservation Biology. From there, he earned a master's degree in Biology at Humboldt State University (now Cal Poly Humboldt). Christian is currently a PhD candidate in the Integrative Biology Department at the University of South Florida (Tampa). His research examines the life history of amphibians with the goal of increasing awareness about their conservation needs. Additionally, Christian has mentored STEM students as an outreach instructor with the Museum of Science and Industry (Tampa), and he spearheaded the recent fight to save the University of South Florida (USF) Forest Preserve from development. He is also a wildlife biologist for international documentaries, mostly filming salamanders in the redwoods.

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