APPLIED ECOLOGY RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

FREE! MAY 28 TH FREE!

SAN DIEGO ZOO’S INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH
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A special symposium offered to ecology students and faculty

from Southern California universities

9:00-9:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks

-Dr. Ron Swaisgood, Director, Applied Animal Ecology

9:15-9:45 The Science of Saving Species: Introduction to the San

Diego Zoo's Institute for Conservation Research
-Dr. Allison Alberts, Chief Conservation Officer, Zoological
Society of San Diego

9:45-10:15 The Application of Behavioral and Ecological Theory

to Conservation Science
-Dr. Ron Swaisgood (Director, Applied Animal Ecology)

10:15-10:45 Applying Plant Ecology in the Real World

-Dr. Bryan Endress, Director of Applied Plant Ecology

10:45-11:15 Facilitating Whole Genome Sequencing Projects for

Conservation Applications: Role of the Frozen Zoo
-Dr. Oliver Ryder, Director of Genetics

11:15-12:15 Tour of the Beckman Center (our state-of-the-art

facility housing the 7 laboratories) led by a conservation
education specialist

12:15-1:00 Lunch in the courtyard (bring your own)

1:00-1:30 Assessing the Impact of Industrial and Vehicular Noise

on Denning Polar Bears
-Megan Owen, Conservation Program Specialist, Applied
Animal Ecology

1:30-2:00 Integrating the Socio-Ecology, Spatial Behaviors &

Habitat Use of the Reintroduced California Condor
-Dr. James Sheppard, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Applied
Animal Ecology

2:00-2:30 Translocation Biology of Small Mammals in the

Southwest U.S.
-Dr. Debra Shier, Scientist, Applied Animal Ecology

2:30-3:00 Population Ecology and Conservation of Local Bird

Species
-Dr. Lisa Nordstrom, Scientist, Applied Animal Ecology

3:00-3:30 Conservation Behavior and Ecology of Giant Pandas

-Dr. Ron Swaisgood, Director, Applied Animal Ecology

3:30-3:45 Break

3:45-5:00 Careers in Conservation Science: Q & A (Panel

discussion with Dr. Ron Swaisgood and scientists from the
Division of Applied Animal Ecology)