Hanging on during evolution: extreme modifications of the vertebrate architecture
Speaker
Dominique Adriaens Ph.D
Date
February 2, 2012, 7:30 am–9:00 pm
Location
Hinds Geophysical Sciences 176
Description
EVOL-NL Hanging on during evolution: extreme modifications of the vertebrate architecture
Submitting Unit: Committee on Evolutionary Biology
Type of Event: Named lecture
Date of Event: Thursday, February 2 2012
Start Time: 7:30 PM
End Time: 9:00 PM
Building: Hinds Geophysical Sciences, Room 176
Name of Series, Lectureship, Ceremony:
Evolutionary Morphology Speaker Series
Title of talk or presentation:
Hanging on during evolution: extreme modifications of the vertebrate architecture
Speaker’s Name and Degrees:
Dominique Adriaens Ph.D.
Speaker’s Institutional Affiliation:
Ghent University, Belgium
Webpage URL (if any):
http://ugent.academia.edu/DominiqueAdriaens
Contact Name:
Sandra Akbar
Contact Email:
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Contact Phone:
2-8940
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