She asked him whyWhy I’m a hairy guyI’m hairy noon and nighty-night nightMy hair is a fright – Lyrics from Hair from musical Hair
Hair is uniquely mammalian. (NOTE: Fur is hair – its a coat of hair or pelage). All mammals have hair at some point in their lives – yes even dolphins. Dr. Lambert, who teaches mammology at Frostburg State University will present on the evolutionary origins of mammal hair, the importance of hair to the evolutionary success of mammals as well as discuss structure, functions and types of hair, making note of special hair types such as spines and quills concluding with an overview of hair identification and its application in research.
Thomas Lambert has a B.S. & a M.S. in Zoology from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, and a Ph.D. in Forestry 2004 from the University of Toronto as well as a post-doc with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, a postdoctoral teaching & research associate at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and a teaching fellow at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise. Lambert joined Frostburg State University in 2008 teaching Mammalogy and Animal Behavior. His research has largely focused on small mammal ecology. Specifically how anthropogenic changes in habitat structure impact small mammal community structure and in turn how changes in small mammal community structure can impact overall biodiversity through changes in seed predation and seed dispersal.
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Location
Online via Zoom
