Hanging out: how and where geckos got sticky

With the advent of nanotechnology, attempts to understand and duplicate the means by which geckos cling to smooth surfaces have mushroomed. Because their ability to cling is so highly developed, our understanding of how, and under what environmental circumstances, it began is challenging. Using comparative anatomy, ecology, kinematics and patterns of relationship, I provide insights into this complex evolutionary problem and contemplate new and exciting lines of interdisciplinary research that are emerging. This event is organized by the University of Calgary Emeritus Association and is sponsored by the Vice-President (University Relations). It is open to the community at no charge.

Location:

Senate Room – 7th Floor (room 721) – Hotel Alma

Speaker:

Dr. Tony Russell, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/hanging-out-how-and-where-geckos-got-sticky