W: Darwin Day Event: Selection, Sex, & Sport - Michael Lombardo
February 10, 2010, 7:00pm–8:30pm
Women's City Club, 254 E. Fulton St., Grand Rapids, MI, View Map
Presented by Michael Lombardo, PhD, Professor of Biology, Grand Valley State University
Description
Tonight's event will continue as scheduled. Roads in Grand Rapids are mostly clear and improving. Drive Carefully! Update: 2/10/10 10 am
Join us for our 2010 Darwin Day event. Dr. Michael Lombardo will present Selection, Sex and Sport: The Evolution of Male Athletic Competition.
Sport is a human universal, yet contemporary evolutionary theory has made little effort to provide and evolutionary explanation for this important human behavior. My aim is to develop a theory of sport that is based on Darwin's theories of evolution by natural and sexual selection. My talk will discuss the evolutionary origins of sports and how and why sport became such an important part of human nature commanding the attention, efforts, and resources of millions of people.
About the Speaker
Michael Lombardo is currently a professor of biology at Grand Valley State University. He received his master's degree in Zoology and PhD in Ecology from Rutgers University. Dr. Lombardo is currently on sabbatical working on an evolutionary analysis of the origin of male athletic competition. He is also interested in the evolution of behavior. His research includes examining, both theoretically and empirically, the role of sexually transmitted microbes (e.g., viruses, bacteria, and fungi) in the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of mating systems.
Dr. Lombardo's work has been published in the Anatomical Record, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, and Animal Behavior, among others. He is also a member of many Scientific & Professional Societies including the Animal Behavior Society, the International Society for Behavioral Ecology, the Michigan Society of Fellows, and the Society for the Study of Evolution.
Additional Details
Meetings are open to the Public
After the meeting, join us at Vitale's Restaurant, 834 Leonard NE, Grand Rapids, MI to socialize. View Map
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Cost: $6.00 general admission. Free for Friends of the Center.
Contact: Jennifer Beahan, , 616-698-2342
