THE DRINKING HABITS OF THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY
Barrhaven Garden Club
May 8, 2024 7:30 pm
Ends May 8, 2024 9:00 pm
LARKIN HOUSE
76 LARKIN DRIVE, BARRHAVEN – OTTAWA
Price: GUESTS: $5.00
Member Price: MEMBERS FREE
Event Details
ONLY THE LAST GENERATION OF MONARCHS UNTERTAKE THE ANNAL JOURNEY TO MEXICO AND MUST FEED HUNGRILY ON NECTAR TO SURVIVE THE LONG JOURNEY. DR. HEATHER KHAROUBA, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY AT OTTAWA UNIVERSITY AND HER TEAM OF RESEARCHERS SET OUT TO DETERMINE THE VALUE OF DIFFERENT OTTAWA AREA NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE PLANT SPECIES IN TERMS OF NECTAR QUALITY. JOIN US TO LEARN ABOUT HER RESEARCH ON WHICH PLANT NEXCTAR BEST HELPS BUILD UP THE MONARCH’S FAT RESERVES NEEDED TO SURVIVE THIS LONG MIGRATION.
Featured Speaker
DR. HEATHER KHAROUBA, ASSOCIATE PROFESOR, DEPT OF BIOLOGY, OTTAWA UNIVERSITY
DR. HEATHER KHAROUBA IS AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA WHERE SHE STUDIES GLOBAL CHANGE ECOLOGY AND INSECT CONSERVATION. HEATHER EARNED HER PhD AT THE UNIVERITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BEFORE COMPLETING A POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AT THE UNIVERITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS. HER LAB’S RESEARCH FOCUSES ON HOW AND WHY SPECIES ARE RESPONDING TO GLOBAL CHANGE AND WHAT THOSE RESPONSES MEAN FOR ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES, WITH A PARTIULAR FOCUS ON PLANT-INSECT INTERACTIONS. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HER LAB’S RESEARCH VISIT: kharoubalab. weebly.com