Naha City
Museum Culture Lecture “Exploring Biological Evolution and Conservation of Biodiversity on Islands: Examples of Terrestrial Shellfish”
- Lecture / Seminar
- Real-life event
Schedule
2025.06.21（土）
Open：13:30 Start：14:00 End：16:00
Venue
Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum 〒900-0006 3-1-1 Omoromachi, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture
Charge
Admission fee free
Contents
Lecturer: Hirano Naohiro (Assistant Professor, Department of Marine Science, University of the Ryukyus)
The Ryukyu Islands are a biodiversity hotspot, and land shellfish such as snails are no exception. I will introduce research examples that approach the evolutionary history of how the high species diversity seen in this region occurred, making use of the strengths of islands and regions. We will talk about new insights into evolutionary ecology that can be seen from evolutionary research using land shellfish as models, and conservation issues for land shellfish on islands in crisis situations.
Capacity：200 people
Advance applications are required