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CCS Seminar
Friday – February 9, 2007
12:00 noon
Room 595 Physics Research Building
3 Cummington Street
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*Professor Thomas Kunz *
*Center for Ecology and Conservation Biology
* *Department of Biology – Boston University
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*Applications of Advanced Imaging and Information Technology for
Assessing the Ecological and Economic Impacts of
**Brazilian Free-tailed Bats on Agroecosystems** *
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The Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) is a migratory 
species that
forms some of the largest aggregations of mammals known to mankind. Each
night during warm months, members of large maternity colonies disperse over
varied landscapes in the southwestern U.S. to feed on flying insects. 
Some of
these insects include crop pests, such as adults of the corn earworm and 
cotton
bollworm, two of the most destructive pest species known to agriculture.
Ecological, behavioral, and physiological data, using doubly-labeled water,
radiotelemetry, infrared thermal imaging, and NEXRAD Doppler radar, combined
with computer vision technology, are being used to assess colony size, 
nightly
dispersal, foraging behavior, diet, and daily energy intake for 
assessing ecological
and economic impacts and ecosystem services provided by these bats in 
agroecosystems.

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Cheryl Endicott
Administrative Assistant
Center for Computational Science
3 Cummington Street
Boston, MA 02215
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fax: 617-358-2487

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