Talk: Mammalian Biodiversity on the Philippine Islands

Join us in person or online for a Lunchtime Expedition, "A World Apart: Mammalian Biodiversity on the Philippine Islands," by Dr. Lawrence R. Heaney, the Negaunee Curator of Mammals at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History.
 

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The Philippine Islands have the world’s greatest concentration of unique mammalian diversity—more than 220 species are now known. Much of what we know about this exceptional fauna has developed in recent years through a combination of old-fashioned field research and modern genetic studies.
 

The discovery of more than 40 previously unknown species of mammals has produced unexpected insights into the processes that produce diversity of mammals world-wide, and has also had substantial impact on promoting conservation in this heavily deforested tropical country. Dr. Heaney shares these insights in his talk.