Curator to explore lampreys during Museum Discovery Series

April 14, 2016

Photo by Katie Shink. A lamprey attaches its mouth to a transparent surface. UA Museum of the North Curator Andres Lopez will explore the fascinating life cycle of lampreys at the next Museum Discovery Series.

The next presentation in the Museum Discovery Series at the University of Alaska Museum of the North looks at the life cycle and migration habits of lampreys. Curator of Fishes Andres Lopez will outline research of this unique fish in a talk titled “Wonders of the Wandering Arctic Lamprey” on Thursday, April 21, at 6 p.m.

The Museum Discovery Series features a different curator each month unveiling new discoveries based on research in the museum’s collections. The presentations will be held in the museum's auditorium and are free and open to the public. This year’s series also includes a presentation by herbarium curator Steffi Ickert-Bond on Thursday, May 5, entitled “Plant Identification: An Essential Life Skill?”

This series is coordinated and sponsored by the University of Alaska Museum of the North. For more information, call 474-7505 or visit the museum’s website at www.uaf.edu/museum.

ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Derek Sikes, UAMN chief curator, at 907-474-6278 or via email at dssikes@alaska.edu

ON THE WEB: bit.ly/uamndiscoveryseries