PRESENTATIONS

2006

Lambkin, C. L., Pape, T., Courtney, G. W., Blagoderov, V. A., Skevington, J. H., Sinclair, B. J., Yeates, D. K., Meier, R. and Wiegmann, B. M. Flytree Morphology: Preliminary analysis of the first tier dataset. 6th International Congress of Dipterology, Fukuoka, Japan.

Lambkin, C. L., Trueman, J. W. H., Yeates, D. K., Holston, K. C., Webb, D. W., Hauser, M., Metz, M. A., Hill, H. N., Skevington, J. H., Yang, L., Irwin, M. E. and Wiegmann, B. M. A supertree for the stiletto flies (Diptera: Therevidae) using constraint trees and the parsimony ratchet to overcome low taxon overlap. 6th International Congress of Dipterology, Fukuoka, Japan.

Skevington, J. H., Cumming, J. M., Sinclair, B. J., Wiegmann, B. M., Moulton, J. K. and Cassel, B. Phylogeny of the Lower Cyclorrhapha (Diptera). 6th International Congress of Dipterology, Fukuoka, Japan.

2005

Lambkin, C.L., Yeates, D. K., Pape, T., Courtney, G. W., Skevington, J. H., Sinclair, B. J., Meier, R. and Wiegmann, B. M. FLYTREE: cooperative research moving towards a dipteran tree of life. Australian Entomological Society, Canberra, Australia.

Skevington, J. H. From personal databases to federal and global initiatives: How do we make databasing work at the next level? Invited speaker. GBIF working group on entomological databases. Columbus, Ohio, USA.

Skevington, J. H., Cumming, J. M., Moulton, J. K., Wiegmann, B. M., Sinclair, B. J. and Cassel, B. Molecular and morphological phylogenetics of higher flies (Diptera, Cyclorrhapha). Evolution 2005. Fairbanks, Alaska, USA.

Skevington, J. H. Unraveling the relationships of higher flies, collaborative research into the Diptera Tree of Life. Invited speaker. Carleton University, Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology Research Day. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

2004

Skevington, J. H., Cumming, B. M., Moulton, J. K., B. J., Wiegmann, J. M., Sinclair, and Cassel, B. Unravelling the Relationships of Higher Flies, the Cyclorrhapha branch of the Diptera Tree of Life. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Skevington, J. H. Combining research and ecotourism in Australia. Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Skevington, J. H. Insect inventory work in Ontario and its application in Conservation Biology. McIlwraith Field Naturalists' Club, London, Ontario, Canada.

Skevington, J. H. Molecular barcoding to phylogenetics of Diptera - Current Research in the Canadian National Insect Collection. Carleton University seminar series, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

2003

Skevington, J. H. Woodstock Christmas Bird Counts summary. Woodstock Field Naturalists' Club, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Skevington, J. H. and Luna, R. Molecular Barcoding - Mixed results for Pipunculidae (Diptera). 2003 Joint Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Canada and the Entomological Society of British Columbia. Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.

2002

Molecular and morphological evidence supporting relationships within Eremoneura: Focus on Cyclorrhapha. Fifth International Congress of Dipterology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Insects or Us (Introductory Entomology Workshop). Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Brighton, Ontario, Canada.

2001

Australian Entomology. Ottawa Entomology Club. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Hilltops, big eyes, Australia, and the world: Systematic biology of the Pipunculidae (Diptera). Systematic Entomology, ECORC, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

2000

Australian Pipunculidae. The Entomological Society of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Pipunculidae systematics: Spotlight on the diverse tribe Eudorylini in Australia. University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Studying the diversity of life: Focus on the Pipunculidae. The Hut Environmental Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

The science of systematics. Woodstock Field Naturalists' Club, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.

Unravelling the systematics of a diverse clade of big-headed flies (Diptera, Pipunculidae, Eudorylini). Société d'entomologie du Québec, Entomological Society of Canada, and Entomological Society of America Joint Annual Meeting, Montreal, Québec, Canada.

1999

An introduction to the Pipunculidae (Diptera). Department of Zoology and Entomology Careers Day. University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Systematics of the Eudorylini (Diptera, Pipunculidae). Inaugural Conference of Zoological and Entomological Postgraduate Students. Currimundi, Queensland, Australia.

1998

Relationships within the Syrphoidea. Fourth International Congress of Dipterology, Oxford, United Kingdom.

Systematics of the Pipunculidae (Diptera). University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

1997

Big-headed flies (Diptera, Pipunculidae). University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Butterflies of Lambton County. Bluewater Audubon, Port Huron, Michigan, USA.

Insect diversity in an endangered Ontario ecosystem. The Entomological Society of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Insects of Lambton County. Toronto Entomologists' Association. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Insects in your back yard - A profile of Ontario's most endangered ecosystem here in Port Franks. Port Franks Optimists', Port Franks, Ontario, Canada.

Lambton County insect inventory project. Woodstock Field Naturalists' Club. Annual Open Meeting. Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.

Ontario dragonflies. Woodstock Field Naturalists' Club. Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.

Relationships of the Syrphoidea (Diptera) and a preliminary look at the systematics of the Australian Neodorylini (Diptera, Pipunculidae). Australian Systematic Botany Society and Society of Australian Systematic Biologists Joint National Conference, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

Systematics of big-headed flies (Diptera, Pipunculidae). Introductory Ph.D. seminar. University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

1996

Backyard habitat workshop: Birds, bees, butterflies and bugs. Attracting wildlife to your backyard. The Green Thumb Project, The Wildlife Habitat Council, Sarnia Urban Wildlife Committee, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Keynote Speaker.

Butterflies and butterfly gardening. Woodstock Horticultural Society, Ontario, Canada.

Butterflies of Pinery Provincial Park. Woodstock Field Naturalists' Club, Ontario, Canada.

Dragonflies of Ontario. Entomological Society of Ontario Annual Meeting. Invited speaker for symposium: Biology and Diversity of Ontario Insects. Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Oak Savanna and insects: Stewards of a remarkable ecosystem. Lambton County Woodlot Owners Association, Port Franks, Ontario, Canada.

Ontario butterflies. Lambton Wildlife Incorporated, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.

Taught two-part introductory course on Entomology (48 hours of lecture time). Part 1: April-July. Part 2: September-October. Lambton College, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.

Taught introductory course on Ornithology (course offered twice, total of 54 hours of lecture time). April-July and September-November. Lambton College, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.

Using insects in Nature Interpretation (workshop). Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Eastern Region, Natural Heritage Education Workshop. Gananoque, Ontario, Canada. Keynote Speaker.

1995

Birds of the Lake Huron shoreline. McIlwraith Field Naturalists' Club - Birding Wing, London, Ontario, Canada.

Butterflies of Ontario. Owen Sound Field Naturalists' Club, Ontario, Canada.

The unique flora and fauna of Pinery Provincial Park. Waterloo Field Naturalists' Club, Ontario, Canada.

1994

Ecotourism in Costa Rica. University of Guelph Departmental Seminar Series, Ontario, Canada.

The insects of Costa Rica. Woodstock Field Naturalists' Club, Ontario, Canada.

The natural history of Costa Rica. McIlwraith Field Naturalists' Club, London, Ontario, Canada.

1993

Insects. St. Thomas Field Naturalists' Club, Ontario, Canada.

Insect parasitoids. Hamilton Field Naturalists' Club, Ontario, Canada.

Systematics and natural history of big-headed flies (Diptera, Pipunculidae). Joint Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Canada and the Entomological Society of Ontario, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.

Systematics and natural history of big-headed flies (Diptera, Pipunculidae). North American Dipterist Society meeting, near Lufkin, Texas, USA.

Systematics and natural history of big-headed flies (Diptera, Pipunculidae). University of Guelph Student Symposium, Ontario, Canada.

1992

Birds of southern Florida. Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Brighton, Ontario, Canada.

From deserts to oceans. An overview of the natural history of the U.S. southwest. McIlwraith Field Naturalists' Club, London, Ontario, Canada.

Insects. Woodstock Field Naturalists' Club, Ontario, Canada.

Natural history of the Everglades. University of Guelph, Wildlife Club, Ontario, Canada.

Natural history of the U.S. southwest. St. Mary's Field Naturalists' Club, Ontario, Canada.

Southwestern deserts. University of Guelph, Wildlife Club, Ontario, Canada.

1990

Bird banding workshop. Pinery Provincial Park, Grand Bend, Ontario, Canada.

Birding in western North America. Woodstock Field Naturalists' Club, Ontario, Canada.

General

Innumerable presentations given to park visitors in Algonquin Park (during my tenure there as an Interpretive Naturalist - 1984-1989). Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Canada.

Many presentations given to park visitors in Pinery Provincial Park (during my tenure there as an Interpretive Naturalist - 1990-1991; 1994-1995). Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Canada.

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