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September 22, 2003
Syntax, Sex and Toxins: Three Views of a Dolphin’s World at Southampton College

Contact:
Patricia Conway (pconway@southampton.liu.edu)
(631) 287 8313
Fax: (631) 287-8054

Professor Paul Forestell Presents Lecture as Part of Marine Science Lecture Series

Southampton, NY — Southampton College professor Paul Forestell will present "Syntax, Sex and Toxins: Three Views of a Dolphin’s World" on Thursday, October 2, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the College’s Business Center Lecture Hall. The talk is part of the Southampton College Current Topics in Marine Science Lecture Series.

Forestell, an Associate Professor of Psychology at the College, is a leading expert in whale and dolphin behavior, with major interests in animal cognition and social behavior. He is Vice President of Pacific Whale Foundation, a Maui-based whale research and education organization, and a research associate with the Talamanca Dolphin Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the wild dolphins and people of the Talamanca region, along Costa Rica’s southeast Atlantic coast. During the winter intersession, Forestell leads a group of Southampton College students to Costa Rica to study the behavior of wild dolphins.

The talk is free and open to the public. For further information on other talks in the lecture series, please call Professor Christopher Gobler, (631)287-8397 or cgobler@southampton.liu.edu. For more information on the Marine Science program at Southampton College, call (631)287-8400.