#  Why So Many Leaf Forms? Insights from Viburnum Evolution 

 



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 **September 15, 2016** 

 06:00PM - 06:00PM EDT 

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 **Harvard Museum of Natural History, Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge**  



 

 



 

   ![Viburnum](/sites/g/files/omnuum6316/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/chsi/files/viburnum_leaves.jpg?itok=5VHh1uDJ) 

 

**Free Public Lecture**

**Michael Donoghue, Sterling Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University** Why do leaves come in such an extraordinary variety of shapes and sizes? Global patterns in the distribution of different leaf forms provide clues, and multiple hypotheses have been proposed to explain such diversity. Recent work on the evolution of *Viburnum* (a popular group of shrubs) complements studies of global patterns and adds a new hypothesis to the mix. Michael Donoghue will discuss the *Viburnum* research, its relevance to understanding climate change, and the processes by which diverse ecosystems come into existence.

*Evolution Matters* Lecture Series is supported by a generous gift from Drs. Herman and Joan Suit.

Presented in collaboration with The **[Arnold Arboretum](http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/)** of Harvard University Free event parking available at the 52 **[Oxford Street Garage](http://map.harvard.edu/?ctrx=760081.5&ctry=2963729.5&level=9&layers=Campus%20Base%20and%20Buildings,Map%20Text)**.



 

 



 

 

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