Name: Jim Gillingham plans a herpetology congress presentation during his sabbatical, 1989
Start: 1989-09-09
End: 1989-09-20
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Dates: 1989-09-09 – 1989-09-20
Kind: Education
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: scienceeducationwildlifecommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The August 1989 Beaver Beacon reported that Dr. Jim Gillingham, director of the Beaver Island Biological Station, would spend his fall sabbatical attending the first World Congress in Herpetology at Canterbury University in Kent, England, September 9–20. The notice says he planned to present research on New Zealand tuatara reproductive behavior.

Evidence limits

The Beacon records the planned sabbatical and presentation; it does not confirm attendance, the delivered presentation, or later publication of the research.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, August 1989, report on Dr. Jim Gillingham's sabbatical and herpetology congress.
Reports that Gillingham, director of the Beaver Island Biological Station, planned to attend the first World Congress in Herpetology at Canterbury University in Kent, England, September 9–20, and present research on New Zealand tuatara reproductive behavior. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, August 1989, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-four-page August issue PDF for the canonical OCR source.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Jim Gillingham plans a herpetology congress presentation during his sabbatical, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-jim-gillingham-herpetology-congress-sabbatical-1989/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1989, report on Dr. Jim Gillingham's sabbatical and herpetology congress. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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