How Animals Use Color

On Thursday, Knights students had the opportunity to gain knowledge straight from the researchers.   Dr. Becky Gonda, Outreach Coordinator, Lisa Limeri, Ph.D. Candidate, and Caroline Kirkby, PittBio Undergraduate, visited the Knights’ Science classes to share their knowledge of current research from the Morehouse Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh.

The Morehouse Lab studies the evolution and diversity of color patterns and their role in mating.  This Pitt Outreach Activity, How Animals Use Color, presents how butterflies use color.  For our Canonsburg Middle School students, the presentation tied together the current research in the Morehouse Lab with topics our students learned in class.