The Never-Ending Realm of Research
The
INSTAR Center is proudly allied with five major universities in order
to develop research programs as well as to entice undergraduate and
graduate students, post-doctoral students and faculty from entomology
departments world-wide to conduct research at its facilities in
Butterfly Kingdom. The INSTAR Center will operate a university-level
research lab, also located within Butterfly Kingdom, to delve into the
fields of behavior, ecology, population genetics, systematics, and
conservation biology.
Another
stimulating layer of this education and research endeavor is in the
accessibility of the researchers. Much of their lab-work can be viewed
through a window, with live commentary and conversation. You may view
the action from the eyes of the technician via a video-microscope
perspective, as if you were looking through the microscope yourself!
Conservation
efforts on the breeding and reintroduction of threatened and endangered
species will indeed be a major focus of INSTAR. There are over 2,400
species of terrestrial invertebrates of conservational concern,
underscoring that it is not solely birds, mammals, and other
vertebrates that are threatened by mankind's actions.
The
INSTAR Center works in concert with Butterfly Kingdom to display
numerous species, elevating conservational awareness of butterflies,
insects and other invertebrates. Such is this well-joined union, geared
toward an experience like no other - an exploration into the world of
butterflies . . . of all invertebrates . . . of science.
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