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Summer Course at Friday Harbor Laboratories, USA, July 2009

XXXI International Ethological Conference 2009, Call for Symposia

The Field Museum, Chicago - Biodiversity Synthesis Center: Call for Proposals for Synthesis Meetings

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Summer Course at Friday Harbor Laboratories, USA, July 2009

(Financial Aid Is Offered)

FISH SWIMMING: Kinematics, ecomorphology, behavior, and environmental physiology
Session A
June 15 - July 17, 2009
5 weeks: M-F 8-5; S 8-12
Fish 565 B (9 credits)

Instructors:
Dr. Paolo Domenici (CNR-IAMC, Italy)
Dr. John Steffensen (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)

Course description: Fish swimming is a multidisciplinary area of research that encompasses biomechanics, physiology, ecology and behavior. Knowledge of fish swimming is relevant both for students interested in mechanisms of locomotion, and those interested in locomotor adaptations to the environment. The main subjects will be 1) the kinematics and performance of swimming in fish using various locomotory modes, 2) the ecomorphology of fish locomotion, 3) locomotor strategies, 4) metabolic aspects of fish swimming, and 5) the effect of various environmental factors on fish swimming. These topics will be treated in lectures and laboratory sessions. Students will learn techniques of video analysis, kinematics, energetics and respirometry. The first half of the course will have an emphasis on lectures and explanations of techniques for studying fish swimming in the laboratory. In the second half of the course, emphasis will be placed on laboratory work. Students will pursue independent research projects. Enrolment will be limited to 12 graduate students.

For additional information contact: paolo.domenici@iamc.cnr.it or jfsteffensen@bio.ku.dk

Information for applicants (including tuition and financial aid) can be found at:
http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/classinfo.html
http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/StudentApplicationForm.html
http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/studentApplicationInfo.html
http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/
http://www.mbl.ku.dk/JFSteffensen/fhl

Applications will be accepted until February 1st 2009. Early applications are encouraged.

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XXXI International Ethological Conference 2009, Call for Symposia

The 31st International Ethological Conference will be held in Rennes, France, from 19 to 24 August 2009 (http://iec2009.univ-rennes1.fr). The conference will be organized around Tinbergen's four questions, with an emphasis on research problems and programs that link ethology with other disciplines. Each day's scientific program will consist of a coordinated set of plenary lectures, symposia, round table discussions, and oral and poster sessions.

The call for symposia is now open. The deadline for submissions is 15 December 2008. For more information visit the conference website at http://iec2009.univ-rennes1.fr

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The Field Museum, Chicago - Biodiversity Synthesis Center: Call for Proposals for Synthesis Meetings Related to Biodiversity, Conservation, and Bioinformatics

The Biodiversity Synthesis Center, a component of the Encyclopedia of Life located at The Field Museum, invites proposals for synthesis meetings on a range of topics in systematics, biodiversity conservation, evolutionary biology, and bioinformatics. We encourage proposals which bring together diverse groups of people for advancing biodiversity science and contributing to the EOL. Meetings may be proposed for our new facility in Chicago or at other national or international locations. Proposals should be focused on biodiversity and systematics, build new bridges among disciplines, or deal with timely issues in biodiversity or conservation. Proposals should be short (>5 pages) with budgets ranging from $15,000 for small meetings of 10 people to $50,000 for larger meetings with extensive international participation. Please email questions, concepts, or full proposals to biosync@fieldmuseum.org
For more information, please visit our website: http://www.fieldmuseum.org/biosync