The past decade has seen a surge of experimental techniques for reconstructing evolutionary transitions during the 500-million year history of vertebrate life, such as colonisation of land by tetrapods and secondary invasion of water by whales, feathered flight in dinosaurs, and live mammalian birth. These shifts involve fundamental changes in ecology, behaviour, physiology and development that underlie the origins of major clades and have lasting consequences in the modern forms.
This two-and-a-half-day symposium will bring together top Australian and international scientists, students, and early career researchers to present the latest advancements in investigating the evolutionary dynamics of these events, with an emphasis on methods for integrating modern and palaeontological data.
We welcome submitted talk abstracts on aspects of vertebrate evolution at every level of biological organisation, from transitions in DNA sequences within and between species, individual development, and extinct and extant groups. For others wishing to simply attend, please join us to listen, interact with our excellent speakers, and learn about the history of vertebrate life.
Attendees may also register for single days at a reduced rate, or to attend the catered social event at the Royal Society of Victoria on Friday, 4 October where esteemed Australian paleontologist John Long will reveal an exciting new fossil discovery in his talk, “From Genoa River to Quebec- how the vertebrate hand evolved”.
Details on the Boden research conference award
https://www.science.org.au/opportunities/conference-and-lecture-funding/boden-research-conferences
Professor Michael Coates, University of Chicago, USA
All change? The Devonian-Carboniferous boundary and the origin of modern vertebrate clades
Assistant Professor Graham Slater, University of Chicago, USA
Paleo-phylogenetic perspectives on morphological and ecological diversification in Cetacea
Dr. Daniel Thomas, Massey University, NZ
Towards resolving an adaptive landscape for penguins
Dr. Emma Sherratt, University of Adelaide, Australia
Reconstructing morphological evolution from complex phenotypes and Big Data
Professor Anjali Goswami, NHM/University College London, UK
From development to deep time: the consequences of phenotypic integration for vertebrate evolution
Dr. Hélène Morlon, CNRS, France
Phylogenetic approaches for understanding how biodiversity is distributed in space and time
If you wish to present a 10-15 minute talk, please submit your abstract to Christy Hipsley by 1 September 2019.
Dr Christy Hipsley - chipsley@museums.vic.gov.au
The past decade has seen a surge of experimental techniques for reconstructing evolutionary transitions during the 500-million year history of vertebrate life, such as colonisation of land by tetrapods and secondary invasion of water by whales, feathered flight in dinosaurs, and live mammalian birth. These shifts involve fundamental changes in ecology, behaviour, physiology and development that underlie the origins of major clades and have lasting consequences in the modern forms.
This two-and-a-half-day symposium will bring together top Australian and international scientists, students, and early career researchers to present the latest advancements in investigating the evolutionary dynamics of these events, with an emphasis on methods for integrating modern and palaeontological data.
We welcome submitted talk abstracts on aspects of vertebrate evolution at every level of biological organisation, from transitions in DNA sequences within and between species, individual development, and extinct and extant groups. For others wishing to simply attend, please join us to listen, interact with our excellent speakers, and learn about the history of vertebrate life.
Attendees may also register for single days at a reduced rate, or to attend the catered social event at the Royal Society of Victoria on Friday, 4 October where esteemed Australian paleontologist John Long will reveal an exciting new fossil discovery in his talk, “From Genoa River to Quebec- how the vertebrate hand evolved”.
Details on the Boden research conference award
Professor Michael Coates, University of Chicago, USA
All change? The Devonian-Carboniferous boundary and the origin of modern vertebrate clades
Assistant Professor Graham Slater, University of Chicago, USA
Paleo-phylogenetic perspectives on morphological and ecological diversification in Cetacea
Dr. Daniel Thomas, Massey University, NZ
Towards resolving an adaptive landscape for penguins
Dr. Emma Sherratt, University of Adelaide, Australia
Reconstructing morphological evolution from complex phenotypes and Big Data
Professor Anjali Goswami, NHM/University College London, UK
From development to deep time: the consequences of phenotypic integration for vertebrate evolution
Dr. Hélène Morlon, CNRS, France
Phylogenetic approaches for understanding how biodiversity is distributed in space and time
Melbourne Museum,11 Nicholson Street Victoria false DD/MM/YYYYIf you wish to present a 10-15 minute talk, please submit your abstract to Christy Hipsley by 1 September 2019.
Dr Christy Hipsley - chipsley@museums.vic.gov.au
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