Dear Friends of Biospeleology, Below is an announcement of an upcoming conference and two books on Mexico you may find of interest. Please contact the individuals and organizations named below for more information and feel free to distribute this message to anyone who may be interested.
George ------------------------------ Dear Colleagues I invite you to join us at the 23rd International Conference on Subterranean Biology, to be held from June 13 to 17, 2016 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on the campus of the University of Arkansas. The website (www.speleobiology.com/icsb2016/<http://www.speleobiology.com/icsb2016/>) has information on the meeting, including the preliminary program, information on housing, a registration form, and information on submission of abstracts. We are adding to the information weekly but we hope you will visit the website soon in order to make your plans for the meeting. Among the highlights are an opening reception at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, a day long excursion deep into the heart of the Ozarks karst, and four special symposia on: · Patterns of subterranean biogeography and biodiversity, organized by Louis Deharveng · Conservation of subterranean fauna and habitats, organized by Michael Slay · Cave animals at the frontiers of modern biology, organized by William Jeffery · Subterranean microbial system and geomicrobiology, organized by Annette Engel. The organizing committee consists of myself, Daniel Fong (American University), Matthew Niemiller (Illinois Natural History Survey), Megan Porter (University of Hawaii), Michael Slay (The Nature Conservancy), and Steven Taylor (Illinois Natural History Survey). If you have any questions, please contact us at icsb2...@gmail.com<mailto:icsb2...@gmail.com> David Culver, Chair of the Organizing Committee ------------------------------ ENCYCLOPAEDIA BIOSPEOLOGICA MEXICO This special number is dedicated to Mexico, and is an effort by the authors to update the knowledge of the Mexican cave fauna which has greatly increased in recent years, thanks to many people dedicated to this unique environment. This number is a special joint contribution of the International Society for Subterranean Biology and the Unión Mexicana de Agrupaciones Espeleológicas, A. C. It corresponds to a special volume of the Encyclopaedia Biospeologica and to numbers 25 and 26 of Mundos Subterráneos. For ordering information, contact Jose G. Palacios Vargas at troglolaph...@hotmail.com<mailto:troglolaph...@hotmail.com>. ------------------------------ Biology and Evolution of the Mexican Cavefish 1st Edition, October 2015, Academic Press/Elsevier Editors: Alex Keene, Masato Yoshizawa, Suzanne McGaugh Preorder at: http://store.elsevier.com/product.jsp?isbn=9780128021484&pagename=search [Pre-order for US$84.96, retail $99.95] Table of Contents Introduction Mexican cavefish as a model for the study of evolution, development and behavior Clifford Tabin Ecology and Evolution 1. Cave exploration and mapping in the Sierra de El Abra region William R. Elliott 2. Hydrogeology of caves in the Sierra de El Abra region Luis Espinasa 3. Biodiversity and ecology of Sierra de El Abra caves William R. Elliott 4. Phylogeny and evolutionary history of A. mexicanus Claudia Patricia Ornelas-García Genetics and Genomics 5. Classic genetics and hybridization in A. mexicanus Horst Wilkens 6. Population genetics and QTL mapping approaches Richard Borowsky 7. Genome sequencing and population genomics Suzanne McGaugh 8.Selection through standing variation Nicholas Rohner Morphology and Development 9. Regressive evolution of albinism William Jeffery 10. The molecular evolution of eye loss Yoshi Yamamoto 11. The evolution of the cavefish craniofacial complex Joshua Gross 12. Jaws and teeth: Adaptation to cave living Tamara Franz Odenaal 13. Neural development in A. mexicanus Sylvie Retaux Behavior 14. Sensory regulation of foraging behaviors in A. mexicanus Masato Yoshizawa 15. Feeding Behavior and starvation response Helene Volkoff 16. Evolutionary convergence of sleep loss Alex Keene 17. Circadian Rhythms and light entrainment David Whitmore 18. Social behavior and Aggression Yannick Elipot and Helene Hinaux 19. Flow sensing and rheotaxis Ernesto Maldanato Future Applications Transgenesis and future applications for cavefish research Harold Burgess Concluding remarks Bill Jeffery (University of Maryland) ******************** George Veni, PhD Executive Director National Cave and Karst Research Institute 400-1 Cascades Avenue Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-9215 USA Office: 575-887-5517 Mobile: 210-863-5919 Fax: 575-887-5523 gv...@nckri.org<mailto:gv...@nckri.org> www.nckri.org<http://www.nckri.org>
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