[Coral-List] Fwd: 11th ICRS Mini Symposium 11_Reproduction of coral reef organisms
Andrew Baird
andrew.baird at jcu.edu.au
Thu Sep 6 23:03:53 EDT 2007
>Dear Coral List members,
>
>We would like to invite you to submit abstracts for a Mini-Symposium
>at the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium to be held in Fort
>Lauderdale, Florida from July 7th to 11th 2008.
>
>The mini-symposium session is entitled "From molecules to moonbeams:
>How is reproductive timing regulated in coral reef organisms?"
>
>For many coral reef organisms it remains unclear exactly how
>reproductive cycles, seasonality, timing and synchrony of spawning
>are regulated. Recent technological advances ranging from molecular
>analysis of the role of hormones to detailed satellite information
>on environmental variables such as SST and insolation have opened
>many new avenues of research. Sexual reproduction is perhaps the
>most critical process in the persistence of coral reef species,
>therefore understanding what regulates these processes is of
>considerable importance. Papers in this session should broadly
>address questions about the cause of reproductive timing in coral
>reef organisms at all levels from hormonal control of gametogenesis
>and spawning to the ultimate causes of seasonality and synchrony of
>reproduction. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
>
>
>a) Are there sufficient data to make valid comparisons about
>reproductive patterns among geographical regions?
>
>b) Which environmental factors control reproductive timing in coral
>reef organisms?
>
>c) How are environmental signals perceived and translated into
>action by the organisms?
>
>d) Will changes in environmental cues associated with climate change
>affect reproductive success?
>
>
>Details of the conference can be found at
>http://www.nova.edu/ncri/11icrs/index.html
><http://www.nova.edu/ncri/11icrs/index.html> and registration is
>now open as is online submission of abstracts. The deadline for the
>submission of abstracts is 15 November 2007. All abstracts must be
>submitted to the central website
>http://www.nova.edu/ncri/11icrs/abstracts.html and authors wishing
>to present in this session should select Mini-Symposium 11.
>Abstracts will be selected by the session chairs based on merit and
>relevance and will be as inclusive as possible, i.e. from new
>students to established researchers, from a range of taxonomic
>groups and geographical regions and from both shallow and deep water reefs.
>
>If you have any question about this mini-symposium please contact
>one of the organisers for session number 11:
>James Guest james.guest at newcastle.ac.uk <mailto:james.guest at newcastle.ac.uk>
>
>Andrew Baird andrew.baird at jcu.edu.au <mailto:andrew.baird at jcu.edu.au>
>
>Ken Clifton clifton at lclark.edu <mailto:clifton at lclark.edu>
>
>Andrew Heyward a.heyward at aims.gov.au <mailto:a.heyward at aims.gov.au>
>
>
>
>Best wishes,
>
>
>
>James Guest, Andrew Baird, Ken Clifton and Andrew Heyward
>
>
Dr Andrew H. Baird, Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence
for Coral Reef Studies, School of Marine and Tropical Marine Biology,
James Cook University, Townsville, Qld, 4811, Australia. Tel + 617
47814857, Fax: + 617 47816722, email: andrew.baird at jcu.edu.au
http://www.coralcoe.org.au/research/andrewbaird.html
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