[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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