Electronic Supplement 13
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Organisms
Diversity & Evolution 5 (2005) Electronic Supplement 13 |
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Daniel Burckhardt, Roland Mühlethaler (eds):
Abstracts of
the 8th Annual Meeting of the Gesellschaft für Biologische
Systematik
print version: Org. Divers. Evol. 5(4): 320. 2005 (announcement)
electr. suppl.: Conference abstracts in pdf-format 1.3 MB
| Poster as pdf-file: | Haas, pdf-format, 1.5 MB |
| Haas & Häuser, pdf-format, 4.3 MB | |
| Hertach, pdf-format, 0.5 MB | |
| Hochkirch & Görzig, pdf-format, 0,2 MB | |
| Hoffmann & Hausen, pdf-format, 2.9 MB | |
| Holstein & al., pdf-format, 1.4 MB | |
| Hülsken & al., pdf-format, 4.5 MB | |
| Jürgens & Reinicke, pdf-format, 1.8 MB | |
| Klug, pdf-format, 3.1 MB | |
| Lendel & Nyffeler, pdf-format, 0.4 MB | |
| Maas & al., pdf-format, 1.5 MB | |
| Stach & al., pdf-format, 0.2 MB | |
| Verma & Agerer, pdf-format, 0,2 MB | |
| Volz & Renner, pdf-format, 0.8 MB | |
| von Döhren & Bartolomaeus, pdf-format, 0.9 MB | |
| Waloszek & al., pdf-format, 1.1 MB |
Abstract:
This Organisms Diversity and Evolution electronic Supplement contains
the abstracts of 43 short communications and 39 posters presented at the 8th
annual congress of the GfBS (Society for Biological Systematics; see
http://www.gfbs-home.de/) in Basle, 13-16 September 2005. The meeting took
place at the Natural History Museum, was organised by the "Naturhistorisches
Museum Basel" and the "Institut für Natur-, Landschafts- und Umweltschutz"
of Basle University, and was attended by 145 participants. The meeting was
opened by PD Dr. Daniel Burckhardt (organiser), Professor Dr. Wolfgang
Wägele (president of the GfBS) and PD Dr. Christian Meyer (director of the
Natural History Museum Basle).
The main meeting sessions were: (1)
historical biogeography with emphasis on mountains; (2) systematics and nature
conservation; (3) DNA-based identification and DNA barcoding; and (4) various
topics. The following keynote lectures were given: "Historical biogeography of
alpine plants: what are the questions?" by H.P. Linder & R. Nyffeler;
"Conserving ecological and phylogenetic relationships as well as species" by
J.K. Liebherr; "The unholy trinity: DNA barcoding, taxonomy and species
delimitation" by R. DeSalle; and "Klapperschlangen-Evolution oder 'das wirklich
Wichtige'" by P. Müller. The contributed presentations covered many
aspects of systematics and taxonomy, including virtually all major clades of
organisms. Workshops were offered on "Methods in biogeography:
computer-assisted instructions" by P. Comes, and "Marketing for taxonomists and
systematists" by M. Kreuels. A mini-symposium and a round table discussion were
dedicated to the controversial issue of barcoding.
During the congress,
special meetings were held for curators (by M. Kotrba) and young systematists
(by I. Richling), and the recently founded "Swiss Systematics Society" (SSS)
was presented by J. Mariaux. Guided tours were offered in the Natural History
Museum, the Zoo (Zoologischer Garten Basel) and the Botanical Garden of the
University. The Bernhard Rensch Prize (to A. Hundsdörfer) as well as
prizes for the best student poster presentations were awarded.
The
organisers thank all the persons who helped before and during the congress.
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