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Below are details of a symposium on cladistics, morphometrics, and evolutionary theory to be held in a few weeks (Aug. 22, 1997) at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario (near Niagara Falls/Buffalo). Speakers include Dan Brooks, Niles Eldredge, and Richard Fortey. The symposium is associated with the 2nd International Trilobite Conference - although examples and case studies will be mainly trilobite oriented, several of the speakers are not trilobite specialists and the focus of the talks will be on methods, problems, and approaches of interest to all paleobiologists. One day registration for this symposium is inexpensive (Can$20/about US$15) and payable on the day, and accommodation is available in the Brock University Conference Centre (bookings must be received at least a week in advance - i.e. by Aug. 15; hotel accommodation is also possible - email for info). St. Catharines is about one hour's travel from Buffalo, and is serviced by shuttle buses from both Buffalo and Toronto International Airports. If you'd like abstracts of any or all of the talks, or have any questions about the symposium, please email Jon Adrain (j.adrain@nhm.ac.uk). If you'd like more registration or travel information, please email the conference chair, Steve Westrop (swestrop@spartan.ac.BrockU.CA). [after Aug. 8, email Mike Cuggy (cuggymb@mcmail.CIS.McMaster.CA)] _________________________________________________________________________ The programme: Phylogeny, Morphometrics, and Trilobite Systematics August 22, 1997 Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada This one day symposium is intended as a synthetic review of current theory and methods in systematic paleobiology, with emphasis on the integration of cladistic and morphometric approaches, and with examples drawn from a single major invertebrate group, the trilobites. Topics covered will include an introduction to basic concepts and assumptions, details of the standard methods with specific case studies, and the ways in which cladistics and morphometrics may be used to address major problems in evolutionary paleobiology. 9.05-9.40 Phylogenetics: A Primer of Phylogenetic Procedures - Daniel R. Brooks, Centre for Comparative Biology and Biodiversity, Department of Zoology, University of Toronto Adrain 9.40-10.15 Characters, Parsimony, and Ontogenetic Data - Jonathan M. Adrain, Department of Palaeontology, Natural History Museum 10.15-10.50 Cladistic Methods in Biogeography: Applications to Palaeontology - Gregory D. Edgecombe, Centre for Evolutionary Research, Australian Museum coffee 10.50-11.05 11.05-11.40 Cladistics, Diversity and Taxonomic Turnover - Stephen R. Westrop, Department of Earth Sciences, Brock University 11.40-12.15 - Phylogenetic Concepts in the History of Trilobite Classification - Richard A. Fortey, Department of Palaeontology, Natural History Museum Lunch 12.15-1.15 1.15-1.50 Trilobites, Species, Higher Taxa--and the "Sloshing Bucket" Model of Evolution - Niles Eldredge, Department of Invertebrates, American Museum of Natural History 1.50-2.25 Using Phylogenies to Analyze the Tempo of Evolution - Bruce S. Lieberman, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard Universty 2.25-3.00 Morphometric Approaches to Trilobite Paleobiology - Nigel C. Hughes, Cincinnati Museum Center; coffee 3.00-3.15 3.15-3.50 Morphological Integration and Phenotypic Variability in Trilobites - Loren H. Smith, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California 3.50-4.25 Phylogenetic Analysis of Ontogenetic Shape Transformations - Miriam Zelditch, University of Michigan 4.25-5.00 The Role of Databases in Trilobite Paleontology - Roger Kaesler, Paleontological Institute, University of Kansas reception in Brock Faculty Club 5 pm -7 pm ____________________________________________________________________ Dr. Jonathan M. Adrain j.adrain@nhm.ac.uk Department of Palaeontology Tel +44 171 938 9444 The Natural History Museum Fax +44 171 938 9277 Cromwell Road London SW7 5BD United Kingdom ___________________________________________________________________
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