[Taxacom] Symposium on *"Integration of fish fossil data into phylogenetic and comparative studies"

[Francesco Santini]

Dear colleagues,

I would like to bring to your attention the symposium on "Integration
of fish fossil data into phylogenetic and comparative studies" that
will take place on July 4 at the University of Liege during the upcoming
European Congress of Ichthyology (http://www.eci-14.ulg.ac.be/). I am
hoping that this symposium will be a chance to bring together both neo-
and paleo-ichthyologists that are integrating fossil data into
systematic and macroevolutionary studies (e.g., phylogenetic inference
using both extant and extinct taxa, dating of molecular trees,
morphospace evolution across major clades, historical biogeography, mass
extinctions, etc.) to discuss some of the advances in the field and some
of the remaining challenges. Some financial support is available to help
defray registration or travel costs for a few students and postdocs that
plan to attend this symposium. Please note that the deadline for early
registration for the congress and for submitting abstracts for the
symposium is March 12th.
Interested parties should feel free to email me with any questions.

Francesco Santini


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Francesco Santini
Senior Research Associate
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of California at Los Angeles

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