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RefNoAV/1/10/102
LevelItem
TitleRoyal Society Discussion Meeting: Linnean 300th
Date18 June 2007 - 19 June 2007
DescriptionMonday 18 and Tuesday 19 June 2007 Discussion Meeting at the Royal Society

Organised by Dr Tim Litlewood (Natural History Museum) and Dr Max Telford (University College London). Co-sponsored by the Linnean Societey of london and Systematics Association

Understanding the evolution of the great diversity of animals is a major goal of bilogy. This venerable field of research found a new lease of life in the last years of the 20th century thanks in great measure to the application of molecular genetic techniques to systematics and comparativwe development biology.

This two day symposium, held at the Royal Society and co-sponsored by the Linnean Society of London and the Systematics Association, will bring together internationally renowned experts from a diversity of disciplines capable of integrating traditional comparative anatomy, systematics and paaeontology, with modern molecular biology, developmental genetic, and molecular phylogenetics in order to address many fo the major unsolved questions of animal evolution. The meeting forms part of the celebration of the 300th birthday of Linnaeus.

Speakers and Chairs
Professor Michael Akam FRS; Professor Peter Holland FRS; Professor Simon Conway Morris FRS; Dr Andrew Smith FRS; Dr Detlev Arendt; Dr Janume Baguna; Dr Jeff Boore; Dr Graham Budd; Dr Richard Copley; Dr Gonzalo Giribet; Dr Ronald Jenner; Dr Nicole king; Dr Chris Lowe; Professor Mark Martindale; Dr Andrew Peel; Dr Kevin {Peterson; Professor HErve Philippe; Dr Billie Swalla; Dr Greg Wray
Extent8 audio cassettes
FormatAudio
NotesOffsite box 2013FX020
AccessStatusOpen
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