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We are just a few days away from the event. Please go through this circular and if you feel the necessity of making some changes in the Scientific Programme (included at the end of this circular) of presentations, please inform us immediately. Though most of the talks are confirmed, small changes may still be possible. This circular may be slightly modified as necessary. So, please keep visiting the official website (given at the end of this circular) frequently. Abstracts have been updated. See ABSTRACTS Rotifera XI. Important note 1 SSS Sarma / S Nandini: Residential: 52 55 5390 2918 (if you call from Mexico City, just use the last 8 digits) Cell phone: 044 55 1960 0636 Important note 2 We have not yet got the travel itinerary from some of the participants. Please send us the information as soon as possible. At the air port in Mexico City, you will find some persons with a sign board (of rotifer emblem) and title Rotifera XI. Please be on the lookout for the sign boards as you leave the customs. Generally it may take one or two hours to clear the customs and passport control. Important note 3 Hotel accommodation has been finalized based on the preferences you indicated to us through e-mail or regular posts. For logistic reasons, Camino Real (Perinorte, Tlalnepantla) has been chosen as the hotel for those who opted for 5* accommodation. The contact address of Camino Real (Perinorte) is: via Dr. Gustavo Baz. No. 4001, Fracc. Industrial San Nicolás, Tlalnepantla, State of Mexico, Mexico, CP. 54030, Tel. +52 55 5321 5810; There are plenty of restaurants around the places of stay for all the participants. Food in these restaurants is much cheaper than in hotels. For those who opted for middle level hotel or the Mexican family type accommodation, the reservation has been done and we will transport the participants to the respective places. Upon your arrival, we will transport all participants from the airport to the hotel. Please be patient at the airport (or Bus terminals for those who arrive by large distance buses), someone from the organizing committee will certainly be there to receive you. The following are the final rates: 2. Middle level hotels (with continental breakfast): 30 US dollars per person per night in double occupancy. Single occupancy: 40 US dollars per person per night. 3. Mexican Family Accommodation (breakfast included, self preparation): 20 US dollars per person per night) (Houses have been rented for the symposium period). Important note 4 The current exchange rate of one US dollar = 10.3 pesos. It is advisable to pay your hotel costs in pesos. In general hotels give lower conversion rates than banks. Most automatic bank counters (ATMs, any time money counters) in Mexico charge about 4 dollars per operation. You may withdraw about 5000 pesos (about 480 dollars) daily depending on your bankcard restrictions. If you would like to pay with your credit card, then generally the conversion rate is a bit lower (about 1-2%). Important note 5 Please do not exchange US dollars with unauthorized money exchangers. Banks are the best option. You will need to show your passport for identification. Important note 6 Please print all the previous circulars as well as the present one as hardcopies and bring them with you. These will help you reach us quickly via telephone or they contain additional information which may be useful during your stay in Mexico. Important note 7 Conference site, oral presentations etc. The conference hall has also internet connection and is available during presentations. Besides, there are 10 computers with internet connection for the use of participants, free of cost. Last Minute Registration: The last minute registration facility is intended to give an opportunity for those who miss the deadline to contribute for oral or poster presentations, but are still interested to share their knowledge with the rest of the participants. This facility is available until the last day of the conference. Since the last date for the submission of abstracts is over, any interested person may still participate in the symposium by paying the last minute registration fee of 150 US dollars. In that case, no contribution (for oral or poster presentations) from them will be entertained during the symposium nor the full text of the manuscript be considered for the proceedings to be published in Hydrobiologia. Important note 8 There will be FOUR POST-ROTIFERA XI Circulars. These are intended mainly to inform the progress of the proceedings. Other relevant information will be also added from time to time. The official website will be closed after the release of Post Rotifera XI Circular 4. The Post Rotifera XI Circular 4 will appear once the proceedings have been formally published in Hydrobiologia. The abstracts, group photo and associated material will remain on the official website until the last circular of the Post Rotifera XI is posted on the web. We also intend to provide a link to Rotifera XII website, if requested by the organizers of Rotifera XII. 1. Morphology, Taxonomy, Zoogeography & Field Ecology Invited talks: 1. Molecular phylogeny of rotifers: recent advances (Martin V. Sørensen) Workshops 1. Bar coded DNA: Application to Rotifer Phylogeny, Evolution and Systematics (Chairperson: C. William Birky, Jr.) Since some participants have shown keen interest to participate in more than one workshops, as far as possible, we have arranged them accordingly. The following have accepted to chair technical sessions during the symposium: D Mark Welch Suggestions for Oral / Poster presentations Oral presentations: 20 minutes per contribution (15 min. presentation + 5 min. discussion). For invited talks, the duration is 30 minutes (25 min. presentation + 5 min. discussion) The speakers should copy their presentations into the official computer of the symposium in advance. Individual / personal computers will not be allowed for presentations. Matter related to the Proceedings Authors whose contributions have been recommended by the chairperson of each session, may submit the full manuscript for the proceedings in the journal Hydrobiologia (Springer Publishers), before 18th April, 2006. Each manuscript will be reviewed and only those recommended by the reviewers will be included in the proceedings. The guest editors may issue provisional letters of acceptance. However, final acceptance of the manuscripts is subject to the approval of Editor in Chief of Hydrobiologia. The guest editors will not negotiate with the Editor in Chief of Hydrobiologia on behalf of the authors of the rejected manuscripts. Manuscripts with a marginal reference to rotifers, or limnological / molecular approach without application to rotifers will not be considered for reviewing. The cost of the special hardbound volume is 80 Euros (taxes and postage included). Those who are interested to obtain a copy of this special volume, may pay separately this amount in pesos or through credit card authorization at the reception desk of the symposium. After the conference, this amount will be immediately transferred to Springer detailing the names of the persons who intend to receive the special volume.
Scientific Programme 12th March (Sunday) 13th March (Monday) TECHNICAL SESSION 1. Chairperson: H. J. Dumont. 11:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. Wilko H. Ahlrichs: Challenges and opportunities of different techniques of preparation of rotifer specimens 11:30 A.M. to 11:50 A.M. Christian D. Jersabek: Diversity and 11:50 A.M. to 12:10 P.M. G. Melone, C. Ricci, D. Fontaneto, R. Marotta & M. Caprioli: Water loss and morphological changes during desiccation in Macrotrachela quadricornifera (Rotifera, Bdelloidea) 12:10 P.M. to 12:30 P.M. Jim Green: Morphological variation of Keratella cochlearis in Myanmar in relation to zooplankton community structure 12:30 P.M. to 12:50 P.M. Scott Mills: The future of rotifer taxonomy: Genetics or Morphometrics? A cautionary tale from the Brachionus plicatilis species complex 12:50 P.M. to 13:10 P.M. Alois Herzig:The long-term aspect of the winter rotifer community of Neusiedler See (Austria), with special reference to the development of Rhinoglena fertöensis 13:10 P.M. to 14:10 P.M. Lunch TECHNICAL SESSIONS 2 & 3. Session 2 Morphology, Taxonomy, Zoogeography & Field Ecology (continued) Chairperson: Jim Green 14:10 P.M. to 14:30 P.M. S. Nandini, Martín Merino & S.S.S. Sarma: Seasonal and depth-related zooplankton distribution in the reservoir Valle de Bravo (State of Mexico, Mexico) with emphasis on rotifers 14:30 P.M. to 14:50 P.M. Miloslav Devetter: Seasonal development and vertical distribution of soil rotifer populations in South-Bohemian beech forest 14:50 P.M. to 15:10 P.M. Jolanta Ejsmont-Karabin: Rotifer abundance and diversity in benthic microhabitats of a littoral zone in Lake Mikołajskie (North-eastern Poland) 15:10 P.M. to 15:30 P.M. Heike Zimmermann-Timm, Henry Holst & Hartmut Kausch: Spatial Dynamics of Rotifers in a Large Lowland River, the Elbe, Germany - How important are retentive shoreline habitats for the plankton community? 15:30 P.M. to 15:50 P.M. E.J. Walsh, T. Schröder, M.L. Bonilla & R.L. Wallace: Rotifera of Big Bend National Park, Texas (USA): species richness, turnover, and interannual variation among selected sites 15:50 P.M. to 16:10 P.M. Coffee break
Session 3 Morphology, Taxonomy, Zoogeography & Field Ecology (continued) 16:10 P.M. to 16:30 P.M. Wilko H. Ahlrichs, Ole Riemann,Sabrina Fiedler, Eike Wilts & Claus Fischer: The labium of the Rotifera – a morphologically and phylogenetically interesting structure of the rotatory organ. 17:30 P.M. to 19:00 P.M. Workshop Session 1
14th March (Tuesday) 8:30 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. Drive to UAM Xochimilco 10:00 A.M. to 14:30 P.M. Poster Session (Technical Session 4) Chairpersons: Details of poster presentations (i.e., serial number and / or the order) will be available on Monday, 13th March, 2006 14:30 P.M. to 18:00 P.M. Lunch, Boat Trip to Lake Xochimilco
15th March (Wednesday) TECHNICAL SESSION 5 Feeding, Trophic Interactions, Behaviour, Autecology & Population Ecology Chairperson: Norbert Walz 9:00 A.M. to 9:30 A.M. Peter Starkweather: Rotifères du sel: salinity and rotifer ecology 9:30 A.M. to 9:50 A.M. Morten Omholt Alver: Individual-based modelling for the prediction of rotifer population dynamics 9:50 A.M. to 10:10 A.M. Jorge Ciros-Pérez, Elizabeth Ortega-Mayagoitia, Mayeli Sánchez-Martínez, & Javier Alcocer: Are deep, oligotrophic lakes inhospitable environments for rotifers? 10:10 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. Gregor F. Fussmann, Gregory Kramer & Mahmoud Labib: Incomplete induction of mixis in Brachionus calyciflorus: patterns of reproduction at the individual level 10:30 A.M. to 10:50 A.M. E.M. García-Roger, M.J. Carmona & M. Serra: Rotifer diapausing egg banks: past studies and recent findings 10:50 A.M. to 11:20 A.M. Coffee break 11:20 A.M. to 19:00 P.M. Visit to Pyramids and return to hotel
16th March (Thursday) TECHNICAL SESSION 6 Feeding, Trophic Interactions, Behaviour, Autecology & Population Ecology (continued) Chairperson: Robert L. Wallace 9:00 A.M. to 9:30 A.M. Irene van der Stap, Matthijs Vos & Wolf M. Mooij: Inducible defenses and community dynamics 9:30 A.M. to 9:50 A.M. Atsushi Hagiwara & Lena H. Asano: The relationship between trophi and body size of rotifer Brachionus plicatilis 9:50 A.M. to 10:10 A.M. S.S.S. Sarma & S. Nandini: Small prey size is an effective deterrent against predation: a case study on two species of Asplanchna and three brachionid prey. 10:10 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. M.R. Miracle, M.T. Alfonso & E. Vicente: Fish and nutrient effects on rotifers in a shallow lake. A mesocosm experiment. 10:30 A.M. to 10:50 A.M. Rick Hochberg: 3-D Cerebral Architecture and innervation in Asplanchna (Rotifera: Asplanchnidae) 10:50A.M. to 11:10 A.M. H. J. Dumont: Representatives of freshwater jelly rotifers: Asplanchna (title tentative) 11:10A.M. to 11:30 A.M. Coffee break
TECHNICAL SESSION 7 Feeding, Trophic Interactions, Behaviour, Autecology & Population Ecology (continued) Chairperson: Hendrik Segers 11:30 A.M. to 11:50 A.M. Terry W. Snell, Jerry Kim, Edgar Zelaya & Rachel Resop: Mate choice in Brachionus: Male ability to discriminate female fitness 11:50 A.M. to 12:10 P.M. Claus-Peter Stelzer, Jennifer Härting & Mathilde Bénard: Unilateral induction of sex between freshwater and saline Brachionus spp. (Monogononta, Rotifera). 12:10 P.M. to 12:30 P.M. Norbert Walz, Ines Jäger & Franz Hölker: Chaoborus predation on zooplankton: no preference for rotifers 12:30 P.M. to 12:50 P.M. M. Yúfera: Swimming behaviour of Brachionus plicatilis in response to food concentration and its relation to feeding rates. 12:50 P.M. to 13:10 P.M. Guntram Weithoff & Alexander Wacker: The mode of nutrition of mixotrophic flagellates determines their food quality for rotifers. 13:10 P.M. to 13:30 P.M. S. Campillo, E. M. García-Roger, M. J. Carmona & M. Serra: Genetic and ecological differentiation among rotifer populations in Eastern Spain. 13:30 P.M. to 14:30 P.M. Lunch
TECHNICAL SESSION 8 Molecular biology, Evolution, Genetics and Biochemistry Chairperson: David Mark Welch 14:30 P.M. to 14:30 P.M. Martin V. Sørensen: Molecular phylogeny of rotifers: recent advances 14:30 P.M. to 14:50 P.M. C. William Birky, Jr.: Genetic diversity in sexual and asexual rotifers 14:50 P.M. to 15:10 P.M. Martín García-Varela & Steven A. Nadler: Phylogenetic relationships among syndermata inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial gene sequences 14:50 P.M. to 15:10 P.M. Elizabeth J. Walsh & Racquel L. Garcia: Genetic variation in Plationus patulus and its relationship to brachionid rotifers 15:10 P.M. to 15:30 P.M. Thomas Schröder & Elizabeth J. Walsh: Cryptic speciation in the cosmopolitan Epiphanes senta complex (Monogononta, Rotifera) 15:30 P.M. to 16:00 P.M. Coffee break TECHNICAL SESSION 9 Molecular biology, Evolution, Genetics and Biochemistry (Contd.) Chairperson: G. Melone 16:00 P.M. to 16:20 P.M. David B. Mark Welch: Phylogenetics and ribosomal gene evolution in Bdelloidea 16:20 P.M. to 16:40 P.M. Alan Tunnacliffe, Brian McGee & Natalia N. Pouchkina-Stantcheva: Doing it differently: the bdelloid rotifer’s approach to anhydrobiosis 16:40 P.M. to 17:00 P.M. Martin V. Sørensen: Rotifer phylogeny inferred from a combined approach of four molecular loci and morphology. 17:00 P.M. to 17:20 P.M. Jinqiu Wang & Tianyu Wang: The clone and primary analysis for meiosis related genes (BpDMC1) of the rotifer Brachionus plicatlis 17:20 P.M. to 18:50 P.M. Workshop session 2 Workshop Session 3 Rotifer Stock-Culture Centres
17th March (Friday) TECHNICAL SESSION 10 Chairperson: RD Gulati 9:00 A.M. to 9:30 A.M. T. Ramakrishna Rao: Rotifer research in India: An overview 9:30 A.M. to 9:50 A.M. M. Strojsova, J. Vrba & J. Seda: Rotifer digestive enzymes: Progress in their direct detection using the ELF method 9:50 A.M. to 10:10 A.M. John J. Gilbert / Thomas Schröder: Intraclonal variation for propensity to produce mictic daughters in 10:10 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. Célia Joaquim-Justo& Terry W. Snell: Effect of anti-androgenic substances on the sexual reproduction of the rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus 10:30 A.M. to 10:50 A.M. Isidoro Rubio-Franchini & Roberto Rico-Martínez: Determination of lead in zooplankton, water and sediments from El Niágara reservoir in Aguascalientes (Mexico) 10:50 A.M. to 11:20 A.M. Coffee break 11:20 P.M. to 13:00 P.M. 13:00 P.M. to 14:00 Lunch 14:00 P.M. to 16:30 P.M. General Discussion, Proposals for Rotifera XII & Conclusion of the Symposium 18:00 P.M. to 22:00 P.M. Symposium Dinner
18th March (Saturday) 7:30 A.M. Post-Symposium Excursion / Departure
The organizing committee
Correspondence: Prof. S.S.S. Sarma, Organizing Secretary, Rotifera XI E-mails: xirotifera@campus.iztacala.unam.mx Official Web site: https://www.iztacala.unam.mx/rotiferaXI/ Directorio M. C. Ramiro Jesús Sandoval Dr. Ignacio Peñalosa Castro Lic. Roque Jorge Olivares Vázquez C. D. Ana Graf Obregón C. P. Isabel Ferrer Trujillo Dra. Patricia Dávila Aranda |
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