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The 5th International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management (ICRBM)

Oct 28, 2013

Rodent adaptation and survival under global change

The 5th International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management (ICRBM)

Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China

25-29 Aug 2014

 

 

Hosted by:

International Society of Zoological Sciences (ISZS)

Organized by:

Zhengzhou University, China

Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

China National Committee for International Union of Biological Sciences (CCIUBS)

 

Tentative Topics

S1

Taxonomy, phylogenetic and biogeography

S2

Bioinformatics and molecular biology

S3

Physiology and behavior

S4

Population ecology

S5

Rodent-plant interaction

S6

Rodent and disease

S7

Pest management

S8

Biological invasion

S9

Response to climate change biology

S10

Adaptation to human disturbances

S11

Subterranean rodents

S12

Laboratory rodents

S13

Others….

Call for Symposia Organizers and Speakers

 

Contacts: ISZS Beijing Office

Add: Room C-506, Institute of Zoology, CAS, 1 Beichen West Road, Beijing, 100101

Fax: 86-10-64807295; Tel: 86-10-64807295

E-mail: iszs@ioz.ac.cn

Official website: http://www.icrbm.org

 

Confirmed Plenary Speakers

l Peter Banks, Professor, School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia: Behavioural ecology of invasive species

l Serge Morand, Researcher, Institut des Sciences de L’Evolution, CNRS, Univeristé Montpellier, France: Evolutionary ecology of parasites and pathogens

l Zhibin Zhang, Professor, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China: Climate change, grazing and population dynamics of small rodents in Inner Mongolia

l Justin O’Riain, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa: Conservation biology of mole rats

l Jana Eccard, Professor, Institut fúr Biochemie und Biologie, Universität Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany: Behavioural ecology of rodents

l Gregg Howald, Director, Northern American Region, Island Conservation, Vancouver, Canada: Pest management of rodents on islands

l Joel Brown, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA: Foraging ecology of rodents

Important Dates

l 30 Dec 2013: Suggestions for symposia to the Chairperson of the Organizing Committee, Dr Lyn Hinds (lyn.hinds@csiro.au)

l 8 April 2014: Early bird registration opens

l 14 May 2014: Abstracts due

l 14 June 2014: Authors notified of acceptance of their abstract

l 30 June 2014 – end of early bird registration; late registration fee applies hereafter

l 24 Aug 2014: Registration

l 25 Aug 2014: Opening Ceremony & Plenary Lectures, Symposia, Trade Exhibition

l 26 Aug 2014: Plenary Lectures, Symposia, Trade Exhibition

l 27 Aug 2014: Local tour

l 28 Aug 2014: Plenary Lectures, Symposia, Trade Exhibition

l 29 Aug 2014: Plenary Lectures, Symposia, Trade Exhibition + Closing

l 30 Aug 2014: Field trip or Departure

      

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