Message from Temir Britayev <britayev from yandex.ru>
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Dear colleagues,
Here is information about the 4th International Congress on Invertebrate Morphology to be held in August 18–23, 2017 in Moscow, Russia. We will be happy to see you.
http://www.icim4.com/http://www.icim4.com/symposia-structure
I would like to draw your special attention to the Symposium on Symbiosis organized in the frame of the Congress.
Symposium C5: Symbiosis between animals: diversity, patterns and inference on processes
Organizers:
Temir Britayev, Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Moscow, Russia
Diego Fontaneto, Institute of Ecosystem Study, Verbania, Italy
Viatcheslav Ivanenko, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Our symposium is dedicated to morphological features and evolution of animals representing different taxa living in symbiosis of different types (commensalism, mutualism and parasitism). New data and reviews on morphological diversity of symbionts, morphological changes appeared in evolution and coevolution of symbiotic relationships of animals living in different habitats are invited to be presented. During our symposium we will discuss methodological approaches as well as directions of future studies.
The congress will be hosted by Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), which is a perfect venue for this scientific society to gather, discuss, and share ideas. The building of the Biological Department located directly on the MSU campus will open its gates to students, scientists and professors from all over the world.
The ICIM 4 is devoted to actual questions and the most important achievements in the field of invertebrate morphology; to a wide range of scientific problems including the synthesis of classical morphology with advances in molecular taxonomy and phylogeny, to evolutionary developmental biology; to investigations on the structure of different groups of invertebrates; to the problem of miniaturization and the evolution of larval forms; and to modern achievements in the field of functional morphology and paleontology. Special attention will be paid to modern approaches and methods of morphological and evolutionary studies.
Congress symposia could be assigned to four major fields
(1) Recent advances in functional morphology;
(2) Special invertebrate morphology;
(3) Evolutionary theories;
(4) Advanced Microscopy and Morphology.
Temir A. Britayev
Dr. Sci., professor,
Head of the Laboratory of Ecology and Morphology of Marine Invertebrates
A.N. Severtzov Institute of Ecology & Evolution RAS
Leninsky pr. 33, 119071 Moscow, Russia
phone: +7 499 135 1874
phax: +7 495 954 5534
