WSM Opisthobranch Talks: July 2002

May 16, 2002
From: Cynthia Trowbridge

Dear Bill,
I was wondering if you would kindly post the following list of opisthobranch talks for the July 2002 Western Society of Malacologists' Conference in Asilomar, CA?

The full list of speakers and titles will be available soon at the WSM web site (http://members.cts.com/crash/t/tarnold/WSMPage.html). We have ca. 50 invited and contributed talks with participants from 5 countries. We regret that we do not have travel support available but would welcome additional registrants. For any questions, please refer to the WSM web site.

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• Feeding specialization in cryptobranchiate dorid nudibranchs: A review of hypotheses. Brian K. Penney. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E9, CANADA –and– Bamfield Marine Station, Bamfield, British Columbia
• The ecology of gastropod-cyanobacterial associations in coral reefs: species diversity and chemical interactions. Edwin Cruz-Rivera. University of Guam Marine Laboratory, UOG Station
• Convergence in the time-space continuum: a predator-prey interaction. Ann L. Knowlton, Institute of Marine Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
• Toxic substances in strange places: Studies on chemicals found in dorid nudibranchs, ecological roles and cytotoxic findings. Shireen J. Fahey, Department of Chemistry, University of Queensland.
• Japanese Sacoglossan Opisthobranchs Associated with Codium spp. (Chlorophyta). Cynthia D. Trowbridge1, 2, Yoshiaki J. Hirano2, 3, and Yayoi M. Hirano2, 3, 1 Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon State University, Newport, Oregon, USA; 2 Misaki Marine Biological Station, University of Tokyo, Japan; 3 Kominato Marine Laboratory, Chiba University, Japan
• Sacoglossa bearing fusiform cerata from the Pacific coast of America. Sandra Millen, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia.
• Effects of predator presence on nematocyst uptake in the nudibranch Flabellina verrucosa in the Gulf of Maine. Kinsey E. Frick, Department of Zoology, University of New Hampshire
• A new species of Tritonia (Gastropoda: Dendronotacea) from Okinawa found to be feeding on a gorgonian (Cnidaria: Octocorallia). Victor G. Smith and Terrence M. Gosliner, Department of Biology, San Francisco State University CA94132, and Department of Invertebrate Zoology, California Academy of Sciences
• Phylogeny of Bathydoris: changing dogmas in dorid nudibranch classification. Ángel Valdés, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
• Marine Biodiversity of Mollusks in Costa Rica: The case of Opisthobranchia. Yolanda E.Camacho-García, California Academy of Sciences and Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Sub-Programa de Malacología, Costa Rica.
• Phanerobranch Dorids: clade or grade? Yvonne Vallès1,2, Mónica Medina1,3 and Terrence Gosliner 2. 1California Academy of Sciences, 2San Francisco State University, 3DOE Joint Genome Institute.
• Preliminary phylogeny of the basal chromodorids (Mollusca: Nudibranchia). Rebecca F. Johnson, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, California Academy of Sciences.
• Comments on Malacological Research in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Hans Bertsch, Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Geology, California Academy of Sciences.
• More than an artist: Olive Hornbook MacFarland's work to complete her husband's Studies of Opisthobranchiate Mollusks of the Pacific Coast of North America. Rebecca F. Johnson, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, California Academy of Sciences.

Thanks!
Cordially,
Cynthia
WSM Treasurer & Symposium Organizer

trowbric@onid.orst.edu

Trowbridge, C., 2002 (May 16) WSM Opisthobranch Talks: July 2002. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6976

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