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Scientific symposia and special sessions
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Early Career Malacologists Co-organizers: Jingchun Li (Harvard
University) and Alvin Alejandrino (Whittier
College) 8/29: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
Great Lakes
Malacology Co-organizers: Dave Zanatta (Central
Michigan University) and Dan Graf (University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point) 8/29: 2:30 - 4:10 PM and 8/30: 8:40 -
10:00 AM |
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Marine Molluscs Organizer: Fabio Moretzsohn (Texas A&M
University-Corpus Christi) 8/29: 2:30 - 4:10 PM and 8/30: 8:40 -
10:00 AM |
Poster Session 8/29: 7:00 - 8:00 PM |
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Invasives Co-organizers: Dianna Padilla (Stony Brook University) and Beth Davis-Berg
(Columbia College) 8/30: 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM |
Phylogeny Organizer: Ellen Strong (Smithsonian Institution) 8/30: 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM |
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Pacific Island
Land Snails Co-organizers: Ken Hayes (Howard University) and Norine
Yeung (University of HawaiĠi) 8/30: 2:30 - 5:10 PM |
Contributed
talks 8/30: 2:30 - 5:10 PM |
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Conservation of
Molluscs Co-organizers: Chuck Lydeard (Western
Illinois University) and Paul Johnson (Alabama Aquatic Diversity Center) 8/31: 8:00 - 11:30 AM |
Field Trips Freshawater molluscs
of the UMBS (led by Dave Zanatta) and Land snails
of the UMBS (led by Tim Pearce) 8/31: 1:00 - 5:00 PM |
Keynote address
Alison Sweeney (University of Pennsylvania) will provide a plenary
keynote address at the meeting. Alison
investigates the evolution and functional diversity of optical devices of
molluscs that are associated with vision and camouflage and that facilitate
photosynthesis of symbionts. The University of
Michigan Museum of Zoology is sponsoring this event.
The American Malacological Society Web — http://www.malacological.org