Program for the 2nd International Symposium of Integrative Zoology
December 8-10, Beijing, China
Organized by: International Society of Zoological Sciences (ISZS)
Sponsored by: Bureau of International Cooperation, ChineseAcademy of Sciences (CAS),
Institute of Zoology (IOZ), CAS.
Plenary sessions(Meeting room: B105, mornings of 8, 9, 10 Oct.)
Session 1. Micro-Biology Chairs: Edwin Cooper and Gerd Technau (Meeting room: D122, afternoon of 8 Dec.)
Session 2. Integrative Approach and Methodology Chairs: Rosa Maria Polymeni and Zhigang Jiang (Meeting room: D119, afternoon of 8 Dec.)
Session 3:Protected Area Action Plan in the East Asia Region Chairs: John MacKinnon and Yan Xie (Meeting room: B517, afternoon of 8 Dec.)
Session 4. Role of ISZS in linking zoological societies cross the world Chairs: John Buckeridge and Zhibin Zhang (Meeting room: C101, afternoon of 8 Dec.)
Session 5: Animal Ecology Chairs: Badamdorj Bayartogtokh and Dehua Wang
(Meeting room: B517, afternoon of 9 Dec.)
Session 6. Biodiversity and Conservation Chairs: Jaye Allan and Chong Kim Wong (Meeting room: D119, afternoon of 9 Dec.)
Session 7. Evolution and biodiversity Chairs: W.E.G. Müller and Guang Yang(Meeting room: D122, afternoon of 9 Dec.)
Session 8. Behavior and Reproductive Chairs: Vera Voznessenskaya and Yanling Wang (Meeting room: C101, afternoon of 9 Dec.)
Banquet: (Baifu Xiangweilou Restaurant, 18:30 8th Dec.) with Acrobatics, Chinese Wushu, Folk song, Dancing and Sichuan opera: Face off and face on
Posters will be presented during the whole Symposium and presenters will on site to explain during 13:00-14:00 and 18:00-18:30.
Dec. 8, 2007
Morning(Meeting room: B105)
8:30- 9:30: Opening session, Chairs: Dexing Zhang and Zhibin Zhang
Three invited speeches (10 minutes each)
Introduction to International Society of Zoological Sciences (ISZS) - John Buckeridge (10 minutes)
Introduction to the journal of Integrative Zoology (IZ) - Zhibin Zhang (10 minutes)
Introduction to 20th International Congress of Zoological Sciences (ICZ) - Jean- Marc Jallon (10 minutes)
9:30-10:10 Group photo and tea break (40 minutes)
10:10- 12:10: Plenary session (Each 40 minutes including questions)
10:10-10:50 Comparative Immunology: From ASZ to ISZS, An International View －Edwin Cooper (USA)
10:50-11:30 Molecular Biology of Social Interactions －Yi Rao (China)
11:30-12:10 Species richness and adaptive capacity in animal communities – John MacKinnon (UK)
Afternoon 14:00 – 18:00, 8th
4 symposium sessions on different subjects, 8-10 presentations each session (20 minutes each, including questions)
Session 1. Organelles, Development and Environment (Meeting room: D122)
Chairs: Edwin Cooper and Gerd Technau
1.Mitochondrial sequence data reveals the phylogeny of the Asian Helice group (Decapoda: Brachyura: Varunidae) －Hongying Sun (China)
2.Oogenesis in mice, and somatic cell cloning －Eimei Sato (Japan)
3.Biosilica: the impact and value of sponge biology, molecular biology and chemistry for biotechnology －Xiaohong Wang (Beijing) and W.E.G. Müller (Germany).
4.Segmental patterning of the drosophila central nervous system －Gerd Technau (Germany)
5.The role of red spherule Coelomocytes in the wound healing process of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus.－Lisanne D’Andrea-Winslow (USA)
Tea break (20 minutes)
6.Effects of cadmium on glutathione synthesis in the hepatopancreas of freshwater crab, Sinopotamon yangtsekiense－Lan Wang (China)
7.RAPD characterization of Pseudomonas aeuriginosa isolated from pesticides stressed soil －Pooja Pandey (India)
8.Toxicology of organic and inorganic contaminants on Amphibian tadpoles －Yingmei Zhang (China)
9.Enantio selectivity in endocrine disruption of Synthetic Pyrethroids －Meirong Zhao (China)
Session 2. Integrative Approach and Methodology (Meeting room: D119)
Chairs: Rosa Maria Polymeni and Zhigang Jiang
1.Genes, individuals, societies: integrated approaches to understanding insect societies －Juergen Heinze (Germany)
2.What did we learn from the introduction and rewilding of Père David’s deer in China? An case study of Integrative Conservation Biology －Zhigang Jiang (China)
3.Integrative Physiology of plateau pikas and root voles from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau －Dehua Wang (China)
4.Current situation and future trends of the zoological investigations in Mongolia －Badamdorj Bayartogtokh (Mongolia)
Tea break (20 minutes)
5.Presence-absence modeling as an inexpensive and effective tool to survey mammals in mountainous areas－Igor Khorozyan (Armenia)
6.Transformation and democratization of zoological taxonomy in the cyber era －Zhiqiang Zhang (New Zealand)
7.Need of integrative approach to address the zoological issues associated with natural resource conservation and management under the challenges of changing climate in Bangladesh －Bidhan Das (Bangladesh)
8.Tissue-specific cadmium and metallothionein levels in freshwater crab sinopotamon henanense during acute exposure to waterborne cadmium －Wenli Ma (China)
Session 3: Protected Area Action Plan in the East Asia Region (Meeting room: B517)
Chairs: John MacKinnon and Yan Xie
1.Introduction of the draft Protected Area Action Plan in the East Asia Region
2.Open discussion
Session 4: Role of ISZS in linking zoological societies cross the world (Meeting room: C101)
Chairs: John Buckeridge and Zhibin Zhang
1.Presentations from representatives of national zoological societies or organizations (10- 15 minutes each)
2.Open discussion: Promotion of Integrative Zoology through ISZS and IZ, and ICZ.
18:30 Banquet(Baifu Xiangweilou Restaurant)
Program:
1. Dancing: bird of paradise
2. Folk song of Tibet
3. Acrobatics by contortionist
4. Sichuan opera: Face off and face on
5. Chinese martial art (Wushu)
6. Thousand-hand Bodhisattva dance
Dec. 9, 2007
Morning 8:30-12:00 Plenary session(Meeting room: B105)
Chairs: Jean-Marc Jallon and Michael Schmitt
8:30- 9:05 Conserving Wildlife In and Around Protected Areas: Challenges in Park-People Relationships －Jeffrey A. McNeely (IUCN, Switzerland)
9:05-9:40 Coelurosaurian phylogeny revisited: recovering phylogenetic signals from subtle morphological variations －Xing Xu (China)
9:40- 10:15 The rationale for inculcating Ethical Awareness into the Biological Sciences －John Buckeridge (Australia)
10:15-10:50 UV vision and reflectance in sexual selection of jumping spiders－Daiqin Li (Singapore)
10:50-11:00 Tea break (10 minutes)
11:00-11:25 Aristotle´s system on living things: art imitates nature －Rosa Maria Polymeni (Greece)
11:25-11:45 Art imitates nature (Aristotle, On Nature 194a.21): Plants －Sophia Rhizopoulou (Greece)
11:45-12:20 Carl Linnaeus - systematist between Aristotle and Willi Hennig －Michael Schmitt (Germany)
Afternoon 13:30-18:00 4 symposium sessions. Each talk 20 minutes including questions
Session 5. Animal Ecology (Meeting room: B517)
Chairs: Badamdorj Bayartogtokh and Dehua Wang
1.Biology and ecology of Pallas cats in Mongolia －Bariushaa Munkhtsog (Mongolia)
2.Evaluation of marine algal fatty acids Supplement in broodstock diets of Macrobrachium rosenbergii－Balamurugan Paramaraj (India)
3.Diet and time budgets of the Assamese Macaque (Macaca assamensis) in the Nonggnag Nature Reserve, China －Qihai Zhou (China)
4.The research on the habitat requirement of the Mongolia gazelle around Dalai Lake －Bingwan Liu (China)
5.Biology and ecology of Lymantria dispar L －Baigal-Amar Tuulaikhuu (Mongolia)
Tea break (20 minutes)
6.Rodent species diversity and abundance in modified landscapes: consequences in agriculture and public health in Africa – the case of Tanzania－Rhodes Makundi(Tanzania)
7.Land management practices influence on breeding and abundance of Mastomys natalensis－Apia W. Massawe (Tanzania)
8.Testing the high tannin hypothesis with scatter- hoarding rodents experimental and field evidence －Zhishu Xiao (China)
9.Distribution pattern and food relationships among five carnivore species at Saihanwula Nature Reserve －Weidong Bao (China)
10.Global potential distribution modeling of the invasive species, the Long-legged ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) under climate change－Youhua Chen (China)
Session 6. Biodiversity and Conservation (Meeting room: D119)
Chairs: Jaye Allan and Chong Kim Wong
1.Endemic endangered species distribution scinerio －B.M. Arora (India)
2.Diversity and conservation of fishes and amphibians of Iran－Hamid Reza Esmaeili (Iran)
3.Spatial and seasonal variations in chaetognath assemblages in two subtropical marine inlets with different hydrographical characteristics－Chong Kim Wong (Hong Kong, China)
4.Saola and new mammalian species of Southeast Asia: biological and conservation status －Bui Xuan Nguyen (Vietnam)
5.Ex Situ Behavioural Conservation-An essential step in the long term strategy to save endangered species－Carin Harrington and Liu Her (Hong Kong, China)
6.Assessment of Guangdong Huidong sea turtle nesting habitat and conservation in China－Wei Li (China)
Tea break (20 minutes)
7.Population of red deer in Tarim, Sinkiang －Mahamuti Halike (China)
8.A view on Chinese zoos －Jaye Allan (China)
9.An essential step in the long term strategy to save endangered species－Carin Harrington and Liu Her (Hong Kong, China)
10.The action for the wildlife conservation and practical problems in the nomadic area, Tibet－Migmar Wangdwei (China)
11.Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus ussuricus) Restoration Project －Bae-Keun Lee (Republic of Korean)
Session 7. Evolution and biodiversity (Meeting room: D122)
Chairs: W.E.G. Müller and Guang Yang
1.Early evolution of Metazoa and the significance of the Porifera－W.E.G. Müller (Germany), Xiaohong Wang (China), Jinhe Li (China)
2.Origin, evolution and phylogeography of Phrynocephalus vlangalii on north Tibetan (Qinghai) Plateau－NaifaLiu (China)
3.High similarity at three MHC loci between baiji and finless porpoise: trans-species or convergent evolution－Guang Yang (China)
4.Virtual experiments permit manipulations in zoology not possible palpably: using marine snails to examine the evolution of co-operative animal behaviour－Mark Davies (UK)
5.Origin and diversity of dwarf hamsters (genus Phodopus)－Feoktistova Natalia (Russia)
Tea break (20 minutes)
6.Ectoparasites of the Nile rat Arvicanthis niloticus (Desmarest, 1822) Lesson, 1842 (Mammalia, Muridae) in some rural and rrban regions of Sudan－Dina Mustafa Fagir (Sudan)
7.The specific biodiversity of jumping spiders from Mountains Gaoligongshan, Yunnan, China－Xianjin Peng (China)
8.Taxonomic status of three forms of hamster group Cricetulus barabensis sensu lato by philogenetic, geographical and hybridization analysis－Alexei Surov (Russia)
9.Phylogeny and conservation of Ranidae in China－Jianping Jiang (China)
10.Morphological adaptation of acoustic organs in anurans to Tibetan Plateau uplifting－Naifa Liu (China)
Session 8. Behavior and Reproduction (Meeting room: C101)
Chairs: Vera Voznessenskaya and Yanling Wang
1.Effects of TCDD on reproductive and immune function and antagonistic action of vitamin E in mice－Xianqing Zhou (China)
2.Clinical anatomy of reproductive system and breeding biology of Indian deer and antelopes －B.M. Arora (India)
3.Reproductive control effect of a synthetic compound (EP-1) on plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) in Tibet Plateau －Yanling Wang (China)
4.Impact of male takeover on intra-unit sexual interactions and subsequent inter-birth interval in wild Rhinopithecus roxellana－Dapeng Zhao (China)
5.Aggressive behavior pattern of root voles, Microtus oeconomus, under the effect of food supply and predation－Haiyan Nie (China)
Tea break (20 minutes)
6.The combined role of the main olfactory and vomeronasal systems in social communication in rodents－Vera Voznessenskaya (Russia)
7.Maternal social stress affects offspring humoral immunocompetence in root voles under field experimental conditions－Yan Wu (China)
8.Potential of Beiao as a novel male antifertility agent of plant origin (Tripterygium wilfordii) in house rat, Rattus rattus－Neena Singla (India)
9.Bull bioactivities in response towards buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) estrus-specific synthetic compounds －Rajanarayanan Swamynathan (India)
10 Dec.
Morning: closure of Meeting(Meeting room: B105)
8:30-11:10 Report of 8 sessions (20 minutes each, including questions)
11:10-11:20 Tea break (10 minutes)
11:20-11:40 Ceremony of student prize, best poster,
Afternoon:
14:00- 17:30: ISZS committee meeting (ISZS committee members only, A501)
Visit Institute of Zoology, National Animal Exhibition Hall and surrounding Olympic facilities
Two choices of visit (RMB 120):
1. Forbidden City
2. ChinaEthnicCulturePark
Poster Presentation:
1.Endemic fish of Iran with respected to description of some endanger species －Azad Teimory (Iran)
2.Amphibian of Iran with respected to endemic species －Mehregan Ebrahimi (Iran)
3.Poster by Haiyan Nie (China)
4.Poster by Zhengkun Wang (China)
5.Perspectives of animals reproduction investigation －Tatyana F.Vasilenko (Russia)
Note:
1. Lunch time is 12:30. Free choices with lunch tickets
2. Dinner time is 18:30. Free choice with diner ticket on 7th, 9th and 10th Dec.