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COMAR advanced training workshops on deep-sea benthos
2nd workshop: Systematics (Mollusca and Crustacea) and Sampling Methods
Nov 9 to Nov 20, 2015, HKUST, HONG KONG
Instructors: Drs Greg Rouse, Alan Jamieson and Janet Voight
Nov 8 Welcome gathering, 6pm
Nov 9 (Monday) Instructor Greg Rouse
9:00 -10:30 Introduction to workshop
Lecture 1
Introduction to systematics, tree-thinking, basic terminology.Parsimony, tree searching, multiple equally parsimonious trees & consensus. Character coding.
10:45 -12:15 Lecture 2
Molecular sequence data.Alignment.
12:15- 14:00 Lunch
14:00- 17:30 Computer Exercises
Nov 10(Tuesday) Instructor Greg Rouse
9:00 - 10:30 Lecture 3
Alternatives to Parsimony: Distance methods, Models and Maximum Likelihood, Bayesian
10:45 – 12:15 Lecture 4
Combining Data, Hypothesis testing
12:15 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 17:30 Computer Exercises
Molecular data 1.Basic Alignment and Parsimony Analysis.GenBank. Using Clustal and MUSCLE in Mesquite.
Nov 11(Wednesday) Instructor Greg Rouse
9:00 - 10:30 Lecture 5
Current Nomenclature; Biodiversity measurement; taxonomic surrogacy
10:45 – 12:15 Lecture 6
Historical biogeography, Phylogeography, Key innovations and diversification rates, Fossils, molecular clocks and dating on trees
12:15 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 17:30 Computer Exercises
Species exercise. Taxonomy exercise; Linnean and Phylocode. Integrating geography & DNA
Nov 12(Thursday) Instructor Janet Voight
9:00 -10:30 Lecture 7
Mollusca 1 Bivalves?
10:45 -12:15 Lecture 8
Mollusca II Gastropods?
12:15- 14:00 Lunch
14:00- 17:30 Field trip to collect specimens from local habitats
Nov 13(Friday) Instructor Janet Voight
9:00 -10:30 Lecture 8
Mollusca III Cephalopods?
10:45 -12:15 Lecture 9
Mollusca IV Habitats and Patterns?
12:15- 14:00 Lunch
14:00- 17:30 Identification/Discussions
Nov 14(Saturday)
9:00 -17:30 Trainees to work on group/individual mini-projects, molecular/ morphological data. Course Leaders to come up with some deep-sea questions to be assessed in the time frame available.
Nov 15(Sunday)
9:00 -12:15 Trainee's group project
12:15- 14:00 Lunch
14:00- 17:30 Presentation and discussion of group mini-projects
18:00 – 21:00 Social gathering to Stanley market
Nov 16 Day off
Nov 17 Instructors Greg Rouse/ Alan Jamieson
9:00 -10:30 Lecture 10
Crustacea (Greg)
Overview of Crustacea
10:45 -12:15 Lecture 11 AlanJamieson
Deep Sea Amphipods
12:15- 14:00 Lunch
14:00- 17:30 Exercises/Discussions
Nov 18
9:00 - 10:30 Lecture 12: Alan Jamieson
Benthic megafauna in the abssyal/hadal zones…
10:45 – 12:15 Lecture 13: Alan Jamieson
Biolumiscence
12:15 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 17:30 Exercises/Discussions
Nov 19
9:00 - 10:30 Lecture 14: AlanJamieson
Technology for biological research at depth I
10:45 – 12:15 Lecture 15: AlanJamieson
Technology for biological research at depth II
12:15 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 20:30 Second field trip with dinner gathering
Nov 20
Wrap up workshop
9:00 – 12:00 Round-table discussion on future collaboration
12:00 - 15:00 Lunch
15:00 – 17:00 Concluding workshop
18:00 – 21:00 Closing gathering
Nov 21 Departure