General information
This course is primarily aiming to attract PhD-students who are interested to gain more knowledge in taxonomy and systematics of marine invertebrates. This course will help the students to understand similarities and differences between selected invertebrate taxa and get more insight in some problematic groups. The venue of this course will be the marine station at Sven Lovén Center for Marine Sciences Kristineberg at the Gullmarsfjord, Sweden, during two weeks in September/October 2014.
In particular, this course will focus on the fauna of Skagerrak. For the selected phyla in the schedule, the students are expected to have read in advance the corresponding chapter in Brusca & Brusca. For each read part of the textbook by Brusca & Brusca (=phyla) there will be one day with lectures and discussions before lunch and after lunch will it be ”hands on” of material that been discussed before and earlier collected from the area of Gullmarsfjord to exemplify and illustrate special details of the group of interest for each day. Each part (=day) will be led by a lecturer with special insight and knowledge of the group in question. This will give a unique possibility to both read a taxonomic/systematic book and the same time see selected representatives of that group under skilled supervision of experts within each taxon group discussed. Also will some lectures give insight to computerized taxonomy, field expeditions for marine biodiversity research and an introduction to e-taxonomy resources and scientific applications.
The course can take a maximum of 16 students. This course is arranged in collaboration with the ForBio research school in biosystematics. A full list of PhD courses from the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Gothenburg is available here.
After completion of the course the Ph.D. student is expected to be able to have the knowledge and understanding of:
- Understanding of the taxonomy, morphology, systematics and basic phylogeny of the invertebrates with emphasis on the diversity of Skagerrak waters
- Sampling in the sea
- A view of computerized taxonomy and electronic keys
- Some knowledge of e-taxonomy resources and subsequent scientific applications
As some skills and abilities in:
- Handle samples and examine the same
- Use of keys
Content
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Venue
Kristineberg, Sweden
Sven Lovén Centre for Marine Sciences
Kristineberg 566, SE-451 78 Fiskebäckskil,
Application
Cost:
<p class="rtejustify">ForBio will reimburse its members for course-related travel costs by bus/train/air (no taxi or private cars; remember to keep all receipts, tickets and boarding passes!) and cover their accommodation and meals during the course. To become a ForBio member you must be registered as a PhD student or hired as a postdoctoral fellow in a biology program at a Nordic university or other research institute. For more information on how to become a member see <a href="http://www.forbio.uio.no/membership/">here</a>.</p>
Application Procedure:
Applications to: matz.berggren@gu.se (Matz Berggren, course leader)
Last day for application: 30th June 2014
Qualification
Assessment:
Individual written summaries of each part discussed and read (=day lecture) to be handed in to the course leader at the end of the course or the week after (17 Oct. latest). All scheduled parts of the course and active participation will be mandatory.
Credits:
This course is primarily aiming to attract PhD-students who are interested to gain more knowledge in taxonomy and systematics of marine invertebrates. This course will help the students to understand similarities and differences between selected invertebrate taxa and get more insight in some problematic groups. The venue of this course will be the marine station at Sven Lovén Center for Marine Sciences Kristineberg at the Gullmarsfjord, Sweden, during two weeks in September/October 2014.
In particular, this course will focus on the fauna of Skagerrak. For the selected phyla in the schedule, the students are expected to have read in advance the corresponding chapter in Brusca & Brusca. For each read part of the textbook by Brusca & Brusca (=phyla) there will be one day with lectures and discussions before lunch and after lunch will it be ”hands on” of material that been discussed before and earlier collected from the area of Gullmarsfjord to exemplify and illustrate special details of the group of interest for each day. Each part (=day) will be led by a lecturer with special insight and knowledge of the group in question. This will give a unique possibility to both read a taxonomic/systematic book and the same time see selected representatives of that group under skilled supervision of experts within each taxon group discussed. Also will some lectures give insight to computerized taxonomy, field expeditions for marine biodiversity research and an introduction to e-taxonomy resources and scientific applications.
The course can take a maximum of 16 students. This course is arranged in collaboration with the ForBio research school in biosystematics. A full list of PhD courses from the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Gothenburg is available here.
Applications to: matz.berggren@gu.se (Matz Berggren, course leader)
Last day for application: 30th June 2014
Individual written summaries of each part discussed and read (=day lecture) to be handed in to the course leader at the end of the course or the week after (17 Oct. latest). All scheduled parts of the course and active participation will be mandatory.
After completion of the course the Ph.D. student is expected to be able to have the knowledge and understanding of:
- Understanding of the taxonomy, morphology, systematics and basic phylogeny of the invertebrates with emphasis on the diversity of Skagerrak waters
- Sampling in the sea
- A view of computerized taxonomy and electronic keys
- Some knowledge of e-taxonomy resources and subsequent scientific applications
As some skills and abilities in:
- Handle samples and examine the same
- Use of keys
