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As seen in the 03 November issue of
Science:
Evolutionary Change in
Human-altered Environments
An International Summit February 8-10, 2007
Institute of the Environment
University of California, Los Angeles
Organized by Thomas Smith and Louis Bernatchez
Human activities are affecting the evolutionary processes that generate and maintain biodiversity. Climate change and deforestation are facilitating the evolutionary jump of animal diseases to humans. Fish farming has resulted in the spread of poorly adaptive genes to the wild. Introductions of exotic species are impacting native species and limiting their ability to adapt.
In response to this developing crisis, we are convening an international summit of evolutionary biologists, conservation practitioners, and policy makers to synthesize current knowledge and to begin to develop plans to mitigate the effects. The summit will feature talks from more than 40 leading evolutionary biologists, poster presentations, and working groups. A central goal of the summit is to bring the discussion beyond academic boundaries to frame real-world solutions to these problems.
For more information, to register, or to submit an abstract for a poster, go to:
http://www.ioe.ucla.edu/ctr/ioesymposium.html
The deadline for poster abstracts is
December 1, 2006.
Travel grants for students and postdoctoral fellows are available.
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