Conference Schedule
We are very proud to announce that the pre-conference course will be given by Petr Šmilauer and Jan Šuspa Lepš. An introduction to advanced multivariate statistics in which you can learn how to use these techniques in rotifer studies.
Programme:
August 28, 2015 (Friday)
17:00 Registration for the statistical course
19:00 Social program for statistical course participants (restaurant U Šípků, not included in the fee)
August 29, 2015 (Saturday) - Computer room (48°58'39.690"N, 14°26'51.779"E)
9:00-12:00 Unconstrained ordination (PCA, DCA, NMDS)
12:00-13:00 Lunch - Restaurant Jiskra
13:00-15:00 Constrained ordination (RDA, CCA) – introduction
15:00-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-19:00 Constrained ordination (RDA, CCA)
from 19:00 Dinner and the social programme (Small breweries club, not included in the fee)
August 30, 2015 (Sunday) - Computer room
9:00-12:00 Constrained ordination, forward selection
12:00-13:00 Lunch - Restaurant Jiskra
13:00-16:00 Variation partitioning
Fee: 50 EUR
Fee covers course materials, lunches and refreshments. The participants will get handouts of presentations, study text partially resembling the book of Smilauer & Leps (2014) Multivariate Analysis of Ecological Data using Canoco 5, flash disc with demo of Canoco 5 and other study materials.
During the course we will use CANOCO 5 software for Windows. For Mac software it runs happily using emulator toolkits, such as the CrossOver package. On Linux OS it runs both under CrossOver and under Wine emulator (see http://www.canoco5.com/index.php/faq).
Participant will be selected on first-come first-served basis, taking into account that of the 30 participants we could allow for approximately 20 PhD students and 10 more senior researchers.
Participants are highly welcome to consult their own data!
| 16:00 | Registration | Registration desk / Conference hall | |
| 19:00 | Welcome party | (with refreshment) | Conference hall |
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9:00 Conference hall |
Opening Ceremony | Welcome by Miloslav Šimek, director of the Biological Centre, Academy of Science and Libor Grubhoffer, Rector of the University of South Bohemia |
| Conference hall | Organism Functioning 1 | Chair: José L. Gama-Flores |
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9:20 Invited Lecture |
Steven Decklerck | Rotifers as model systems for the study of rapid micro-evolutionary adaptation and its ecological implications |
| 10:00 | Simone Riss | Genetic divergence among closely related B. plicatilis populations that markedly differ in genome size |
| 10:20 | Jessica Beyer | Negative effects of cyanobacteria on survival and reproduction in the rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus across generations |
| 10:40 | Coffee break | |
| Organism Functioning 2 | Chair: Simone Riss | |
| 11:00 | Carmen Gabaldón | Ecological differentiation in cryptic rotifer species |
| 11:20 | José Luis Gama-Flores | Population growth and fatty acid profiles of Brachionus calyciflorus (Rotifera) in relation to different thermal regimes |
| 11:40 | Qing Wang | The effects of seaweeds extract on the reproduction of Brachionus plicatilis |
| 12:00 | Shohei Kamizono | Effect of starvation on mixis induction in offspring of the monogonont rotifer Brachionus manjavacas |
| 12:20 | Spiros Papakostas | Recognizing evolutionary units in the Brachionus calyciflorus cryptic species complex despite rampant hybridization |
| 12:40 | Lunch | |
| Conference hall | Integrative and Applied Research | Chair: Roberto Rico-Martínez |
| 14:00 | Roberto Rico-Martínez | Ecotoxicological monitoring of the drinking water system of the Municipality of Aguascalientes |
| 14:20 | Jae-Seong Lee | Expression pattern of entire cytochrome P450 genes and response of defensomes in the benzo[a]pyrene-exposed monogonont rotifer, Brachionus koreanus |
| 14:40 | Célia Joaquim-Justo | Assessing the anti-androgenic activities of chemicals and surface waters using Brachionus calyciflorus and the anti-YAS test |
| 15:00 | Jiaxin Yang | Effect of testosterones and flutamide on production growth and hatchability of resting eggs of the rotifer B. calyciflorus |
| 15:20 | Jae-Seong Lee | Multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) leads antioxidant depletion and activates ERK signaling pathway but decreases copper toxicity in the rotifer Brachionus koreanus |
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15:40 Building C |
Poster Session 1 | |
| 16:00 | Sections: Organism functioning, Ecosystem functioning, Resting eggs, dormancy and egg banks, Bdelloid rotifers |
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9:00 Invited Lecture Conference hall |
Holger Herlyn | The phylogeny of Syndermata (= Rotifera sensu lato) and its implications for the evolution of acanthocephalan endoparasitism |
| Conference hall | Ecosystem Functioning 1 | Chair: Ulrike Obertegger |
| 9:40 | Huan Zhang | Counteracting effects of recruitment and predation shape establishment of rotifer communities under climate change |
| 10:00 | Maria Špoljar | Rotifers in biotic interactions within the transparent vs. turbid state: a mesocosm contribution to the reestablishment of macrophytes |
| 10:20 | Radka Ptacnikova | Spatial and temporal diversity of rotifers in pools of Lower Lobau (Austria) |
| 10:40 | Coffee break | |
| Conference hall | Ecosystem Functioning 2 | Chair: Maria Špojlar |
| 11:00 | Ulrike Obertegger | Taxonomical and functional diversity of rotifers in two distinct basins of L. Tovel, what do they tell us about community assembly? |
| 11:20 | Małgorzata Pronin | Rare species in small field water bodies: the effect of habitat and environmental factors |
| 11:40 | Külli Lokko | Role of environmental parameters defining seasonal variability in the dominance structure of psammic rotifer communities |
| 12:00 | Naomi Zweerus | Life-history responses to past environmental change: experimental analyses of rotifer populations resurrected from sediments of a historically polluted lake |
| 12:20 | Alois Herzig | Rotifers in extreme habitats: Brachionidae in soda pans |
| 12:40 | Lunch | |
| Conference hall | Workshop on Dormancy and Resting Eggs | Chair: Esther Lubzens |
| 14:00 | Elizabeth J. Walsh | Production of diapause embryos in phylum Rotifera: A metadata approach to documenting sexual reproduction |
| 14:15 | Elizabeth Wurdak | Monogonont egg structure and development |
| 14:30 | Terry W. Snell | Environmental regulation of monogonont rotifer resting egg production |
| 14:45 | Atsushi Hagiwara | Survival and hatching of resting eggs |
| 15:00 | John J. Gilbert | Workshop on Dormancy and Resting eggs in Rotifers: Questions relating to diapause, hatching, and early population development |
| 15:15 | Coffee break | |
| Chair: Manuel Serra | ||
| 14:35 | Claus-Peter Stelzer | The costs of sex in rotifers |
| 15:50 | Eduardo M. García-Roger | Optimization of resting egg production and hatching |
| 16:05 | Luc Brendonck | The impact of dormant egg bank dynamics on population and community processes along the pond permanence gradient |
| 16:20 | Esther Lubzens | Proteome profiling discloses clues on functional pathways associated with dormancy in encysted rotifer embryos |
| 16:35 | Evelien Rozema | Metabolomics of amictic and resting eggs |
| 16:50 | Coffee break | |
| Discussion Panels: | ||
| 17:10 | Luc Brendonck, Claus-Peter Stelzer, Diego Fontaneto | Ecological and evolutionary aspects |
| 17:30 | David Mark Welch, Esther Lubzens | Molecular and functional aspects |
| 17:50 | Esther Lubzens, Manuel Serra | General discussion & A collective paper on perspectives |
| 20:00 | Night tour in the town - walk (optional) |
8:30 - 17:00 Mid-conference excursion
All participants are welcome to attend an all-day excursion starting in the morning at around 8:00. We will go by bus from České Budějovice to Třeboň the centre of Czech cultural herritage and landscape site. We will visit fishponds, renaissance castle, nice Regent brewery (with tasting) and the historic town centre. Expected arrival time:19:00.
The scenic landscape of the Třeboň Region (Třeboňsko) with its sophisticated system of fishponds and artificial channels is the result of sensitive human intervention into the original natural conditions. The prosperity of the region started in 14th century and it is connected with the dynasty of Rožmberk, which supported the building of fishponds in the area. The Třeboň Region experienced the greatest fish farming development during the 16th and beginning of the 17th century. Today, Třeboňsko with its 460 fishponds is the main center of fish farming in the Czech Republic. Despite the fact that the landscape of the Třeboň Region (Třeboňsko) has been cultivated by man for many centuries, the unique natural values have been preserved. The Třeboň Region has been declared a UNESCO biosphere reserve and a protected landscape area (CHKO Třeboňsko). With its large water surfaces, Třeboňsko is also an important European area for the nesting and wintering of water birds.
The town of Třeboň offers a lot of historical and cultural sightseeing attractions. The historic part of Třeboň includes a renaissance castle, a gothic monastery, renaissance and baroque houses in the square and a large fishpond (The Svět Pond). These are all authentic historic monuments from the flourishing fish-farming period in the 16th century.
The cost of the excursion is included in the registration fee.
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09:00 |
Departure from Studentská street (next to the Conference hall) |
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10:00 |
Medieval fishponds and landscape |
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12:00 |
Lunch in Zlatá Hvězda Třeboň |
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14:00 |
Regent Brewery |
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15:00 |
Třeboň Castle |
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16:00 |
Třeboň sightseeing |
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17:30 |
Departure from Třeboň |
| Conference hall | Bdelloid Rotifers | Chair: Christopher G. Wilson |
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09:00 Invited Lecture |
Karine Van Doninck | Genomic evidence for ameiotic evolution and genetic exchanges in the bdelloid rotifer Adineta vaga |
| 09:40 | Nicolas Debortoli | Evidence for inter and intra-specific genetic exchanges among bdelloid rotifers of genus Adineta |
| 10:00 | Christopher Wilson | Bdelloid rotifers have been coevolving with lethal parasites for 40 million years in the absence of sex |
| 10:20 | Boris Hespeels | Gateway to genetic exchange? DNA double-strand breaks in the bdelloid rotifer Adineta vaga submitted to desiccation |
| 10:40 | Coffee break and Symposium photo | |
| Conference hall | Population Studies 1 | Chair: Guntram Weithoff |
| 11:00 | Sarma S.S.S. | Clonal differences in the demographic responses of Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas (Rotifera) to temperature |
| 11:20 | John J. Gilbert | Polyphenisms in monogonont rotifers: a comparison of features and ecological patterns |
| 11:40 | Robert L. Wallace | Production of diapause embryos in phylum Rotifera: A metadata approach to documenting sexual reproduction |
| 12:00 | Hilal Bulut | Assesment of the zooplankton community by the index analysis in Kaldırım and Halikan Ponds, Malatya Turkey |
| 12:20 | Lluis Franch-Gras | Sex-related traits vary accordingly with environmental predictability in natural populations of Brachionus plicatilis |
| 12:40 | Lunch | |
| Conference hall | Population Studies 2 | Chair: S.S.S. Sarma |
| 14:00 | Guntram Weithoff | How bad is a bad start - Catch-up reproduction in a variable environment |
| 14:20 | Taavi Virro | Long-term dynamics and phenology of Polyarthra luminosa in the shallow eutrophic northern temperate Lake Võrtsjärv (Estonia) |
| 14:40 | Kimberley Lemmen (Steven Decklerck) |
Changes in the functional response of Brachionus calyciflorus in response to resource stoichiometry |
| 15:00 | Adriana Aránguiz-Acuña | Diapausing as scape strategy under exposure to sublethal arsenic |
| 15:20 | Gerardo García García | Demographic responses of the rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus under chronic exposure to the anti-hypertensive drug (atorvastatin) |
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15:40 Building C |
Poster Session 2 | |
| 16:00 | Poster presentations | |
| 20:00 | Night tour in the town (walk) - optional |
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09:00 Invited Lecture Conference hall |
Claudia Ricci | How and why to fall in love with bdelloid rotifers |
| Patterns in Biodiversity 1 | Chair: Nandini Sarma | |
| 09:40 | Judith Virginia Ríos Arana | Chihuahuan Desert Springs: water quality and rotifer diversity in Northern Mexico |
| 10:00 | Tvrtko Dražina | Epizoic rotifers on freshwater crustaceans – a short review and new faunistic data |
| 10:20 | Jolanta Ejsmont-Karabin | „Sleeping beauty” phenomenon in lake rotifers |
| 10:40 | Coffee break | |
| Patterns in Biodiversity 2 | Chair: Judith V. Ríos | |
| 11:00 | Nandini Sarma | Seasonal variations of rotifer diversity in a tropical Mexican river (La Antigua, Veracruz) |
| 11:20 | Scott Mills | Cryptic speciation in Brachionus plicatilis: Steps towards unravelling a complex web of evolution |
| 11:40 | Griselda Chaparro | Spatial patterns of rotifers diversity in floodplain wetlands |
| 12:00 | Adam Cieplinski | Rotifer cryptic diversity along altitude |
| 12:20 | Shuyu Gu | Described the morphological and ultrastructural features of the spermatozoon of Brachionus calyciflorus |
| 12:40 | Lunch | |
| Concluding Session | ||
| 14:00 | Christian D. Jersabek | Towards a List of Available Names in Zoology, partim Phylum Rotifera - where do we stand? |
| 14:10 | Robert L. Wallace, Terry W. Snell | Where are you going rotifer family? |
| 14:30 | Yang Yufeng | Next Rotifer Symposium offer: Will we go to China? |
| 14:40 | Miloslav Devetter | Closing session |
| 15:00 | Coffee break | |
| 15:30 | Departure for Hluboká nad Vltavou and symposium dinner | |
| 16:00 | Guided Tour: Hluboká nad Vltavou Chateau | |
| 18:00 | Symposium dinner in South Bohemian Gallery, Hluboká nad Vltavou | |
| 21:00 | Departure to České Budějovice |
Sightseeing in Český Krumlov (UNESCO heritage site) The town and the castle. Lunch will be served in a local restaurant.
Český Krumlov, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a lively, cosmopolitan town with a unique atmosphere surrounded by unspoiled countryside. Dominated by a Castle stretching over the meandering Vltava River, Český Krumlov's narrow cobblestone streets wind along romantic nooks between patrician houses where you will find attractive exhibits of world- renown artists, music festivals and concerts, and theatre performances. The Old Town has not experienced major changes since the 19th century and has maintained its historic character (http://www.ckrumlov.info/docs/en/kaktualita.xml).
Programme:
9:00 Departure to Český Krumlov
10:00 Town sightseeing (guided tour)
12:30 Lunch in Eggenberg brewery
14:00 Český Krumlov chateau
17:30 Departure to České Budějovice
The cost of the excursion (50 EUR) is not included in the registration fee.
or alternatively:
Canoe trip on Vltava River
Cesky Krumlov - Zlata Koruna - cca 5 hours - 17 km - 5 weirs
We will take lunch in Český Krumlov in traditional pub on the riverside with nice view on the castle.
This is a very popular leg of the river, well known for its romantic features. It starts from log cabin station in Nove Spoli and goes on through the one and only town of Cesky Krumlov. There is no way for you to regret this choice. All in all, you will face five weirs on the way – four of them in Cesky Krumlov and the fifth one right before the finish in Zlata Koruna. But do not be afraid, arduousness of this trip is low (WW1- on international scale) and it is suitable for experienced water sportsmens as well as green ones. Each weir is equipped by bypass to go through safely. You will be fascinated by natural and rural sceneries on river and surrounding nature. Once you leave Cesky Krumlov there is still a lot to look forward to and admire. The remaining part offers numerous meanders running through a gorgeously romantic forest lined by rocks here and there. We will finish in Zlatá Koruna Monastery (based in 1263) http://www.zlatakoruna.cz/index.php?nid=1657&lid=en&oid=204215
Participants will be equipped with life vests and plastic barrels to keep your belongings dry. However, we strongly recommend you to take some spare clothing in case of involuntary swimming. The best clothing we recommend are shorts, t-shirt, sandals to the water, sweetshirt or jacket in case of colder weather and a raincoat.
The cost of the excursion (50 EUR) is not included in the registration fee.
Programme:
9:00 Departure from České Budějovice
12:30 Lunch in Eggenberg brewery
17:30 Departure to České Budějovice
Post conference bdelloid workshop
Our conception of this informal workshop is to get together smaller group of people interested to speak about the specific themes which will origin from everyone needs. We will start each particular theme with the short presentation and continue with discussion. We will speak about the taxonomy of bdelloids and their genetics, but other themes will probably appear. Participants are highly welcome to propose them.
Programme:
September 6, 2015 (Sunday)
9:00 Departure to Martinský Mlýn
10:00 Introduction to determination of bdelloids: Natalia Yakovenko, How to improve the taxonomic reliability of species identification
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Discussing the possibility for common projects - solving the phylogenetic relationships within the group
16:00 Obtaining biogeographic data with a standardised sampling protocol; Implementing cost-effective culturing techniques for more species
19:00 Dinner
20:00 Get together
September 7, 2015 (Monday)
10:00 Departure to České Budějovice
Capacity: 25 participants
This workshop will take place in famous and well preserved water mill in the heart of South Bohemian Landscape, 20 km South-East from České Budějovice. GPS: N 49°3.41', E 14°46.16'.
The cost of the workshop (40 EUR) is not included in the registration fee.
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