DEST - Taxonomy Training

The World Association of Copepodologists is greatly acknowledged for sponsoring the participation of two candidates (from Egypt and the Philippines) in 2012.

Description of project:
Research projects: 1. Relationships between the cyclopid fauna of Europe, Siberia, and North America; 2. Cyclopidae in Southeast Asia. Beyond these topics, help can also be provided in systematic studies on any other group of Cyclopidae. Cyclopidae is the most speciose (ca 850 spp), predominantly freshwater copepod family that invaded all continents and can be encountered in the most various water-bodies and semi-terrestrial habitats. Cyclopids are small (0.5-3.0 mm) crustaceans, most of them are omnivorous. Some groups are successfully applied in the biological control of larvae of disease vector mosquitoes (control of dengue vector Aedes aegypti in Vietnam). Cyclopids can be intermediate hosts of several nematode and cestode parasites (e.g. guineaworm and fish tapeworm). Other groups (e.g. Cyclops) are used as model organisms in several fields of biology (molecular ecology and genome evolution in Copepoda).

Duration of training:
4 weeks

Training period:
To be discussed with mentor

Target Audience:
MSc students, PhD students as well as early career researchers

Practical experiences:
Collecting, dissection, preparation of permanent slides, scientific illustrations, light- and scanning electron microscopy, species identification, phylogenetic analysis of morphological data

Lectures:
Morphology and systematics of Cyclopidae

Seminars:
Zoogeographic distribution patterns and diversity trends in Cyclopidae

Name of mentor/supervisor:
Dr. Maria Holynska

Institution:
Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences
Wilcza 64, 00-679 Warszawa, Poland

Registration:
€ 800 (Euros)
Participants are responsible for their own travel and subsistence expenses. 

Registration:
Registration deadline: 1 October 2011
Participants will be notified by 14 October 2011 whether accepted to the training.
Click here for the registration form.

Payment:
Payment details and deadline will be provided upon acceptance to the training.