Sitio web del XVIII Congreso Mexicano de Botánica

El Comité Organizador del XVIII Congreso Mexicano de Botánica invita a participar en este evento científico que se llevará a cabo del 21 al 27 de noviembre de 2010 en Guadalajara, Jalisco. Las actividades incluyen:

Conferencias magistrales Simposios Exposición de carteles Mesas redondas Reuniones satélite Cursos y talleres Certamen de tesis Excursiones Exposiciones

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El sitio web del congreso esta en:
http://www.cucba.udg.mx/congreso_botanica/

Assistant/Associate Professor in Insect Systematics and Taxonomy

Assistant/Associate Professor in Insect Systematics and Taxonomy | Society of Systematic Biologists

The Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, commencing July 1, 2010, or as soon as possible thereafter, to teach and conduct research in Insect Systematics and Taxonomy. The position will be weighted at approximately 45% teaching, 40% research and 15% service/outreach. Qualified applicants must possess: a Ph.D. in taxonomy and systematics of insects or closely related arthropods; a record of independent research as demonstrated by scholarly publications; the potential for developing a strong externally funded research program in one or more areas of insect systematics or taxonomy; demonstrated ability or potential for excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching; and excellent oral and written communication skills.

For more information on this opportunity, please visit:
http://umanitoba.ca/cgi-bin/human_resources/jobs/view.pl?posting_id=83819

Hoy en PhyloSeminar: Consistency properties of species tree inference algorithms under the multispecies coalescent

Noah Rosenberg
February 24th, 13h PST
http://phyloseminar.org/

Abstract:
The topologies of gene trees that evolve along the branches of a
species tree need not match the species tree topology. As a result of
this discordance, when gene tree evolution is assumed to follow a
"multispecies coalescent" model, simple phylogenetic algorithms can
exhibit peculiar statistical inconsistencies in inferring species
trees. This talk will examine the statistical consistency under the
multispecies coalescent of several algorithms - based on consensus
trees, ranked gene trees, and the "minimize deep coalescences"
algorithm. A summary will be presented of the known consistency
properties of the various algorithms.