SYMPOSIUM: Advances in Decapod Crustacean Phylogenetics

螃蟹、虾、龙虾和它们的许多亲戚组成了一个巨大的甲壳类动物群体，被称为“十足类”，是迄今为止最著名的甲壳类动物。世界上从来没有召开过一次大规模的专家会议来讨论它们的系统发育（进化关系）或它们与其他甲壳类动物的关系的问题、证据和方法。本项目将支持召开一次会议，通过召集大量不同的专家来解决这一疏忽问题。该会议源于先前授予的NSF“生命之树”资助，是综合与比较生物学学会年会（2008）的一部分。圣安东尼奥)。由于十足类动物的多样性，它们的生态和经济意义，以及它们在公众中的知名度，这次会议和研讨会的影响将远远大于阐明许多螃蟹、虾和龙虾群体之间的关系。学生将广泛参加，其中一些人将共同撰写报告。受邀的专家包括代表12个国家的女性和少数民族。由此产生的出版物将成为未来甲壳类学生的主要信息来源，对海洋生物学家、资源管理人员、教师和任何对海洋生物学感兴趣的人都有很大的价值，特别是节肢动物的关系。

Crabs, shrimps, lobsters and their many relatives make up an enormous group of crustaceans called "decapods," by far the best known of all crustaceans. There has never been a large-scale meeting of the world's experts to discuss the questions, evidence, and methods for deducing their phylogeny (evolutionary relationships) or their relationships to other crustacean groups. This project will support a meeting to address this oversight by assembling a large and diverse gathering of specialists. The meeting stems from a previously-awarded NSF "Tree of Life" grant and is part of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology annual meeting (2008. San Antonio). Because of the diversity of the decapods, their ecological and economic significance, and their popularity with the public, this meeting and workshop will have an impact far greater than elucidating relationships among the many groups of crabs, shrimps, and lobsters. It will be widely attended by students, some of whom will be co-authoring presentations. Invited specialists include females and minorities representing 12 nations. The resulting publication will be a major source of information for future students of crustaceans and will be of great value to marine biologists, resource managers, teachers, and anyone with an interest in marine biology in general and arthropod relationships in particular.