Field Museum Spring Systematics Symposium; Chicago, IL; May l988

在菲尔德自然历史博物馆的支持下，Matthew Nitecki博士组织了一次研讨会，讨论生物创新的一般主题，将于1988年5月举行。来自分子生物学、形态和解剖学、分类学和古生物学领域的演讲者将在种群、物种和谱系的水平上讨论与新的生物结构、分子途径和功能的起源有关的问题。讨论的一个主要焦点将是努力在进化创新的研究中理清因果关系，进化创新的定义是为特定的动植物群体开辟新的生活方式的新结构或功能。奈特基博士和菲尔德博物馆在管理和主持研讨会方面有着很好的记录，这些研讨会讨论了系统和进化生物学领域的重要主题。研讨会吸引了200多名研究人员，其中包括许多学生，自1978年以来一直在举行。结果及时公布，这些出版物被认为是高质量的。

With support from the Field Museum of Natural History, Dr. Matthew Nitecki has organized a symposium addressing the general topic of Biological Innovations, to be held in May of 1988. Speakers from fields of molecular biology, morphology and anatomy, systematics, and paleontology will address problems related to the origin of novel biological structures, molecular pathways, and functions, at the levels of population, species, and lineage through time. A major focus of the discussions will be efforts to disentangle cause and effect in the study of evolutionary innovations, defined as new structures or functions that open up new ways of life for particular groups of animals or plants. Dr. Nitecki and the Field Museum have a strong record of managing and hosting symposia addressing significant topics in the field of systematic and evolutionary biology. The symposia attract over 200 researchers, including many students, and have been held since 1978. Results are published promptly, and these publications have been regarded as of high quality.