[:pt]The Neotropical biogeographic realm, from Mexico to the southern regions of the South American temperate zone,
\nwhere crustaceans are prominently diverse, is perhaps best known for the ecological importance and unique nature of
\nits freshwater and terrestrial biota. The marine portion of this region, however, is also known for its high crustacean
\ndiversity, and often intriguing biogeographical and evolutionary characteristics.<\/p>\n
Neotropical crustaceans (Extant and fossils) have been the focus of numerous studies during the past few decades,
\nand as result a large albeit scattered body of knowledge exists on these arthropods. Studies have dealt with aspects of
\ntheir taxonomy, systematics, biology, conservation, ecology, biogeography, and phylogeny, among other many topics.
\nBoth benthic and planktonic ecological zones have been investigated. A good number of regional catalogues or broad
\nmonographs of various groups have been produced. Furthermore, the study of the Neotropics has benefitted greatly in
\nrecent times by the advent of molecular biology and application of powerful modern techniques to study and analyze
\nthe genetic basis for the development of new adaptations, and thereby understand the evolutionary patterns and
\nprocesses that drive the diversification of crustaceans in this vast and ecologically fragile region of the New World.<\/p>\n
While perhaps the best known studies of Neotropical
\ncrustaceans have discussed decapods, in particular the
\nremarkably speciose freshwater shrimp, crabs, crayfish, and
\nfamously endemic squat lobsters of the family Aeglidae, many
\nother studies have addressed equally critical, diverse, and
\necologically important groups such as anostracans,
\ncladocerans, copepods, branchiopods, and peracarids, to
\nname a few. Several remarkable findings of crustacean fossils
\nhave also revealed origins and affinities of Neotropical
\ncrustaceans.<\/p>\n
In order to bring together researchers that are interested
\nin presenting reviews, updates or any new investigations on
\ncrustaceans from the entire Neotropical region, as well as to
\ndiscuss future research directions, a symposium is proposed
\nfor ICC9. Carcinologists of all biology fields are invited to
\nparticipate in this symposium by preparing papers that
\nemphasize, but not necessarily are limited to, the following: 1)
\noveralls reviews of the NEOTROPICS state of knowledge
\n(taxonomy, biogeography, phylogeny, biology, etc.) of major
\nor particular subgroups; 2) phylogenetic studies of any scope
\n(morphological and\/or molecular-based), of the entire
\nNeotropics or any Neotropical subregion, particularly if they
\nshed light on origin and diversification of the group studied; 3)
\nbiology, ecology, conservation, and effects of global change;
\n4) genomics; 5) evolutionary perspectives based on fossil
\ndiscoveries; and 6) importance and state of Neotropical
\ncollections in the countries that cover the Neotropics.<\/p>\n
Meetings during ICC9 will be held at the Smithsonian Institution Museum of Natural History (day 1), and at the
\nRenaissance Hotel (days 2\u20134) which will also serve as the primary lodging site. The symposium length and possible
\npublication of proceedings in a peer-review journal will be evaluated depending on interest and participation.
\nParticipants may choose to contribute with only a presentation (oral or poster), and\/or a manuscript if proceedings are
\npublished.<\/p>\n
For expressions of interest or questions regarding ICC9 organization, contact: Dr. Rafael Lemaitre, Smithsonian [:pt]The Neotropical biogeographic realm, from Mexico to the southern regions of the South American temperate zone, where crustaceans are prominently diverse, is perhaps best known for the ecological importance and unique nature of its freshwater and terrestrial biota. The marine portion of this region, however, is also known for its high crustacean diversity, and often […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sbc","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crustacea.org.br\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crustacea.org.br\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crustacea.org.br\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crustacea.org.br\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crustacea.org.br\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1905"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/crustacea.org.br\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4807,"href":"https:\/\/crustacea.org.br\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1905\/revisions\/4807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crustacea.org.br\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crustacea.org.br\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crustacea.org.br\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crustacea.org.br\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nInstitution, National Museum of Natural History, email: lemaitrr@si.edu); and Dr. Marcos Tavares, Museu de Zoologia,
\nUniversidade de S\u00e3o Paulo, Email: mdst@usp.br). For general information about ICC9, please visit:
\nhttp:\/\/www.birenheide.com\/ICC2018\/index.php<\/a>[:]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"