Monday, 15 November 2004: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
150 G (Salt Palace L-1)
Section A Symposium: DNA-Taxonomy: Good-Bye Microscope?
Organizer(s):	Anthony I. Cognato, a-cognato@tamu.edu
Moderator(s):	Ryan M. Caesar, rcaesar@tamu.edu Anthony I. Cognato, a-cognato@tamu.edu
1:00 PM			Introductory Remarks
1:05 PM	0042		Why we need a DNA-based taxonomy Alfried P. Vogler, a.vogler@nhm.ac.uk
1:23 PM	0043		Probing life's diversity with DNA barcodes   Paul D.N. Hebert, phebert@uoguelph.ca
1:41 PM	0044		Problems with DNA- taxonomy   Felix AH. Sperling, Felix.Sperling@ualberta.ca
1:59 PM	0045		On the importance of morphological taxonomy   Daniel Rubinoff, rubinoff@hawaii.edu
2:17 PM			Break
2:27 PM	0046		Species-level polyphyly and the importance of sampling DNA diversity   Daniel J. Funk, daniel.j.funk@vanderbilt.edu
2:45 PM	0047		A model for application of DNA-taxonomy Anthony I. Cognato, a-cognato@tamu.edu
3:03 PM	0048		Taxonomic confusion among Copitarsia decolora: Molecular and morphological resolutions   Rebecca B. Simmons, rsimmons@sel.barc.usda.gov
3:21 PM	0049		rRNA secondary structures:  Morphological characters with taxonomic significance Joseph J. Gillespie, pvittata@hotmail.com
3:39 PM			Break 2
3:49 PM	0050		Application of DNA taxonomy in forensic entomology Jamie Stevens
4:07 PM	0051		DNA taxonomy in conservation biology Ryan M. Caesar, rcaesar@tamu.edu, Anthony I. Cognato, a-cognato@tamu.edu
4:25 PM	0052		Introducing SPIDA-web: A fully automated, digital image-based identification system for biological species   Martin T. Do, mtd001@attglobal.net
4:43 PM			Concluding Remarks

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