SysEB Section Symposium: Interactive Keys Transforming Identification: Melding Traditional Methods with New Technologies

Wednesday, November 13, 2013: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Meeting Room 6 A (Austin Convention Center)
Organizers:
Su Yee Lim
Thomas McElrath


1:30 PM
Welcoming Remarks
1:35 PM
NZ ZopherID: a comprehensive electronic tool to a taxonomically difficult group of New Zealand beetles
Nathan P. Lord, University of New Mexico ; Richard AB. Leschen, Landcare Research ; Thomas Buckley, Landcare Research
1:50 PM
2:05 PM
MonotomID - an interactive key on a tight budget
Thomas McElrath, University of Georgia ; Olivia Boyd, University of Georgia ; Joseph V. McHugh, University of Georgia
2:20 PM
Break
2:30 PM
Withdrawn
2:45 PM
Beetles of the World Wide Web: Bringing a DELTA key online
Ainsley E. Seago, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Ecosystem Sciences
3:00 PM
IntKey vs MX: old vs new: a comparison of two interactive key technologies with multiple functionalities
Michael J Sharkey, University of Kentucky ; Katja Seltmann, The American Museum of Natural History
3:15 PM
Intermission
3:55 PM
3i:Internet-accessible Interactive Identification
Dmitry A. Dmitriev, Illinois Natural History Survey
4:10 PM
Break
4:20 PM
First interactive taxonomic key for a global pest (Rhinotermitidae: Reticulitermes spp.)
Su Yee Lim, University of Georgia ; Brian T. Forschler, University of Georgia ; Joseph V. McHugh, University of Georgia
4:35 PM
Developing Longicorn ID: Tool for Diagnosing Cerambycoid Families, Subfamilies, and Tribes
Eugenio H. Nearns, National Museum of Natural History ; Nathan P. Lord, University of New Mexico ; Steven W. Lingafelter, National Museum of Natural History ; Antonio Santos-Silva, Universidade de São Paulo ; Kelly B. Miller, University of New Mexico
4:50 PM
Tabletop Scanning Electron Microscopy: New Technology for identification of microscopic arthropods
Gary R. Bauchan, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Jenny Beard, Queensland Museum ; Ronald Ochoa, USDA-ARS-PSI, Systematic Entomology Laboratory
5:05 PM
Discussion
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