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Evolutionary biology 2009: phylogenetics, speciation, co-evolution,
development, genomes, life histories, plasticity… What is new?
June 8 -12, 2009, University of Rennes-1, Rennes, Brittany
Scientific and organizing committee :
Prof Jacques van Alphen- Marie Curie Chair, UMR ECOBIO, University of Rennes 1 and University of
Leiden (Pays-Bas)
Dr Joan van Baaren- University of Rennes 1
Dr Malika Ainouche- University of Rennes 1
Dr Jean-Christophe Simon, INRA UMR BIO3P, Rennes
Dr. Manuel Plantegenest, Agrocampus Ouest, UMR BIO3P
Dr. Yannick Outreman, Agrocampus Ouest, UMR BIO3P
Dr. Marie-Agnès Coutellec, INRA Rennes, UMR ESE
Dr. Christine Paillard, UMR CNRS 6539, Institut Européen de la Mer, Plouzané
Dr Frédéric Jean, MC, UMR CNRS 6539, Institut Européen de la Mer, Plouzané
Prof Yves-Marie Paulet, UMR CNRS 6539, Institut Européen de la Mer, Plouzané
Prof Jean Laroche, UMR CNRS 6539, Institut Européen de la Mer, Plouzané
Dr Valérie Stiger, LEBHAM, Institut Européen de la Mer, Plouzané
Evolutionary biology 2009: phylogenetics, speciation, co-evolution,
development, genomes, life histories, plasticity… What is new?
June 8 -12, 2009, University of Rennes-1, Rennes, Brittany
The 200th birthday of Charles Darwin on 12 February 2009 and the 150th anniversary of the publication of
“ The origin of species “ are the reasons why 2009 will see many celebrations.
In this context we propose to organize an advanced course in Evolutionary Biology, including 4 days of
conferences, open to PhDs and researchers, followed by one practical day in phylogenetics analysis,
open to PhDs only for French and other European PhD students in Evolutionary Biology. The course will
give an overview of the research methods in evolutionary biology and will provide state of the art reviews
on timely questions in evolutionary biology, by internationally leading scientists in the field. Posters could
be proposed by the participants, to be discussed with the invited speakers in evening sessions. A price
of the best poster will be organized.
It provides an excellent opportunity for doctoral students and young researchers to interact with
internationally recognized evolutionary biologists. In addition, it will provide them to the occasion to
interact with the active community of evolutionary biologists at University of Rennes1.
We will address all major questions in evolutionary biology: How to reconstruct phylogenetic trees and
how to study the evolutionary past? How do new species come into existence? What is the role of sexual
selection in evolution? How do life-history characters and behavior evolve? How do genomes evolve?
What is the role of phenotypic plasticity in evolution? What is the role of epigenetics? What are the
constraints in the evolution of developmental plans? What is the role of antagonistic and mutualistic coevolution?
The manifestation will have the following format:
Part 1. What are the most important questions in Evolutionary Research.
a) What is the evolutionary history of a clade? This question is addressed by reconstructing
the phylogeny of the clade preferentially making use of molecular data, or a combination of
morphological characters and molecular data.
b) How do new species come into existence? There are different modes of speciation (e.g.
allopatric, parapatric or sympatric) and a variety of mechanisms resulting in reproductive
isolation. Speciation can be studied by making use of virtually all methods in evolutionary
biology.
c) How has sexual reproduction evolved and how is it maintained? This is the study of the
paradox of the twofold cost of sex.
d) What are the constraints in the evolutions of developmental plans? We will address
questions like Why do we have five fingers? Why do almost all mammals have 7 cervical
vertebrae, even when they have a long neck like a Giraffe, and why does the number of
cervical vertebrae in birds vary
e) How do genomes evolve? The evolution of genomic conflicts, horizontal transmission of
genes, cytoplasmic genes versus nuclear genes etc.
f) When do organisms co-evolve? Co-evolution and evolutionary arms races, evolutionary
hot-spots and cold-spots
g) How do life history characters and behaviour evolve? This is the field of evolutionary
ecology and behavioural ecology.
h) What is the role of sexual selection in evolution? Another question addressed in
behavioural and evolutionary ecology
i) How does development constrain evolution? The field of “evo-devo”
Part 2: What are the methods to study Evolutionary Biology?
a) Reconstruction of phylogenies
b) The comparative method with corrections for phylogeny. E.g. phylogenetic contrasts
c) The phenotypic approach: Deductive modelling and empirical tests of the predictions of
those models.
a. Optimization models
b. Evolutionary Game theory
c. Adaptive dynamics
d) The genetic approach: Population genetic models
e) When to use phenotypic models and when to use genetic models? Why?
Programme
June 8
8.45h – 9.00h
Welcome and Introduction
Morning session: Origin and history of life
Afternoon Session: Evolution, Development and phenotypic plasticity
16.15h - 17.30h
Poster Session
June 9
Morning session: Speciation
Afternoon Session: Co-evolution
17.00h – 18.30h Poster session
June 10
Morning session: Sexual Selection and sexual conflict
Afternoon Session: Evolution of Life History Characters and Behaviour
17.00h – 17.30h
Discussion- Poster session
June 11
Morning and Afternoon: Genome Evolution
17.00h – 18.30h
Discussion- Poster session
June 12
Morning session: Methods in the study of evolution
Afternoon Session (reserved to students):
Practical exercises on methods (P. Pontarotti)
List of invited speakers (this list will be completed, as we are waiting some acceptations)
Carl D. Schlichting
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269-3043, USA
Allen Herre
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Ancon Republic of Panama
Michael D. Purugganan,
North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, NC 27695,USA
Jacques van Alphen
Institute of Biology, University of Leiden
Leiden, Pays Bas
Salvatore Cozzolino
Orto botanico,
Università di Napoli Federico II,
Naples, Italy
Dieter Ebert,
Universität Basel, Zoologisches Institut
Switzerland
Pierre Pontarotti,
Université de Marseille
France
Olof Leimar
Department of Zoology, Stockholm University
Sweden
Frietson Galis,
Institute of Biology, University of Leiden
Leiden, Pays Bas
Carlos Bernstein,
Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive
Université Claude Bernard - Lyon 1, France
John McNamara
School of Mathematics, University of Bristol
University Walk, Bristol. UK
Laurent Excoffier
Population Genetics laboratory, Zoology Institute
University of Bern
Switzerland
Céline Brochier,
Evolution, Génome, Environnement,
Université de Provence Aix-Marseille, France
Tom van Dooren
Institute of Biology, University of Leiden
2300 RA Leiden, Pays Bas
Jean-Christophe Simon,
UMR BiO3P, INRA, Agrocampus Ouest, Université Rennes 1
Le Rheu, France
Anne Atlan,
UMR-CNRS 6553 ECOBIO, Université de Rennes 1
France
Malika Ainouche
UMR-CNRS 6553 ECOBIO, Université de Rennes 1
France