Call for Papers

This is the first call for papers for the 2006 Bi-annual Ecology and Evolutionary Ethology of Fishes Conference to be held 3-8 June 2006 on the Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo, California campus.

The early registration fee (deadline 15 March 2006) is $450 ($350 for students) and includes all sessions, all meals, coffee breaks, receptions, banquet, and room. Other options exist for those traveling with spouses or those wanting to attend the sessions (etc.).  Please see conference web site for other options.  For more information, you can access the conference web site at http://eeef.soka.edu/, or contact the conference organizer, Dr. Anthony I. Mazeroll, at 949-480-4056 or e-mail at amazeroll@soka.edu

Three symposia are proposed:

1.   Integrating field and lab approaches to understanding fishes: a celebration of
      Bill McFarland's zealotry

Gene Helman
helfman@uga.edu   
Institute of Ecology
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602    
helfman@uga.edu
Telephone:706-542-3346 
FAX: 706-542-3344   

2.   Ladies Night Out: females' perspectives on mating. (open invitation for speakers, contact symposium organizer)      

Denis Goulet
dgoulet@olemiss.edu
Department of Biology
The University of Mississippi
University, MS 38677
Telephone: 662-915-7213
Fax: 662-915-5144

3.   Desert fishes: model systems for ecology, evolution and conservation (open invitation for speakers, contact symposium organizers)

Astrid Kodric-Brown
kodric@unm.edu
Department of Biology
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Telephone: 505-277-9336

Peter Reinthal
pnr@email.arizona.edu
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ   85721
Telephone: 520-621-7518

We welcome proposals for contributed sessions on special topics
Contributions will consist of both oral and poster presentations. Manuscripts from the EEEF 2006 conference may be considered for publication in the international journal Environmental Biology of Fishes.

Program committee:
Anthony I. Mazeroll, Soka University of America
David L.G. Noakes, Oregon Hatchery Research Center, Oregon State University
Gene Helfman, Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia
Denis Goulet, Department of Biology, The University of Mississippi
Astrid Kodric-Brown, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico
Peter Reinthal, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona
Registration and information:

www.eeef.soka.edu

eeef@soka.edu