Wissenschaftliche Vorbereitung: Axel Meyer ML (Konstanz)
 
In this symposium we are bringing together a number of researchers from abroad and from Germany who have conducted ecological and evolutionary research on species differences or who have worked on the genomics of speciation and ecological adaptation.

The methodological toolbox to scan whole genomes of species to identify genetic loci and mutations in genes that confer differences between species and/or that may bring about speciation through the evolution of reproductive barriers has expanded drastically in the last few years. Through several novel genomic approaches such as next generation high-throughput sequencing, QTL analyses and association studies it has recently become possible to inspect entire genomes of individuals or even populations for genetic differences that might be of relevance for ecology and evolution. Because of these new methods and the resulting huge genomic data sets it has now become possible to scan entire genomes of species for tell-tale genetic differences that might be associated with phenotypic traits that cause ecologically and evolutionary relevant differences.

In this workshop we are hoping to initiate a transfer of knowledge between researchers at the forefront of these new technical and conceptual developments in the genomics of species differences, speciation and adaptation to changing environments, with young researchers in evolutionary biology.<link fileadmin user_upload leopoldina_downloads meyer_genomics_of_speciation.pdf _blank download>