First International Workshop of The Fish Ontogeny Network of Europe (FONE)
WHEN DO FISH BECOME JUVENILES? - Looking beyond metamorphosis to juvenile
development

1-4 September 1997 in Bratislava, Slovakia

Convened by:
Institute of Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University,
Bratislava, Slovakia
Landscape & Ecology Research Group, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, GB

with European Commission sponsorship of participants from Central & Eastern
Europe


FOURTH CIRCULAR and CALL for LATE REGISTRATION/PAPERS

RATIONALE:
Until recently, the juvenile period of fish life history has received
little attention. In contrast to the transitions between all other periods
of the life history, the transition between larval and juvenile development
in fishes remains ill-defined. A clear definition of the larval-to-juvenile
transition is important for:
1) the development and application of fisheries recruitment models,
2) the use of ontogenetic scales for interspecific comparisons of
morphological development,
3) the identification of ontogenetic shifts in resource use, and
4) to reveal evolutionary trajectories of species or genera.

The purpose of the workshop will be to foster an integrated approach in the
examination of larval metamorphosis, examining the four topics mentioned
above.

SCIENTIFIC ORGANISING COMMITTEE:
Gordon H. Copp (Hatfield, Great Britain), Co-Convener
Vladimír Kovác (Bratislava, Slovakia), Co-Convener
Michael N. Bruton (South Africa), President
Etienne Baras (Liège, Belgium)
Dimitri A. Pavlov (Moscow, Russian Federation)
Lauri Urho (Helsinki, Finland)
Josef Wanzenböck (Mondsee, Austria)

KEYNOTE LECTURE: 'Alternative ways how to become a definitive phenotype or
a juvenile' by E.K. Balon (Guelph, Canada)

VENUE:
The workshop will be held at the Druzba Hotel, which is within a few
minutes walking distance from the campus of Comenius University in
Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia (a republic of the former
Czechoslovakia). Formerly known as Pressburg (in German) and Poszonyi (in
Hungarian), Bratislava was an important multi-cultural port on the River
Danube for the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. Now a vibrant nation's
capital, Bratislava has good train, bus and auto route connections and is
about one hour by car or train from Vienna (Austria), and about five hours
by train or car from Budapest (Hungary) and Prague (Czech Republic). Within
one hour drive of Bratislava is the Gabcikovo hydroelectric scheme around
which a debate has recently finished at the International Court in the
Hague.

PUBLICATION OF PROCEEDINGS:
Submission of manuscripts for consideration for a special issue of
Environmental Biology of Fishes will be accepted up to, but not later than,
the start of the workshop. The eventual publication of manuscripts from the
workshop in Environmental Biology of Fishes will depend on the receipt of a
sufficient number of high quality manuscripts. The new EBF Instructions to
Authors are available in eMail format from G.H. Copp upon request.

Manuscripts submitted for consideration for a special issue of
Environmental Biology of Fishes we will be considered up to, but not later
than, the start of the workshop. The eventual publication of manuscripts
from the workshop in Environmental Biology of Fishes will depend on the
receipt of a sufficient number of high quality manuscripts. EBF has issued
revised Instructions to Authors in the December 1996 number; these can be
forwarded to you upon request to Gordon H. Copp ([log in to unmask]).
Please specify how you would prefer to receive the Instructions:
1) as part of the body of the eMail message
2) an attached document:        Mac formats: Word4, MacWrite II,
ClarisWorks2, SimpleText
        PC: RTF format or text (ASCII)
3) by post (airmail)

The manuscripts should be submitted in triplicate as hard copies to Gordon
H. COPP at the address given below. Authors of manuscripts accepted for
publication may be asked to supply a floppy disk version of the final draft
of the manuscript.

WORKSHOP REGISTRATION:
Late registrations are still being accepted. You may register by eMail
using the contact address given at the end of this cirular. Please note
that participating scientists from Central & European countries, including
republics of the former Soviet Union as well as the Republics of Slovenia,
Macedonia and Bosnia from the former Yugoslavia, are eligible to have all
of their travel and subsistence costs covered through sponsorship from the
European Commission; CEE participants need to pay only the early
registration fees, which have been kept as low as possible.

FOR REGISTRATION DETAILS & FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Dr. habil. Gordon H. COPP
Landscape & Ecology Research Group
Department of Environmental Sciences
University of Hertfordshire
College Lane
Hatfield, Herts. AL10 9 AB  UK
Tel: ++44 (1707) 284.592        Fax: ++44 (1707) 28.52.58       eMail:
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Fish inspired by that of Lee Fuiman. Cheers mate!