apr 2007
Time flies
21-04-2007 20:40
More than two months
passed. Times flies indeed when you are busy and I
was. I confess not with my snails, although some
things happened which I will summarize here shortly.
First, the quest for a solution to Simpulopsis dominicensis is still continuing. I compared the genitalia of Platysuccinea portoricensis in Shileyko, but they differ too much to confirm the hypothesis of the Sagdidae being the home family of S. dominicensis. Let's first find the time and opportunity to make a decent drawing of it genitalia...
Bernhard Hausdorf has sent me further details on the sequencing. Making progress is also difficult for him, given his work load. Anyway, I can "play" with the sequences myself and investigate some things in depth. Hopefully the upcoming week of holidays will give some opportunity...
Today I gave a lecture at the annual meeting of the NMV (Dutch Malacological Society) on my research topics. Presenting after lunch time is a horror and a challenge for every presenter. Fighting the PLDs (post lunch dips)... However, the talk was received well.
A PDF of the lecture (in Dutch) can be found here
First, the quest for a solution to Simpulopsis dominicensis is still continuing. I compared the genitalia of Platysuccinea portoricensis in Shileyko, but they differ too much to confirm the hypothesis of the Sagdidae being the home family of S. dominicensis. Let's first find the time and opportunity to make a decent drawing of it genitalia...
Bernhard Hausdorf has sent me further details on the sequencing. Making progress is also difficult for him, given his work load. Anyway, I can "play" with the sequences myself and investigate some things in depth. Hopefully the upcoming week of holidays will give some opportunity...
Today I gave a lecture at the annual meeting of the NMV (Dutch Malacological Society) on my research topics. Presenting after lunch time is a horror and a challenge for every presenter. Fighting the PLDs (post lunch dips)... However, the talk was received well.
A PDF of the lecture (in Dutch) can be found here