This website is an informal publication and is not valid for taxonomic or nomenclatural purposes under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. This website is intended for scientists and public. We are now in the processes of compiling existing information regarding to Malaysian terrestrial molluscs from literature and reference collections. In the end, we hope to complete a corpus of literature for each land snail species from Malaysia for public access on the internet. We hope this endeavour will allow scientists and public to better understand molluscan systematics through the development of identification resources and tools to manage molllusc classifications and synonymies. In addition to the assembling of photographs and literature database, general species descriptions, ecology information and taxonomic status will be provided for each species. We are welcome for suggestions, participation and any information that will enrich this website. This webpage is part of the output from an on going PhD project of Thor-Seng Liew, who currently works on the molecular phylogenetics and morphospace evolution of the genus Opisthostoma. Please contact Thor-Seng Liew (thorsengliew@gmail.com) or any of the members for further information. This website http://opisthostoma.lifedesks.org is complement to 1) http://borneanlandsnails.lifedesks.org 2) http://malaypeninsularsnail.lifedesks.org ... [Information of the supplier]
The 5th International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods will take place in Langkawi, Malaysia, September 11-15, 2017. This conference continues the series of international symposia on the biological control of arthropods held every four years. Dr Roy Van Driesche was the founder of the symposia and held the first meeting in Hawaii in January 2002. The second meeting took place in Davos, Switzerland, in September 2005, the third in Christchurch, New Zealand, in February 2009 and the latest one was held in Pucón, Chile, in March 2013. The upcoming 5th symposium will follow the proven format and framework of the previous four symposia as they have all been very successful and highly appreciated by the participants. The goal of these symposia is to create a forum where biological control researchers and practitioners can meet to exchange information and discuss up-to-date issues relating to biological control. This includes the various approaches to biological control, e.g. conservation, augmentation, and importation of natural enemy species for the control of arthropod targets. It also encompasses various transversal issues, including the uptake of biological control and socio-economic impact. There will also be one or two sessions designed to enhance inter-disciplinary collaboration. ... [Information of the supplier]
