Last week, I had the great chance to participate in the 68th meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan (ESJ). I am amazed by the great number of presentations, symposia and workshops that were held online in just a small bunch of days. Also, it is great to learn from experts in a great variety of research fields in ecology.
This time, I presented our progress in our research on the history of diversification of cycads, particularly our most recent researches in the sister pair of cycads Dioon sonorense and D. vovidesii.
Additionally, I was honored to receive this year the 9th Young Scholar Award of the Ecological Society of Japan (Suzuki Award)! I appreciate the great attention that our research has received in the ESJ. I was allowed to give a talk about my life in research and the contributions of our researches in science.
Also, congratulation to the other award winners! And see you in the 69th meeting, hopefully, in person.
My participation:
- Gutiérrez-Ortega J.S.* 2021.Evolutionary conservativeness and diversification of cycads: Understanding the evolution of living fossils. Young Scholar Award of the Ecological Society of Japan (9th ESJ Suzuki Award). The 68th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan. (Original title in Japanese: ソテツ類の進化的保守性と多様化:生きている化石の進化を考察す)る。9th 第9回 日本生態学会奨励賞(鈴木賞)受賞。(第68回日本生態学会大会). March 17-21, 2021. [Award presentation].
- Gutiérrez-Ortega J.S.*, Molina-Freaner F., Martínez J.F., Pérez-Farrera M.A., Vovides A.P., Hernández-López A., Tezuka A., Nagano A.J., Watano Y., Takahashi Y., Murakami M., Kajita T. 2021. Speciation along a latitudinal gradient: The origin of the Neotropical cycad sister pair Dioon sonorense–D. vovidesii (Zamiaceae). The 68th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan.. Online meeting. (第68回日本生態学会大会). March 17-21, 2021. [Oral presentation].