The 6th Crustacean DELTA Workshop, October 25-29, 2004. (instructed by Jim Lowry, Australian Museum, and Terry Macfarlane, Western Australian Herbarium). This workshop served to train taxonomists to use DELTA (DEscriptive Language for TAxonomy), a windows based taxonomic database that stores morphological data and illustrations and them available in the form of natural language descriptions, illustrated interactive keys, and as output for phylogenetic analyses.


Workshop on Taxonomy and Identification of Marine Fishes, with an Emphasis on Western North Atlantic Species, July 13-15, 2004. (instructed by Dr. Antony Harold, GML/CofC, and Dr. Randall Mooi, Milwaukee Public Museum). This workshop served to train participants in the systematics and identification of marine fishes of the southeastern United States. Designed for graduate students, postdoctoral investigators, other investigators studying the biology of marine fishes, and professional resource managers, the workshop provided an introduction to fish taxonomy, phylogenetic systematics, curatorial issues in research, and an introduction to the use and application of dichotomous keys and descriptive accounts. Field activities aboard the R/V ANITA of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources allowed students to obtain an array of fresh material for identification in the laboratory.

Taxonomic Workshop on the Identification of Decapod Crustacea from the Atlantic Coast of the Southeastern United States, January 21-23, 2004. (instructed by Dr. Darryl Felder, UL Lafayette, Dr. Richard Heard, USM, and Dr. Elizabeth Wenner, SCDNR). This workshop served to train advanced students, educators, and scientists in the systematics and identification of decapods of the Southeastern United States. Emphasis was placed on diagnostic morphological characteristics and the use of keys.