Insects as models for integrating development
with evolution
Organizers and Moderators:
Jason Hodin, Seattle
Central Community College, USA
Douglas Emlen, University
of Montana, USA
THURSDAY, August 24, Morning session
BOURBON HOTEL – ROOM
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| No | Title | Speakers | Time |
| 1 | Introduction to Part Iof the Symposium | Jason Hodin, Seattle Central Community College, USA | 9:30 |
| 2 | Evolution of axis formation in insects: the role of nanos in early grasshopper development | Sabbi Lall, University of Chicago, USA | 9:35 |
| 3 | Shifts in life history of parasitic wasps correlate with alterations in early development | Mike Strand, University of Wisconsin, USA | 10:05 |
| 4 | Evolution of insect limbs and wings, a developmental genetics perspective | Lisa Nagy, University of Arizona, USA | 10:35 |
| 5 | Evolutionary trends in morphological adaptations of immature stages of Hydrophiloidea (Coleoptera) | Miguel Archangelsky, CRILAR, La Rioja, Argentina | 11:05 |
| 6 | Evolution of a developmental threshold in Onthophagus dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabeidae) | Douglas Emlen, Montana State University, USA | 11:35 |
Continued on FRIDAY, August 25, Afternoon
session
Symposium continued : FRIDAY, August25, Afternoon Session
BOURBON HOTEL – ROOM
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| 7 | Introduction to Part II of the Symposium | Douglas Emlen, Montana State University, USA | 2:30 |
| 8 | Possible molecular strategies that underlie the evolution of metamorphic development | Jim Truman, University of Washington, USA | 2:35 |
| 9 | The ecdysone receptor and the parallel evolution of paedogenesis in two species of gall midges(Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) | Jason Hodin, Seattle Central Community College, USA | 3:05 |
| 10 | Exploring how a buttefly wing pattern can evolve | Paul Brakefield, University of Leiden, The Netherlands | 3:35 |
| 11 | Life-history adaptations and reproductive costs in Chrysopa (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) | Gilberto Albuquerque, State University of North Fluminense, Brazil | 4:05 |
[this is symposium 6 in session 18 (Reproduction &Development)]
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