Meeting Abstract S8.2  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Sequencing the genome of non-traditional model organisms. DI PALMA, Federica*; SWOFFORD, Ross; GRABHERR, Manfred; MAUCELI, Evan; PIRUN, Mono; LANDER, Eric S.; LINDBLAD-TOH, Kerstin; Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT; Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Genome Biology; Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Genome Biology; Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, […]

Meeting Abstract S8.11  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Microarrays for Evolutionary Models of Social Behavior: Astatotilapia burtoni and Beyond. RENN, Suzy C P; Reed College, Portland OR renns@reed.edu In the postgenomic era, there is extensive interest in the application of genomic technology to the study of less traditional model organisms. Even without full genome sequence, this is possible through […]

Meeting Abstract S8.3  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Integration and evolution of the cichlid feeding apparatus II: Adaptations for power. ALBERTSON, R.C.; Syracuse Univ., Syracuse NY rcalbert@syr.edu East African cichlid fish exhibit unparalleled rates of diversification among vertebrates. Their evolutionary history is characterized by repeated bursts of trophic specialization, which has led to the evolution of dramatically different head […]

Meeting Abstract S8.6  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Genetics and the nature of selection on reproductive isolation in sticklebacks BOUGHMAN, JANETTE W.; University of Wisconsin-Madison jboughman@wisc.edu Integrating genomic and ecological approaches into the study of phenotypic evolution promises great advances in our understanding of adaptive evolution. My work combines studies of selective mechanisms with quantitative genetics and genomics to […]

Meeting Abstract S8.9  Tuesday, Jan. 6  From genome to systems genetics: The Collaborative Cross mouse genetic reference population CHESLER, E.J.*; ZHANG, Y.; PHILIP, V. M.; CULIAT, C.T.; LANGSTON, M.A.; CHURCHILL, G.A.; MANLY, K.F.; VOY, B.H; Oak Ridge National Lab., TN; Univ.of Tennessee, Knoxville; Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville; Oak Ridge National Lab., TN; Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville; The […]

Meeting Abstract S8.8  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Evolution of Sex Determination in East African Cichlid Fishes KOCHER, Thomas D; University of Maryland tdk@umd.edu Sex determination is a fundamental developmental decision in which the bipotential gonad is directed into specific pathways of male or female development. Our long term goal is to discover and characterize the gene regulatory network […]

Meeting Abstract S8.10  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Evolution of Cichlid Mating Systems: How Social Behavior Sculpts Brains and Genomes HOFMANN, HA; Univ. of Texas, Austin hans@mail.utexas.edu Complex brains and behaviors have arisen repeatedly in vertebrate evolution. What adaptive pressures drive such changes? And what are the molecular and physiological mechanisms that underlie these behaviors constraining or facilitating evolution? […]

Meeting Abstract S8.5  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Constraint and diversification in the evolutionary development of cichlid dentitions STREELMAN, JT; Georgia Institute of Technology todd.streelman@biology.gatech.edu Closely related cichlid fishes from Lake Malawi exhibit continuously replacing dentitions on two jaws, and dramatic variation in tooth number, tooth size, tooth spacing and tooth shape. We have studied gene networks that organize […]

Meeting Abstract S8.1  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Cichlid Genomics and Phenotypic Diversity in a Comparative Context HULSEY, CD; Univ. of Tennessee chulsey@utk.edu The genome of your favorite organism will soon be fully sequenced. What are you going to do with it? With the complete sequencing of several cichlid fish genomes, we will know the genetic blueprints used to […]

Meeting Abstract S8.6  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Rethinking the phylogeny of scleractinian reef corals: reconciling morphologic and molecular data in the families Faviidae and Mussidae BUDD, A.F.; University of Iowa ann-budd@uiowa.edu Recent molecular phylogenies conflict with traditional scleractinian classification at ranks from suborder to genus, challenging morphologists to discover new characters that better agree with molecular data. Such […]