Meeting Abstract 10-6 Monday, Jan. 4 09:15 Trophic shifts drive morphological diversification on reefs BORSTEIN, S.R.*; WAINWRIGHT, P.C.; MCGEE, M.D.; Univeristy of Tennessee, Knoxville; University of California, Davis; EAWAG sborstei@vols.utk.edu The role of ecological specialization and the impacts it has on diversification is a necessity to better understand biological patterns associated with diversity. Coral reefs are some […]
sessions: Session 10
The All Cypriniformes Tree of Life A Resource for Comparative Studies Applied to Diversification and Evolution of Body Size
Meeting Abstract 10-2 Monday, Jan. 4 08:15 The All Cypriniformes Tree of Life: A Resource for Comparative Studies Applied to Diversification and Evolution of Body Size TAN, M*; ARMBRUSTER, JW; Auburn University; Auburn University miltontan@auburn.edu Understanding patterns and processes underlying diversity is one of the core motivations of evolutionary biology. The order Cypriniformes is the most diverse […]
Molecular phylogenetics, morphometrics and osteology reveal convergences and shifts in the mode of diversification within Neotropical headstanding fishes (Characiformes Anostomoidea)
Meeting Abstract 10-3 Monday, Jan. 4 08:30 Molecular phylogenetics, morphometrics and osteology reveal convergences and shifts in the mode of diversification within Neotropical headstanding fishes (Characiformes: Anostomoidea) SIDLAUSKAS, B*; ALFARO, M; BURNS, M; DILLMAN, C; FAIRCLOTH, B; FRABLE, B; HOEKZEMA, K; MELO, B; SABAJ PEREZ, M; OLIVEIRA, C; VARI, R; Oregon State University; UCLA; Oregon State University; […]
Global patterns of diversification across the ray-finned fish tree of life
Meeting Abstract 10-1 Monday, Jan. 4 08:00 Global patterns of diversification across the ray-finned fish tree of life ALFARO, ME*; RABOSKY, DL; CHANG, J; TITLE, P; VENZON, M; ALFARO, Michae; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of Michigan; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of Michigan; Univ. of California, Los Angeles michaelalfaro@ucla.edu A strong latitudinal gradient in […]
Does hypercarnivory constrain carnassial evolution
Meeting Abstract 10-7 Monday, Jan. 4 09:30 Does hypercarnivory constrain carnassial evolution? PRICE, SA*; CHIONO, AJ; HOPKINS, SSB; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ of Oregon; Univ. of California, Davis saprice@ucdavis.edu http://www.evovert.com The repeated evolution of hypercarnivorous lineages that specialize on vertebrate prey within Carnivora is generally characterized as a history of increasing evolutionary and functional constraints on […]
Craniofacial integration and evolution in an extreme environment The adaptive diversification of Antarctic notothenioids
Meeting Abstract 10-5 Monday, Jan. 4 09:00 Craniofacial integration and evolution in an extreme environment: The adaptive diversification of Antarctic notothenioids HU, Y.*; DETRICH, H.W.; ALBERTSON, R.C.; University of Massachusetts Amherst; Northeastern University; University of Massachusetts Amherst yinan@cns.umass.edu Antarctic notothenioid fishes offer a rare example of an extensive adaptive morphological radiation in an extreme environment. During a […]
Can we detect adaptive radiations in marine fishes
Meeting Abstract 10-4 Monday, Jan. 4 08:45 Can we detect adaptive radiations in marine fishes? SANTINI, F*; CARNEVALE, G; MARRAMà, G; FRéDéRICH, B; Univ. of Torino; Univ. of Torino; Univ. of Torino; Univ. of Liege francesco.santini@alumni.utoronto.ca The concept of adaptive radiation, according to which a biological lineage undergoes elevated rates of species diversification while at the same […]
The origin of complex calls inferences from phylogeny and function
Meeting Abstract 10-5 Thursday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30 The origin of complex calls: inferences from phylogeny and function HARNESS, N*; SCHUL, J; University of Missouri; University of Missouri Harness@gmail.com Among closely related groups meadow katydids have unusually complex calls, consisting of buzzing and ticking phrases. In some species the tick/buzz pattern is highly stereotyped, while in […]
Repeated Evolution of Color Vision Underlies Rapid Diversification of Salticid Male Coloration
Meeting Abstract 10-1 Thursday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30 Repeated Evolution of Color Vision Underlies Rapid Diversification of Salticid Male Coloration MOREHOUSE, NI*; ZUREK, DB; TAYLOR, LA; CRONIN, T; University of Cincinnati; University of Cincinnati; University of Florida, Gainesville; University of Maryland, Baltimore County nmorehouse@gmail.com A major goal of evolutionary biology is to understand the events that […]
Extreme Enlargement of the Cerebellum is Associated with the Evolution of Electroreception
Meeting Abstract 10-2 Thursday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45 Extreme Enlargement of the Cerebellum is Associated with the Evolution of Electroreception SUKHUM, KV*; CARLSON, BA; Washington University in St. Louis; Washington University in St. Louis kvsukhum@wustl.edu While there are clear differences in relative brain region size across vertebrates, it is unclear how these patterns evolved. The concerted […]
