Meeting Abstract 18-4 Thursday, Jan. 4 11:00 – 11:15 The Influence of Body Size on Morphological Diversification Across Fishes FRIEDMAN, ST*; PRICE, SA; WAINWRIGHT, PC; Univ. of California, Davis; Clemson University; Univ. of California, Davis sarahtfried@gmail.com Understanding the diversity of body shapes across the tree of life is one of the central challenges in evolutionary biology. One […]
sessions: Session 18
Strong mechanical relationships bias the tempo and mode of morphological evolution
Meeting Abstract 18-3 Thursday, Jan. 4 10:45 – 11:00 Strong mechanical relationships bias the tempo and mode of morphological evolution. MUNOZ, MM*; HU, Y; ANDERSON, PSL; PATEK, SN; Virginia Tech; Boston College; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Duke University mmunoz5@vt.edu http://www.marthamunoz.com Morphological evolution proceeds unequally, leading some features to be highly diverse and others almost unchanged over millions […]
Ecological opportunity alters the timing and shape of adaptive radiation
Meeting Abstract 18-6 Thursday, Jan. 4 11:30 – 11:45 Ecological opportunity alters the timing and shape of adaptive radiation BURRESS, ED*; TAN, M; University of California, Davis; Emory University edb0014@auburn.edu The uneven distribution of diversity is a conspicuous phenomenon across the tree of life. Ecological opportunity is a prominent catalyst of adaptive radiation and therefore may alter […]
Building the complete ray-finned fish tree of life using taxonomy and birth-death models
Meeting Abstract 18-2 Thursday, Jan. 4 10:30 – 10:45 Building the complete ray-finned fish tree of life using taxonomy and birth-death models CHANG, J*; ALFARO, ME; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of California, Los Angeles jonathan.chang@ucla.edu http://jonathanchang.org The tree of life metaphor has been used since Darwin to depict the evolutionary relationships among all organisms. To […]
A macroevolutionary look at the history of herbivorous fishes in coral reefs
Meeting Abstract 18-1 Thursday, Jan. 4 10:15 – 10:30 A macroevolutionary look at the history of herbivorous fishes in coral reefs SANTINI, F*; ZAPFE, K; FREDERICH, B; DORNBURG, A; Associazione Italiana per Studio Biodiversita’; North Carolina State University; University of Liège; North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences francesco.santini@alumni.utoronto.ca Herbivorous fishes play a key role in coral reef […]
45 Million Years of Structural Color in Fruits of Elaeocarpus
Meeting Abstract 18-7 Thursday, Jan. 4 11:45 – 12:00 45 Million Years of Structural Color in Fruits of Elaeocarpus GOH, AHY*; SARANATHAN, V; Yale-NUS College, Singapore; Yale-NUS College, Singapore adam.goh@u.yale-nus.edu.sg http://vinodal.weebly.com Fruits of the genus Elaeocarpus (Elaeocarpaceae) are notable for exhibiting structural coloration, but little is known about the evolutionary basis of this relatively rare trait in […]
Phylogenomics and Shape Variation Among Amblyopsid Fishes
Meeting Abstract 18-7 Friday, Jan. 4 11:15 – 11:30 Phylogenomics and Shape Variation Among Amblyopsid Fishes HART, P. B.*; NIEMILLER, M. L.; BURRESS, E. D.; ARMBRUSTER, J. W.; CHAKRABARTY, P.; Louisiana State University; University of Alabama, Huntsville; University of California, Davis; Auburn University; Louisiana State University pamelabeth.hart@gmail.com Cave-obligate organisms long have captured the imagination and interest of […]
Much Ado About Orthologs Consequences of Duplication and Speciation in Gene Evolution
Meeting Abstract 18-4 Friday, Jan. 4 10:45 – 11:00 Much Ado About Orthologs: Consequences of Duplication and Speciation in Gene Evolution DAVID, KT*; OAKS, JR; HALANYCH, KM; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University kzd0038@auburn.edu In eukaryotic lineages, genes typically replicate through either speciation or gene duplication events. After a speciation event, resulting gene copies (orthologs) are generally […]
Cold-Water Connections Systematics and Biogeography of the Sea Anemone Genus Metridium (Cnidaria Actiniaria Metridiidae)
Meeting Abstract 18-5 Friday, Jan. 4 11:00 – 11:15 Cold-Water Connections: Systematics and Biogeography of the Sea Anemone Genus Metridium (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Metridiidae) GLON, H.*; DALY, M.; The Ohio State University; The Ohio State University Glon.2@osu.edu Members of the sea anemone genus Metridium, are distributed throughout the cold-temperate Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Included within this genus is […]
Carnivory maintains cranial dimorphism between males and females Evidence for niche divergence in extant Musteloidea
Meeting Abstract 18-2 Friday, Jan. 4 10:15 – 10:30 Carnivory maintains cranial dimorphism between males and females: Evidence for niche divergence in extant Musteloidea LAW, CJ*; MEHTA, RS; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz cjlaw@ucsc.edu https://research.pbsci.ucsc.edu/eeb/cjlaw/ The evolution and maintenance of sexual dimorphism has long been attributed to sexual selection. Niche divergence, however, […]
