Welcome to the Special Session An Introduction

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 48-1  Fri Feb 26 12:00 – 12:15  Welcome to the Special Session: An Introduction Martine, CT; Bucknell University jjsocha@vt.edu An introduction to the special session in honor of Dr. Vicki Funk.

Vicki Ann Funk (1947–2019), influential Smithsonian botanist

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 48-2  Fri Feb 26 13:00 – 13:15  Vicki Ann Funk (1947–2019), influential Smithsonian botanist Wagner, W; Smithsonian Institution wagnerw@si.edu https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/hawaiianflora/ Vicki A. Funk was one of the most active, enthusiastic, and passionate botanists of our time. She had a […]

Temperate Eurasian origins of Hawaiian Chenopodium (Amaranthaceae), plus description of a new subspecies endemic to Moloka‘i

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 48-4  Fri Feb 26 13:45 – 14:00  Temperate Eurasian origins of Hawaiian Chenopodium (Amaranthaceae), plus description of a new subspecies endemic to Moloka‘i Cantley, JT*; McDonnell, AJ; Branson, J; Kobara, JR; Long, S; Garnett, W; Martine, CT; San Francisco […]

Reconstructing the history and biological consequences of a plant invasion on the Galapagos Islands

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 48-6  Fri Feb 26 14:15 – 14:30  Reconstructing the history and biological consequences of a plant invasion on the Galapagos Islands Gibson, MJS*; Torres, ML; Brandvain, Y; Moyle, LC; Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana; Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, […]

Overview of the origin and evolution of compositae of Pacific Oceania

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 48-7  Fri Feb 26 14:30 – 14:45  Overview of the origin and evolution of compositae of Pacific Oceania Keeley, SC*; Funk, VA; Cantley, JT; University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; San Francisco State University, […]

New perspectives on the evolution of plant breeding systems in the radiation of Hawaiian Schiedea (Caryophyllaceae)

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 48-3  Fri Feb 26 13:30 – 13:45  New perspectives on the evolution of plant breeding systems in the radiation of Hawaiian Schiedea (Caryophyllaceae) McDonnell, A*; Moore, M; Sakai, AK; Weller, SG; Wickett, N; Chicago Botanic Garden; Oberlin College; University […]

Archipelago-wide patterns of colonization and speciation among an endemic radiation of Galápagos land snails

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 48-5  Fri Feb 26 14:00 – 14:15  Archipelago-wide patterns of colonization and speciation among an endemic radiation of Galápagos land snails Phillips, JG*; Linscott, TM; Rankin, AR; Kraemer, AC; Shoobs, NF; Parent, CE; University of Idaho jphillips@uidaho.edu Newly arrived […]

The genome of the chiton Acanthopleura granulata perspectives on biomineralization from polyplacophorans

Meeting Abstract 48-8  Sunday, Jan. 5 11:45 – 12:00  The genome of the chiton Acanthopleura granulata: perspectives on biomineralization from polyplacophorans VARNEY, RM*; SPEISER, DI; KOCOT, KM; Univ. of Alabama; Univ. of South Carolina; Univ. of Alabama rvarney@crimson.ua.edu http://rvarney.people.ua.edu/ The wide diversity of structures produced through biomineralization by molluscs has long been of interest to materials science. […]

The Evolution and Role of GTPases of Immunity Associated Proteins (GIMAPs) in Cnidarians

Meeting Abstract 48-5  Sunday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15  The Evolution and Role of GTPases of Immunity Associated Proteins (GIMAPs) in Cnidarians COELHO, JC*; POOLE, AZ; Berry College; Berry College Jenny.Coelho@vikings.berry.edu Corals, which are members of Phylum Cnidaria, play a critical role in coral reefs, one of the world’s most productive and diverse ecosystems. Coral reef health […]

Roles pH and Temperature May Play in the Life History of the Tuna Crab, Pleuroncodes planipes

Meeting Abstract 48-2  Sunday, Jan. 5 10:15 – 10:30  Roles pH and Temperature May Play in the Life History of the Tuna Crab, Pleuroncodes planipes WEBB, SJ*; SEBRIGHT, Z; TAYLOR, JRA; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD s3webb@ucsd.edu Tuna crabs, Pleuroncodes planipes, are unique crustaceans because adults go […]

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