Meeting Abstract 16-2 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:15 – 10:30 Bio Inspired Design: translating biology to engineering and design YEN, J*; LI, W; Georgia Tech, School of Biol.Sciences, Atlanta, GA; Georgia Tech, School of Industrial Design, Atlanta, GA jeannette.yen@biosci.gatech.edu http://www.cbid.gatech.edu/ Biologically inspired design takes superlatives of Nature and translates into designs and engineering processes. Bio inspired design avoids […]
year: 2020
Using a Portable Hydrogen Cyanide Gas Meter to Uncover a Dynamic Phytochemical Landscape
Meeting Abstract 15-1 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:00 – 10:15 Using a Portable Hydrogen Cyanide Gas Meter to Uncover a Dynamic Phytochemical Landscape MORRISON , CR*; SMILEY , J; The University of Texas at Austin ; University of California San Diego crmorrison@utexas.edu https://www.colinrmorrison.com/ A major contributor to global biodiversity is the tremendously variable landscape of secondary metabolites characterizing […]
Understanding Floral Meristem Termination by Exploring Genetic Architecture Underlying Stamen Whorl Numbers in Aquilegia
Meeting Abstract 15-7 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:30 – 11:45 Understanding Floral Meristem Termination by Exploring Genetic Architecture Underlying Stamen Whorl Numbers in Aquilegia MIN, Y*; BALLERINI, ES; KRAMER, EM; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Sacramento State University, Sacramento, CA; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA yamin@g.harvard.edu Plants have the ability to generate new leaves continuously throughout their entire lifespan due […]
Phenological and pollinator-mediated isolation among selfing and outcrossing Arabidopsis lyrata populations
Meeting Abstract 15-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:45 – 11:00 Phenological and pollinator-mediated isolation among selfing and outcrossing Arabidopsis lyrata populations GORMAN, CE*; BOND, L; VAN KLEUNEN, M; DORKEN, M; STIFT, M; University of Konstanz, BW, Germany ; Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada; University of Konstanz, BW, Germany and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Evolutionary Ecology and […]
Nectary size is a pollination syndrome trait in Penstemon
Meeting Abstract 15-8 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:45 – 12:00 Nectary size is a pollination syndrome trait in Penstemon KATZER, AM*; WESSINGER, CA; HILEMAN, LC; University of Kansas a681k477@ku.edu Individual trait adaptation can influence the evolution of complex phenotypes such as floral pollination syndromes. In Penstemon, hummingbird-adapted flowers have evolved many times from bee-adapted ancestors. We examined the […]
From satellites to sequences investigating drought adaptive life history evolution in plants
Meeting Abstract 15-3 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:30 – 10:45 From satellites to sequences: investigating drought adaptive life history evolution in plants MONROE, JG*; MCKAY, JK; Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology; Colorado State University greymonroe@gmail.com http://greymonroe.github.io Explaining variation in life history strategies has been a central challenge of ecology and organismal biology for at least 250 years. […]
Evolution of the integument and its implication in seed plant evolution
Meeting Abstract 15-6 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:15 – 11:30 Evolution of the integument and its implication in seed plant evolution. ZUMAJO-CARDONA, C*; AMBROSE , BA; The New York Botanical Garden; The Graduate Center-CUNY; The New York Botanical Garden czumajo@nybg.org Gene duplication plays a decisive role in organismal diversification and the appearance of novel structures. One of these […]
A new perspective on ecological prediction reveals limits to climate adaptation in a temperate tree species
Meeting Abstract 15-2 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:15 – 10:30 A new perspective on ecological prediction reveals limits to climate adaptation in a temperate tree species BLUMSTEIN, MB*; RICHARDSON, AR; WESTON, D; ZHANG, J; WELLINGTON, M; HOPKINS, R; Harvard University, Cambridge; Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff; Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge; Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge; Oak […]
A global molecular phylogeny of chromosomal evolution in wild onions (Allium, Amaryllidaceae)
Meeting Abstract 15-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:00 – 11:15 A global molecular phylogeny of chromosomal evolution in wild onions (Allium, Amaryllidaceae) BABIN, CH*; BELL, CD; University of New Orleans; University of New Orleans chbabin@uno.edu Polyploidy, the event of increasing nuclear chromosomes, is believed to be a significant driver of diversification among land plants. Mechanisms of chromosome number […]
The Hydrostatic Skeleton of Muscle
Meeting Abstract 14-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:00 – 11:15 The Hydrostatic Skeleton of Muscle SLEBODA, DA*; WOLD, ES; ROBERTS, TJ; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI david_sleboda@brown.edu Fluid accounts for over 70% of muscle mass, filling intracellular, extracellular, and capillary spaces. During normal physiological activity intramuscular fluid pressures develop as muscle […]
