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Saturday, June 22nd

Saturday, June 22nd, 8:30 am to 10:00 am · Alpine C/Snowbird Center
Session 6: Contributed Papers: Evolutionary Ecology I
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6001June 22nd 8:30 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterStrong seasonal selection results in rapid life history changes in Drosophila
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Regular Oral PresentationBehrman, Emily; O'Brien, Katherine; Watson, Samuel S; Schmidt, Paul.Adaptation
Life history
seasonality
Rapid adaptation
climate
Drosophila melanogaster
6002June 22nd 8:45 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterEvolution of metal tolerance and hyperaccumulation in annual sunflowers (Helianthus)
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Regular Oral PresentationGoolsby, Eric; Mason, Chase; Shefferson, Richard.hyperaccumulation
metals
Helianthus
sunflowers
phylogenetic comparative
6003June 22nd 9:00 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterDifferential high-altitude adaptation and limited gene flow across a mid-elevation hybrid zone in Andean tit-tyrant flycatchers (Aves: Tyrannidae)
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Regular Oral PresentationDuBay, Shane; Witt, Christopher.local adaptation
elevational replacement
elevational gradients
hybridization
hemoglobin
Speciation
6004June 22nd 9:15 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterEvolution of thermal sensitivity and thermal opportunity in the tropics: geographic variation, acclimation, and microclimates of two lizard species
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Regular Oral PresentationDamasceno, Roberta; Carnaval, Ana Carolina; Moritz, Craig.Brazilian Atlantic Forests
Thermal Physiology
Squamata
6005June 22nd 9:30 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterA simple index of the strength of convergent evolution
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Regular Oral PresentationArbuckle, Kevin.methods development
convergence
Evolutionary processes
Adaptation
6006June 22nd 9:45 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterReaction norm evolution and habitat specialization in California goldfields (Lasthenia, Asteraceae)
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Regular Oral PresentationEmery, Nancy Christine; Torres-Martinez, Lorena.Niche evolution
specialization
distributions
Reaction norm
Saturday, June 22nd, 10:30 am to 12:00 pm · Alpine C/Snowbird Center
Session 18: Contributed Papers: Evolutionary Ecology II
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18001June 22nd 10:30 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterCo-existence of competing bacterial strains stabilized by a shared “Black Queen” function
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Regular Oral PresentationMorris, Jeffrey; Lenski, Richard.Black Queen Hypothesis
Coevolution
Experimental Evolution
Oxidative stress
Prochlorococcus
Escherichia coli
18002June 22nd 10:45 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterPlant-animal mutualism in biological markets: Evolutionary and ecological dynamics driven by non-heritable phenotypic variance
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Regular Oral PresentationSong, Zhiyuan; Feldman, Marcus W..adaptive dynamics
biological market
Coevolution
mutualism
plant-animal interaction
non-heritable phenotypic variance
population dynamics
model
18003June 22nd 11:00 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterIntroducing one of the worlds largest Müllerian mimicry complexes in North American velvet ants
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Regular Oral PresentationWilson, Joseph; williams, Kevin; Jahner, Josh; Forister, Matt; Pitts, James P..aposematism
convergent evolution
Mllerian Mimicry
Batesian mimicry
Mutillidae
18004June 22nd 11:15 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterManaging evolution with sources and sinks: agricultural pest adaptation to Bt crops
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Regular Oral PresentationFriedenberg, Nicholas A.; Shoemaker, Kevin T..pest management
Resistance
rapid evolution
transgenic crops
RAMAS
landscape genetics
source-sink evolution
applied evolution
18005June 22nd 11:30 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterThe origin of a killer: Tetrodotoxin in early life-history stages of newts (Taricha granulosa)
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Regular Oral PresentationGall, Brian; Stokes, Amber; French, Susannah; Brodie III., Edmund; Brodie, Jr., Edmund.Tetrodtoxin
Lab-reared
TTX
18006June 22nd 11:45 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterLarval dietary restriction alters resource allocation at metamorphosis
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Regular Oral PresentationBoggs, Carol; Niitepold, Kristjan.wing loading
wing aspect ratio
lepidoptera
allometry
stress
Life history
Saturday, June 22nd, 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm · Alpine C/Snowbird Center
Session 30: Contributed Papers: Evolutionary Ecology III
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30001June 22nd 1:30 pmAlpine C/Snowbird CenterAn unusual pattern of geographic variation in warning coloration in the spittlebug Prosapia ignipectus (Hemiptera, Cercopidae) at the northern limit of the species in Maine
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Regular Oral PresentationThompson, Vinton; Carvalho, Gervsio.warning coloration
spittlebug
little bluestem
Cercopidae
biogeography
color polymorphism
Prosapia
Maine
30002June 22nd 1:45 pmAlpine C/Snowbird CenterThe evolution of migration in swallows (Hirundinidae)
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Regular Oral PresentationBrown, Clare.trait evolution
seasonal migration
birds
30003June 22nd 2:00 pmAlpine C/Snowbird CenterFood, Sex and Travel can help us to understand the origin of microbial species
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Regular Oral PresentationSouza, Valeria; Eguiarte, Luis; Travisano, Michael; Siefert, JAnet.diversification
cuatro cienegas basin, coahuila
microbial ecology
30004June 22nd 2:15 pmAlpine C/Snowbird CenterThe evolution of ecological specialization in birds
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Regular Oral PresentationOswald, Jessica A.; Burleigh, J. Gordon.Specialization 
Macroecology
Evolutionary Ecology 
birds
30005June 22nd 2:30 pmAlpine C/Snowbird CenterA global sample to address the distribution of diet breadth in insect herbivores and parasitoids
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Regular Oral PresentationForister, Matt; Panorska, Anna; Kozubowski, Tomasz; Jahner, Josh; Pardikes, Nick; Glassmire, Andrea; Dyer, Lee.
Saturday, June 22nd, 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm · Alpine C/Snowbird Center
Session 42: Contributed Papers: Evolutionary Ecology IV
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42001June 22nd 3:30 pmAlpine C/Snowbird CenterTesting models of sex-ratio variation in a gynodioecious plant: relative seed fitness does not covary with female frequency
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Regular Oral PresentationCase, Andrea; Caruso, Christina.Lobelia siphilitica
reproductive compensation
relative fertility
42002June 22nd 3:45 pmAlpine C/Snowbird CenterPopulation genomics of an obligate pollination mutualism: Using RAD sequencing to study coevolution of yuccas and yucca moths
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Regular Oral PresentationSmith, Christopher; Goldade, Dylan; Flatz, Ramon.Coevolution
FST outliers
gwas
mutualism
pollination
population genomics
42003June 22nd 4:00 pmAlpine C/Snowbird CenterCharacter Displacement and the Evolution of Floral Color Polymorphism in Leavenworthia stylosa
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Regular Oral PresentationNorton, Nicholas; Herlihy, Chris; Busch, Jeremiah.Character Displacement
Carotenoids
interspecific competition
Pollinators
assortative mating
hybridization
42004June 22nd 4:15 pmAlpine C/Snowbird CenterThe functional roles of disassortative pollination and sexual interference in heterostyly: A case study from Darwin's primroses
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Regular Oral PresentationKeller, Barbara; Thomson, James; Conti, Elena.Primula
heterostyly
distyly
floral morphology
disassortative pollination
sexual interference
pollen flow
plant-insect interaction
42005June 22nd 4:30 pmAlpine C/Snowbird CenterConsistent male-biased sex allocation in Selaginella, a non-seed vascular plant
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Regular Oral PresentationBurd, Martin.sex allocation
lycophyte
plant biology
mating system
42006June 22nd 4:45 pmAlpine C/Snowbird CenterVariation, heritability, and functional significance for a common ultraviolet floral pattern
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Regular Oral PresentationKoski, Matthew; Ashman, Tia-Lynn.flower color
heritability
pollination
quantitative variation
ultraviolet
Saturday, June 22nd, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm · /
Session P1: Contributed Posters: Poster Session 1
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P126001June 22nd 7:00 pm/Effects of Road Noise on Orthopteran Communication
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Poster: Evolutionary EcologyCostello, Robin; Symes, Laurel.anthropogenic noise
acoustic signals
mate choice
sensory ecology
tree crickets
conehead katydids
P126002June 22nd 7:00 pm/Mimicry on the wing: Flight morphology and kinematics in a mimetic butterfly and its model
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Poster: Evolutionary EcologyKunte, Krushnamegh; Agashe, Deepa; Joy, Anjana; Arul Ganesh, S. S.; Aswathy, J. R.; Avantika, P.; Thomas, Cigole; Chute, Katharine; Smith, Meghan; Combes, Stacey.sexual dimorphism
Batesian mimicry
flight kinematics
Papilio polytes
Natural selection
P126003June 22nd 7:00 pm/The proximate and ultimate causes of individual diet variation in bullfrogs, Lithobates catesbeianus
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Poster: Evolutionary EcologyCloyed, Carl; Eason, Perri.Individual Specialization
Foraging
Generalist-Specialist Spectrum
Anura
niche
P126004June 22nd 7:00 pm/Parental effects mediate divergences in life history traits
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Poster: Evolutionary EcologyBeckers, Oliver M.; Anderson, Wendy; Moczek, Armin P..maternal care
Onthophagus taurus
phenotypic plasticity
P126005June 22nd 7:00 pm/Is there a "core" bacteriome in the earthworm Eisenia andrei?
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Poster: Evolutionary EcologyAira, Manuel; Olcina, Jessica; Cabezas, Patricia; Bybee, Seth; Perez-Losada, Marcos; Dominguez, Jorge.earthworms
bacteriome
metagenomics
P126006June 22nd 7:00 pm/Biochemical network view of avian color diversification
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Poster: Evolutionary EcologyMorrison, Erin S.; Badyaev, Alexander V.; Sanderson, Michael J..metabolic networks
coloration
Carotenoids
trait evolution
P126007June 22nd 7:00 pm/Causes and consequences of rapid evolution of male genitalia
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Poster: Evolutionary EcologyAnderson, Christopher ; Heinen-Kay, Justa ; Langerhans, Brian.Ecology
genital evolution
sexual selection
Natural selection
reinforcement selection
behavioral ecology
reproductive isolation
Speciation
lock-and-key hypothesis
P126008June 22nd 7:00 pm/Minnow Morphology in Urbanized Streams
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Poster: Evolutionary EcologyHassell, Elizabeth; Langerhans, Brian.Contemporary evolution
anthropogenic effects
Semotilus atromaculatus
Streamflow

Sunday, June 23rd

Sunday, June 23rd, 8:30 am to 10:00 am · Alpine C/Snowbird Center
Session 54: Contributed Papers: Evolutionary Ecology V
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54001June 23rd 8:30 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterNon-immunological defenses in milkweed aphids in response to a fungal pathogen.
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Regular Oral PresentationChiang, Stephanie; Gerardo, Nicole.parasitism
polyphenism
host-parasite
A. nerii
Asclepias
Pandora neoaphidis
54002June 23rd 8:45 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterNegative feedback between plants and mycorrhizal fungal individuals
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Regular Oral Presentationangelard, caroline; James, Bever; Ian, Sanders.amf
feedback
mycorrhizae
plants
glomus
54003June 23rd 9:00 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterThe effect of pathogens on life-history traits and sexual dimorphism in the gypsy moth
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Regular Oral PresentationPaez, David James; Fleming-Davies, Arietta; Dwyer, Gregory.Host-pathogen interactions
heritability
genetic correlation
sexual dimorphism
Resistance
54004June 23rd 9:15 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterSurprisingly extensive mixed phylogenetic and ecological signals among bacterial Operational Taxonomic Units
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Regular Oral PresentationWu, Martin.OTU
Ecotype
Bacterial diversity
54005June 23rd 9:30 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterEndosymbiosis in the Arthopropoda and symbiosis as an innovation in Anchialine cave systems
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Regular Oral PresentationPakes, M Joey; Weiss, Amelia K; Meja Ortz, Luis; Wrighton, Kelly C.remipede
Atyid
chemosynthesis
Illumina
symbiosis
54006June 23rd 9:45 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterDoes evolution of body size and micro habitat use trigger reproductive isolation in feather lice?
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Regular Oral PresentationVilla, Scott; Montgomery, Heidi; Bush, Sarah; Clayton, Dale H..parasite
Ecology
evolution
Reproductive Compatibility
Host Use
Sunday, June 23rd, 10:30 am to 12:00 pm · Alpine C/Snowbird Center
Session 66: Contributed Papers: Evolutionary Ecology VI
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66001June 23rd 10:30 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterPhenotypic plasticity facilitated the evolution of terrestrial reproduction in Dendropsophus treefrogs
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Regular Oral PresentationTouchon, Justin Charles.phenotypic plasticity
reproduction
Behavior
life histories
Dendropsophus ebraccatus
Anura
66002June 23rd 10:45 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterTradeoff between robustness and elaboration produces cycles of avian color diversification
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Regular Oral PresentationBadyaev, Alexander; Morrison, Erin S.; Sanderson, Michael J..ancestral state reconstruction
metabolic network
macroevolution
evolvability
66003June 23rd 11:00 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterEvolutionary response when selection and heritability covary
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Regular Oral PresentationWood, Corlett W.; Brodie III., Edmund.Response to selection
heterogeneous environment
additive genetic variation
66004June 23rd 11:15 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterDo maternal and paternal effects interact to affect antipredator behavior in threespined stickleback?
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Regular Oral PresentationMcGhee, Katie; Bell, Alison.Survival
predator-prey
maternal effects
paternal care
stickleback
antipredator
66005June 23rd 11:30 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterTrade-offs or cross-tolerance: Evolvability of cold tolerance and plasticity in Drosophila melanogaster
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Regular Oral PresentationEgge, Alison; Hahn, Daniel; Morgan, Theodore.thermal adaptation
Stress
Plasticity
trade-offs
Tolerance
66006June 23rd 11:45 amAlpine C/Snowbird CenterThe role of geography, ecology and behaviour in the adaptive diversification of a major avian radiation

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Regular Oral Presentationlapiedra, oriol; sol, daniel.adaptive diversification
behavioural changes
evolutionary rates
macroevolution
OrnsteinUhlenbeck
Columbiformes
Sunday, June 23rd, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm · /
Session P2: Contributed Posters: Poster Session 2
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P226001June 23rd 7:00 pm/No Evidence for Behavioral Adaptations to Nematode Parasitism by the Fly Drosophila putrida
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Poster: Evolutionary EcologyDebban, Catherine; Dyer, Kelly.alpha-amanitin
Behavior
host-parasite interaction
Howardula aoronymphium
self-medication
zoopharmacognosy
P226002June 23rd 7:00 pm/Population differentiation in Crepidula spp.: genotypes, phenotypes, and latitude
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Poster: Evolutionary EcologyCahill, Abigail.gastropod
local adaptation
Crepidula
marine invertebrate
P226003June 23rd 7:00 pm/Multivariate patterns of oviposition and kin-structuring in Bolitotherus cornutus
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Poster: Evolutionary EcologyWice, Eric Wesley; Wood, Corlett W.; Formica, Vincent A.; Brodie III., Edmund.forked
fungus
beetle
habitat selection
cannibalism
Competition
Kin Selection
P226004June 23rd 7:00 pm/Competitive superiority based onenvironmental impacts on population history: A case study in Daphnia pulicaria
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Poster: Evolutionary EcologyMunoz, Joaquin; Jeyasingh, Punidan; Weider, Lawrence.Competition
eutrophication
environmental change
P226005June 23rd 7:00 pm/Fine scale phenotypic structuring: defining social context in wild Silene vulgaris populations
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Poster: Evolutionary EcologySanderson, Brian J.; Brodie III., Edmund.sex ratio
gynodioecy
P226006June 23rd 7:00 pm/Maternal sex effects and inbreeding depression under varied environmental conditions in gynodioecious Fragaria vesca subsp. bracteata
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Poster: Evolutionary EcologyDalton, Rebecca; Koski, Matthew; Ashman, Tia-Lynn.
P226007June 23rd 7:00 pm/Flower color polymorphism in Silene littorea along the Iberian coast: transcriptome analysis reveals downregulation of floral anthocyanin genes
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Poster: Evolutionary EcologyCasimiro-Soriguer, Ines; Narbona, Eduardo; Buide, Maria L; del Valle, Jose C; Whittall, Justen B.anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway
Caryophyllaceae
gene expression
next-gen seq

Monday, June 24th

Monday, June 24th, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm · /
Session P3: Contributed Posters: Poster Session 3
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P326001June 24th 7:00 pm/Foliar variation in wild and domesticated cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) in Mexico
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Poster: Evolutionary EcologyUscanga, Adriana; Alavez, Valeria; Wegier, Ana .morphology
Geometric morphometrics
Diversity
domestication
P326002June 24th 7:00 pm/Strong seasonal selection results in rapid life history changes in Drosophila
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Poster: Evolutionary EcologyBehrman, Emily; O'Brien, Katherine; Schmidt, Paul.Adaptation
Life history
seasonality
Rapid adaptation
climate
Drosophila melanogaster
P326003June 24th 7:00 pm/Flower Colors, Soil Preferences, and Molecular Distinctiveness During Diversification of the Rare Serpentine Endemic Jewelflower Complex (Streptanthus glandulosus ssp. albidus)
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Poster: Evolutionary EcologyThom, Aaron M; Fulkerson, Justin R; Strauss, Sharon Y; Whittall, Justen B.flower color
serpentine
endemism
AFLP
P326004June 24th 7:00 pm/Testing hypotheses for wing coloration in a neotropical damselfly group through

morphometric and phylogenetic analyses
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Poster: Evolutionary EcologyAnkrom, Nikole; Sanchez Herrera, Melissa; Kuhn, William R.; Beatty, Christopher D..Damselfly
Mimicry
morphometrics
sexual selection
Speciation
P326005June 24th 7:00 pm/The effects of genetic divergence and geographic distance in determining mating success in the rare sandhill endemic, Erysimum teretifolium (Brassicaceae)
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Poster: Evolutionary EcologyMelen, Miranda; DeJan, Khaaliq; Herman, Julie; Powell, Gavin; OMalley, Rachel; Whittall, Justen B.inbreeding depression
outbreeding depression
Isolation by distance
pollinator observations
plant mating system
P326006June 24th 7:00 pm/Diving and Dabbling: A comparative analysis of avian take-off flight strategies
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Poster: Evolutionary EcologyCrandell, Kristen E.biomechanics
phylogenetic comparative methods
P326007June 24th 7:00 pm/The evolution of the nutrient composition of mammalian milks
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Poster: Evolutionary EcologySkibiel, Amy; Downing, Lauren; Orr, Teri; Hood, Wendy.phylogeny
milk
Mammals

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