Tuesday, May 19, 2009: 8:00 AM-10:00 AM
Vandenberg B
Special Session - Towards an Understanding of Eco-evolutionary Processes in Freshwaters I
Techniques in population genetics have reached a point where substantial information on population dispersal and distribution, biotic interactions, host parasite dynamics, ecotoxicology, temporal and spatial dynamics in metapopulations, and other exciting research areas is mounting. This special session looks at using this information towards a better understanding of eco-evolutionary processes in freshwaters. Freshwaters are key ecosystems for contributing to this growing body of knowledge. Speakers will present results that contribute a mechanistic understanding of eco-evolutionary processes using recent molecular techniques covering a diverse range of topics. Please contact the session chairs if you are interested in presenting your recent research in this area.
Moderators:Christopher T. Robinson
Jane Hughes
8:00 AM131Back to the trees – can barcodes really advance the rate of microbial and invertebrate species discovery?
Michael T. Monaghan
8:15 AM132Shifting genetic structure of an alpine caddisfly in response to environmental change
Karen B. Kubow, Lisa NS Shama, Christopher T. Robinson, Jukka Jokela
8:30 AM133Interactions between cryptic species of freshwater shrimp belonging to the genus paratya (Atyidae)
Jane M. Hughes, Tayner Rodriguez, Benjamin D. Cook
8:45 AM134Comparative population structure and phylogeography of Chilean Smicridea (Smicridea) species (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae): First results
Steffen U. Pauls, Ralph W. Holzenthal
9:00 AM135Comparative phylogeography of spring invertebrates from the northern Chihuahuan Desert
David J. Berg, Richard A. Seidel, Allison C. Fralick, Makiri Sei, Brian K. Lang
9:15 AM136Salinity tolerance drives ecological speciation in amphipods from the northern Chihuahuan Desert
Richard A. Seidel, Brian K. Lang, David J. Berg
9:30 AM137Ecological and historical basis of biodiversity patterns of hydropsyche (Trichoptera) in the western Mediterranean basin
Cesc Múrria, Núria Bonada, Miquel A. Arnedo, Carmen Zamora-Muñoz, Alfried P. Vogler, Narcís Prat
9:45 AM138Comparative phylogeography - the role of history in the structuring of aquatic communities
Dennis K. Shiozawa, Benjamin J. Weibell, R. Paul Evans
Sponsor:Special Sessions

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