Student Competition for the President's Prize, Section SEB6. Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiverstiy

Monday, November 17, 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room A3, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)
Moderators:
Jerry L. Cook
Peter S. Cranston
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
Evolution of katydids, a preliminary molecular phylogeny of the family Tettigoniidae (Orthoptera: Ensifera)
Dana Jensen, Brigham Young University; Hojun Song, Brigham Young University; Michael F. Whiting, Brigham Young University
8:17 AM
Biogeography and speciation of giant flower loving flies Rhaphiomidas (Diptera: Mydidae)
Matthew H. Van Dam, University of California Berkeley; Patrick M. O'Grady, University of California, Berkeley
8:29 AM
Reproductive isolation between Diabrotica barberi Smith and Lawrence and Diabrotica longicornis (Say) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
Laura A. Campbell, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Lance J. Meinke, University of Nebraska
8:53 AM
Molecular identification of Asphondylia prosopidis complex (Cecidomyiidae: Diptera) in the Southwestern U.S
Ikju Park, University of Idaho; Howard Beuhler, New Mexico State University; David Thompson, New Mexico State University
9:17 AM
Morphology and phylogeny of the Cerylonid Series (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)
James Robertson, University of Arizona; Adam Slipinski, CSIRO; Kelly B. Miller, University of New Mexico; Michael F. Whiting, Brigham Young University; Joseph V. McHugh, University of Georgia
9:41 AM
Break
9:53 AM
Systematics and phylogeny of Leptomorphus (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)
Christopher J. Borkent, McGill University; Terry A. Wheeler, McGill University
10:05 AM
Kinematic analysis of syrphid maneuverability
Michael L. Brewer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Stephen P Roberts, University of Nevada Las Vegas
10:17 AM
Wings, evolution and oviposition: Phylogenetics of the helicopter damselflies (Odonata: Pseudostigmatidae)
Spencer J Ingley, University of Florida; Seth M. Bybee, University of Florida; Frank Andrew Fogarty, University of Florida; Marc Branham, University of Florida
10:41 AM
A phylogeny of genera of Naucoridae (Heteroptera: Nepomorpha) using morphological and molecular data
Hongyan Li, University of Missouri; Robert W. Sites, University of Missouri; J. C. Pires, University of Missouri
10:53 AM
Olfactory eavesdropping mediates stingless bee foraging patterns
Elinor M. Lichtenberg, University of California, San Diego; James C. Nieh, University of California