SysEB Section Symposium: Biology and Evolution of Social Insect Symbionts

Sunday, November 10, 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Meeting Room 6 B (Austin Convention Center)
Organizers:
Joseph Parker
Michael S. Caterino
K. Taro Eldredge


8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:03 AM
0062
Fecal fortress protects subterranean termites against diseases
Thomas Chouvenc, University of Florida
8:21 AM
0063
Biology of a spider myrmecophile
Paula Cushing, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
8:39 AM
0064
Myrmecophiles of ants inhabiting the African ant plant, Acacia drepanolobium
Naomi E. Pierce, Harvard University
8:57 AM
0065
Ecological, morphological, and behavioral diversity in Pseudacteon phorid flies specialized on fire ants: observations and mysteries
Lawrence E. Gilbert, University of Texas
9:15 AM
0066
Fungal associates of ants living in the African ant plant, Acacia drepanolobium
Chris Baker, Harvard University
9:33 AM
0067
Predators for the greater good: The role of two ant associated beetles in Azteca ant-phorid fly interactions
Kate Mathis, UC Berkeley
9:51 AM
Break
9:56 AM
0068
Cuticular hydrocarbons and chemical mimicry – how are unique blends of insect hydrocarbons achieved?"
Gary J. Blomquist, University of Nevada, Reno
10:14 AM
0069
Integrative work in Paussus evolution and ecology: getting the most out of your specimens
James A. Robertson, University of Arizona ; Wendy Moore, University of Arizona
10:32 AM
0070
Ant and termite symbionts among aleocharine staphylinids: what does it take to succeed?
Vladimir I. Gusarov, University of Oslo, Natural History Museum
10:50 AM
0071
Preadapted for inquilinism: how many independent origins of myrmecophily in Histeridae?
Michael S. Caterino, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
11:08 AM
0072
The "ant selection" hypothesis: why are pselaphine beetles so species-rich and prone to myrmecophily?
Joseph Parker, Columbia University
11:26 AM
0073
The future of symbiont biology as a unified research field
K. Taro Eldredge, University of Kansas
11:44 AM
Concluding Remarks
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