Monday, Jul 02, 2007
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Morning session
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9:00
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REGISTRATION
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12:00
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Welcome address
ALESSANDRO FINAZZI AGRO'
President of Tor Vergata University
Introductory remarks
VALERIO SBORDONI
Chair of Zoology, Tor Vergata University
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13:00
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Welcome Lunch
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Afternoon session
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SYMPOSIUM
A symposium in honour of Lincoln Pierson Brower
Organizers: K. OBERHAUSER, M. BOPPRE', R. VANE-WRIGHT
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14:00
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North American Monarch Butterfly Monitoring Programs: What do they tell us?
K. Oberhauser
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14:30 |
Temperature, timing and transmission: infection
and immunity in a migratory butterfly host
S. Altizer, E. Lindsay and J. de Roode
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15:00 |
Monarch populations: past, present and future
O.R. "Chip" Taylor
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15:30 |
What the Dickens is going on with Monarchs and milkweeds? A tale of two continents
S. Malcolm and M. Zalucki
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16:00 |
Coffee Break
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16:30 |
Sequestration in Danainae –dual relationships to plants
M. Boppré
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17:00 |
What are Monarchs good for? Lincoln Brower, systems theory and biodiversity
R.I. Vane-Wright
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17:30 |
The monarch butterfly man: a Lincoln portrait
A. Van Zandt Brower and L.S. Fink
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18:00 |
A half century journey with the Monarch Butterfly
L.P. Brower
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19:00 |
Lincoln Pierson Brower celebration
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Tuesday, Jul 03, 2007
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Morning session
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SYMPOSIUM
Evolution and development of colour patterns
Organizers: P. BELDADE AND A. MONTEIRO
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9:00
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The evo-devo of
eyespot formation in species other than Bicyclus and of
colour patches in Heliconius
P. Brakefield, P. Beldade, V. French, S.V. Saenko, H. Descimon, B.
Kubbinga and D. Lees
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9:20
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Hormonal control of larval colour patterns in the swallowtail butterfly, Papilio
xuthus
R. Futahashi and H. Fujiwara
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9:40
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Spalt function and butterflyeyespot development
D.M. Ramos and A. Monteiro
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10:00
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Eco Geno Evo Devo: Converging approaches for the study of color patterns in buckeye butterflies (Junonia sp.)
J. M. Marcus
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10:20
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Development, evolvability and diversity of the Bicyclus wing color pattern
C.E. Allen
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10:40
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Coffee break |
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11:00
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The nutrient ecology of bright butterfly colors: currencies, costs and evolutionary considerations
N.I. Morehouse
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11:20
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Molecular Genetic Analysis of Wing Compartmentalization
M. Perry, R.Parchem, K. Keonig, and N. H. Patel
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Post-DOC and PhD Students Presentations
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11:40
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Genetic spatial structure in a butterfly metapopulation correlates better with past than present demographic structure
L. Orsini, J. Corander and I. Hanski
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12:00
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Pleistocene population history of a forest-related butterfly: phylogeography of Parnassius mnemosyne
P. Gratton, M. Konopinski and V. Sbordoni
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12:20
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MtDNA COI sequences help clarifying the specific status of taxa within the Papilionid genus Byasa
T. Deodati, M. Bollino and V. Sbordoni
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13:00
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Lunch buffet
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Afternoon session
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SYMPOSIUM
Developmental plasticity, Hormones and Evo-Devo
Organizers: P. BRAKEFIELD
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14:30
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Plasticity in butterfly egg size: proximate and ultimate factors
K. Fischer
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14:50
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Development flexibility, phenotypic plasticity and host breadth in Nemoria caterpillars (Geometridae)
E. Greene, M. Canfield and N. E. Pierce
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15:10
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The Biology of Pupal Color Polyphenism in Swallowtail Butterflies
W. Hazel
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15:30
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The evolution of butterfly wing shape and relative size
T. Frankino, B. Zwaan and P. Breakfield
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15:50
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Old genes in new environments; what we can learn from model organisms
B. Zwaan
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16:10
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Coffee break |
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16:30
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Poster Session
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Wednesday, Jul 04, 2007
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Morning session
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SYMPOSIUM
Life histories: ecology and evolution
Organizers: B. ZWAAN AND K. FISHER
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9:00
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The evolutionary significance of chemical mimicry in
Lepidoptera-ant interactions
D.R. Nash and J.J. Boomsma
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9:20 |
Life history, behaviour, morphology and thermal
ecology in changing environments: the speckled wood case
H. Van Dyck
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9:40 |
What keep butterfly small? Time limitation during oviposition reduces the fecundity benefit of female size in the butterfly
K. Gotthard, D. Berger and R. Walters
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10:00 |
Invariants of larval growth in Lepidoptera: revealing constraints on life history evolution
T. Tammaru, T. Esperk and T. Mänd
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10:20 |
Geographic variation in phenotypic plasticity and genetic adaptation to climate in the Afrotropical butterfly Bicyclus anynana
M.A. de Jong, P. M. Brakefiled, F. Kesbeke and B.J. Zwaan
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10:40
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Coffee break
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11:00 |
In the butterfly restaurant: feeding behaviour of nymphalid butterflies
H.W. Krenn
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11:20 |
Slow and steady win the race? Phenotypic influences on male mating success in the Indian meal moth
Z. Lewis and N. Wedell
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11:40 |
Generation-dependent female mate choice in a bivoltine butterfly (Leptidea reali)
M. Friberg and C. Wiklund
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12:00 |
Ontogenetic shifts in the diurnal-nocturnal foraging mode in relation to predation risk and time stress in terrestrila insects
D. Berger
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12:20 |
Size dependent predation risk in cryptic and conspicuous caterpillars
T. Mänd and T. Tammaru
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13:00 |
Lunch buffet
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Afternoon session
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SYMPOSIUM
Recent developments in the phylogeny of butterflies and their relatives
Organizers: N. PIERCE, A. BROWER, A.V. LUCCI FREITAS
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14:20 |
From Jones to Genes: 213 years of butterfly systematics
R.I. Vane-Wright
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14:50 |
Contribution to butterfly systamatics of character from immatures
A.V. Lucci Freitas
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15:10 |
DNA barcoding identifies historic introgression: an example from the molecular phylogeny of Erynnis
duskywings (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)
E.V. Zakharov, J.J. Hellmann and P. Hebert
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15:30 |
Swallowtail butterfly phylogeny and the problem of ranking tribes and genera
F.A.H. Sperling, V. Nazari and E.V. Zakharov
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15:50 |
Recent advances in the molecular systematics of the Pieridae with a focus on the Coliadinae
C.W. Wheat and W.B. Watt
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16:10 |
Coffee break
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16:30 |
Phylogeny of Ithomiinae - a first attempt to combine molecules and morphology
A. Van Zandt Brower, A.V. Lucci Freitas and K.R. Willmott
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16:50 |
Non-model taxa in the phylogenomic era: an example from Nymphalidae (Lepidoptera)
N.Wahlberg and C. W. Wheat
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17:10 |
What we can learn about the evolution of serial homology by studying nymphalid eyespots
A. Monteiro
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17:30 |
Phylogeny of the Lycaenidae and Riodinidae based on morphological and molecular evidence: a tentative arrangement
N. Pierce, A. Heath and a consortium of others
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17:50 |
Conspicuous morphological characters and the higher classification of the Lycaenidae and Riodinidae
R.K. Robbins
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18:10 |
Towards a revision of Polyommatinae systematics: input from molecular data
R. Vila and N.E. Pierce
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Thursday, Jul 05, 2007
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Morning session
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SYMPOSIUM
Mimicry and Evolution of the Heliconiinae and Ithomiinae
Organizers: J. MALLET, C. JIGGINS, W. OWEN McMILLAN
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9:00
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An integrated genomic map of mimicry evolution in Heliconius erato
R. Papa and W.O. McMillan
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9:20
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Parallel evolution in the genetic basis of Müllerian mimicry in Heliconius butterflies
S.W. Baxter, R. Papa, N. Chamberlain, S.J. Humphray, R.H. ffrench-Constant, W.O. Mc Millan and C.D. Jiggins
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9:40
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The molecular basis of colour pattern development in Heliconius
R.D. Reed
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10:00
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Evolution of a Müllerian mimicry supergene in Heliconius numata
M. Joron
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10:20
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Ithomiine systematics and host plant ecology
K. Willmott
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10:40
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Coffee break
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11:00
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Pollen-feeding in Heliconius
S.H. Eberhard and H.W. Krenn
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11:20
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Chromosomal evolution in Neotropical butterflies
K.S. Brown Jr, A.V. Lucci Freitas, N. Wahlberg, A.O. Saura and A. Saura
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11:40
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Sexual selection, chemistry and speciation in Brazilian Heliconius butterflies
M.Z. Cardoso and L.E. Gilbert
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12:00
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Pupal mating, intraspecific signalling and evolution of mimicry among closely related species
C. Estrada, S.Schulz, S. Yildizhan and L.E. Gilbert,
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12:20
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Summary comments
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13:00
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Lunch buffet
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Afternoon session
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SYMPOSIUM
Mechanisms of speciation in butterflies
Organizers: D.D. KAPAN, M. KRONFORST, C. JIGGINS
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14:30
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Selection,
genetics
,geography and speciation in Müllerian mimicry
D.D. Kapan
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14:50 |
The genetics of sexual isolation in Heliconius
butterflies
M. Kronforst
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15:10 |
Speciation by hybridization in Heliconius butterflies
M. Linares, N. Giraldo, C. Salazar, C. Jiggins and E. Bermingham
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15:30 |
Phylogenetic hypothesis and test for adaptive speciation in neotropical butterflies
M. Elias, M. Joron, K. Willmott, V. Kaiser, K.L.S. Brandão, A.V. Lucci Freitas, C.A. Mejia, L.M.G. Pineres, A. Van Zandt Brower and C. Jiggins
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15:50 |
Phylogenetic relationships of butterflies of the tribe Acraeini (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae) and the evolution of
host plant use
K.L. Silva-Brandão, N. Wahlberg,
R.B. Francini, A.M.L. Azeredo- Espin, D.C. Lees, K.S. Brown Jr, M. Paluch and A.V.Lucci Freitas
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16:10
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Coffee break
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16:30
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A test of refugium theory in the Heliconiina and Ithomiinae using gene genealogies
K.K. Dasmahapatra and J. Mallet
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16:50
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Reinforcement of pre-zygotic isolation and karyotype evolution in Agrodiaetus butterflies
V.A. Lukhtanov, N.P. Kandul, N.E. Pierce and N.A. Shapoval
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17:10
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Homoploid hybrid speciation in an extreme habitat
Z. Gompert, J.A. Fordyce, M-L. Forister, A.M. Shapiro, C.C. Nice
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17:30
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Divergent host adaptation amond Edith’s checkerspot populations drives incipient postzygotic reproductive isolation
C.S. McBride and M.C. Singe
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Social dinner
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Friday, Jul 06, 2007
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Morning session
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SYMPOSIUM
Ecology and Conservation of Large Blue Butterflies (Maculinea)
Organizers: P. NOWICKI AND J. SETTELE
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9:00
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The MacMan project and its legacy
J. Settele, E. Kühn, P. Nowicki and J.A. Thomas
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9:20
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Maculinea
in evolutionary biology and conservation
J.A. Thomas and J. Settele
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9:40
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Myrmica
ants as keystone species and Maculinea arion as an indicator of rare
niches in UK grasslands
Z. Randle,
J.A. Thomas and C.W. Jackson
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10:00
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Relationships between Maculinea butterflies and Myrmica ants
F. Barbero, S. Bonelli, L.P. Casacci, K. Schönrogge, G.W.
Elmes, E. Balletto and J.A. Thomas
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10:20
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Habitat use by Maculinea butterflies in Hungary
A. Körösi, N. Örvössy, P. Batáry, S. Kövér and L.
Peregovits
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10:40
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Coffee break
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11:00
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Population genetics of Maculinea
butterflies
D.R. Nash,
A.E. Lomborg, I. Zeisset and J.J. Boomsma
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11:20
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Population and metapopulation structures in Maculinea
T. Hovestadt and P. Nowicki
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11:40
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Maculinea
conservation in fragmented landscapes: reviving the living dead
M.F. WallisDeVries and I. Wynhoff
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12:00
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Conservation and management of
Maculinea butterflies
M. Dolek, A. Liegl, C. Stettmer, M. Bräu and A. Hager
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12:20
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A supporting tool for decision-making in Maculinea management
K. Ulbrich, K. Johst, M. Drechsler, F. Wätzold and J. Settele
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13:00
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Lunch buffet
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Afternoon session
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SYMPOSIUM
Ecology of parasitoids of butterflies
Organizers: S. VAN NOUHUYS AND C. STEFANESCU
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14:30
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Introduction to parasitoids of European butterflies
M.R. Shaw
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14:50
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Ecological determinants of tachinid-Lepidoptera host associations
J.O. Stireman III
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15:10
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Rate of parasitism, what is it and how is it achieved? A case study using Melitaea cinxia
S. van Nouhuys
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15:30
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Butterfly parasitoid communities in the Mediterranean: complex pattern in highly diverse ecosystems
C. Stefanescu
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15:50
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Population structure of a specialist parasitoid and its large blue butterfly host in a fragmented landscape
C. Anton
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16:10
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Coffee break
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16:30
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Odor spies - Phoretic egg parasitoids exploiting sexual signals of butterflies
N.E. Fatouros, M.E. Huigens, J.J.A. van Loon, M. Dicke and M. Hilker
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16:50
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Host-parasitoid interactions in the context of global environment change
O.T. Lewis
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17:10
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Poster Session
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Saturday, Jul 07, 2007
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Morning session
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SYMPOSIUM
Visual Ecology
Organizers: D. STAVENGA
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8:40
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Evolution and ecology of Pierid wing colors
D.G. Stavenga
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9:00
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Retinal
properties underlying butterfly color vision
K. Arikawa
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9:20
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Adaptive
evolution of L photopigments in a mimetic butterfly complex
A.D.
Briscoe, F.D. Frentiu, G.D. Bernard, C. Cuevas, M.P. Sison-Mangus and K.L. Prudic
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9:40
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Male mating adjustment in response to a varying UV environment
Y. Obara
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10:00
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Iridescent
colors in butterflies: properties, behavioural implications and functions
R.L. Rutowski
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10:20
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Far field scattering pattern of differently structured single butterfly scales
M.A. Giraldo, D.G. Stavenga and S. Yoshioka
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10:40
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Coffee break
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SYMPOSIUM
Butterfly movements
Organizers: H. VAN DYCK AND M. BAGUETTE
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11:00
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Mechanistic dissection of butterfly movements: how far have we moved?
M. Baguette and H. Van Dyck
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11:20
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Why do butterflies disperse? - An evolutionary perspective on dispersal
T. Hovestadt
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11:40
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Lift and orientation mechanisms: lessons from free-flying migrant butterflies
R.B. Srygley
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12:00
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Dispersal depression with habitat fragmentation in the bog fritillary: from individual
behaviour to metapopulation patterns
N. Schtickzelle, H. Van Dyck
and M. Baguette
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12:20
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Rising treeline de-couples alpine Parnassius
butterfly dynamics
J. Roland
and S. Matter
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12:40
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Ecological and evolutionary dynamics of dispersal in the Glanville fritillary
I. Hanski
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13:00
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Host preference-biased dispersal and host-associated genetic differentiation in Melitaeines
M.C. Singer,
B. Wee and C. Stefanescu
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13:20
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Lunch buffet
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