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Sunday, August 1st

Sunday, August 1st
8:00 am to 12:00 pm · 554A/Convention Center
Session WS03: Workshop: PlantingScience: Fostering Student Scientific Thinking Through Mentoring
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WS03001August 1st 8:00 amPlantingScience: Fostering Student Scientific Thinking Through Mentoring
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Conference WideWorkshopJones, Eric H.; Super, Laura; Lagomarsino, Laura; Tuominen, Lindsey K..
Sunday, August 1st
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm · 554A/Convention Center
Session WS10: Workshop: Sustainable Teaching
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WS10001August 1st 1:00 pmSustainable Teaching
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Conference WideWorkshopHasenkampf, Clare.

Monday, August 2nd

Monday, August 2nd
8:30 am to 11:30 am · 554A/Convention Center
Session 5: Contributed Papers: Evo-Devo
Presiding: Stefan Gleissberg, Ohio University; Dianella G. Howarth, St. John's University
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5001August 2nd 8:30 amThe birds and the bees: investigating a role of MIXTA genes in pollinator shifts
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Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo)PaperLandis, Jacob; Hileman, Lena. conical cells
pollinator shifts
snapdragon
Antirrhineae
5002August 2nd 8:45 amExpression data reveal insights in Brassiceae (Brassicaceae) fruit diversification
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Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo)PaperAvino, Mariano; Kramer, Elena M; Donohue, Kathleen; Hall, Jocelyn.Brassicaceae
Fruit
Arabidopsis
dehiscence
SHATTERPROOF
FRUITFULL
5003August 2nd 9:00 amFloral diversity and evolution within the Lamiaceae s.l
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Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo)PaperZhong, Jinshun; Kellogg, Elizabeth A..Lamiaceae
floral symmetry
cycloidea
Mentha
Callicarpa
Teucrium
5004August 2nd 9:15 amThe evolution of maple leaf diversity
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Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo)PaperSack, Lawren; Scoffoni, Christine; Barron, Rebecca; Frole, Kristen; Zanne, Amy E..leaf traits
stomata
scaling
phylogeny
venation architecture
leaf morphology
5005August 2nd 9:30 amPatterns of Molecular Evolution Across Developmental Genes in Zizania Species (North American wild rice)
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Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo)PaperWalker, Sheryl A.; Tucker, Rebecca C. ; Zanis, Michael, J.. Zizania
genetic variation
morphology
transcription factors
August 2nd 9:45 amBreak
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Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo)
5007August 2nd 10:15 amChallenges associated with inferring phylogenetic relationships of multigene families involved in the evolution of development
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Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo)PaperZanis, Michael, J..Multigene family
multigene phylogeny
Theory
Simulations
5008August 2nd 10:30 amThe Natural History of C- and D-class MADS-box Genes: Insights from Phylogenetic Analyses
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Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo)PaperWuersig, Renate; Zanis, Michael, J..mads-box
D-class genes
C-class genes
Floral development
phylogeny
gene duplication
5009August 2nd 10:45 amConserved regulators of reproductive morphology: what is special in poppies?
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Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo)PaperGleissberg, Stefan; Hidalgo, Oriane. Meristem identity genes 
Flower symmetry genes 
poppies
fumitories
receptacular cup
synsepalous calyx
FLORICAULA/LEAFY
FRUITFULL/APETALA1
CENTRORADIALIS/TERMINAL FLOWER1
CYCLOIDEA
5010August 2nd 11:00 amDuplications in the floral symmetry gene RADIALIS in Dipsacales and Pentapetalae are similar to those of other floral transcription factors.
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Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo)PaperBoyden, Geraldine S.; Donoghue, Michael J.; Howarth, Dianella G.. RADIALIS
Dipsacales
Pentapetalae
Flower symmetry genes 
gene duplication
5011August 2nd 11:15 amFloral developmental genetics and the lability of floral symmetry following the loss of a plant-pollinator mutualism
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Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo)PaperZhang, Wenheng; Kramer, Elena M; Davis, III, Charles C..cycloidea
floral evolution
gene duplication
Malpighiaceae
phylogeny
pollination biology
convergence
zygomorphy
Monday, August 2nd
1:30 pm to 2:00 pm · 554A/Convention Center
Session D2: Discussion Session: Consortium of North American Lichen Herbaria
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D2001August 2nd 1:30 pmThe Consortium of North American Lichen Herbaria: A Virtual Flora using the SYMBIOTA Framework
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSPaperNash , Thomas ; Gilbert, Edward.Virtual Flora
Symbiota
lichens
Monday, August 2nd
2:00 pm to 4:15 pm · 554A/Convention Center
Session 19: Contributed Papers: Mosses, Lichens and Liverworts
Presiding: Steven D. Leavitt, Brigham Young University
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001August 2nd 2:00 pmHymenodon (Orthodontiaceae): exploring evolution and disjunction in a tropical moss genus
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Conference WideTessler, Michael; Struwe, Lena.phylogeny
Biogeography
tropical disjunct
Bryophyta
19002August 2nd 2:15 pmPhylogenetics of costate Andreaeaceae
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSPaperChang, Ying; Murray, Barbara M.; Graham, Sean W.. Andreaeaceae
plastid markers
moss phylogeny
Bryophyta
19003August 2nd 2:30 pmPhylogenetic relationships of Physcomitrella and other Funariaceae (Bryophyta) based on inferences from 10 genes
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSPaperLiu, Yang; Budke, Jessica M.; Goffinet, Bernard.Physcomitrella
Funariaceae
reduction
rapid radiation
Bryophyte
August 2nd 2:45 pmBreak
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLS
19005August 2nd 3:15 pmLiverwort chloroplasts – into the next generation
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSPaperForrest, Laura L.; Wickett, Norman J.; Goffinet, Bernard.chloroplast genome
Marchantiophyta
liverwort
Roche 454
19006August 2nd 3:30 pmInto the Tropics: a brief history of complex thalloid liverworts
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSPaperForrest, Laura L.; Long, David G.; Hollingsworth, Michelle L.; Villarreal A., Juan Carlos; Clark, Alexandra; Tosh, James; Hollingsworth, Pete.
19007August 2nd 3:45 pmSpecies of Nephroma endemic to Macaronesia belong to two strongly supported clades each comprizing a widespread holarctic species and all are of recent origin
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSPaperSérusiaux, Emmanuël; Villarreal, Juan Carlos; Wheeler, Timothy; Goffinet, Bernard.Nephroma
neoendemism
Macaronesia
lichen
19008August 2nd 4:00 pmRe-evaluating a Thirty Year Old Lichen Air Quality Program in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area, Colorado, USA
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSPaperSt. Clair, Larry L.; Leavitt, Steven D.; Glacy, Lawrence; Shrestha, Gajendra; Leavitt, LauraDawn.lichens
Air quality Bio-monitoring
Flat Tops Wilderness Area
Monday, August 2nd
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm · 554A/Convention Center
Session M18: Meeting: Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLS Executive Committee Meeting
Presiding: Karen S. Renzaglia, Southern Illinois University
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August 2nd 4:30 pmBryological and Lichenological Section/ABLS Executive Committee Meeting
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLS

Tuesday, August 3rd

Tuesday, August 3rd
9:00 am to 12:00 pm · 554A/Convention Center
Session 31: Contributed Papers: Student Session on Bryophytes - Sharp Award
Presiding: Laura L. Forrest, University of Connecticut
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31001August 3rd 9:00 amCryptic Lineage Diversity in Syntrichia ruralis, a Model Desiccation Tolerant Organism
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSPaperZepeda, Randy; Fisher, Kirsten.desiccation
phylogenetics
phylogeography
cryptic diversity
31002August 3rd 9:15 amWidespread endopolyploidy in mosses
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSPaperBainard, Jillian D.; Newmaster, Steve.bryophytes
liverworts
endopolyploidy
DNA content
31003August 3rd 9:30 amImmunocytological analysis of callose in cell walls across generative apices and tissues of liverworts and mosses
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSPaperMansouri, Katayoun.apical cell
callose
plasmodesmata
liverworts
cell wall
31004August 3rd 9:45 amThousands of years without sex: The case of the Southern Appalachian Nothoceros aenigmaticus
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSPaperVillarreal, Juan Carlos; McFarland, Kenneth D.; Goffinet, Bernard. Asexuality
hornworts
Southern Appalachians
Sex allopatry
phylogeography
31005August 3rd 10:00 amEvolution of male gametes in liverworts
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSPaperd'Artenay, Tamrya D.; Renzaglia, Karen S..liverworts
sperm
ultrastructure
evolution
August 3rd 10:15 amBreak
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLS
31007August 3rd 10:45 amEvolution of Endospory in Bryophytes
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSPaperSchuette, Scott; Renzaglia, Karen. endospory
precocious endospory
bryophyte
multicellular spores
Evolution
31008August 3rd 11:00 amRevisiting Adaptive Traits and Epiphylly in Tropical Leafy Liverworts (Family Lejeuneaceae)
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSPaperKraichak, Ekaphan.liverwort
Epiphyll
Trait correlation
Adaptation
31009August 3rd 11:15 amUltrastructure of pseudostomata in Sphagnum angustifolium
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSPaperMerced-Alejandro, Amelia; Renzaglia, Karen S..stomata
evolution
ultrastructure
guard cell
31010August 3rd 11:30 amThe influence of the diaspore (propagule) bank and diaspore rain on bryophyte (moss) community composition in northern white cedar swamps
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSPaperBowman, Keith; Kimmerer, Robin. diaspore bank
diaspore rain
Bryophytes
fragmentation
31011August 3rd 11:45 amExperimental and Molecular Studies of Bryophyte Dispersal on Alpine Summits
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSPaperRobinson, Sean C.; Miller, Norton G..Bryophyte dispersal
Alpine
population genetics
Experimental growth
Propagules
reproduction
Sphagnum
Tuesday, August 3rd
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm · 554A/Convention Center
Session 40: Contributed Papers: Student Session on Lichens: Sharp Award
Presiding: Norton G. Miller, New York State Museum
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40001August 3rd 1:30 pmLichen habitat may be enhanced by thinning treatments in young Tsuga heterophylla-Pseudotsuga menziesii forests
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSPaperRooth, Heather; McCune, Bruce; Neitlich, Peter.thinning
forest management
epiphytes
lichen
Pacific Northwest
40002August 3rd 1:45 pmPredicting the Distribution of Air Pollution Sensitive Lichen Usnea hirta Using Habitat Niche Modeling
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSPaperShrestha, Gajendra; Leavitt, Steven D.; St. Clair, Larry L..Usnea hirta
Air quality Bio-monitoring
Flat Tops Wilderness Area
40003August 3rd 2:00 pm
Canceled
New Insights into the Phylogeny and Taxonomy of the Lichen-forming Genus Aspicilia (Ascomycota)
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSPaperLeavitt, Steven D.; Shrestha, Gajendra; St. Clair, Larry L..Aspicilia
ITS
Mcm7
ß-tubulin
Species
phylogeny
40004August 3rd 2:15 pmConnecting the dots: progress and problems in assessing lichen biodiversity and biogeography in the coastal plain of southeastern North America
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLSPaperLendemer, James C.; Harris, Richard C.; Hodkinson, Brendan P..Biogeography
coastal plain
climate change
lichen conservation
Tuesday, August 3rd
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm · 554A/Convention Center
Session M25: Meeting: Bryological and Lichenological Section Business Meeting
Presiding: Karen S. Renzaglia, Southern Illinois University
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August 3rd 3:00 pmBryological and Lichenological Section Business Meeting
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Bryological and Lichenological Section/ABLS

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