Biology of Invertebrates

Phylogeny and Evolution Poster Presentations:
Groups and Topics

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Updated Saturday March 29 ,2008
GROUP  PRESENTING
POSTER TOPIC
Yan fon Mei, Nastassia Shaw,
Patricia Hackett, Andrea Bogyo
Are the trochophore larvae of spirilians homologous or convergent?
Alex Schepart, Cait Lenahan,
 Haley Spangler
Evolution of Ants within the Hymenoptera
Dan Friedenberg, Ellen Schmidt,
Joy Sutera, Charlie Buechet
Phylogenetic placement of the Sipuncula with respect to Annelida and Mollusca
Clint Sugnet, Kim Heiligman,
Lindsay Dressel, Jackie Morris

Phylogeny of the Lophophorate superphylum
Catherine Urban, Heather Burrows, Nabila Chaudry  Evolution of bioluminesence in the Cephalopod lineage
Chas Hannum, Mike Wheeler,
Victoria Neudecker, Nick Nortz
   Trade-offs between swimming and feeding in invertebrate larvae
Elizabeth Barbi, Adam Biedny,
Greg White, Lauren Abrams
Convergent evolution of the octopus and vertebrate brain
Baron Tang, Julia Castronova,
David Griffith, Abijah Gath

Comparative analysis of camuoflage capabilities in cuttlefish and other cephalopods
      Aspen Aisnworth, Erin Blind,
Justin Janik, Sangeeta Jayakar
                                                                          
  Form, function and evolution of individual recognition abilitiy
in Stomatopod crustacea

Bradley Cohen, Parth Mewar,
 Tom Suchy, Peter Bai

Exploration of an obscure phylum, the Tardigrada, and its place in the tree of life
Elizabeth Hetrick, Megan Sullivan,
Katy Vitelli
            Evolution of pentaradial symmetry from bilateral ancestors in echinoderms                    
Jeff Chamberlain, Nicholars Henry,
Rick Gardner
Evolution of eusociality in Hymenopteram (bees, ants etc)
   Cory Higley, Jillian Rozanski,
Nick Prosser, Alicia Thomas
                                                       Evolution of vision sensitivity in butterflies