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Name |
Project |
Graduate Fellow |
 | Heath Blackmon University of Texas-Arlington (Arlington,TX)

| Comprehensive analysis of the rates and patterns of sex chromosome evolution in arthropods |
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| Lomax Boyd Duke University

| Enhancing the synthesis of new evolutionary models of fertility using new media |
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| Barbara H. Dobrin University of Arizona (Tucson,AZ)

| Tracing the Origins of an Endemic Flora, and Extending a Study of Divergence Dating Disparity |
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 | Paul Durst Duke University

| Evaluating patterns and trends in insular body size evolution |
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| Alannie-Grace Grant University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh,PA)

| Do selfers have greater habitat diversity in their range than outcrossers? |
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 | Daniel Griffith Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem,NC)

| Origins of the C4 grassland system: phylogenetic biome assembly |
|
 | Anna Hiatt Oklahoma State University (USA) (308) 201 0729

| Evaluation of the Validity and Reliability of the Evo Devo Concept Inventory |
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| Kelly Houck Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina

| Can gut immunodysregulation induce concurrent adiposity gains and growth restrictions? |
|
 | Kristin Lamm North Carolina State Univerisity

| A quantitative way to identify ancestors in the fossil record |
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 | Michael Landis UC Berkeley (Berkeley,CA)

| Bayesian model testing of Bergmann’s Rule on mammalian biogeography |
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| Libby Liggins The University of Queensland (AUSTRALIA) +642108282350

| Nestedness and turnover in the genetic diversity of marine species in the Indo-Pacific Ocean |
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 | Luke Mahler Harvard University

| Improving and testing ecological models of phenotypic diversification |
|
 | Raunaq Malhotra Pennsylvania State University (University Park,PA)

| Methods for reconstructing viral haplotypes and their phylogenies based on DNA sequencing data |
|
 | Bret Moore Purdue University

| Do retinal specializations reflect ecology? an evolutionary perspective. |
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 | Benjamin Morris University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

| GeoPhy: integrating geography and phylogenies to support marine biodiversity research. |
|
 | Matthew Pennell University of Idaho

| Angiosperm Evolution and Diversification Within Adaptive Zones |
|
 | Nimrod D Rubinstein Tel-Aviv University

| Detection of clade-specific accelerations and decelerations in gene evolutionary rates |
|
 | Elizabeth Scordato University of Chicago

| The role of divergence in multiple sexually selected traits in speciation by sexual selection |
|
 | Sarah Seiter University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

| Distinguishing trait value and trait plasticity in the evolution of reaction norms |
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| Kate Thomas Duke University

| Physical and ecological parameters driving the evolution of bioluminescence |
|
 | Christopher Torres University of North Carolina-Wilmington (Wilmington,NC)

| Synthesizing phylogenetic, eco-morphological and fossil data to predict evolutionary rates among flamingos (Phoenicopteridae) |
|
 | Gaurav Vaidya University of Colorado Boulder

| LinkedNames: a nomenclatural triple-store for name reconciliation |
|
 | Yasmin von Dassow Duke University Marine Lab (Beaufort, NC)

| Ecology and phylogenetic history as predictors of developmental mode in marine gastropods |
|
| Kara Walker Duke University

| Personality and Transfer Outcomes in Female Chimpanzees at Gombe National Park |
|
 | Rachel Warnock University of Bristol

| 2012 sees the 50th birthday of the molecular clock, but has it reached maturity? |
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| Matthew Wilkins University of Colorado at Boulder (Boulder,CO)

| Factors shaping acoustic signal evolution and implications for decision-making contexts |
|
 | pinar yoldas Duke University

| The Very Loud Orchestra of Endangered Species |
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| David Zonana University of Colorado at Boulder (Boulder,CO)

| How do sexual signals mediate social interactions?: social network theory and the evolution of dynamic signal traits by sexual selection |
|
Journalist in Residence |
 | Carrie Arnold Freelance writer (Williamsburg, VA)

| Our Microbial Minds: How Microbes Make Us Human |
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| Peter Brannen Freelance

| Mass Extinction and Recovery Book |
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| Robert Chaney Missoulian newspaper

| Wilderness at 50 |
|
 | Aaron Dubrow Texas Advanced Computing Center

| Following the Sequence |
|
 | Lynn L Fellman Fellman Studio Inc. (612) 787 6255

| I am a Multi. An iBook about human genetic ancestry. |
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 | Ilan Greenberg freelance (New York)

| The science and surveillance of zoonotic diseases |
|
 | Michael Martin Independent

| Margie Profet's Unfinished Symphony |
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| Mark Moffett National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

| Human Identity and the Evolution of Societies |
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 | Molly Samuel Independent

| Shipwrecked on Dry Land: a documentary for public radio |
|
 | Rebecca E Searles The Huffington Post

| Applied Evolutionary Psychology and the Future of Human Evolution |
|
 | Suhail Yusuf Dawn group of news paper

| Paleostan - or - Fossilstan -- the untold story of fossils from Pakistan |
|
Long-term Sabbatical |
 | Michael Antolin Colorado State University

| Sabbatical book project: genetics of small populations |
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 | Carola Borries Department of Anthropology (919) 668 4580

| Principles of Primate Life Histories |
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 | Martin Burd Monash University (AUSTRALIA) (919) 684 1615

| Sexual dimorphism and sexual allocation in flowering plants: a synthesis of data |
|
 | Christina M Caruso University of Guelph (CANADA) (919) 684 1615

| The evolutionary ecology of genetic conflict in plants |
|
 | James S Chisholm University of Western Australia

| Emotion and the Evolution of Culture |
|
 | John Clamp North Carolina Central University

| 1) attracting minority graduate applicants into careers in evolutionary biology and 2) develop research in molecular systematics |
|
 | Jeffrey K Conner Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University

| Synthesizing data on natural selection and genetics across multiple scales |
|
 | Quentin Cronk University of British Columbia

| Creating an evolutionary dataspace for plants: allowing phylogenetic, morphological and gene ontologies to collide gracefully |
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 | Kathleen Donohue Duke University (919) 381 4478

| How genetic pathways influence organismal responses to climate change |
|
 | Stephen d'Orgeix Virginia State University (919) 668 4575

| Evolution courses, mountaintop lizards and a view toward the future research |
|
 | Douglas Eernisse California State University-Fullerton (919) 668 4591

| Chiton phylogeny and comparative phylogeography |
|
 | Adam Eyre-Walker University of Sussex

| 1) distribution of fitness effects of new mutations and 2) the rate of adaptive evolution |
|
 | Joseph Fail Johnson C Smith University (919) 668 4594

| Designing and teaching an evolution curriculum for elementary students |
|
 | George Gilchrist College of William and Mary 703.292.7138

| The evolution of performance curves in seasonal environments |
|
 | Uri Gophna Tel Aviv University (ISRAEL)

| Do microbial immune systems reduce lateral gene transfer in prokaryotic genomes? |
|
 | Dorothee Huchon Tel-Aviv University

| Current view of rodent phylogenetic relationships |
|
 | James H Hunt North Carolina State Univerisity (919) 668 4595

| The origins of arthropod sociality |
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 | James H Hunt North Carolina State Univerisity (919) 668 4595

| The evolution of sociality |
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| Boris Igic University of Illinois at Chicago

| The History and Consequences of Self-incompatibility in Flowering Plants |
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| Boris Igic University of Illinois at Chicago

| The History and Consequences of Self-incompatibility in Flowering Plants |
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 | Susan Kalisz University of Pittsburgh (919) 334 0829

| Shedding new light on Baker’s Law through synthesis |
|
 | Elizabeth Lacey University of North Carolina-Greensboro (919) 668 4594

| Temperature and the evolution of floral design |
|
 | Paul Lewis University of Connecticut

| Incorporation of all maximum likelihood phylogenetic analyses currently performed by paup*4b10 into phycas. |
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 | John M Logsdon University of Iowa (919) 668 4594

| Sex, cells: an evolutionary inquiry into sexual reproduction |
|
 | Owen McMillan University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus

| Relational evolutionary database for heliconius butterflies |
|
 | Armin Moczek Indiana University-Bloomington (919) 339 9733

| The nature of nurture: how environmental and genetic information interact to shape development and evolution |
|
 | Sarah Otto University of British Columbia (919) 668 4590

| A community approach to evolutionary theory |
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 | Aditi Pai Spelman College (678) 352 1572

| Targeted Sabbaticals for MSI faculty:Biology of women-an evolutionary perspective |
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 | Robert T. Pennock University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

| Darwinian design: from artificial life to evolving intelligence |
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 | Tal Pupko Tel-Aviv University

| Evolutionary models accounting for multi-layer selection pressures |
|
 | Weigang Qiu Hunter College, City University of New York

| Bioinformatics: building a novel and effective career path to evolutionary biology |
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 | Grant Ramsey University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame,IN)

| The evoText Project |
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 | Michael S Rosenberg Arizona State University

| Geography, phylogeny, and population: an evolutionary synthesis |
|
 | Bernd Schierwater TiHo Hannover

| New dimensions of synthesis: from single animal observation to planetory genomics in Placozoa |
|
 | Malcolm Schug University of North Carolina-Greensboro (919) 668 4590

| The role of crossing-over and recombination in adaptive evolution |
|
 | Dena Smith University of Colorado (919) 668 7993

| Evolution of the Coleoptera: A Paleontological Perspective |
|
 | Mike Wade Indiana University (Bloomington,IN)

| A Critical Synthesis of Indirect Genetic Effects in Adaptive Evolution |
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| Alexander Weiss The University of Edinburgh

| The Personalities and Life Histories of the Gombe Chimpanzees |
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 | Michael Whitlock University of British Columbia (919) 668 4575

| Evolution in a spatial context: a synthesis of theory and review |
|
 | Sarah Zehr Duke Lemur Center (919) 668 4596

| Preservation and analysis of 45 years of prosimian primate data from the Duke Lemur Center |
|
Postdoctoral Fellow |
 | Josh R Auld NESCent (919) 668 4074

| Evaluating the effects of inbreeding on dispersal |
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 | Carlos A. Botero NESCent

| Evolution of conventional signals: from individuals to populations and back |
|
 | Gordon Burleigh University of California-Berkeley (919) 668 4580

| A phylogenetic database for comparative biology in land plants |
|
 | Tami Cruickshank NESCent

| Population genetics of maternal effects and their influence on molecular evolution |
|
 | Kirsten Fisher University of California-Berkeley

| The phylogenomics of desiccation tolerance in the land plants |
|
 | Courtney L Fitzpatrick NESCent

| Expanded Bateman Gradients: a synthetic refinement of sexual selection theory |
|
 | Clinton D Francis NESCent

| Acoustic signal space conservatism: a framework for signal flexibility in noise |
|
 | Ganeshkumar Ganapathy University of Texas-Austin (919) 668 4583

| New dcm methods for ml, and pattern identification in biogeography |
|
 | Joshua Granek Johns Hopkins University (919) 668 4582

| Comparative genomic studies of the sequences responsible for the regulation of gene expression |
|
 | Mira Han NESCent

| Gene evolution in genomic context: Integrating genomic location into gene evolution models |
|
 | Paul G Harnik NESCent (919) 668 4074

| Ecological controls on evolutionary rates in marine systems |
|
 | Einat Hazkani-Covo Tel-Aviv University (919) 668 4580

| Numt variation in metazoan genomes: gain, loss, duplication and possible function |
|
 | Joe Hereford Florida State University

| Adaptive divergence between natural populations |
|
 | Kate Hertweck NESCent

| Comparative biology of transposable element proliferation |
|
 | Jason Hoeksema University of California-Santa Cruz

| When are coevolving species locally adapted to each other? a meta-analysis. |
|
 | Samantha Hopkins University of California-Berkeley (919) 668 9109

| The evolution of mammalian fossoriality: causes and consequences |
|
 | David Kidd University of St. Andrews (919) 668 4583

| Phylogeographical information science: linking phylogenies and earth history |
|
 | Daniel Ksepka NESCent

| Large scale patterns of disparity between the fossil record and divergence dating analyses |
|
 | Marc J. Lajeunesse NESCent (919) 668 4580

| Meta-analysis and the comparative phylogenetic method |
|
 | Jonathan Lombard NESCent (919) 668 9107

| Early membrane cellular functions: new insights from phylogenetic comparisons |
|
 | Joshua Martin NESCent

| Quantitative Predictions of RNA Evolution |
|
 | Lauren W. McCall University of Cambridge (919) 668 9107

| Building a framework for the study of cultural evolution |
|
 | Jenny L McGuire NESCent (510) 847 5248

| Examining paleontological extinction patterns to predict modern extinction vulnerability |
|
 | Julie A Meachen NESCent (919) 668 4074

| Competition, guild structure and evolution in the carnivora |
|
 | Fabricia Nascimento NESCent

| The evolutionary dynamics of endogenous retroviruses |
|
 | Brian C O'Meara University of California-Davis (919) 668 9109

| Methods to examine trait evolution on trees: advancing the field |
|
 | Samantha Price University of Virginia (919) 668 4583

| Cetartiodactyl evolution: understanding the evolutionary transition from the terrestrial to the aquatic biome |
|
 | Benjamin D Redelings NESCent (919) 668 9101

| Improved probabilistic models of insertion/deletion for phylogenetic inference |
|
 | Liam J Revell NESCent (919) 668 4580

| Process and pattern in the phylogenetic analysis of comparative data |
|
 | Trina E Roberts NESCent (919) 668 9107

| Sticky tips and misplaced roots: is there a bias in intraspecific phylogenetics? |
|
 | Rafael F Rubio de Casas NESCent (919) 668 9107

| Dispersal evolution in the angiosperms: the origin of heterocarpy |
|
 | Juan C Santos NESCent (919) 668 4583

| Multivariate evolutionary analysis: integrating structural equation modeling and phylogenetics |
|
 | Elizabeth J Sbrocco NESCent

| Exploring environmental correlates of range limits across a marine biodiversity hotspot |
|
 | Eric Schuettpelz NESCent (919) 452 6034

| A phylogenetic approach to understanding the evolution of the earth's biomes |
|
 | Brian L. Sidlauskas University of Chicago (919) 668 9107

| Understanding parallel morphological diversification in sister fish faunas |
|
 | N. Adam Smith NESCent (919) 668 9109

| Evaluating effects of temporal distribution of fossil calibrations on divergence analyses |
|
 | Stephen Smith NESCent (919) 668 9109

| Integrating species distribution modeling and phylogenetics |
|
 | Paula Spaeth Stanford University (919) 668 9109

| Competition and meso-evolutionary change in the mammalian fossil record |
|
 | Peter J Unmack NESCent (919) 668 9107

| A gis based approach to a priori prediction in aquatic biogeography. |
|
 | Jeremy Van Cleve NESCent

| Mechanistic trade-offs in evolution of microbial sociality, plasticity, virulence |
|
 | Jennifer Verdolin NESCent

| Integrating behavioral syndromes into social networks: optimal distribution of phenotypes and group stability. |
|
 | Gregor Yanega NESCent (919) 668 9109

| A comparative phylogenetic approach to the study of insular avian phenotypes |
|
 | Amy Zanne Masaryk University-Brno

| Hydraulic efficiency and safety: do tradeoffs have an evolutionary basis in the rosids |
|
 | Derrick Zwickl University of Kansas

| Implementation and investigation of codon and amino acid models in maximum likelihood phylogenetic software |
|
Short-term Visitor |
| Rachel Adams University of California-Berkeley

| Meta-Analysis of Microbial Datasets from Built Environments |
|
 | Michael Alfaro Washington State University (509) 263 7365

| Integrating fossil and molecular data in the study of diversification |
|
 | Meghan Balk University of New Mexico (Albuquerque,NM)

| Predator-Prey Interactions: Drivers of Mammalian Body Size Evolution |
|
| Ashley Bateman University of Oregon

| Meta-Analysis of Microbial Datasets from Built Environments |
|
 | Beaux Berkeley James Madison University

| Multi-model analysis of biased birth sex ratios in captive prosimians at the DLC |
|
 | Beaux Berkeley James Madison University (Harrisonburg,VA)

| Life history and environmental factors driving variation in mammalian sex allocation |
|
 | Beaux Berkeley James Madison University

| Summarizing a multi-model analysis of biased birth sex ratios in captive prosimians at the DLC |
|
| Holly Bik University of California-Davis

| Meta-Analysis of Microbial Datasets from Built Environments |
|
 | Alan Bittles Murdoch University

| The mating structure of early human populations, and its genetic consequences |
|
| Lisa Boucher University of Texas (Austin,TX)

| Landscape and Population Dynamics of the Cretaceous Angiosperm Radiation |
|
 | Yaniv Brandvain UC Davis

| Does mother-fetus coevolution lead to coadaptation? |
|
 | Martin Burd Monash University (919) 684 1615

| Global patterns of color evolution of bird-pollinated flowers |
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 | Patricia Cabezas Brigham Young University (BYU)

| The anomuran morphospace: testing alternative evolutionary pathways and diversification patterns in a highly disparate clade |
|
 | Ryan Calsbeek Dartmouth College (Hanover,NH)

| The adaptive landscape in evolutionary biology Ryan Calsbeek |
|
 | Christina M Caruso University of Guelph (919) 684 1615

| The strength of phenotypic selection on floral traits |
|
 | Christina M Caruso University of Guelph (919) 684 1615

| Gynodioecy and the evolution of separate sexes in the flowering plants |
|
 | Louise Comas University of California-Davis

| Character evolution in root systems of woody plants |
|
 | Jeremy Chase Crawford University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley,CA)

| Bridging Ontogeny, Mechanism, and Function in the Study of Complex Animal Signals |
|
 | Tal Dagan Duesseldorf University

| The frequency and evolution of lateral gene transfer by dna repair mechanisms |
|
| Nathaniel J Dominy Dartmouth College

| Synthesis and test of the sensory drive hypothesis |
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| Roi Dor Cornell University (Ithaca,NY)

| Applying new phylogenetic comparative methods to analyze character evolution in swallows |
|
 | Mario dos Reis University College London (UNITED KINGDOM)

| Integrating molecular sequence data and morphological character evolution to date species divergences |
|
 | Oliver Eulenstein Iowa State University

| Gene tree parsimony for genome-scale studies |
|
 | Lynn L Fellman Fellman Studio Inc. (612) 787 6255

| Visions of Neanderkin: comparing ancient and modern genomes through art and narrative |
|
 | Lila Fishman University of Montana

| Genetic conflict and plant evolution |
|
 | Else Fjerdingstad Last Queens College CUNY, currently none

| What shapes the global patterns of mating strategies in social insects? |
|
 | Gordon A Fox University of South Florida

| Toward a general theory of biological invasions |
|
 | Diddahally Govindaraju Boston University

| Signatures of multilevel selection in human health |
|
 | Jessica Gurevitch State University of New York-Stony Brook

| Toward a general theory of biological invasions |
|
| Rob Gysel UC Davis (Davis,CA)

| Why are Read-Overlap Graphs Computationally Tractable? |
|
| Frank Hailer Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F)

| Balancing Selection and Mate Choice at the Major Histocompatibility Complex |
|
 | Breana Hall University of Washington-Seattle (Seattle,WA)

| An Improved Web Tool to Assess Recombination |
|
 | Luke Harmon University of Idaho

| Integrating fossil and molecular data in the study of diversification |
|
 | Corey Hart Drexel University College of Medicine

| Seeing is believing: Creating 3D environments to facilitate evolutionary education. |
|
 | Sabine Hennequin University of Paris

| Phylogenetic rate heterogeneity and evolution in filmy ferns hymenophyllaceae) |
|
 | Andrew L. Hipp The Morton Arboretum

| Estimating the probability of continuous character transitions on trees |
|
 | Samantha Hopkins University of Oregon (919) 668 9109

| Evolution of mammalian dietary strategies and the importance of omnivory |
|
 | Willem Hordijk SmartAnalytiX (919) 668 4592

| Evolution and Excess Complexity |
|
 | David Houle Florida State University

| Measurement theory and evolutionary rates |
|
 | Katharina Huber University of East Anglia

| New applications of phylogenetic combinatorics |
|
 | Gene Hunt Smithsonian Institution

| Integrating fossil and molecular data in the study of diversification |
|
 | Aaron W Hunter PETRONAS University of Technology

| The evolutionary development of species gradient and hybridization in indo-pacific deep water crinoid populations |
|
 | Travis Ingram University of British Columbia

| Divergence on multiple niche axes during adaptive radiation: an evolutionary metacommunity simulation model |
|
 | Matina Kalcounis-Rüppell UNC Greensboro

| Potential for peripheral populations to mitigate core extinctions: bats and white nose syndrome. |
|
 | Jessica Kissinger University of Georgia

| Tools to Study the Evolution of Host-Pathogen Interactions |
|
 | Robert Lanfear Australian National University (919) 668 4592

| Synthesising methods and data to understand the mutational processes that shape genomes |
|
 | Shane Lavery University of Auckland

| Connectivity of new zealand coastal marine communities: a synthesis of datasets |
|
 | Lee Hsiang Liow University of Oslo

| The effects of sampling on the inference of the timing of diversifications |
|
| Graeme Lloyd Macquarie University

| Generating new models for detecting phylogenetic signals of endemism and dispersal |
|
 | Hafiz Maherali University of Guelph (CANADA)

| Influence of photosynthetic capacity on the evolution of plant fungal interactions. |
|
 | Hafiz Maherali University of Guelph

| Exploring ecological and evolutionary causes of the plant-fungal symbiosis |
|
 | Hafiz Maherali University of Guelph

| Physiological and climate niche consequences of genome duplication in angiosperms |
|
 | Luke Mahler Harvard University

| New tools for investigating replicated adaptive radiation |
|
 | Yi Mao University of Tennessee-Knoxville (Knoxville,TN)

| Identifying positively selected amino acid residues in hiv-1 envelope protein: a dynamic simulation approach |
|
 | Jonathan D Marcot University of Illinois

| Paleontological and phylogenetic approaches to the study of diversification and extinction |
|
| James Meadow University of Oregon

| Meta-Analysis of Microbial Datasets from Built Environments |
|
 | Iliana Medina Guzman Universidad de los Andes (COLOMBIA)

| DOES ENVIRONMENTAL TOLERANCE FAVOR SIGNAL VARIABILITY IN CALLS OF SONGBIRDS? |
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| Tamra Mendelson University of Maryland - Baltimore County

| New Directions in Sexual Selection: A Synthesis in Preparation for a Book |
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 | Peter E Midford NESCent (919) 668 4005

| Alignment of phenotype ontologies |
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 | Scott Miller University of Montana-Missoula (Missoula,MT)

| Evolutionary trade-offs in natural versus engineered enzymes |
|
 | Vincent Moulton University of East Anglia (UNITED KINGDOM)

| New applications of phylogenetic combinatorics |
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 | Courtney Murren College of Charleston

| Reaction Norm Evolution |
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 | Brad Oberle George Washington University

| Evolutionary and ecological consequences of mycorrhizal states in plants |
|
 | Lennart Olsson Jena University

| The origin of evolutionary novelties in amphibian head development |
|
 | Alejandra Ortiz Medrano Instituto de Ecologia, UNAM

| The role of environmental heterogeneity in diversity-area relationships |
|
 | Charles Pence University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame,IN)

| The evoText Project |
|
 | Alexander Platt University of Southern California

| Estimating the probability of continuous character transitions on trees |
|
 | Frans Plooij International Research-institute on Infant Studies

| Translation of field notes for developmental study of chimpanzee vocal communication |
|
 | Frans Plooij International Research-institute on Infant Studies

| Translation of field notes for developmental study of chimpanzee vocal communication, Part 2: Adults |
|
 | Roy Plotnick University of Illinois

| Movement paleoecology, trace fossils, and the evolution of behavior |
|
 | Roy Plotnick University of Illinois at Chicago

| Paleontology and Phylogeny of Insect Ears |
|
 | Mary Poss Pennsylvania State University (919) 404 7061

| Evolutionary dynamics of a recently colonized, transcriptionally active endogenous retrovirus. |
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| Russell Powell Boston University (Boston,MA)

| Theoretical Implications of Convergent Evolution: The Tape of Life Reconsidered |
|
 | Samantha Price UC Davis (919) 668 4583

| Evolution of mammalian dietary strategies and the importance of omnivory |
|
 | Beren Robinson Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph

| Predicting relationships between trait mean and plasticity in flexible organisms |
|
 | Rachel C Rodman None

| “Branches Springing from One Root”: New Lectures in Evolution, Incorporating Themes from Shakespeare’s Plays |
|
 | Sarah Rolfes TiHo Hannover, ITZ, Division of Ecology and Evolution

| Evolution of the p53-network in Placozoa |
|
 | Howard A Ross University of Auckland (NEW ZEALAND)

| Species delimitation using networks |
|
 | Laura Ross University of Edinburgh

| Major transition in the evolution of invertebrate reproduction and sex determination |
|
| Carl Rothfels University of British Columbia (CANADA)

| Phylogenomic error and the molecular clock |
|
 | Brandon Routman n/a

| Explaining the Framing Effect through Evolutionary Analysis |
|
 | Olav Rueppell University of North Carolina-Greensboro

| The influence of genetic architecture on the effect of sex and recombination on genotypic offspring diversity |
|
 | Rebecca Safran University of Colorado

| New Directions in Sexual Selection: A Synthesis in Preparation for a Book |
|
 | Rebecca Safran University of Colorado

| An Integrative Evolutionary Approach to Examine Sexual Selection as a Mechanism of Speciation |
|
 | Emanuele Serrelli University of Milano Bicocca

| What is evolutionary synthesis? The NESCent experience |
|
 | Carl Simpson Museum fuer Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute at the Humboldt University Berlin

| Understanding the role of coloniality and photosymbiosis in coral macroevolution |
|
| Inderjit Singh University of Delhi

| Toward a general theory of biological invasions |
|
 | Pamela S Soltis University of Florida (352) 359 0558

| Reconstructing the Great Tree of Life |
|
 | Douglas Soltis University of Florida

| Reconstructing the great tree of life |
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| Laura Soul University of Oxford (UNITED KINGDOM)

| Generating new models for detecting phylogenetic signals of endemism and dispersal |
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 | Charles Stayton Bucknell University

| Tools for measuring the magnitude and significance of convergent evolution |
|
 | Daniel Taub Southwestern University

| Toward a general theory of biological invasions |
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| Yonas Tekle Spelman College (Atlanta,GA)

| In Search of the Molecular Signs of Sex in Amoebozoa |
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 | Erica Tennenhouse University of Toronto (CANADA)

| Heritability of body mass in sexually monomorphic animals |
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 | Rubén Torices Universidade de Coimbra

| The evolution of dispersal syndromes: a case study with the tribe Cichorieae (Asteraceae) |
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| Francisco Ubeda Royal Holloway University of London

| Does mother-fetus coevolution lead to coadaptation? |
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| Vladimir Vershinin Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology

| Longitudinal Study of Amphibian Populations in Urban and Natural Environment |
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| Peter Waddell Ronin Institute

| Information Theory, Robust Statistics and Diagnostics For Phylogenomics |
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 | Glenda M Wardle University of Sydney

| Toward a general theory of biological invasions |
|
 | Claire Williams Forest History Society (919) 672 7050

| Evolutionary Dynamics of Forests under climate change |
|
Triangle Visiting Scholar |
 | Tyler Curtain University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill tyler@unc.edu (919) 672 7050
| Darwin and Nietzsche: evolutionary thought within literary theory |
|
Visiting Scientist |
 | Jim P Balhoff NESCent balhoff@nescent.org (919) 668 4864
| Duke phylogenetic consultant |
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 | Wasila Dahdul University of South Dakota wasila@nescent.org (919) 668 4598
| Phenoscape curation |
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 | Jane Greenberg University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill janeg@email.unc.edu (919) 668 4598
| Information Science for Evolutionary Informatics |
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 | Clara B. B. Jones Fayetteville State University cbjones@uncfsu.edu (910) 672 1575
| Comparative sociobiology and behavioral ecology |
|
 | Katia Koelle Duke University katia.koelle@duke.edu (910) 672 1575
| Mathematical models and statistical methods for understanding the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of viral infectious diseases |
|
 | Robert Peet University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill peet@unc.edu (910) 672 1575
| Application of taxon concepts in biodiversity informatics |
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 | Heather Piwowar National Evolutionary Synthesis Center hpiwowar@gmail.com (910) 672 1575 website: http://www.researchremix.org
| Availability and Reuse of Scientific Datasets |
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| Martin Ramirez NESCent ramirez@macn.gov.ar (910) 672 1575
| Connecting best practices experiences and user interface development for morphological databases |
|
 | V. Louise Roth Duke University vlroth@duke.edu (919) 660 7352
| Squirrels as models in macroevolution; scaling |
|
 | David L Swofford NESCent david.swofford@duke.edu (919) 668 4591
| The theory and methodology of phylogenetic inference from molecular sequences and morphological data |
|
 | Jijun Tang University of South Carolina-Columbia jtang@cse.sc.edu (919) 668 4591
| Phylogenetic reconstruction from gene-order data |
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 | Sarah Zehr Duke Lemur Center sarah.zehr@duke.edu (919) 668 4596
| Preservation and analysis of 45 years of prosimian primate data from the Duke Lemur Center |
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