This joint symposium is co-sponsored by the Comparative Morphology & Development and Ecology, Ethology & Evolution sections.

	Greg Wray (Duke) The genetic and molecular basis for parallel evolution (abstract)
	Dolph Schluter (UBC) Parallel selection and the genetics of adaptation in sticklebacks (abstract)
	Brian Hall (Dalhousie) The inside story on parallelism illustrated by the multiple origins of cartilage (abstract)
	Marvalee Wake (Berkeley) Parallel evolution of derived modes of reproduction in amphibians (abstract)

SPONSORS
Generous support for this symposium has been provided by:

• Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta
• Faculty of Science, University of Alberta
• Vice President (Research), University of Alberta
• Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary
• Faculty of Science, University of Calgary
• Vice President (Research & Intl.), University of Calgary
• Local Organizing Committee, University of British Columbia

Keynote speaker:   Fred Nijhout (Duke) The evolution of plastic traits by genetic accommodation (abstract)

Additional speakers:

Emily Grason & Ben Miner (Western Washington) Inducible defenses in an invaded marine food chain: Why cue specificity matters
(abstract)

Chris Neufeld & Tim Edgell (Alberta) Learning, inducible defenses, and adaptation to novel predators
(abstract)

Erika Crispo (McGill) Interplay among phenotypic plasticity, local adaptation, and gene flow
(abstract)

Kurtis Hayne (Alberta) Variation in tenacity and tube foot morphology among sea stars from different wave exposure regimes
(abstract)

Student organizer: Chris Neufeld (Alberta)