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Objectives
2009 Meeting:
Symposium
Sat. Symp.
Past meetings:
2006
2007
2008
Student
Awards
How to join
Executive
History
Founding
Members
Minutes/
Policy Docs
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Objectives
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The Comparative Morphology & Development section of the Canadian Society of Zoologists aims to promote and enhance interactions, dialogue and intellectual cross-fertilization among the many zoologists and paleontologists who work on morphology (functional or comparative), larval biology, development, and developmental evolution, and particularly those who work at the interfaces between development, morphology and evolution. We welcome participation by Canadians and non-Canadians alike.
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2009 Annual Meeting: Toronto May 12 - 16
MAIN
Symposium
Saturday
May 16
9 AM
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Three invited speakers will highlight aspects of their research that bridge two of the three themes of the CMD section (development, morphology, evolution).
Confirmed speakers
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Charles Little (Kansas)
Cellular motility versus tissue motion in early amniote embryos - Which cells are really moving?
(abstract)
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Stuart Newman (New York Medical College)
Dynamical patterning modules in the evolution and development of animal form
(abstract)
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Rich Palmer (Alberta)
Learning, developmental plasticity and the evolution of morphological asymmetry
(abstract)
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SPONSORS
Generous support for this symposium has been provided by:
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SATELLITE
symposia
2009
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In addition to normal contributed paper sessions, the CMD section sponsors two satellite symposia. The Student Satellite Symposia include one distinguished speaker to give the opening presentation (30 min.) and three or four 15-min. presentations by graduate students/postdocs. The Local Satellite Symposia have a similar format, but are organized by a faculty member at or near the host university.
#1-- The American Association of Anatomists Sponsored
Student Satellite Symposium: Thursday, May 14, 3:30 PM
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Gene regulation:
An Eco-Evo-Devo perspective
Keynote speaker:
Stuart Newman
(New York Medical College)
Physical mechanisms in the development and evolution of the vertebrate limb
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Sponsor
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Additional speakers:
Rajendhran Rajakumar (McGill)
Evolution of the gene network underlying wing polyphenism in the hyperdiverse genus Pheidole
(abstract)
Marie-Julie Fave (McGill)
An eco-evo-devo approach to the study of phenotypic diversity by combining population history and gene networks: The case study of Monomorium emersoni in the Arizona Sky Islands
(abstract)
Emmanuel Levy (Montreal)
Assembly reflects evolution of protein complexes
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Andreas Heyland (Guelph)
Hormones and development: Deciphering the regulatory architecture underlying life-history transitions and their evolution
(abstract)
Audrey Heppleston (McGill)
Patterns and processes of avian digit reduction
(abstract)
Student organizers: Rajendhran Rajakumar & Marie-Julie Fave (McGill)
#2-- Local Satellite Symposium: Friday, May 15, 2 PM
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Functional neuroanatomy of the insect nervous system
Keynote presentation: Ian A. Meinertzhagen (Dalhousie)
Synaptic circuits in the Drosophila visual system: Progress towards a wiring diagram of the fly's brain
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Additional speakers:
Nancy Butcher (Dalhousie)
Ultrastructure and synaptic characteristics of neurons of the mushroom body calyx in Drosophila melanogaster
(abstract)
Colin Steel (York)
Neuroanatomical organisation of the circadian system in the brain of larval Rhodnius prolixus
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Xanthe Vafopoulou (York)
Neuroarchitecture of the clock system in the brain of Rhodnius prolixus adults and its association with neurosecretory cells
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Gary Armstrong (Queens)
Modulation of anoxic coma in locusts by the nitric oxide signaling pathway: A mechanism for regulating recovery from flash floods?
(abstract)
Organizer: Colin Steel (York)
Want to propose your own student-organized satellite CMD symposium for a future CSZ meeting?
(registration fees of organizer & participants will be paid by CMD)
If so, view the guidelines (pdf, 101K).
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Want to
Participate?
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Don't miss this exciting opportunity to showcase your research in tandem with the upcoming second inaugural symposia. Additional CMD contributed paper sessions will be added to the program as numbers warrant. Visit the CSZ Meeting web site to register. To present your research in a session with other CMD members, don't forget to note your membership in the CMD section.
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Student Awards
Best Student
Presentation
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The Brian K. Hall Award in Comparative Morphology and Development will be given each year for the best student (undergraduate or graduate) oral presentation at the annual meeting (download terms of reference, 49K pdf).
The winner will receive a $300 prize and recognition on the CMD web site. Eligible students are encouraged to apply for this award at the time they register for the annual meeting.
Past winners:
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Campbell Rolian
(Harvard) |
Comparative growth plate kinetics in rodents: Insights into the evolution of limb length and proportions |
| 2007 |
Philip Bergmann
(Massachusetts) |
Tests of directional evolution in body proportions in lizards |
| 2008 |
Oliver Braubach
(Dalhousie) |
Starting to smell: Olfactory development in zebrafish |
| 2009 |
Katie McLean
(Guelph) |
A morphological and histological investigation of tail regeneration in the leopard
gecko, Eublepharis macularius |
Honorable Mention:
| 2007 |
Megan Johnson
(Calgary) |
Variations on a theme: Characteristics of setal fields and associated locomotor substratum in the gecko genus Rhoptropus |
| 2008 |
Will Duguid
(Victoria) |
Novelties in the reproduction and development of Lopholithodes foraminatus (brown box crab): Diapause during embryogenesis and an elevated incidence of reversed asymmetry in juveniles |
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How to join
To join this section, download and complete the CSZ membership application form, and be sure to check the box "Comparative Morphology & Development" box under "Section Affiliation". Note that you may be a member of more than one section.
Executive for 2008-2009
Francais
(Pour recevoir cette information en francais, s'il vous plait contact Rich Palmer)
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cilia and muscles
in a larval snail
(Louise Page- Victoria)
marine sponge larva
(Sally Leys- Alberta)
ontogeny of claw shape
in ghost shrimp
(Rich Palmer- Alberta)
polychaete worm
cartilage
(Brian Hall- Dalhousie)
adhesive toe pads
of a gecko
(Tony Russell- Calgary)
regenerating
polychaete worm
(Glenys Gibson- Acadia)
cleared and stained
chick embryo
(Hans Larsson- McGill)
ant metamorphosis
(Ehab Abouheif- McGill)
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