PROGRAM
Days: Monday, November 23rd Tuesday, November 24th Wednesday, November 25th
Monday, November 23rd
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14:45-15:10 Session 1: Conference opening proceedings: greetings from organizers
Maria Vittoria Modica - Chair of Organizing Committee
Roberto Danovaro - President of SZN - Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Omar Rota-Stabelli - President of SIBE-ISEB - Italian Society for Evolutionary Biology
Chair:
Maria Vittoria Modica (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy)
15:15-15:45 Session 2: KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Maria Pia Miglietta
Introduced by: Francesco Santini
| 15:15 | Insights into cellular reprogramming from the immortal jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii (abstract) |
15:47-16:45 Session 3: POPULATION AND SPECIES
Chairs:
Marco Gerdol (University of Trieste, Italy)
Francesca Leasi (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, United States)
Francesca Leasi (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, United States)
| 15:47 | Sea turtle conservation: genetics and genomics for better management (abstract) |
| 16:02 | Evolution and Biogeography of the Hydrozoa-Scleractinia symbiosis (abstract) |
| 16:17 | Biases in demographic modelling affect our understanding of the process of speciation (abstract) |
| 16:24 | DNA from historical tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) jaws suggests the disappearance of a local population off southeastern Australia (abstract) |
| 16:31 | Mutualistic cleaning behavior between two coral reef fish species: a molecular approach (abstract) |
| 16:38 | M6A RNA methylation in seagrasses: first insights and relevance for biological rhythms (abstract) |
16:45-17:10Break
17:10-17:40 Session 4: KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Fiorenza Micheli
Introduced by: Marco Munari
| 17:10 | Ocean Solutions for Nature and People (abstract) |
17:40-19:09 Session 5: ADAPTATION
Chairs:
Roberto Feuda (University of Leicester, UK)
Lisa Locatello (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli (Italy) - University of Padova (Italy), Italy)
Lisa Locatello (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli (Italy) - University of Padova (Italy), Italy)
| 17:40 | Illuminating adaptive divergence (and speciation?) with gene flow through hybrid zones in the marine snail Littorina saxatillis (abstract) |
| 17:55 | Photosynthetic performance of the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea sp. (abstract) |
| 18:02 | The past, present and future of cleaner fish cognitive performance as a function of CO2 levels (abstract) |
| 18:09 | Genes underlying light detection in Hydra vulgaris (abstract) |
| 18:16 | Molecular Biomineralization of Octocoral Skeletons: Calcite vs. Aragonite (abstract) |
| 18:23 | Global distribution of pelagic Tunicates (abstract) |
| 18:30 | Parental phenotype and exposure to ocean acidification conditions affects the molecular responses of gills in the offspring of a coral reef fish (abstract) |
| 18:37 | Early developmental stages of native populations of Ciona intestinalis under increased temperature are affected by local habitat history (abstract) |
| 18:44 | FIELD SIMULATION OF FUTURE MARINE HEAT WAVES ON THE SEAGRASS POSIDONIA OCEANICA: THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANT ORIGIN TO HEAT STRESS TOLERANCE (abstract) |
Tuesday, November 24th
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14:45-15:15 Session 6: KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Davide Pisani
Introduced by: Emiliano Mancini
| 14:45 | Can the relationships at the root of the animal tree be solved? (abstract) |
15:17-17:00 Session 7: BIODIVERSITY
Chairs:
| 15:17 | Mixing genomes separated 20 million years ago: whole genome sequencing to understand the hybridization process between sea turtle species (abstract) |
| 15:32 | How can EMODnet Biology be used for marine biodiversity studies? (abstract) |
| 15:47 | Towards a curated sequence reference dataset for animal COI DNA metabarcoding (abstract) |
| 15:54 | DNA metabarcoding unveils dietary niche partitioning in the Adriatic European hake and support fisheries management (abstract) |
| 16:01 | Diversity of the Pterasteridae (Asteroidea) in the Southern Ocean: a molecular and morphological approach (abstract) |
| 16:08 | Integrated diversity assessment of zooplankton species in the Gulf of Naples (abstract) |
| 16:15 | Cryptic species complexes in the marine diatom Pseudo-nitzschia explored by metabarcoding (abstract) |
| 16:22 | Diversity and biogeography of reef corals across the Indo-Pacific based on genomic RAD data (abstract) |
| 16:29 | Application of DNA metabarcoding in a high-frequency zooplankton biodiversity monitoring project (abstract) |
| 16:36 | Climate change and the case of the Hydrozoa taxon in the Mediterranean Sea: biodiversity vs disappearance of species (abstract) |
16:43-17:15Break
17:15-17:45 Session 8: KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Giacomo Bernardi
Introduced by: Sergio Stefanni
| 17:15 | Red Sea fishes in the Mediterranean: the genomics of Lessepsian bioinvasions (abstract) |
17:45-18:57 Session 9: MACROEVOLUTION
Chairs:
| 17:45 | Insights into the evolution of the iconic notothenioid adaptive radiation of Antarctic fish based on 24 new genome assemblies. (abstract) |
| 18:00 | The evolution of molecular toolkits for biosilicification in demosponges (Porifera) (abstract) |
| 18:15 | Invasion of deep-sea and freshwater habitats increase diversification rates in anguilliform fishes (abstract) |
| 18:22 | The non-vertebrate chordate Ciona robusta reveals novel insights in Onecut-mediated photoreceptor differentiation (abstract) |
| 18:29 | Did genomics forget about Brachyura? A draft genome for the crab Chiromantes haematocheir (abstract) |
| 18:36 | Empirical evidence for concerted evolution in the 18S rDNA region of the planktonic diatom genus Chaetoceros (abstract) |
| 18:43 | Switches, stability and reversals: the evolutionary history of sexual systems in fish (abstract) |
| 18:50 | Making of a pathogens: how marine microbial genomics can help understand how pathogens are made (abstract) |
Wednesday, November 25th
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14:45-15:03 Session 10: POSTER PRESENTATION 3 MIN-BIODIVERSITY
Chairs:
| 14:45 | THE PANDORA’S BOX: MORPHOLOGICAL AND GENETIC DIVERSITY WITHIN THE GENUS AMPHIGLENA CLAPARÈDE, 1864 (SABELLIDAE, ANNELIDA) IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA (abstract) |
| 14:48 | Complex evolutionary history obscures perception of species identity within nudibranch genus Zelentia (Gastropoda: Fionidae) (abstract) |
| 14:51 | Speciation drivers in high latitudes: systematics and phylogeography of the nudibranch family Coryphellidae (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) (abstract) |
| 14:54 | Potential crypticity within two decapod (Crustacea) genera: Galathea (Fabricius, 1792) and Eualus (Thallwitz, 1891) (abstract) |
| 14:57 | Perceived complexity and distinct boundaries: a revision of calcareous sponge Leucosolenia complicata in the White Sea (abstract) |
| 15:00 | Benthic microbial community structure across the Adriatic Sea: role of terrigenous inputs (abstract) |
15:10-15:28 Session 11: POSTER PRESENTATION 3 MIN-MACROEVOLUTION
Chairs:
| 15:10 | The Internal Transcribed Spacer 2 (ITS2) as a new barcoding marker in nudibranchs (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia): an approach using sequence and secondary structure information (abstract) |
| 15:13 | Evolution of the TRH neuropeptide pathway and its function in the regulation of echinoderm larval growth (abstract) |
| 15:16 | Vasal budding, a new form of non-embryonic development in the colonial ascidian Polyandrocarpa zorritensis (abstract) |
| 15:19 | Identification of microRNAs and piRNAs involved in the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus germ line specification (abstract) |
| 15:22 | Digging into bivalve miRNAomes: between conservation and innovation (abstract) |
| 15:25 | Resolving Animal Photopigment Relationships Reveals the Artefactual Nature of Enigmatic Opsin Families (abstract) |
15:35-16:02 Session 12: POSTER PRESENTATION 3 MIN-ADAPTATION
Chairs:
Roberto Feuda (University of Leicester, UK)
Lisa Locatello (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli (Italy) - University of Padova (Italy), Italy)
Lisa Locatello (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli (Italy) - University of Padova (Italy), Italy)
| 15:35 | Sperm competition intensity drives ejaculate performance mediated by seminal fluid in the black goby Gobius niger (abstract) |
| 15:38 | Natural selection in the evolutionary divergence between two penguin species (abstract) |
| 15:41 | Naso-oral region analysis reveals a phylogenetic pressure in the Houndshark (abstract) |
| 15:44 | Ecological and social constraints combine to promote evolution of non-breeding strategies in clownfish (abstract) |
| 15:47 | Transcriptomic adaptations of Cryonotothenioidea to the antarctic environment and response to heat stress (abstract) |
| 15:50 | Transcriptional responses of Posidonia oceanica under multiple stresses: the influence of the native environment (abstract) |
| 15:53 | Stress granules in Ciona robusta: molecular evolution of TIA-1-related nucleolysin and tristetraprolin and gene expression studies under metal-induced stress conditions (abstract) |
| 15:56 | Growth rate of Hermodice carunculata (Annelida, Amphinomidae) under laboratory conditions (abstract) |
| 15:59 | Cassiopea Ephyra Development Across Separate Feeding Regimes (abstract) |
16:20-16:41 Session 13: POSTER PRESENTATION 3 MIN-POPULATION & SPECIES
Chairs:
Marco Gerdol (University of Trieste, Italy)
Francesca Leasi (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, United States)
Francesca Leasi (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, United States)
| 16:20 | Morphology and reproduction in the Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859 species complex (Decapoda: Brachyura: Cryptochiridae) (abstract) |
| 16:23 | Genetic structuring in endangered yellow-nosed albatross species complex (abstract) |
| 16:26 | Exploring variations in personality and morphometric traits in wild juveniles of sand smelt captured in different environments and with different fishing techniques in the Venetian Lagoon (abstract) |
| 16:29 | Mass mortality of Pinna nobilis in Sardinia: phylogenetic inference on the etiological agents. (abstract) |
| 16:32 | Is it possible to predict the distribution of a rare parasitic species? The challenging case of Savalia savaglia (Bertoloni, 1819) (Cnidaria, Anthozoa). (abstract) |
| 16:35 | Connectivity patterns among seagrass populations of the western coast of Africa inferred from genetic markers and oceanographic currents suggest a role of grazers in seed dispersal (abstract) |
| 16:38 | Different fates of seagrasses in an era of ocean warming (abstract) |
17:00-18:00 Session 14: POSTER LIVE Q&A SESSION
During the POSTER LIVE Q&A SESSION conference participants will be able to submit questions to poster presenters (both with and without the 3-minutes presentation) via the Zoom chat.
Session moderators will select the questions and relay them to the poster presenters.
The poster presenters are kindly asked to be present during the scheduled time to ensure interaction with the audience.
Four parallel meetings will be held (see below); participants will be free to move from one meeting to another at any time of the session.
Chairs:
Giulia Fassio (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
Daniela Pica (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
Beatrice Savinelli (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy)
Danila Voronov (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy)
Daniela Pica (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
Beatrice Savinelli (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy)
Danila Voronov (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy)
18:00-18:15Break
18:15-19:12 Session 15: SESSION MIX FROM ALL THEMES
Chairs:
Giulia Furfaro (Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies - University of Salento, Lecce, Italy, Italy)
Donato Giovannelli (Rutgers University, United States)
Donato Giovannelli (Rutgers University, United States)
| 18:15 | Competitive Growth in a Social Fish (abstract) |
| 18:30 | Growing evidence of massive gene presence-absence variation in bivalve mollusks: does it provide an adaptive value? (abstract) |
| 18:37 | Size-selective mortality induces evolutionary changes in group risk-taking behavior and the circadian system in a fish (abstract) |
| 18:44 | Gene body and environmentally inducible DNA methylation in seagrasses: inter- and intraspecific differences and associations with transcriptome plasticity under warming conditions (abstract) |
| 18:51 | Early stage of development of red coral (Corallium rubrum) skeleton: the key role of sclerites during the first years of life (abstract) |
| 18:58 | Becoming a limpet: an ‘intermittent limpetization’ process driven by host features in the kleptoparasitic gastropod family Capulidae (abstract) |
| 19:05 | The molecular assembly of vision (abstract) |