Amphibian vision: the roles of ecology and ontogeny in the evolution of a key sensory system
A Symposium to be held at JMIH 2023 in Norfolk Virginia, USA
Sunday, July 16, 2023
We are excited to present the list of talks along with information on speakers! For a full program including abstracts, please see the JMIH 2023 website: http://burkclients.com/JMIH/meetings/2023/site/program_online.html
This symposium is sponsored by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR), with additional support from the National Science Foundation (award #1655751) and the Systematics Association to cover conference-related costs for early career symposium presenters.
Symposium co-organizers: Rayna Bell and Jeffrey Streicher
Amphibian Vision: The Roles of Ecology and Ontogeny in the Evolution of a Key Sensory System
Matthew Fujita | Professor, University of Texas at Arlington
https://fujitalab.com | @geckofujita
Evidence for Ecological Tuning of Novel Anuran Biofluorescent Signals
Courtney Whitcher | PhD Student, Florida State University
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Courtney-Whitcher | @FluoroFrogs
Reverse Sexual Dichromatism in Golden Rocket Frogs
James Tumulty | Assistant Professor, College of William & Mary
https://jamestumulty.com | @jamestumulty
Ocular Lens Morphology is Influenced by Ecology and Metamorphosis in Frogs and Toads
Amartya Mitra | PhD student, University of Cincinnati
https://researchdirectory.uc.edu/p/mitraat | @binturong98
Ecology Explains Variation in Lens Transmission and Pupil Shape of Amphibians
David Gower | Merit Researcher, Natural History Museum, London
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/staff-directory/david-gower.html
Exploring Anuran Photoreceptor Diversity with Unsupervised Machine Learning
Jeffrey Streicher | Senior Curator, Natural History Museum, London
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/staff-directory/jeff-streicher.html | @jeff_streicher
Determining the Relationship Between Spectral Signals and Retinal Sensitivity in Dendrobatid Frogs
Whitney Walkowski | PhD student, Louisiana State University
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Whitney-Walkowski | @WGWalkowski
How Colourful is the Nocturnal World for Different Frogs?
Carola Yovanovich | Research Fellow, University of Sussex
https://profiles.sussex.ac.uk/p528168-carola-yovanovich | @Caro_Yova
Probing Conserved Regenerative Pathways in Frog Eye Regeneration
Ai-Sun (Kelly) Tseng | Associate Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Caecilian Vision
Mark Wilkinson | Merit Researcher, Natural History Museum, London
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/staff-directory/mark-wilkinson.html | @Atretochoana
Molecular Evolution of Visual Opsins Across Anurans: Duplication, Loss, and Adaptation to Distinct Light Environments
Ryan Schott | Assistant Professor, York University
www.ryankschott.com | @rkschott
Rhodopsin Exon 1: Variation across the Anuran Tree of Life
Christian Ching | PhD Student, Natural History Museum, London
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christian-Ching-2 | @_christianching
Beyond the Visual Field: Identifying Shifts in Selective Pressures on Anuran Phototransduction Genes across Differing Photic Environments
Taegan Perez | PhD Student, York University
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Taegan-Perez | @peres_taegan
Molecular Evolution of Non-visual Opsin Genes Across Environmental, Developmental, and Morphological Adaptations in Frogs
John L. Boyette | PhD Student, Penn State University
https://www.johnlboyette.com | @Chillonian
Vision in Dim Light and the Evolution of Colorful, Nocturnal Frogs
Rayna Bell | Assistant Curator, California Academy of Sciences
www.raynacbell.com | @raynacbell
Closing remarks and discussion
Symposium organizers