John S. LaPolla, Ph.D.

Professor
Towson University
Towson, Maryland

Presentation(s):

• On the frontiers of speciation: Male-based delimitation of Mesoamerican ant species in the genus Nylanderia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

  Sunday, November 5, 2023
  3:18 PM – 3:30 PM ET

• (1st Place) A preliminary taxonomic revision of Mesoamerican Nylanderia based on morphometric indices highlighting potential new species

  Monday, November 6, 2023
  8:00 AM – 8:12 AM ET

• Describing Nylanderia: Utilizing morphocharacters to delimit species boundaries and identify species level diversity

  Monday, November 6, 2023
  8:12 AM – 8:24 AM ET

• Reclassifying Nylanderia ants based on morphological characteristics

  Monday, November 6, 2023
  8:24 AM – 8:36 AM ET

• (2nd Place) Taxonomic revision of Nylanderia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) using morphometric analyses

  Monday, November 6, 2023
  8:48 AM – 9:00 AM ET

• (2nd Place) Delimiting species boundaries within the Nylanderia bourbonica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae) complex using an integrative approach

  Monday, November 6, 2023
  11:06 AM – 11:18 AM ET

• Strategies for developing course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) to make entomology research more accessible and inclusive

  Tuesday, November 7, 2023
  10:12 AM – 10:24 AM ET

• Evolution of trophobiosis between Acropyga ants and scale insects

  Tuesday, November 7, 2023
  2:30 PM – 2:42 PM ET

• Morphological evolution among obligately myrmecophilous mealybugs

  Tuesday, November 7, 2023
  3:06 PM – 3:18 PM ET

• A CURE for the taxonomic impediment: Injecting diversity into taxonomy through large-scale research courses

  Tuesday, November 7, 2023
  1:30 PM – 1:42 PM ET