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Monday, August 11, 2014 |
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4:00pm – 8:00pm |
Registration Office Open [Century Ballroom Prefunction Area] |
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4:00pm – 8:00pm |
Poster Presenters and Sponsors Set-up Displays [Century
Ballroom A] |
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6:00pm – 7:00pm |
Welcome Networking Social
[Century Ballroom A] |
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 |
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8:00am – 9:00am |
Morning Refreshments / Poster Viewing
[Century Ballroom A] |
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9:00am – 9:15am |
Welcome and Official Opening [Century Ballroom A] |
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9:15am – 10:30am |
Keynote Address
[Century Ballroom A] |
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Moderator |
Marc Branham |
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9:15am – 10:15am |
James E. Lloyd – Fireflies Come of Age |
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10:15am – 10:30am |
Question and Answer Session |
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10:30am – 10:50am |
Refreshment Break
/ Poster Viewing [Century Ballroom A] |
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10:50am – 12:30pm |
Session 1: Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Genetics
[Century Ballroom A] |
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Moderator |
Lesley Ballantyne |
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10:50am – 11:15am |
Paul Marek – The evolution of bioluminescence in the Sierra luminous
millipedes Presentation |
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11:15am – 11:40am |
Gavin J. Martin – A molecular phylogeny of Lampyridae and its implications to the
evolution of firefly signaling systems Presentation |
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11:40am – 12:05pm |
Abner B. Lall – Colors of the night: Do fireflies detect the color of their bioluminescence? Presentation |
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12:05pm – 12:30pm |
Yelena M. Pacheco – A phylogenetic comparison of populations of Pyractomena
in the western United States Presentation |
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12:30pm – 1:30pm |
Group Lunch
[Albert's Restaurant at Hilton University of Florida] |
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1:30pm – 2:20pm |
Session 2: Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Genetics (continued)
[Century Ballroom A] |
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Moderator |
Ming-Luen Jeng |
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1:30pm – 1:55pm |
Kathrin F. Stanger-Hall – A phylogeny of North American Photinus fireflies:
Implications for taxonomy and signal evolution |
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1:55pm – 2:20pm |
Marc A. Branham – A long term off-site collection enhancement loan of Lampyridae from the US National Collection to the University of Florida: A history and plan for the future (Please contact Marc Branham for information) |
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2:20pm – 2:40pm |
Refreshment Break / Poster Viewing [Century Ballroom A] |
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3:00pm – 3:30pm |
Bus Loading [Conference Center Driveway] |
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4:45pm – 9:15pm |
Dinner and Tour of Firefly Habitat in
Cedar Key, Florida |
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10:30pm |
Group Returns to Hotel |
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014 |
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8:00am – 9:00am |
Morning Refreshments / Poster Viewing
[Century Ballroom A] |
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9:00am – 10:40am |
Session 3: Biology and Behavior
[Century Ballroom A] |
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Moderator |
Veronica Khoo |
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9:00am – 9:25am |
Lawrent "Larry" L. Buschman – The bioluminescent behavior of some North American lampyrid
larvae Presentation |
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9:25am – 9:50am |
Andrew Moiseff – Female Photinus carolinus lateralize their response
flashes Presentation |
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9:50am – 10:15am |
Raphael De Cock – The enigmatic Blue Ghost Firefly Phausis reticulata (Coleoptera:
Lampyridae): Observations on its courtship, mating and
oviposition behaviors Presentation |
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10:15am – 10:40am |
Lawrent "Larry" L. Buschman – Courtship flash communication in two Photuris fireflies Presentation |
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10:40am – 11:00am |
Refreshment Break / Poster Viewing
[Century Ballroom A] |
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11:00am – 12:15pm |
Session 4: Biology and Behavior (continued)
[Century Ballroom A] |
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Moderator |
Anchana Thancharoen |
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11:00am – 11:25am |
Sara M. Lewis – Comparative study of nuptial gifts in some North American and
Asian fireflies (Please contact Sara M. Lewis for information) |
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11:25am – 11:50am |
Xinhua Fu – Sexual dimorphism, mating systems, and nuptial gifts in several
genera of Asian fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) (Please contact Xinhua Fu for information) |
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11:50am – 12:15pm |
Somyot Silalom – The life history of the common Giant Terrestrial Firefly,
Lamprigera tenebrosus (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) in Thailand (Please contact Somyot Silalom for information) |
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12:15pm – 1:30pm |
Group Lunch
[Albert's Restaurant at Hilton University of Florida] |
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1:30pm – 3:10pm |
Session 5: Biology and Behavior (continued)
[Century Ballroom A] |
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Moderator |
Christopher Cratsley |
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1:30pm – 1:55pm |
Jen-Zon Ho – Ants as a diet for the life cycle of the Torrential Firefly
Luciola cereta (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) Presentation |
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1:55pm – 2:20pm |
John W. Wenzel – A new firefly larva from Dominican amber and phylogenetic
hypothesis of larval feeding behavior across Lampyridae (Coleoptera:
Lampyridae) (Please contact John W. Wenzel for information) |
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2:20pm – 2:45pm |
Yuichi Oba – Evolution of firefly luciferase and biosynthetic origin of
firefly Luciferin Presentation |
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2:45pm – 3:10pm |
Vor Yiu – Towards an easy and cheap method to record and analyse firefly
flash patterns Presentation |
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3:10pm – 3:30pm |
Refreshment Break / Poster Viewing
[Century Ballroom A] |
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3:30pm – 4:45pm |
Session 6: Conservation, Ecotourism and Education
[Century Ballroom A] |
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Moderator |
Xinhua Fu |
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3:30pm – 3:55pm |
Veronica Khoo, on behalf of Nada Badruddin – Fireflies in the grounds of the Forest Research Institute
Malaysia (FRIM): Studies on their diversity and seasonality Presentation |
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3:55pm – 4:20pm |
Veronica Khoo – Conservation of the Selangor River population of Pteroptyx
tener in Malaysia: Results of seven years of monitoring Presentation
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4:20pm – 4:45pm |
Mahadimenakbar M.
Dawood – Studies on congregating fireflies (Coleoptera; Lampyridae;
Pteroptyx sp.) in Sabah, Malaysia Presentation |
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6:00pm |
Informal Dinner at University of Florida Department of
Entomology and Nematology followed by Evening on Own to Explore
Gainesville |
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Thursday, August 14, 2014 |
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8:00am – 9:00am |
Morning Refreshments / Poster Viewing
[Century Ballroom A] |
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9:00am – 10:40am |
Session 7: Conservation, Ecotourism and Education (continued)
[Century Ballroom A] |
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Moderator |
Sara Lewis |
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9:00am – 9:25am |
Chiahsiung Wu – Habitat restoration of the Aquatic firefly, Aquatica ficta
(Olivier, 1909) restoration in Taipei city, Taiwan Presentation |
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9:25am – 9:50am |
Anchana Thancharoen – Toxicity and behavioral responses of the freshwater firefly
larvae, Luciola aquatilis, to glyphosate herbicide (Please contact Anchana Thancharoen for information) |
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9:50am – 10:15am |
Stefan Ineichen – Light into darkness. The significance of glowworms and fireflies
in European culture Presentation |
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10:15am – 10:40am |
Christopher Cratsley – Approaches to incorporating fireflies in STEM education Presentation |
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10:40am – 11:00am |
Refreshment Break / Poster Viewing
[Century Ballroom A] |
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11:00am – 12:15pm |
Session 8: Conservation, Ecotourism and Education (continued)
[Century Ballroom A] |
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Moderator |
Somyot Silalom |
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11:00am – 11:25am |
Choong Hay Wong – Piloting and using Citizen Science to monitor the fireflies in
Kuala Selangor Nature Park, Selangor State, Malaysia Presentation |
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11:25am – 11:50am |
Don Salvatore – Firefly Watch: A Citizen Science project to monitor firefly
numbers Presentation |
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11:50am – 12:15pm |
Lynn Faust – Milkweed Fireflies: The occurrence and behaviors of 5 adult
North American fireflies, Photinus pyralis, Photinus
cooki, Pyropyga minuta and Photuris sp. on
milkweed Asclepias syriaca Presentation |
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12:15pm – 1:30pm |
Group Lunch
[Albert's Restaurant at Hilton University of Florida] |
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1:30pm – 3:15pm |
Session 9: Ecology and Diveristy; Art
[Century Ballroom A] |
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Moderator |
Vor Yiu |
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1:30pm – 1:55pm |
Zachary H. Marion – Extending the concept of diversity partitioning to characterize
phenotypic complexity Presentation |
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1:55pm – 2:20pm |
Radim Schreiber – Photographing the glow of fireflies up-close (Art Presentation) Presentation |
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2:20pm – 2:45pm |
James K. Fischer – Fireflies and the photic field |
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2:45pm – 3:15pm |
Open Question and Answer Session / Poster Visitation |
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3:15pm – 3:35pm |
Refreshment Break / Continued Poster Viewing [Century Ballroom A] |
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4:45pm |
Walk to
Florida Museum of Natural History |
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5:00pm – 5:30pm |
Guided tour of the
Butterfly Rainforest - A Natural Exhibit |
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5:30pm – 6:15pm |
Networking Reception [Museum's Thompson Gallery] |
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6:15pm – 7:30pm |
Dinner and Special Presentation [Museum's Central Gallery] |
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7:30pm – 9:00pm |
Attendees on Own to Visit Museum Exhibits and Return to Hotel |
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Friday, August 15, 2014 |
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8:00am – 9:00am |
Morning Refreshments / Poster Viewing
[Century Ballroom A] |
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9:00am – 11:00am |
Session 10: Selangor Declaration Discussion and Firefly Research
Network
[Century Ballroom A] |
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Moderators |
Choong Hay Wong and Raphael De Cock |
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9:00am – 10:40am |
Selangor Declaration for the Conservation of Fireflies /
Firefly Research Network Meeting
Presentation 1
Presentation 2
Presentation 3
Presentation 4 |
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10:40am – 11:00am |
Closing Remarks |
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11:00am |
Symposium Concludes
Poster and Sponsor Display Removal |
