A multidimensional view of speciation: bridging micro and macro-evolution
Speciation lies at the intersection of microevolution, which focuses on variation within species, and macroevolution, which examines speciation rates and extinction patterns at global scale. This conceptual division has led to gaps in our understanding of speciation, a complex process requiring insights from multiple disciplines, including genetics, ecology, developmental biology, and phylogenetics. Current research is biased toward specific model organisms with easily observable traits or short generation times, further fragmenting our view of speciation. Moreover, there is a contrast between paleontological data that show evolutionary stasis and the rapid changes observed at a microevolutionary scale. To address these issues, an integrative approach of speciation research spanning a wide range of taxon and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration is urgently needed. The conference “A multidimensional view of speciation: bridging micro and macro-evolution” aims to bridge these gaps by addressing key topics of speciation research in four sessions:
- Species diversification
- The biogeography of speciation
- Hybridization
- Components of reproductive isolation
Chairperson
Nicholas Barton
IST Austria , IST Austria, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Autriche
Phone : +4322439000
E-mail : nick.barton@ist.ac.at
Vice-chairperson
Camille Roux
CNRS Evo-Eco-Paleo, Bâtiment SN2, 59650 Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
Phone : +33630711902
E-mail : camille.roux@univ-lille.fr
(provisional titles)
Stuart BAIRD (Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic)
Barriers to gene flow and speciation
Nick BARTON (Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria)
What can hybrid zones tell us about speciation?
Nicolas BIERNE (Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France)
Anthropogenically admixed genomes support a polygenic architecture of species barriers
Roger BUTLIN (University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom)
The role of chromosomal inversions in speciation
Isobel EYRES (University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom)
Using experimental evolution to examine the evolution of reproductive isolation
Sophie KARRENBERG (University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden)
Alleles with habitat-dependent effects limit gene flow
Jonna KULMUNI (University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Costs and benefits of hybridization for persistence of biodiversity
Amaury LAMBERT (Collège de France, Paris, France)
Opening the species box: What microscopic models of speciation say about macroevolution
Violaine LLAURENS (Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, France)
Temporal divergence driving speciation in sympatry
Konrad LOHSE (University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
What limits population genomic scans for barriers to gene flow?
Daniel MATUTE (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA)
The frequency of introgression across taxa
Joana MEIER (Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom)
How hybridisation between divergent lineages can speed up speciation
Claire MÉROT (Université de Rennes, Rennes, France)
Structural variants and the evolution of biological diversity
Hélène MORLON (Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France)
Towards process-based models for bridging micro and macro evolutionary speciation research
Craig MORITZ (The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia)
Speciation with, and without, ecological divergence
Leonie MOYLE (Indiana University, Bloomington, USA)
PMPZ barriers are and aren’t alike in plants and animals (speculations from two case systems)
Ludovic ORLANDO (University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France)
What ancient genomes tell us about hybrids and their role in animal domestication ?
Catherine PEICHEL (University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland)
Genetics of speciation in sticklebacks
Daven PRESGRAVES (University of Rochester, Rochester, USA)
Genetic conflict, complex epistasis, and hybrid sterility
Dan RABOSKY (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA)
The demography of speciation and its implications for macroevolutionary dynamics
Camille ROUX (Université de Lille, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France)
Dynamics of speciation in plants and animals
Sonal SINGHAL (California State University, Carson, USA)
A process-oriented approach to reproductive isolation
Andrea SWEIGART (University of Georgia, Athens, USA)
Does divergence in genomic imprinting explain the evolution of hybrid seed inviability?
Maud TENAILLON (Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France)
Domestication as a step towards reproductive isolation
John WELCH (University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Hybrid fitness and speciation
Notification of acceptance or rejection for the submitted paper will be intimated within 15 working days of abstract submission deadline. If your abstract is accepted, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with instructions for joining the meeting.