Bursts of color on the tree of life: The turbulent evolution of flowers

Bursts of color on the tree of life: The turbulent evolution of flowers

Time:
Monday, November 4th, 3:45 pm to 4:30 pm
Location:
Century Ballroom A
Speaker(s):
Pam Soltis
  Distinguished professor; curator of molecular systematics and evolutionary genetics, University of Florida; Florida Museum of Natural History
Doug Soltis
  Distinguished professor, Department of Biology, University of Florida

Even if your name is Rose or Daisy, to an evolutionary geneticist you’re a pale imitation of a flower. Flowering plants frequently go through whole-genome doubling and other radical events rare in the animal kingdom. The fossil and phylogenetic record of plants is full of bursts of speciation and radiation and turbulent periods of rapid evolutionary experimentation. As a result, a number of today’s crops and flowering species have large and remarkable toolkits allowing surprising adaptations. Doug and Pam Soltis are sequencing the complete genome of the oldest known flowering plant, Amborella, and have created synthetic tetraploids to observe genome dynamics in the lab. Combining phylogenetic information with herbarium records and ecological models, they are also collaborating to predict the adaptation of Florida’s flora to climate change.

For more information, see the CASW website.

Meeting schedule

Friday, Nov. 1

11:00 am to 4:00 pm

Friday, Nov. 1
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Board Room, Hilton University of Florida Conference Center

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Friday, Nov. 1
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Meet in hotel lobby; tours leave on the hour at 1 pm, 2 pm & 3 pm
Friday, Nov. 1
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Meet in hotel lobby; tours leave on the hour at 1 pm, 2 pm & 3 pm
Friday, Nov. 1
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Meet in hotel lobby; tours leave at 1 pm and 2:30 pm

2:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Friday, Nov. 1
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Prefunction Area/Lobby, Hilton University of Florida Conference Center

3:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Friday, Nov. 1
3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Hilton University of Florida Conference Center

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Friday, Nov. 1
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Hilton University of Florida (front lawn)

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Friday, Nov. 1
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Florida Museum of Natural History

9:00 pm to 11:00 pm

Friday, Nov. 1
9:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Two Bits Lounge, Hilton University of Florida Conference Center
Saturday, Nov. 2

7:00 am to 8:30 am

Saturday, Nov. 2
7:00 am to 8:30 am
Prefunction Area, Hilton University of Florida Conference Center

7:00 am to 5:00 pm

Saturday, Nov. 2
7:00 am to 5:00 pm
Prefunction Area, Hilton University of Florida Conference Center

7:15 am to 8:00 am

Saturday, Nov. 2
7:15 am to 8:00 am
Live Oak

7:30 am to 8:00 am

Saturday, Nov. 2
7:30 am to 8:00 am
Century A Ballroom, Hilton University of Florida Conference Center

8:00 am to 9:00 am

Saturday, Nov. 2
8:00 am to 9:00 am
Century Ballroom A

9:00 am to 6:00 pm

Saturday, Nov. 2
9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Prefunction Area/Lobby, Hilton University of Florida Conference Center

9:15 am to 10:30 am

Saturday, Nov. 2
9:15 am to 10:30 am
Century Ballroom A
Saturday, Nov. 2
9:15 am to 10:30 am
Century Ballroom C
Saturday, Nov. 2
9:15 am to 10:30 am
Century Ballroom B
Saturday, Nov. 2
9:15 am to 10:30 am
Dogwood

10:30 am to 11:00 am

Saturday, Nov. 2
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Prefunction Area

11:00 am to 12:15 pm

Saturday, Nov. 2
11:00 am to 12:15 pm
Century Ballroom C
Saturday, Nov. 2
11:00 am to 12:15 pm
Dogwood
Saturday, Nov. 2
11:00 am to 12:15 pm
Century Ballroom A
Saturday, Nov. 2
11:00 am to 12:15 pm
Century Ballroom B

12:15 pm to 1:45 pm

Saturday, Nov. 2
12:15 pm to 1:45 pm
Albert’s Restaurant and Prefunction Area, Hilton University of Florida Conference Center

1:45 pm to 3:00 pm

Saturday, Nov. 2
1:45 pm to 3:00 pm
Century Ballroom C
Saturday, Nov. 2
1:45 pm to 3:00 pm
Century Ballroom A
Saturday, Nov. 2
1:45 pm to 3:00 pm
Century Ballroom B

3:00 pm to 3:45 pm

Saturday, Nov. 2
3:00 pm to 3:45 pm
Prefunction Area

3:45 pm to 5:00 pm

Saturday, Nov. 2
3:45 pm to 5:00 pm
Century Ballroom C
Saturday, Nov. 2
3:45 pm to 5:00 pm
Dogwood
Saturday, Nov. 2
3:45 pm to 5:00 pm
Century Ballroom A

5:05 pm to 6:30 pm

Saturday, Nov. 2
5:05 pm to 6:30 pm
Century Ballroom A

6:30 pm to 10:00 pm

Saturday, Nov. 2
6:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida (a short walk from the hotel; shuttle available)
Sunday, Nov. 3

7:00 am to 8:30 am

Sunday, Nov. 3
7:00 am to 8:30 am
Prefunction area

7:00 am to 12:00 pm

Sunday, Nov. 3
7:00 am to 12:00 pm
Prefunction area

8:30 am to 9:30 am

9:00 am to 6:00 pm

Sunday, Nov. 3
9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Prefunction Area, Hilton University of Florida Conference Center

9:30 am to 10:30 am

Sunday, Nov. 3
9:30 am to 10:30 am
Century Ballroom B
Sunday, Nov. 3
9:30 am to 10:30 am
Century Ballroom A

10:30 am to 10:45 am

Sunday, Nov. 3
10:30 am to 10:45 am
Prefunction area

10:45 am to 11:45 am

Sunday, Nov. 3
10:45 am to 11:45 am
Century Ballroom A

11:45 am to 1:45 pm

Sunday, Nov. 3
11:45 am to 1:45 pm
Conference Center meeting rooms

1:45 pm to 2:30 pm

Sunday, Nov. 3
1:45 pm to 2:30 pm
Century Ballroom A
Sunday, Nov. 3
1:45 pm to 2:30 pm
Century Ballroom B

1:45 pm to 3:45 pm

Sunday, Nov. 3
1:45 pm to 3:45 pm
Depart from Conference Center lobby

2:30 pm to 3:15 pm

Sunday, Nov. 3
2:30 pm to 3:15 pm
Century Ballroom A

3:15 pm to 3:45 pm

Sunday, Nov. 3
3:15 pm to 3:45 pm
Prefunction area

3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Sunday, Nov. 3
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Depart from Conference Center lobby

3:45 pm to 4:30 pm

Sunday, Nov. 3
3:45 pm to 4:30 pm
Century Ballroom A
Sunday, Nov. 3
3:45 pm to 4:30 pm
Century Ballroom B

4:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Sunday, Nov. 3
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Century Ballroom A

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Sunday, Nov. 3
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Depart from Conference Center lobby

7:30 pm to 11:00 pm

Sunday, Nov. 3
7:30 pm to 11:00 pm
Walk from Innovation Hub, shuttles back to hotel. Pay on your own.
Monday, Nov. 4

7:00 am to 8:30 am

Monday, Nov. 4
7:00 am to 8:30 am
Prefunction area

8:30 am to 9:30 am

Monday, Nov. 4
8:30 am to 9:30 am
Century Ballroom A

9:30 am to 10:15 am

Monday, Nov. 4
9:30 am to 10:15 am
Century Ballroom B
Monday, Nov. 4
9:30 am to 10:15 am
Century Ballroom A

10:15 am to 10:30 am

Monday, Nov. 4
10:15 am to 10:30 am
Prefunction area

10:30 am to 11:15 am

Monday, Nov. 4
10:30 am to 11:15 am
Century Ballroom A
Monday, Nov. 4
10:30 am to 11:15 am
Century Ballroom B

11:15 am to 12:00 pm

Monday, Nov. 4
11:15 am to 12:00 pm
Century Ballroom A

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Monday, Nov. 4
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Main ballroom

12:45 pm to 2:45 pm

Monday, Nov. 4
12:45 pm to 2:45 pm
Depart from Conference Center lobby

1:00 pm to 1:45 pm

Monday, Nov. 4
1:00 pm to 1:45 pm
Century Ballroom A

1:45 pm to 2:30 pm

Monday, Nov. 4
1:45 pm to 2:30 pm
Century Ballroom A

2:30 pm to 3:00 pm

Monday, Nov. 4
2:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Prefunction area

2:45 pm to 4:15 pm

Monday, Nov. 4
2:45 pm to 4:15 pm
Depart from Conference Center lobby

3:00 pm to 3:45 pm

Monday, Nov. 4
3:00 pm to 3:45 pm
Century Ballroom A

3:45 pm to 4:30 pm

Monday, Nov. 4
3:45 pm to 4:30 pm
Century Ballroom A

4:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Monday, Nov. 4
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Century Ballroom A

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

Monday, Nov. 4
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Location TBD, Pay on your own.

7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Monday, Nov. 4
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Tuesday, Nov. 5

7:00 am to 8:30 am

Tuesday, Nov. 5
7:00 am to 8:30 am
Conference Center lobby

7:30 am to 12:00 pm

Tuesday, Nov. 5
7:30 am to 12:00 pm
Depart from Conference Center lobby; limit 35.

7:30 am to 4:00 pm

Tuesday, Nov. 5
7:30 am to 4:00 pm
Depart from Conference Center lobby; additional cost, registration required, limit 40.
Tuesday, Nov. 5
7:30 am to 4:00 pm
Depart from Conference Center lobby; additional cost, registration required, limit 50.

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