Symposium

7. Ecology and Evolution

[7-1] Evolution of termites and cockroaches (Blattodea)

Mon. Aug 26, 2024 1:30 PM - 6:15 PM Annex Hall2

Chair: Thomas Bourguignon (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology), Frederic Legendre (Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris)

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1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

[7-1-01] The molecular signatures of healthy ageing in termites

*Mark C Harrison¹ (1. University of Munster (Germany))

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

[7-1-02] Reproductive biology and embryonic development of Anaplecta japonica, 1977 (Blattodea, Anaplectidae)

*Mari Fujita¹, Makiko Fukui², Ryuichiro Machida¹ (1. Sugadaira Research Station, Mountain Science Center, University of Tsukuba (Japan), 2. Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University (Japan))

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

[7-1-03] Blattodea diversification during the Angiosperm Revolution: insights from their rich fossil record

*Corentin Jouault^1,2,3, Gi-Soo Nam⁴, Philip C. J. Donoghue⁵, Frédéric Legendre (1. Institut de Systematique, Evolution, Biodiversite (ISYEB), Museum national d’Histoire naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Universite, EPHE, Universite des Antilles, CP50, 45 rue Buffon 75005 Paris, France (France), 2. Institut des Sciences de l’Évolution (UMR 5554), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, F-34095 Montpellier, France (France), 3. Géosciences Rennes (UMR 6118), Université de Rennes, CNRS, F-35000 Rennes, France (France), 4. Gongju National University of Education, Gongju, Republic of Korea (Korea), 5. Bristol Palaeobiology Group, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TQ, UK (UK))

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

[7-1-04] Pervasive relaxed selection in termite genomes

*Nathan Lo¹, Kyle E. Ewart¹, Simon Y. W. Ho¹, Al-Aabid Chowdury¹, Fred R. Jaya¹, Yukihiro Kinjo², Juno Bennett¹, Thomas Bourguignon², Harley A. Rose¹ (1. The University of Sydney (Australia), 2. OIST (Japan))

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

[7-1-05] Unveiling the Biology of Stylotermitidae: Gaining Insights through Nesting Chamber Reconstruction, Ontogenetic Development and Symbiotic Protist Diversity

*Ren-han Liu¹, Wei-Ren Liang^1,2, Kai-Yuan Liu¹, Chun-I Chiu^1,3, Hou-Feng Li¹ (1. Department of Entomology, National Chung Hsing University (Taiwan), 2. The Kyushu University Museum, Fukuoka (Japan), 3. Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Chiang Mai University (Thailand))

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

[7-1-06] The divergence and disparity of late Mesozoic cockroaches as indicated by Myanmar amber

*Xin-Ran Li¹ (1. Southwest University, Chongqing (China))

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

[7-1-07] Evolution of termite tandem runs, with a few references to cockroach mating

*Nobuaki Mizumoto^1,2, Thomas Bourguignon¹, Nathan W Bailey³ (1. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (Japan), 2. Auburn University (United States of America), 3. University of St. Andrews (UK))

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

[7-1-08] Transgenerational epigenetic effects on caste differentiation in termites

*Kenji Matsuura¹, Mamoru Takata¹, Michihiko Takahashi¹, Tomoki Ishibashi¹, Eisuke Tasaki¹, Olav Rueppell², Edward L Vargo³ (1. Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University (Japan), 2. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta (Canada), 3. Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University (United States of America))

Coffee Break (3:30 PM - 4:15 PM)

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

[7-1-09] Evolutionary genomics of termite sociality

*Dino McMahon¹, Cedric Aumont¹, Mark Harrison², Alina Mikhailova² (1. Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) (Germany), 2. University of Münster (Germany))

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

[7-1-10] Phylogeny and rapid karyotype evolution of African and Madagascar Oxyhaloinae cockroaches (Blaberoidea: Blaberidae).

*Zuzana Kotyková Varadínová^1,2, František Štáhlavský¹, Magdaléna Stuchlíková¹, Marek Jankásek¹ (1. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University (Czech Republic), 2. Department of Zoology, National Museum (Czech Republic))

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

[7-1-11] Genome-scale phylogenies and their use in Blattodea

*Simon Hellemans¹, Thomas Bourguignon¹ (1. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (Japan))

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

[7-1-12] Blattodea phylogenomics and wing evolution

*Dominic A Evangelista¹, Frédéric Legendre², Johanna Schwartz¹ (1. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (United States of America), 2. Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, (France))

5:15 PM - 5:30 PM

[7-1-13] Identifying key genes in termite soldier differentiation through comparative analysis with Cryptocercus woodroaches

*Yudai Masuoka¹ (1. National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (Japan))

5:30 PM - 5:45 PM

[7-1-14] Behavioral ecology of the mating pair in subsocial wood-feeding cockroaches: the beginning of the sociality in their life history.

*Haruka Osaki^1,2, Kensei Kikuchi³, Aram Mikaelyan¹ (1. North Carolina State University (United States of America), 2. Kyoto University (Japan), 3. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (Japan))

5:45 PM - 6:00 PM

[7-1-15] The origin and trends of coevolution between Blattodea and their obligate endosymbiont, Blattabacterium

*Yukihiro Kinjo^1,2,3 (1. Okinawa International University (Japan), 2. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (Japan), 3. University of the Ryukyus (Japan))

6:00 PM - 6:15 PM

[7-1-16] Genome-wide expression analysis of duplicated genes in termites

*Kiyoto Maekawa¹, Kokuto Fujiwara², Yoshinobu Hayashi³ (1. Academic Assembly, University of Toyama (Japan), 2. Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama (Japan), 3. Department of Biology, Keio University (Japan))

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