[7-4] Stick insect biology and evolution: an emerging model system

Mon. Aug 26, 2024 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM Room C-2

Chair: Thies Henning Büscher (Kiel University), Sven Bradler (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen), Thomas Buckley (Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research)

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9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

[7-4-01] Expanding the phasmatodean tree of life: new insights from targeted enrichment in stick and leaf insects

*Sarah Bank¹, Sven Bradler¹ (1. University of Göttingen (Germany))

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

[7-4-02] Early Evolution of Mesozoic Phasmatodea

*Hongru Yang¹, Michael S. Engel², Chungkun Shih³, Taiping Gao¹, Dong Ren¹ (1. Capital Normal University (China), 2. American Museum of Natural History (United States of America), 3. National Museum of Natural History (United States of America))

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

[7-4-03] Dispersal and speciation of Australian Phasmatodea

*Braxton R Jones¹ (1. The University of Sydney (Australia))

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

[7-4-04] The irreversible parthenogenesis in the Japanese common stick insect, Ramulus mikado

*Tomonari Nozaki^1,2, Yasuhiko Chikami³, Koki Yano¹, Ryuta Sato⁴, Kenji Suetsugu⁵, Shingo Kaneko⁴ (1. National Institute for Basic Biology (Japan), 2. The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI (Japan), 3. Shizuoka University (Japan), 4. Fukushima University (Japan), 5. Kobe University (Japan))

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

[7-4-05] Effects of environmental factors and ageing of maternal insects on early embryonic diapause in the stick insect, Phraortes elongatus (Phasmatodea: Phasmatidae)

*Haruyuki Nakano¹, Keiji Nakamura¹ (1. Okayama University of Science (Japan))

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

[7-4-06] Scaling of stick insect adhesion

*Guillermo J Amador¹, Brett Klaassen van Oorschot¹, Uddalok Sen¹, Benjamin Karman¹, Rutger Leenders¹ (1. Wageningen University (Netherlands))

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

[7-4-07] The phasmid egg shell: microstructure and mechanical properties of a versatile protective layer

*Thies Henning Büscher¹, Linus M. Reck¹, Chuchu Li¹, Stanislav N. Gorb¹ (1. Kiel University (Germany))

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

[7-4-08] From Camouflage to Thermoregulation: Multiple selection pressures shape the reflectance of Stick and Leaf insect eggs.

*Gerben Debruyn¹, Thies H. Büscher², Wanjie Xie¹, Michaël P.J. Nicolaï¹, Victor Morais Ghirotto³, Jessica Dobson¹, Matthew D. Shawkey¹, Liliana D'Alba^1,4 (1. Department of Biology, Evolution and Optics of Nanostructures Group, University of Ghent (Belgium), 2. Department of Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Institute of Zoology, Kiel University (Germany), 3. Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, Brazil (Brazil), 4. Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden (Netherlands))

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