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Member Symposium

Machine Learning and AI

Phenotypic Plasticity for the Next Generation: Insights and Innovations from Diverse Insect Models

Tuesday, November 11, 2025
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Pacific
Location: Oregon Convention Center, E143-144, OCC

Oral Presentation

How do insects adapt to their environment? This symposium explores phenotypic plasticity through diverse insect models and cutting-edge tools including genomics, AI, VR, and extreme field experiments. Join us for engaging talks, interactive discussions, and networking as we uncover how plasticity shapes evolution, behavior, and adaptation in a changing world.

Presentations:

  • 2:00 PM - 2:04 PM Pacific
    Introductory remarks - Part 1

    Presenting Author: Spencer Behmer – Texas A&M University

  • 2:04 PM - 2:29 PM Pacific
    Phenotypic plasticity in horned beetles: Regulatory mechanisms and evolution

    Presenting Author: Sofia Casasa – Boston University

  • 2:29 PM - 2:54 PM Pacific
    Gene duplication and the evolution of aphid wing plasticity

    Presenting Author: Jennifer Brisson – University of Rochester

    Co-Author: Kevin D. Deem (he/him/his) – University of Rochester

    Co-Author: Omid Saleh Ziabari – University of Pittsburgh

  • 2:54 PM - 3:19 PM Pacific
    Lessons on ant caste morphological plasticity from the clonal raider ant

    Presenting Author: Patrick Piekarski – Rockefeller University

    Co-Author: Stephany Valdés-Rodríguez – Rockefeller University

    Co-Author: Buck Trible – Harvard University

    Co-Author: Daniel J.C. Kronauer – The Rockefeller University

  • 3:19 PM - 3:44 PM Pacific
    Seasonal resource scarcity reduces risk sensitivity and conflict communication in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)

    Presenting Author: Clare Rittschof (she/her/hers) – University of Kentucky

  • 3:44 PM - 3:54 PM Pacific
    Panel discussion
  • 3:54 PM - 4:04 PM Pacific
    Break
  • 4:04 PM - 4:08 PM Pacific
    Introductory remarks - Part 2

    Presenting Author: Spencer Behmer – Texas A&M University

  • 4:08 PM - 4:33 PM Pacific
    Genetic basis of phenotypic plasticity: An insight from locust phase polyphenism

    Presenting Author: Hojun Song – Texas A&M University

  • 4:33 PM - 4:58 PM Pacific
    Comparative analyses reveal the role of nature versus nurture in locust collective behavior

    Presenting Author: Gregory Sword – Texas A&M University

    Co-Author: Audelia Mechti – Texas A&M University

    Co-Author: Vishwanath Varma – University of Konstanz

    Co-Author: Iain D. Couzin – Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

  • 4:58 PM - 5:23 PM Pacific
    Defining environmental and genetic contributions to monarch butterfly migration behavior

    Presenting Author: Marcus R. Kronforst (he/him/his) – University of Chicago

    Co-Author: Hsiang-Yu Tsai – University of Chicago

    Co-Author: Cristian Molina – University of Chicago

    Co-Author: John Pleasants – Iowa State University

  • 5:23 PM - 5:48 PM Pacific
    Urban gardens and life cycle plasticity of pollinators in the arid West

    Presenting Author: Elizabeth Crone – University of California

    Co-Author: Emily Erickson – University of California Davis

    Co-Author: Sylvana Finn (she/her/hers) – University of California

    Co-Author: James Michelini – University of California Davis

  • 5:48 PM - 5:58 PM Pacific
    Panel discussion
  • 5:58 PM - 6:00 PM Pacific
    Closing remarks

    Presenting Author: Spencer Behmer – Texas A&M University