Meeting Abstract 128-4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 Sodium perchlorate causes behavioral changes in developing zebrafish larva MINICOZZI, MR*; AXLID, E; WILSON, T; BUCK, CL; VON HIPPEL, FA; Minnesota State University Mankato; Northern Arizona University Michael.Minicozzi@mnsu.edu Sodium perchlorate (NaClO4) is a strong oxidizing agent with a variety of military and industrial uses. Its widespread use and […]
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Parental and personal experience with predation risk interact in shaping phenotypes in a sex-specific manner
Meeting Abstract 128-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00 Parental and personal experience with predation risk interact in shaping phenotypes in a sex-specific manner STEIN, LR*; HOKE, KL; University of Oklahoma; Colorado State University laura.stein@ou.edu http://laurastein.weebly.com Evolutionary history, parental experience, and personal experience provide distinct avenues by which organisms adjust phenotypes based on environment, yet the mechanisms […]
Designed for Comparative Advantage Body size, Division of Labor, and the Benefits of Worse Workers in Bumble Bees
Meeting Abstract 128-6 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45 Designed for Comparative Advantage: Body size, Division of Labor, and the Benefits of Worse Workers in Bumble Bees DORNHAUS, A*; KELEMEN, EP; RIVERA, MD; University of Arizona; York University; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign dornhaus@email.arizona.edu http://socialinsectlab.arizona.edu In many complex systems, individual units show diversity in form and function. […]
Behavioral and molecular reaction norms of locust phase polyphenism in a phylogenetic frame work
Meeting Abstract 128-1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30 Behavioral and molecular reaction norms of locust phase polyphenism in a phylogenetic frame work FOQUET, B*; SONG, H; Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University Bert.Foquet@gmail.com Locusts are grasshoppers (Acrididae) that form large migratory swarms or marching bands, and show density-dependent phase polyphenism. This polyphenism consists of two phases, […]
Spatial and Ecological Niche Partitioning in Congeneric Scorpions
Meeting Abstract 127-1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 Spatial and Ecological Niche Partitioning in Congeneric Scorpions AARON GOODMAN, AMG*; LAUREN ESPOSITO, LAE; California Academy of Sciences; California Academy of Sciences agoodman@calacademy.org Species in the scorpion genus Centruroides Marx, 1890 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) are good candidates to study ecological niche partitioning due to their habitat plasticity, widespread geographic […]
Molluscs of Anderson County Prairies, a native tallgrass prairie in Eastern Kansas
Meeting Abstract 127-4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 Molluscs of Anderson County Prairies, a native tallgrass prairie in Eastern Kansas DAVIS-BERG, EC*; WILSON, BA; ARNOLD, C; ALMARIO-KOPP, D; Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL; Liberty Public Schools, Liberty, KS; Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL; Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL edavisberg@colum.edu Tallgrass prairies are plant and animal […]
Maintaining Biodiversity of Ant Communities in the Crocker Range, Malaysian Borneo
Meeting Abstract 127-2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00 Maintaining Biodiversity of Ant Communities in the Crocker Range, Malaysian Borneo GERMEROTH, LM*; SUMNICHT, TP; VERBLE, RM; Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO; Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO; Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO lgm9d@mst.edu Borneo is home to 1/16th of […]
Comparisons of Interspecific and Intraspecific Variation in Rear-Fanged Snake Venom Expression
Meeting Abstract 127-5 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45 Comparisons of Interspecific and Intraspecific Variation in Rear-Fanged Snake Venom Expression CERDA, PA*; CROWE-RIDDELL, J; LARSON, JG; NAGESAN, R; CALLAHAN, S; RABOSKY, DL; DAVIS RABOSKY, AR; University of Michigan; University of Michigan; University of Michigan; University of Michigan; University of Michigan; University of Michigan; University of Michigan; University […]
Ants of Providence
Meeting Abstract 127-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 Ants of Providence WATERS, JS; Providence College jwaters2@providence.edu http://www.lovetheants.org Biodiversity surveys are critical tools for understanding fundamental patterns and shifts in the distribution of life across the planet. While the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) throughout most of New England has been extensively sampled, relatively few surveys have been […]
Urine for a fight Sex-based differences in crayfish contest signaling
Meeting Abstract 126-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 Urine for a fight: Sex-based differences in crayfish contest signaling WOFFORD, SJ; Behavioral and Sensory Ecology Laboratory, Dept of Biology, Jacksonville State University swofford@jsu.edu http://www.jsu.edu/biology/faculty/wofford/index.html Competition for resources can result in physical contests which are energetically costly and potentially injurious. Organisms with a strategy to assess when costs […]
