Meeting Abstract 79-6 Monday, Jan. 6 09:15 – 09:30 Leatherback Turtle Breeding Sex Ratios are 1:1 LASALA, JA*; HUGHES, C; WYNEKEN, J; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University jlasala321@gmail.com As temperatures increase, marine turtles are at risk of a feminization skew within populations due to temperature dependent sex determination. While hatchling sex ratios can […]
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Flexible Expression of Sickness Behavior and Parental Care Across Stages of Avian Reproduction
Meeting Abstract 79-2 Monday, Jan. 6 08:15 – 08:30 Flexible Expression of Sickness Behavior and Parental Care Across Stages of Avian Reproduction ALONGE, MM*; DANIELS, DT; SCHOBEL, T; BENTLEY, GE; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley mattina.alonge@berkeley.edu Organisms are often challenged with balancing energy demand between competing […]
Effects of preferred temperature, interspecific interactions, and increased population density on vitellogenesis on intertidal crabs Petrolisthes cinctipes and Petrolisthes manimaculus
Meeting Abstract 79-5 Monday, Jan. 6 09:00 – 09:15 Effects of preferred temperature, interspecific interactions, and increased population density on vitellogenesis on intertidal crabs Petrolisthes cinctipes and Petrolisthes manimaculus SAYAVONG, N*; ESTRADA, M; SALAS, H; GUNDERSON, AR; STILLMAN, JH; TSUKIMURA, B; California State University, Fresno; California State University, Fresno; California State University, Fresno; Tulane University; San Francicso […]
Toes for any occasion morphological covariation and ecological signal within the gecko attachment system
Meeting Abstract 78-7 Monday, Jan. 6 09:00 – 09:15 Toes for any occasion: morphological covariation and ecological signal within the gecko attachment system NAYLOR, ER*; HIGHAM, TE; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside emily.naylor@email.ucr.edu Within geckos, elaborately integrated toe pads holding highly branched setae confer dynamic attachment on a variety of substrates. While frictional adhesion […]
Phylogenetic Signal and Linear Model for High-Dimensional Multivariate Comparative Data a case study with the MANOVA
Meeting Abstract 78-2 Monday, Jan. 6 08:15 – 08:30 Phylogenetic Signal and Linear Model for High-Dimensional Multivariate Comparative Data: a case study with the MANOVA CLAVEL, J*; MORLON, H; The Natural History Museum; École Normale Supérieure j.clavel@nhm.ac.uk Phylogenetic linear models (e.g., regressions, ANOVA, or ANCOVA) provide a statistically rigorous framework for comparative studies of phenotypic traits across […]
Manse and Tail Flow structure and morphological constraints of the filtration feeding mechanisms by giant larvaceans
Meeting Abstract 78-1 Monday, Jan. 6 08:00 – 08:15 Manse and Tail: Flow structure and morphological constraints of the filtration feeding mechanisms by giant larvaceans HOOVER, AP*; KATIJA, K; The University of Akron; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute ahoover1@uakron.edu Giant larvaceans (Bathochordaeus) are found throughout the world’s midwater region and play an important role in the carbon […]
Effects of Cell Morphology, Attachment to a Surface, and Colony Formation on the Hydrodynamic Performance of Choanoflagellates
Meeting Abstract 78-3 Monday, Jan. 6 08:30 – 08:45 Effects of Cell Morphology, Attachment to a Surface, and Colony Formation on the Hydrodynamic Performance of Choanoflagellates KOEHL, MAR*; NGUYEN, H; FAUCI, L; University of California, Berkeley; Trinity University; Tulane University cnidaria@berkeley.edu http://ib.berkeley.edu/labs/koehl Choanoflagellates, eukaryotes that are important predators on bacteria in aquatic ecosystems, share a common ancestor […]
Do aquatic paedomorphs converge in both morphology and performance across phylogeny in Spelerpini Salamanders
Meeting Abstract 78-4 Monday, Jan. 6 08:45 – 09:00 Do aquatic paedomorphs converge in both morphology and performance across phylogeny in Spelerpini Salamanders? DARCY, HE*; ANDERSON, PSL; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign hdarcy2@illinois.edu The lungless salamander tribe Spelerpini (Caudata:Plethodontidae) presents an opportunity to study the evolution of aquatic species that arose from terrestrial lineages […]
The effect of hypoxia induced hemoglobin switching on aerobic performance in red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus
Meeting Abstract 77-3 Monday, Jan. 6 08:30 – 08:45 The effect of hypoxia induced hemoglobin switching on aerobic performance in red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus NEGRETE JR, B*; ACKERLY, KL; ESBAUGH, AJ; The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute; The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute; The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science […]
Red blood cell carbonic anhydrase dictates oxygen delivery rate in red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus)
Meeting Abstract 77-5 Monday, Jan. 6 09:00 – 09:15 Red blood cell carbonic anhydrase dictates oxygen delivery rate in red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) DICHIERA, AM*; ESBAUGH, AJ; The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute angelina.dichiera@utexas.edu In many teleosts, oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) transport are tightly coupled due to the presence of Root effect […]
