Meeting Abstract 34-1 Saturday, Jan. 4 13:30 – 13:45 Grass Spiders of North America and Europe: A Long-Distance Relationship Lasting 50 Million Years SPAGNA, JC*; ESPINOSA, AJ; CREWS, SC; William Paterson University; William Paterson University; California Academy of Sciences spagnaj@wpunj.edu The grass spider subfamily Ageleninae (Araneae: Agelenidae) is distributed throughout North America. However, in the western part […]
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Genomic insights into gland development of rove beetles
Meeting Abstract 34-7 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:00 – 15:15 Genomic insights into gland development of rove beetles KITCHEN, SA*; BRUCKNER, A; KISHI, Y; MILLER, DR; NARAGON, T; WAGNER, J; PARKER, J; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology; California Institute […]
Disentangling Arachnid Systematics Through Rare Genomic Events
Meeting Abstract 34-6 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:45 – 15:00 Disentangling Arachnid Systematics Through Rare Genomic Events ONTANO, AZ*; BENAVIDES, L; HARVEY, M; GIRIBET, G; SHARMA, P; University of Wisconsin; Harvard University; Western Australian Museum; Harvard University; University of Wisconsin ontano@wisc.edu The evolutionary relationships among the orders of Arachnida has proven challenging despite the availability of a vast […]
An Integrative Investigation Of Eye Loss In Levantine Arachnids
Meeting Abstract 34-8 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:15 – 15:30 An Integrative Investigation Of Eye Loss In Levantine Arachnids BALLESTEROS, JA*; AHARON, S; GAINETT, G; ZERN, J; ZEHMS, PP; GAVISH-REGEV, E; SHARMA, PP; University of Wisconsin-Madison; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; University of Wisconsin-Madison; University of Wisconsin-Madison; University of Wisconsin-Madison; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; University of Wisconsin-Madison […]
Thermal Acclimation Studies in Cold-Water Fishes Do They Reveal the Potential Impact of Climate Change
Meeting Abstract 33-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:15 – 14:30 Thermal Acclimation Studies in Cold-Water Fishes: Do They Reveal the Potential Impact of Climate Change? COUGHLIN, DJ; Widener University, Chester, PA djcoughlin@widener.edu As climate change alters the thermal environment of the planet, interest has grown in how animals may mitigate the impact of a changing environment on physiological […]
The Development of Acid-base Pathways in Marine Fish Implications for Ocean Acidification
Meeting Abstract 33-6 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:45 – 15:00 The Development of Acid-base Pathways in Marine Fish: Implications for Ocean Acidification ESBAUGH, A.J*; LONTHAIR, J; University of Texas at Austin ; University of Texas at Austin a.esbaugh@austin.utexas.edu Ocean acidification (OA) caused by elevated carbon dioxide is an imminent environmental stress to marine organisms, and is hypothesized to […]
Sexual Selection Favors Phenotypic Plasticity in Body Coloration in a Polymorphic Cichlid Fish
Meeting Abstract 33-7 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:00 – 15:15 Sexual Selection Favors Phenotypic Plasticity in Body Coloration in a Polymorphic Cichlid Fish DIJKSTRA, PD*; FIALKOWSKI, RJ; JANESKI, HM; AUFDEMBERGE, PM; Central Michigan University, Department of Biology, Mt. Pleasant, MI; Central Michigan University, Department of Biology, Mt. Pleasant, MI; Central Michigan University, Department of Biology, Mt. Pleasant, MI; […]
Plasticity and the Origin of Evolutionary Pattern
Meeting Abstract 33-2 Saturday, Jan. 4 13:45 – 14:00 Plasticity and the Origin of Evolutionary Pattern FOSTER, S A*; BAKER, J A; Clark University; Clark University sfoster@clarku.edu The role of phenotypic plasticity in evolution has become increasingly apparent in recent years. A primary recent interest has involved the possibility that it could guide evolutionary transitions and influence […]
Phenotypic Plasticity and the Response to Increasing Temperatures in a Tropical Lowland Lizard
Meeting Abstract 33-3 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:00 – 14:15 Phenotypic Plasticity and the Response to Increasing Temperatures in a Tropical Lowland Lizard ROSSO, AA*; LOGAN, ML; MCMILLAN, WO; COX, CL; Georgia Southern University; University of Nevada Reno; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Florida International University ar20855@georgiasouthern.edu https://www.coxevolab.org/ Climate change is an important agent of selection on physiology and […]
Nitrogen Excretion Plasticity and Reproductive Colonization of Land by Frogs Multiple Strategies to Avoid Ammonia Toxicity
Meeting Abstract 33-1 Saturday, Jan. 4 13:30 – 13:45 Nitrogen Excretion Plasticity and Reproductive Colonization of Land by Frogs: Multiple Strategies to Avoid Ammonia Toxicity MENDEZ-NARVAEZ, J*; WARKENTIN, K; Boston University; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute javier0620@gmail.com Ammonia excretion is cheap but requires water; excreting urea helps terrestrial vertebrates conserve water and avoid ammonia toxicity. The desiccation risk […]
