Symbiont diversity correlates with variability in holobiont stress tolerance

Meeting Abstract 31-4  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:00 – 14:15  Symbiont diversity correlates with variability in holobiont stress tolerance HOWE-KERR, LI*; BACHELOT, B; WRIGHT, RM; KENKEL, CD; BAY, LK; CORREA, AMS; Rice University; Rice University; Smith College; University of Southern California; Australian Institute of Marine Science; Rice University lih2@rice.edu Coral reefs are experiencing global declines as climate change […]

Mitochondrial introgression and its role in coral thermal tolerance

Meeting Abstract 31-5  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:15 – 14:30  Mitochondrial introgression and its role in coral thermal tolerance BEDWELL, H*; BAY, L; FULLER, Z; PRZEWORSKI, M; MATZ, M; University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas; Australian Institute of Marine Science; Columbia University, New York City, NY; Columbia University, New York City, NY; University of Texas at Austin, […]

Coral Microbial Community Shifts Along a Steep Environmental Gradient

Meeting Abstract 31-2  Saturday, Jan. 4 13:30 – 13:45  Coral Microbial Community Shifts Along a Steep Environmental Gradient FIFER, JE*; BUI, V; BERG, J; GABRIEL, M; BENTLAGE, B; DAVIES, S; Biology Department, Boston University ; Biology Department, Boston University ; Marine Laboratory, University of Guam; Marine Laboratory, University of Guam; Biology Department, Boston University ; Biology Department, […]

Co-recruitment of Relatives Leads to Emergence of Inbred Genetically Isolated Group within a Panmictic Population of a Broadcast-spawning Reef-Building Coral

Meeting Abstract 31-7  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:00 – 15:15  Co-recruitment of Relatives Leads to Emergence of Inbred Genetically Isolated Group within a Panmictic Population of a Broadcast-spawning Reef-Building Coral BARFIELD, SJ*; DAVIES, SW; MATZ, MV; University of Texas, Austin; Boston University; University of Texas, Austin sbarfield@utexas.edu Many broadly-dispersing marine taxa are species rich, show genetic heterogeneity on […]

Wind and canopy height affect honey bee flight performance in cluttered environments

Meeting Abstract 30-3  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:00 – 14:15  Wind and canopy height affect honey bee flight performance in cluttered environments BURNETT, NP*; BADGER, MA; COMBES, SA; University of California, Davis; University of California, Davis; University of California, Davis burnettnp@gmail.com Bees flying in natural habitats often encounter unpredictable wind conditions and cluttered vegetation – features that may […]

Using physical models to examine sensory coordination during fish schooling

Meeting Abstract 30-4  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:15 – 14:30  Using physical models to examine sensory coordination during fish schooling TIDSWELL, BK*; TYTELL, ED; Tufts University; Tufts University Ben.Tidswell@tufts.edu Fish and other organisms move together in coordinated groups to defend against predators, give them allies to help gather food, and lessen the metabolic costs of transportation. Whether they […]

Survival and Swimming Behavior of Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) Following Recreational Capture and Release

Meeting Abstract 30-6  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:45 – 15:00  Survival and Swimming Behavior of Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) Following Recreational Capture and Release WHITE, CF*; WHITNEY, NM; WEBER, DN; FRAZIER, BS; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; New England Aquarium, Boston, MA; Texas A&M, Corpus Cristi, TX; Department of Natural Resources, Charleston, SC connor_white@fas.harvard.edu Red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) is […]

Mesobot Toward autonomous observations of organismal behavior in the ocean’s midwaters

Meeting Abstract 30-5  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:30 – 14:45  Mesobot: Toward autonomous observations of organismal behavior in the ocean’s midwaters KATIJA, K*; GOVINDARAJAN, A; LLOPIZ, J; WIEBE, P; BREIER, J; HOBSON, B; RISI, M; ROBISON, B; ROCK, S; YOERGER, D; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institution, Moss Landing, CA; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA; Woods Hole […]

Invasive Behavioral Syndrome in Cypriniform Fishes

Meeting Abstract 30-1  Saturday, Jan. 4 13:30 – 13:45  Invasive Behavioral Syndrome in Cypriniform Fishes LEFAUVE, MK*; HERNANDEZ, LP; George Washington University; George Washington University mlefauve@gwu.edu Species are introduced to new environments on a daily basis, but only about 10% do well enough to become an invasive species. Invasive species have successfully navigated the four main steps […]

European Free-tailed Bats Use Wind Regimes to Fly High and Fast

Meeting Abstract 30-2  Saturday, Jan. 4 13:45 – 14:00  European Free-tailed Bats Use Wind Regimes to Fly High and Fast O’MARA, MT; AMORIM, F; SCACCO, M; MCCRACKEN, GF; SAFI, K; MATA, V; TOMÉ, R; SWARTZ, SM*; WIKELSKI, M; BEJA, P; REBELO, H; DECHMANN, DKN; Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond LA; University of Porto, Portugal; Max Planck Institute of […]

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