Meeting Abstract 11-1  Saturday, Jan. 4 10:15 – 10:30  Calling Owl: Rails Do Not Reduce Vocal Activity Rates in Response to Predation Risk GOLDBERG, DL*; BASSINGTHWAITE, TA; BEILKE, S; WARD, MP; CAPPARELLA, AP; Illinois State University; Illinois State University; Audubon Great Lakes, Chicago; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Illinois State University dlgoldb@ilstu.edu Animal communication carries the risk […]

Meeting Abstract 10-1  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:00 – 08:15  Phylogenomics and Biogeography of the Gondwanan Vicariant Harvestman Family Pettalidae (Arachnida, Opiliones) BAKER, CM*; BOYER, SL; GIRIBET, G; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Macalester College, St Paul, MN; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA baker02@g.harvard.edu We tested the hypothesis that Gondwanan vicariance contributed to the circum-Antarctic distribution of Pettalidae, a family […]

Meeting Abstract 10-3  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:30 – 08:45  Macroevolutionary Relationships Between High Contrast Patterns and Body Shape in Teleost Fishes ZAPFE, KL *; LAROUCHE, O; PRICE, SA; Clemson University; Clemson University; Clemson University kzapfe@g.clemson.edu Visually striking animals are found across the Tree of Life, but we are still untangling the story behind bold color pattern displays. […]

Meeting Abstract 10-6  Saturday, Jan. 4 09:15 – 09:30  Macroecology and Morphological Evolution of the Frog Skull BARDUA, C*; BON, M; FABRE, A-C; DAS, K; HERREL, A; STANLEY, EL; BLACKBURN, DC; GOSWAMI, A; NHM, London; NHM, London; NHM, London; MfN, Berlin; MNHN, Paris ; FMNH, Florida; FMNH, Florida; NHM, London carla.bardua.15@ucl.ac.uk Anurans (frogs) are the most speciose […]

Meeting Abstract 10-4  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:45 – 09:00  Identifying Atypical Modes of Continuous Trait Evolution KING, TK*; BROWN, JM; Louisiana State University ; Louisiana State University tking21@lsu.edu Phylogenetic comparative methods (PCMs) are used to make comparisons among organisms while considering their shared evolutionary histories. Brownian motion (BM) and the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck (OU) process are the main models […]

Meeting Abstract 10-5  Saturday, Jan. 4 09:00 – 09:15  How do mitochondrial genes with high mutation rates remain functional? NIX, RM*; THUESON, K; RABINOWITZ, S; HAVIRD, JC; Baylor University; University of Texas at Austin; University of Texas at Austin; University of Texas at Austin rachel_nix1@baylor.edu While mitochondrial (mt) genes in bilaterian animals have high mutation rates, mt […]

Meeting Abstract 10-2  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:15 – 08:30  High rates of evolution of cranial mobility are characteristic of suction feeding CORN, KA*; MARTINEZ, CM; BURRESS, ED; WAINWRIGHT, PC; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis kacorn@ucdavis.edu Suction feeding is used by every group of aquatic vertebrates and […]

Meeting Abstract 10-8  Saturday, Jan. 4 09:45 – 10:00  Do diverse feather nanostructures increase the colorfulness of iridescent plumage? NORDéN, KK*; ELIASON, CM; STODDARD, MC; Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL; Princeton University, Princeton, NJ knorden@princeton.edu Iridescent bird coloration produces some of the most spectacular color displays in the natural world, yet […]

Meeting Abstract 10-7  Saturday, Jan. 4 09:30 – 09:45  Divergent processes drive parallel evolution in marine and freshwater fishes FRIEDMAN, ST*; COLLYER, ML; PRICE, SA; WAINWRIGHT, PC; University of California Davis; Chatham University; Clemson University; University of California Davis sarahtfried@gmail.com Investigating the patterns of evolutionary diversification is vital to understanding the processes governing the rich biodiversity of […]

Meeting Abstract 9-4  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:45 – 09:00  The social scaling of stress-sensitivity: Understanding the impacts of pesticide exposure and temperature stress in bumblebee colonies CRALL, JD*; EASTON-CALABRIA, A; CRONIN, K; THUMA, J; DEY, B; FORD VERSYPT, A; DE BIVORT, BL; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University; Tufts University; Princeton University; Oklahoma State University; Harvard University […]