Meeting Abstract 2-7 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:30 – 09:45 Poleward proliferation of an inshore squid BURFORD, B*; WILD, L; SCHWARZ, R; KOSMA, M; CHENOWETH, E; SREENIVASAN, A; GILLY, W; HEINTZ, R; FIELD, J; HOVING, HJ; STRALEY, J; DENNY, M; Stanford University; University of Alaska Fairbanks; GEOMAR; University of Alaska Fairbanks; University of Alaska Southeast; University of Alaska […]
Archives: Abstracts
Habitat Structure Influences Sex-Specific Patterns of Multilevel Selection in Experimental Populations of Forked Fungus Beetles
Meeting Abstract 2-6 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:15 – 09:30 Habitat Structure Influences Sex-Specific Patterns of Multilevel Selection in Experimental Populations of Forked Fungus Beetles COSTELLO, RA*; COOK, PA; FORMICA, VA; BRODIE III, ED; University of Virginia; University of Virginia; Swarthmore College; University of Virginia rac2zb@virginia.edu Multilevel selection occurs when a group phenotype influences individual fitness above and […]
Females pay the price high costs of reproduction dictate sensitivity to diet quality in adult crickets
Meeting Abstract 2-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:00 – 09:15 Females pay the price: high costs of reproduction dictate sensitivity to diet quality in adult crickets TREIDEL, LA*; CLARK, RM; WILLIAMS, CM; UC Berkeley; Sienna College; UC Berkeley lisa.treidel@berkeley.edu Primary productivity and thus food quality are predicted to fluctuate along with changing global climates. Organismal performance and life […]
Decreased thermal tolerance in corals from high-frequency variable environments
Meeting Abstract 2-1 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:00 – 08:15 Decreased thermal tolerance in corals from high-frequency variable environments KLEPAC, CN*; BARSHIS, DJ; Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA cklep001@odu.edu Coral bleaching events (i.e., dis-association between coral animals and their dinoflagellate photosymbionts) are increasing in frequency and severity, resulting in widespread losses in coral cover and an urgency to […]
Cuticular hydrocarbons and the integration of myrmecophile rove beetles into ant colonies
Meeting Abstract 2-3 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:30 – 08:45 Cuticular hydrocarbons and the integration of myrmecophile rove beetles into ant colonies NARAGON, TH*; BRüCKNER, AK; WIJKER, RS; SESSIONS, AL; PARKER, J; Caltech; Caltech; Caltech; Caltech; Caltech tnaragon@caltech.edu Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) play a dual role in insects: they prevent against water loss across the cuticle and they are […]
Climate-related variation in metabolic rate across the geographic range of an invasive ectotherm
Meeting Abstract 2-2 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:15 – 08:30 Climate-related variation in metabolic rate across the geographic range of an invasive ectotherm POWERS, SD*; THOMPSON, LM; PARRY, D; GRAYSON, KL; AGOSTA, SJ; Virginia Commonwealth University; Clemson University; State University of New York; Virginia Commonwealth University powerssd3@vcu.edu Our current understanding of how physiological traits respond to divergent climates […]
Time to Panic Stressors modulate exploratory behavior in larval zebrafish
Meeting Abstract 1-7 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:15 – 09:30 Time to Panic? Stressors modulate exploratory behavior in larval zebrafish HANEY, WA*; STROTHER, JA; University of Florida; University of Florida haneyaustin@gmail.com The stress response of vertebrates can be initiated by many different environmental stimuli including extreme temperatures, noxious chemicals, mechanical disturbance, visual stimuli and pain. These sensory inputs […]
The Comparative Anatomy of Degenerate Neural Structures Using Diffusible Iodine-based Contrast-enhanced Computed Tomography (diceCT)
Meeting Abstract 1-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:30 – 08:45 The Comparative Anatomy of Degenerate Neural Structures Using Diffusible Iodine-based Contrast-enhanced Computed Tomography (diceCT) TOVAR, RU*; GIGNAC, PM; The University of Texas at Austin; Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences rubenut@utexas.edu The paedomorphic Eurycea salamander clade of Central Texas exemplifies a continuum of morphological characteristics associated with […]
Regeneration of Negative Phototactic Response in Lumbriculus variegatus
Meeting Abstract 1-6 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:00 – 09:15 Regeneration of Negative Phototactic Response in Lumbriculus variegatus VARGAS, M*; MARTINEZ ACOSTA, VG; Univ. of the Incarnate Word; Marine Biological Laboratory; Univ. of the Incarnate Word; Marine Biological Laboratory mavarga9@student.uiwtx.edu Lumbriculus variegatus, an aquatic annelid, is capable of regeneration from a few body segments (Martinez and Zoran, 2009). […]
Nonapeptides Mediate Trade-Offs in Parental Care Strategy
Meeting Abstract 1-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:45 – 09:00 Nonapeptides Mediate Trade-Offs in Parental Care Strategy DEANGELIS, R/S*; RHODES, J/S; University of Texas; University of Illinois Ross.DeAngelis@gmail.com Parental care represents a suite of distinct behaviors performed by parents to maximize fitness. Dynamic shifts in parental care strategies, such as between nest defense and direct provisioning of the […]
