Meeting Abstract P2-7  Sunday, Jan. 5  Synergistic Effects of UVA and UVB Radiation on Moon Jellyfish Proliferation and Potential Coping Mechanisms JOHNSON, LE*; TREIBLE, LM; Trinity University; Georgia Southern University ljohnso6@trinity.edu Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) composed of ultraviolet A (UVA: 320-400 nm) and ultraviolet B (UVB: 280-320 nm) can penetrate up to 30 m into the water column. […]

Meeting Abstract P2-11  Sunday, Jan. 5  Survivability and Reproduction in Daphnia, Copepods, and Ostracods Under Changing Salinities BREEN, CJ*; CAHILL, AE; Albion College; Albion College cjb20@albion.edu Michigans’s inland salt marshes are a very rare habitat in North America, and little is known about the invertebrates that live there. To gain a better understanding of the adaptations necessary […]

Meeting Abstract P2-184  Sunday, Jan. 5  Sure-Footed in Slippery Situations: Underwater Grip with Otter Paws SELEB, B*; THATCHER, M; LIEB, J; NOEL, A; SELEB, Ben; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology ; Georgia Tech Research Institute bseleb3@gatech.edu The North American river otter must traverse slippery, bio-fouled rocks in rivers and streams […]

Meeting Abstract P2-48  Sunday, Jan. 5  Stress, Asymmetry, and Evolutionary Change in a Population of Threespine Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) with Respect to a Novel Predator MCHUGH , K/A*; STEVENS, D/R; BAKER, J/A; FOSTER, S; Clark University ; kmchugh@clarku.edu As environments across the globe change at unprecedented rates, organisms must cope with these changes. The primary evolutionary mechanisms […]

Meeting Abstract P2-188  Sunday, Jan. 5  Stick and Run: Locomotor Behavior of Tokay Geckos on Wet and Dry Substrates BOGACKI, EC*; RINGENWALD, BE; STARK, AY; Villanova University; Villanova University; Villanova University ebogacki@villanova.edu Tokay geckos (Gekko gecko) have been a focal point for adhesion research for the past several decades; studied intensively due to the remarkable capabilities of […]

Meeting Abstract P2-25  Sunday, Jan. 5  Species delimitation, phylogeography, and morphology of the North American Mapleleaf (Quadrula) freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) KEOGH, SM*; SIETMAN, BE; JOHNSON, NA; SMITH, CH; RANDKLEV, CR; HARRIS, JL; SIMONS, AM; University of Minnesota; MN Depart Nat Resources; US Geological Survey; Baylor University; Texas A&M ; Arkansas State University; University of Minnesota keogh026@umn.edu […]

Meeting Abstract P2-22  Sunday, Jan. 5  Solanum plastisexum, an enigmatic new bush tomato from the Australian Monsoon Tropics exhibiting breeding system fluidity. MCDONNELL, AJ; WETREICH, H; CANTLEY, JC; JOBSON, P; MARTINE, CT*; Chicago Botanic Garden; Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA; San Francisco State University, CA; Northern Territory Herbarium, Alice Springs; Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA ctm015@bucknell.edu https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/33526/ An Australian […]

Meeting Abstract P2-136  Sunday, Jan. 5  Social Regulation of Neural Transcriptomes HAN, JW*; FRIESEN, CN; YOUNG, RL; HOFMANN, HA; UT Austin; UT Austin; UT Austin; UT Austin jiaweihan96@gmail.com Social status can affect numerous aspects of individual behavior, but the mechanisms by which social cues exert their effects on physiological processes are poorly understood. Here we use the […]

Meeting Abstract P2-77  Sunday, Jan. 5  Skin Deep: The Estrogenicity of Sunscreens and Moisturizers FEINGOLD, SR*; ROARK, AM; Furman University; Furman University sarah.feingold@furman.edu Many personal care products contain endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs). These compounds can occur naturally (e.g., phytoestrogens) or can be synthetic (e.g., ultraviolet filters and phthalates). Many EDCs agonize estrogen receptors (ERs), thereby stimulating expression of […]

Meeting Abstract P2-92  Sunday, Jan. 5  Sex, Food, and Friends in Daily Life: Learning and Transmission of Knowledge in Captive Zebra Finches CARTY, T*; PHILSON, C; DAVIS, J; Radford University tcarty1@radford.edu Have you ever gone to a vending machine and found it to be broken? Have you ever seen someone else hitting and yelling at a vending […]