Meeting Abstract P1-76  Saturday, Jan. 4  Aggression by convict cichlid pairs as a means to deter brood mixing in a natural setting VAN BREUKELEN, NA; SANTANGELO, N*; Salem Community College, Carneys Point, New Jersey; Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York nicholas.santangelo@hofstra.edu https://nicksantafish.wixsite.com/hofstra-faculty Parental aggression can be a costly behavior and flexible in its expression based upon context. While […]

Meeting Abstract P1-111  Saturday, Jan. 4  Acoustic reception in salamanders: Skull vibrations enable sound pressure detection CAPSHAW, G*; SOARES, D; CHRISTENSEN-DALSGAARD, J; CARR, CE; University of Maryland, College Park; New Jersey Institute of Technology; University of Southern Denmark; University of Maryland, College Park gcapshaw@umd.edu The evolution of a tympanic middle ear was a crucial sensory innovation that […]

Meeting Abstract P1-80  Saturday, Jan. 4  Acoustic Communication in Bertholdia trigona (Lepidoptera: Arctiinae): High Duty Cycles Promote Survival and Mating FERNANDEZ, Y*; DOWDY, N; CONNER, W; Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC; Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC; Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC ferny15@wfu.edu Tymbalar clicks produced by tiger moths play a role in both natural […]

Meeting Abstract P1-47  Saturday, Jan. 4  Abiotic ecological niche parameters are associated with leaf and flower size in Silene MILADIN, JR*; STEVEN, JC; COLLAR, DC; Christopher Newport University; Christopher Newport University; Christopher Newport University jenna.miladin.17@cnu.edu Environmental conditions are widely recognized to influence leaf shape and size in plants, while flower morphology is typically attributed to coevolution with […]

Meeting Abstract P1-48  Saturday, Jan. 4  A high quality diet leads to improved puncture resistance of a weapon in the leaf-footed cactus bug (Narnia femorata) WOODMAN, TE*; EMBERTS, Z; MILLER, CW; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida tamsin.woodman@ufl.edu Across taxa, males use sexually selected weapons in competition for access to a mate. A sub-optimal […]

Meeting Abstract P1-109  Saturday, Jan. 4  A bioinspired navigation strategy that uses magnetic signatures to navigate without GPS in the Northern Atlantic TAYLOR, BK*; KEHL, C; The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill brian.taylor@unc.edu http://taylorlab.web.unc.edu/ Diverse taxa use Earth’s magnetic field in concert with other sensory modalities to […]

Meeting Abstract P1-6  Saturday, Jan. 4  A Secondarily Simplified Mechanism Patterns the Tardigrade Through-Gut ROJAS , AM*; SMITH , FW; University of Connecticut ; University of North Florida ariana.m.rojas1@gmail.com A highly conserved mechanism typically patterns the through-gut of nephrozoans. This mechanism is predicted to pattern the gut of tardigrades. However, tardigrades are highly simplified and miniaturized, presenting […]

Meeting Abstract P1-215  Saturday, Jan. 4  A New Method of Measuring Air Space Proportion in Pneumatic Skeletal Tissue GOODVIN, DM*; ROSENBACH, KL; WILSON, JA; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor goodvin@umich.edu Pneumaticity refers to the hollow space within skeletal tissue caused by the invasion of the diverticula of […]

Meeting Abstract P1-227  Saturday, Jan. 4  A Matter of Scales: Evaluating the Function of Fangs in Deep-sea Fishes VIOLOET, E*; DEVINE, K; KENALEY, CP; Boston College; Boston College; Boston College violet@bc.edu http://kenaleylab.com Due to the difficulties of observing in-situ behaviors at extreme depths, the feeding behavior of deep-sea fishes is rarely observed. However, gut-content studies reveal many […]

Meeting Abstract P1-22  Saturday, Jan. 4  2bRAD-seq Paternity Testing Pipeline for Complex and Mixed DNA Samples MILLER-CREWS, I*; MATZ, MV; HOFMANN, HA; Department of Integrative Biology, The University of Texas at Austin imillercrews@utexas.edu As next-generation sequencing technologies have become ever more powerful and affordable, they have begun to replace short tandem repeats (STRs) for genotyping in many […]