Meeting Abstract P1.16  Friday, Jan. 4  Substrate preference of the Pacific sand lance, Ammodytes hexapterus PETERSON, A.N.*; SUMMERS, A.P.; BIZZARRO, J.J.; University of Washington; Friday Harbor Labs anpetey@gmail.com Commercial fish stock populations can be linked to the health of forage fish populations. The Pacific sand lance, Ammodytes hexapterus, is an essential link between zooplankton and higher trophic […]

Meeting Abstract P1.17  Friday, Jan. 4  Substrate attributes determine gait in a terrestrial gastropod MCKEE, A*; VOLTZOW, J; PERNET, B; California State University, Long Beach; University of Scranton, Pennsylvania; California State University, Long Beach biologymajor8@gmail.com Some terrestrial gastropods are able to move using two gaits: adhesive crawling, where the entire foot is coupled to the substrate by […]

Meeting Abstract P1.22  Friday, Jan. 4  Species Richness in Our Urban Backyard SAMUNI-BLANK, M*; WEINSTEIN , A; Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa; Insectour blog, insectour.blogspot.com michal.samuni@gmail.com Urban ecosystems are subject to intensive development, population growth and thus loss of biodiversity. Therefore, achievement of a sustainable solution in order to maintain biodiversity is crucial. In addition, extensive knowledge […]

Meeting Abstract P1.95  Friday, Jan. 4  Spatially- and Directionally-varying Reflectance of Milli-scale Feather Morphology HARVEY, TA*; BOSTWICK, KS; MARSCHNER, S; Yale University; Cornell University; Cornell University todd.harvey@yale.edu Birds have evolved diverse plumage through complex morphological modifications. Plumage is fundamental to how birds interact with their world; the signaling function of plumage plays a role in an organism’s […]

Meeting Abstract P1.32  Friday, Jan. 4  Spatial and Temporal Distributions of Sea Turtles in the Florida Gulf Stream BOVERY, CM*; WYNEKEN, J; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University cbovery@fau.edu An understanding of the spatial and temporal distributions of a species is essential to understanding its basic habitat needs including large-scale movements and seasonal changes in behavior. Such […]

Meeting Abstract P1.219  Friday, Jan. 4  Small Diel Temperature Increases Affect the Time to Metamorphosis in the Arizona Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) Alone and in Combination with Ammonium Perchlorate Exposure PARK, D.*; DANIELS, K.D.; FREEL, K.L.; PROPPER, C.R.; Kangwon National Univ., South Korea; Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff; Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff; Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff parkda@kangwon.ac.kr To […]

Meeting Abstract P1.91  Friday, Jan. 4  Slippery when wet: the roles of ridge morphology and surface energy in the pitcher plant trapping zone ROBINSON, A P*; LABONTE, D; MUIR, M J; FEDERLE, W; University of Cambridge ar433@cam.ac.uk Nepenthes pitcher plants employ the peristome, a specialised, microstructured surface at the pitcher rim as a prey capture device which […]

Meeting Abstract P1.71  Friday, Jan. 4  Signal transmission properties of the zebrafish larval lateral line in response to neuromast deflections LIAO, J.C.*; BALLO, A.W.; AKANYETI, O.; The Whitney Lab for Marine Bioscience, University of Florida Gainesville jliao@whitney.ufl.edu Fishes use their lateral line system to detect flow-related information using sensory units called neuromasts. Previous studies have elucidated the […]

Meeting Abstract P1.145  Friday, Jan. 4  Short-term Re-feeding After Calorie Restriction Partially Restores Resistance to Parasite Infection LANG, S.A.*; COLE, M.C.; KRISTAN, D.M.; California State University San Marcos; California State University San Marcos; California State University San Marcos lang014@cougars.csusm.edu Laboratory mice (Mus musculus) given long-term calorie restriction (CR) have greater susceptibility to infection with the intestinal nematode […]

Meeting Abstract P1.134  Friday, Jan. 4  Sexual dimorphism in the dentition of pelagic stingrays, Pteroplatytrygon violacea CAVE, E.J. *; GUNN, T.; BEDORE, C.; KAJIURA, S.; KERSTETTER, D.; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University; Nova Southeastern University ecave@fau.edu The elasmobranch fishes are a group of vertebrates that have evolved a multi-functional mouth […]