Meeting Abstract P1.12  Friday, Jan. 4  Hiding from the enemy: behavioral responses of isopods to bluegill sunfish kairomones TESSITORE, K.A.; CONTINO, G.J.; IYENGAR, E.V.*; Muhlenberg College; Muhlenberg College; Muhlenberg College iyengar@muhlenberg.edu Inducible defenses are triggered by biotic cues, such as the presence of a predator. We investigated whether aquatic isopods (Caecidotea communis) from ponds show behavioral changes […]

Meeting Abstract P1.44  Friday, Jan. 4  Hermit-crab assay reveals heterogeneity in deterrence by actively secreted chemical defenses in Aplysia californica GOMEZ, S.F.*; TAKAGI, K.K.; WRIGHT, W.G.; Chapman University; Chapman University; Chapman University gomez131@mail.chapman.edu Chemical defenses against predators are a hallmark of physically unprotected prey. For example, the shell-less marine gastropods have a range of such defenses, including […]

Meeting Abstract P1.15  Friday, Jan. 4  Habitat preference of southern toads (Anaxyrus terrestris) in response to substrate salinity WALLACE, B.P.*; WELCH, A.M.; College of Charleston, SC; College of Charleston, SC bpwallac@g.cofc.edu Selecting an appropriate habitat can be important for survival and reproductive success. Habitat selection is especially relevant for amphibians, a group that can be particularly sensitive […]

Meeting Abstract P1.29  Friday, Jan. 4  Habitat Use and Population Demographics of Two Aquatic Turtle Species in a Temperate Forest Lake SNYDER, T.J.*; DOLCEMASCOLO, P.; ARAYA-JARA, L.V. ; HAZARD, L.; MONSEN, K.J.; Montclair State University; Montclair State University; Montclair State University; Montclair State University; Montclair State University snydert3@mail.montclair.edu We studied syntopic populations of common musk turtle (Sternotherus […]

Meeting Abstract P1.39  Friday, Jan. 4  Habitat Selection and Body Temperatures of Free-ranging Cottonmouths, Agkistrodon piscivorus. FULBRIGHT, M.F.*; GIENGER, C.M.; Austin Peay State University, Center of Excellence for Field Biology mfulbright@my.apsu.edu The ecology of snakes is linked to their thermal needs. Within an area, there may be a variety of thermal regimes, which afford reptiles the ability […]

Meeting Abstract P1.83  Friday, Jan. 4  Geometric morphometric analysis of varanid skulls reveals comparable disparity among regions despite varying species diversity FERRER, E; Univ. of California, Berkeley eferrer@berkeley.edu Extant Varanus are widespread in the Old World, but the geographic origin of the group is in question. The oldest known Varanus comes from the Late Eocene-Early Oligocene of […]

Meeting Abstract P1.48  Friday, Jan. 4  Genotypic and Epigenetic Response to Community Structure in Spartina alterniflora ROBERTSON, MH*; RICHARDS, CL; HUGHES, AR; Univ. of South Florida mhr@mail.usf.edu Community structure critically impacts species fitness via mechanisms such as competition and cooperation. The success of organisms in a community is influenced by genotypic diversity of the species present and […]

Meeting Abstract P1.49  Friday, Jan. 4  Genetic and Epigenetic Population Structure in Spartina alterniflora FOUST, C.M.*; SCHREY, A.W.; RICHARDS, C.L.; Univ. of South Florida; Armstrong Atlantic State Univ.; Univ. of South Florida christyfoust@mail.usf.edu Phenotypic plasticity of ecologically relevant traits is important to an organism’s response to environmental variation within populations; however, the underlying mechanisms of plasticity are […]

Meeting Abstract P1.86  Friday, Jan. 4  Functional morphology in chitons (Polyplacophora): influences of environment and ocean acidification GREEN, P.A.*; CROFTS, S.; SIGWART, J.D.; Univ. Massachusetts, Amherst; Univ. Washington, Seattle; Queen’s Univ. Belfast, Marine Station pagreen@bio.umass.edu Polyplacophoran molluscs show low morphological diversity compared to other marine invertebrates, yet chitons are important algal foragers that occupy distinct ecological niches. […]

Meeting Abstract P1.53  Friday, Jan. 4  Functional Characterization of the Asymmetron lucayanum Genome YUE, J.*; HOLLAND, L.Z.; YU, J.; PUTNAM, N.H.; Rice University; Univ. of California, San Diego; Academia Sinica; Rice University yjx@rice.edu The tropical lancelet Asymmetron lucayanum is a representative species of cephalochordates. The study of it, together with the comparison with the other cephalochordate species, […]