Meeting Abstract P1.31  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Nest mortality in two species of passerines at high altitude MORTON, M. L.*; PEREYRA, M. E.; Univ. of Texas – Pan American; Univ. of Texas – Pan American pereyrame@utpa.edu Major storms sometimes cause mortality in migratory birds in passage and also during their residency on breeding areas. This has been […]

Meeting Abstract P1.37  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  NGS analyses of spatiotemporal variation in the avian gut microbial community VO, A.E.; Univ. of California, Berkeley vo@berkeley.edu Microbes occur in extraordinary abundance and diversity in vertebrates, yet factors driving the assembly of microbial communities and the role of microbes in determining fitness in wild vertebrate populations remain predominantly understudied. […]

Meeting Abstract P1.123  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Muscle Coordination during Mastication in Primates RAM, YV*; IRIARTE-DIAZ, J; ROSS, CF; Univ. of Chicago; Univ. of Chicago; Univ. of Chicago yashesvini@uchicago.edu Previous studies indicate that trigeminal muscles can be divided into triplets that fire in synchrony and may be controlled by a small number of neural factors. In this […]

Meeting Abstract P1.34  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Multi-trophic impacts of shrub dominance on arctic arthropod assemblages ASMUS, AL*; GOUGH, L; BOELMAN, NT; WINGFIELD, JC; SWEET, SK; KRAUSE, JS; PEREZ, JH; CHMURA, HE; Univ. of Texas at Arlington; Univ. of Texas at Arlington; Columbia Univ.; Univ. of California, Davis; Columbia Univ.; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. […]

Meeting Abstract P1.101  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Modification of the hyoid apparatus in Syngnathiformes LONGO, S.J.; University of California, Davis sjlongo@ucdavis.edu Nearly all syngnathiform fishes (seahorses, pipefish, trumpetfish, etc.) are characterized by an elongated snout used for an unusual prey capture motion called pivot feeding: by rotating the head upwards, the mouth is quickly brought close to […]

Meeting Abstract P1.166  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Migration-selection balance: The added complexity of symbiosis in reef-building corals DAVIES, S/W*; TREML, E; KENKEL, C; MATZ, M/V; Univ. of Texas, Austin; Univ. of Queensland; Univ. of Texas, Austin; Univ. of Texas, Austin daviessw@gmail.com The ability of a species to adapt to local environments while maintaining high migration rates provides […]

Meeting Abstract P1.28  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Mid-summer urban bee community diversity on a campus in the Marmara Region of western Turkey BURROWS, S.J.*; PASCUAL, C.J.; GONZALEZ , V.H; CAKMAK, I.; Utah State University; University of Maryland, College Park; Southwestern Oklahoma State University; Uludağ University skyler.burrows@aggiemail.usu.edu Urban expansion affects the nesting materials and substrates available to bee […]

Meeting Abstract P1.172  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Microsatellite analyses compare trends in paternity in two sympatric species of marine turtle (Caretta caretta & Chelonia mydas) LASALA, JA*; WYNEKEN, JW; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University jlasala1@fau.edu Mating systems have an important role in shaping life history evolution and population dynamics of a species and should be considered […]

Meeting Abstract P1.150  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Microclimates affect the genomic composition of Hawaiian limpets GURSKI, L.M.*; FURINESS, S.; COCKETT, P.; PENNOYER, K.; BIRD, C.E.; Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi lgurski@islander.tamucc.edu The crashed Hawaiian limpet fishery, is […]

Meeting Abstract P1.90  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Mechanisms of axial polarity modification during postembryonic development of the basal bilaterian Convolutriloba retrogemma CROWTHER, L. N. *; SIKES, J. M.; University of San Francisco; University of San Francisco lncrowther@dons.usfca.edu Acoel flatworms in the genus Convolutriloba are notable in their varied manners of asexual reproduction that dramatically modify the A-P […]