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 […]
sessions: Posters Session 1
Abiotic ecological niche parameters are associated with leaf and flower size in Silene
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 […]
A high quality diet leads to improved puncture resistance of a weapon in the leaf-footed cactus bug (Narnia femorata)
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 […]
A bioinspired navigation strategy that uses magnetic signatures to navigate without GPS in the Northern Atlantic
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 […]
A Secondarily Simplified Mechanism Patterns the Tardigrade Through-Gut
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 […]
A New Method of Measuring Air Space Proportion in Pneumatic Skeletal Tissue
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 […]
A Matter of Scales Evaluating the Function of Fangs in Deep-sea Fishes
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 […]
2bRAD-seq Paternity Testing Pipeline for Complex and Mixed DNA Samples
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 […]
2,4-D impacts on whole-body cortisol response in larval fathead minnows
Meeting Abstract P1-242 Saturday, Jan. 4 2,4-D impacts on whole-body cortisol response in larval fathead minnows DEHNERT, G/D*; KARASOV, W/H; LINDBORG, A/R; University of Wisconsin dehnert2@wisc.edu 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is the active ingredient in many systemic herbicides used worldwide for selective weed control and eradication of invasive plants in agriculture and aquatic ecosystems; however, there is limited […]
Water content of the gall regulates susceptibility to inoculative freezing in larvae of the goldenrod gall fly, Eurosta solidaginis
HANKISON, S.J.*; LEE, R.E.: Water content of the gall regulates susceptibility to inoculative freezing in larvae of the goldenrod gall fly, Eurosta solidaginis We examined seasonal changes in susceptibility to inoculative freezing in larvae of the freeze-tolerant goldenrod gall fly, Eurosta solidaginis (Diptera, Tephritidae). During the autumn the goldenrod plant senesces and the water content […]
