Meeting Abstract P1-148  Monday, Jan. 4 15:30  Gain and Loss of Sensory Modalities Alter Guidance of Allomyces Zoospores SWAFFORD, A.J.*; OAKLEY, T.H.; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz Andrew@Swafford.com Understanding the evolution of complex traits has piqued the interest of the scientific community for decades. However, it is difficult to identify clades simple enough to allow for easy […]

Meeting Abstract P1-55  Monday, Jan. 4 15:30  FuturePhy: Integration of the Tree of Life with Biomechanics Data Layers WESTNEAT, M W*; MCCORD, C L; University of Chicago; University of Chicago mwestneat@uchicago.edu http://westneatlab.uchicago.edu/ Biologists have made major progress in understanding the vast evolutionary Tree of Life, including many aspects of its shape and content, the timing of evolutionary […]

Meeting Abstract P1-36  Monday, Jan. 4 15:30  Fitness consequences associated with variation in developmental temperature in Pieris rapae butterflies MIKUCKI, EE; University of Vermont emikucki@uvm.edu For insects, most physiological processes are temperature-dependent. Laboratory studies have shown that rearing conspecifics at different temperatures can induce variation in morphology, fitness, and other life history traits. With short lifespans over […]

Meeting Abstract P1-77  Monday, Jan. 4 15:30  Fiber Type Distribution and Tail Muscle Function in Birds SPAINHOWER, K.B.*; MEYERS, R.A.; Weber State University, Ogden; Weber State University, Ogden kylespainhower@mail.weber.edu The avian tail is used to facilitate locomotion and perform specific behaviors. For example, woodpeckers use their depressed tail as a prop to increase stability while climbing and […]

Meeting Abstract P1-2  Monday, Jan. 4 15:30  Fellowships in Research and Science Teaching (FIRST): An integrative postdoctoral experience that generates effective researchers and educators GROGAN, KE*; EISEN, A; HAYNES, JK; EATON, D; Emory University; Emory University; Morehouse College; Emory University kathleen.e.grogan@gmail.com The Fellowship in Research and Science Teaching (FIRST) at Emory University is a three-year postdoctoral training […]

Meeting Abstract P1-100  Monday, Jan. 4 15:30  Feeding and carbon flow through glass sponge reefs, or, how and where sponge reefs catch their food KAHN, A.S.*; LEYS, S.P.; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada kahn@ualberta.ca Filter feeding by glass sponges, especially in dense communities such as reefs, is an important process that couples […]

Meeting Abstract P1-22  Monday, Jan. 4 15:30  Exploring the evolution of functional specialization in siphonophores using RNAseq MUNRO, C*; SIEBERT, S; HOWISON, M; ZAPATA, F; DUNN, CW; Brown University, Providence RI; Brown University, Providence RI; Brown University, Providence RI; Brown University, Providence RI; Brown University, Providence RI catriona_munro@brown.edu Siphonophores are pelagic colonial hydrozoans that are composed of […]

Meeting Abstract P1-174  Monday, Jan. 4 15:30  Experimental Evidence that Colorful Males Sire More Extra-pair Young in Swallows WHITTINGHAM, L.A.*; DUNN, P.O.; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee whitting@uwm.edu Few studies have found correlations between male traits and extra-pair mating success in birds, and even fewer studies have experimentally manipulated male traits to determine if they are […]

Meeting Abstract P1-38  Monday, Jan. 4 15:30  Evolution of dorsal fin structure and stiffness in percid fishes WEICKHARDT, AF*; FEILICH, KL; LAUDER, GV; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University aweickhardt@college.harvard.edu The dorsal fin is one of the most varied swimming structures in spiny-finned fishes. This fin can be present as a single contiguous structure supported by bony […]

Meeting Abstract P1-204  Monday, Jan. 4 15:30  Epigenetic and neuroanatomical changes associated with early-life exposure to exogenous corticosterone in Eastern Bluebird ( Sialia sialis ) nestlings JOSEFSON, CC*; BENTZ, AB; HOOD, WR; WADA, H; Auburn University; University of Georgia; Auburn University; Auburn University ccj0011@auburn.edu Mounting evidence from both field and laboratory studies suggest that the perinatal environment […]