Meeting Abstract P1-144 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 A Comparative Study of Sea Urchin Visual Ecology NOTAR, JC*; GORDON, MS; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of California, Los Angeles jnotar@ucla.edu https://www.eeb.ucla.edu/studentpage.php?id=330 Sea urchin behavioral reactions to light are more complex than previously thought. These animals have a diffuse photoreceptive system with at least two types of opsins […]
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Your Lips Move But I Can’t Hear What You’re Saying Cognitive Overload Disrupts Multimodal Mate Choice
Meeting Abstract P1-53 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Your Lips Move But I Can’t Hear What You’re Saying: Cognitive Overload Disrupts Multimodal Mate Choice MURPHY, MJ*; HUNTER, KL; TAYLOR, RC; Salisbury University; Salisbury University; Salisbury University mmurphy9@gulls.salisbury.edu Multimodality – the transmission of a signal through multiple sensory channels – is nearly ubiquitous in the animal kingdom. […]
XROMM Analysis of Prey Processing in a Stingray, Potamotrygon motoro (Elasmobranchii Batoidea)
Meeting Abstract P1-175 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 XROMM Analysis of Prey Processing in a Stingray, Potamotrygon motoro (Elasmobranchii: Batoidea) LAURENCE-CHASEN, JD*; RAMSAY, JB; BRAINERD, EL; Brown University; Westfield State University; Brown University jeffrey_laurence-chasen@brown.edu Unlike other elasmobranchs, batoids exhibit a euhyostylic jaw suspension, characterized by a loss of an anterior connection between the upper jaw and […]
Winter Physiology, Summer Breeding Is There A Link
Meeting Abstract P1-137 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Winter Physiology, Summer Breeding: Is There A Link? MONTREUIL-SPENCER, C*; SCHOENEMANN, K; BONIER, F; Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario; Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario; Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario 9cm54@queensu.ca Reproduction is an energetically demanding activity in all organisms. In natural populations, some individuals invest more in reproduction, while others invest […]
Wild Bearded Capuchin Monkeys Outperform Humans in Cracking Nuts
Meeting Abstract P1-187 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Wild Bearded Capuchin Monkeys Outperform Humans in Cracking Nuts MANGALAM, M.*; FRAGASZY, D.M.; ROLES, L.K.R.; University of Georgia; University of Georgia; University of Georgia madhur.mangalam@uga.edu http://psychology.uga.edu/directory/madhur-mangalam Tool-assisted percussion was, and still remains, a key way in which hominins alter their environment. Tool-assisted percussion is not uniquely hominin, as […]
Who Needs Toe Pads Climbing in Plethodontid Salamanders
Meeting Abstract P1-234 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Who Needs Toe Pads? Climbing in Plethodontid Salamanders O’DONNELL, MK*; DEBAN, SM; University of South Florida; University of South Florida mkodonnell@mail.usf.edu Climbing has evolved multiple times in family Plethodontidae. In the absence of specialized toe pads or claws common to other scansorial organisms, salamanders climb on rough and […]
Which species is better equipped for climate change Thermal limits in two widely distributed salamanders
Meeting Abstract P1-164 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Which species is better equipped for climate change? Thermal limits in two widely distributed salamanders MEDINA-BAEZ, OA*; NOVARRO, AJ; University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; University of Maryland, College Park osmary.medina@upr.edu With rising temperatures due to climate change, we expect shifts in the geographic range of many species. Among […]
Where have all the Oysters Gone Multiple Stressors Impacting Estuarine Oysters
Meeting Abstract P1-85 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Where have all the Oysters Gone? Multiple Stressors Impacting Estuarine Oysters WALTERS, L*; MAKRIS, P; ANDERSON, L; QUINTANA-ASCENCIO, P; SACKS, P; Univ. of Central Florida; Univ. of Central Florida; Univ. of Central Florida; Univ. of Central Florida; Univ. of Central Florida linda.walters@ucf.edu Previously we documented that recreational boat […]
Visualization of the Oyster Toadfish (Opsanus tau) Anterior Lateral Line via Micro-CT
Meeting Abstract P1-31 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Visualization of the Oyster Toadfish (Opsanus tau) Anterior Lateral Line via Micro-CT ROGERS, LS*; GIUFFRIDA, B; LE ROUX, V; MENSINGER, AF; University of Minnesota Duluth; Wareham Middle School; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute; University of Minnesota Duluth roger710@d.umn.edu Recent experiments have characterized the frequency sensitivity and range of the […]
Visual Cue Perception During the Establishment of an Ant’s Foraging Route
Meeting Abstract P1-37 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Visual Cue Perception During the Establishment of an Ant’s Foraging Route LENT, DD*; MENDOZA, A; AREVALO, E; Cal. State Univ., Fresno; Cal. State Univ., Fresno; Cal. State Univ., Fresno dlent@csufresno.edu A number of experiments have revealed how different visual features are used to guide familiar foraging routes in […]
