Meeting Abstract P1-153  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  The Effects of Population Structure on Crayfish Aggression CURTIS, KM*; MOORE, PA; MARTIN III, AL; Saginaw Valley State University; Bowling Green State University; Saginaw Valley State University almarti2@svsu.edu Animals participate in agonistic interactions to secure or maintain necessary resources. Crayfish fight vigorously when introduced, with aggressive behaviors decreasing […]

Meeting Abstract P1-181  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  The Effects of Chemical Signal Content in Social Communication of Lizards HERRMANN, M/A*; ROMERO-DIAZ, C; CAMPOS, S/M; MITER, G/A; WILLIAMS, D/R; SOINI, H/A; NOVOTNY , M/V; HEWS, D/K; MARTINS , E/P; School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, USA; School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, […]

Meeting Abstract P1-261  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  The Effects of Bd Metabolites on Freshwater Invertebrates DETMERING, S/E*; MCMAHON, T/A; University of Tampa sarahdetmering3@gmail.com Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a fungus that is causing extinctions and extirpations of amphibians around the world. Bd is an aquatic fungus that attacks the keratin in the skin of amphibians and […]

Meeting Abstract   P1-39  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  The Effect of Immersed Structures on Zooplankton Swimming OZALP, MK*; MILLER, LA; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill mkoz@live.unc.edu Zooplanktons are vulnerable to strong flows and currents, such as in storms and flood conditions, given their small size. Reefs, macrophytes, and […]

Meeting Abstract   P1-205  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  The Diversity and Distribution of Cephalopods in the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone RICHARDS, JC*; VECCHIONE, M; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution jaredunc@live.unc.edu In the summer of 2009, NOAA surveyed the nekton fauna of the fracture […]

Meeting Abstract   P1-161  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  The Development of Social Status in a Highly Social Fish BUTLER, RM*; SOLOMON-LANE, TK; HOFMANN, HA; University of Chicago; University of Texas; University of Texas rmbutler@uchicago.edu Social hierarchies are common and have important fitness implications. Individual phenotype strongly influences status in the hierarchy, yet little is known […]

Meeting Abstract P1-65  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  The Adaptive Landscape for Body Shape and Its Anatomical Determinants in Pelagiarian Fishes COLLAR, DC*; TREMAINE, S; HARRINGTON, RC; FRIEDMAN, M; Christopher Newport University; Christopher Newport University; Yale University; University of Michigan david.collar@cnu.edu Body elongation is one of the most prominent aspects of morphological diversification in fishes. Evolutionary […]

Meeting Abstract P1-30  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Taking a stab at quantifying sharpness in snake fangs CROFTS, S. B. *; LAI, Y.; HU, Y.; ANDERSON, P.S.L.; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Georgia Institute of Technology ; Georgia Institute of Technology ; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign scrofts@illinois.edu The sharpness of biological puncturing tools plays an […]

Meeting Abstract P1-146  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Tail Autotomy in Lizards Not Associated with Tail Use Behaviors or Energy Storage PAYNE, AA*; HORR, DM; JOHNSON, MA; Trinity University apayne2@trinity.edu In many lizard species, the ability to autotomize the tail allows for immediate survival in the face of predation, but may come at a high cost. […]

Meeting Abstract P1-237  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Symbiont-specific recolonization patterns in a cnidarian-algal symbiosis TIVEY, TR*; COLEMAN, TJ; WEIS, VM; Oregon State University; Oregon State University; Oregon State University ttivey@gmail.com In cnidarian-dinoflagellate endosymbioses, algal symbionts must colonize host tissues and proliferate within cnidarian host cells. Despite the importance of colonization, little is known about the […]