Meeting Abstract P1-238  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  More Robust Phylogenetic Data Reveal Cryptic Clade and Species Diversity within the Nudibranch Family Goniodorididae SMIRNOFF, DS*; GOSLINER, TM; Cal Academy of Sciences; Cal Academy of Sciences dsmirnoff@calacademy.org Much evolutionary, ecological, and biodiversity research depends on an accurate understanding of species relatedness and robust phylogenies. Such an understanding […]

Meeting Abstract P1-244  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Molecular Phylogenetics of Pacific Basin Octocorals — from Deep-Sea California to Pacific Coral Reefs LAMON, K. D.*; WILLIAMS, G. C.; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco klamon3@lsu.edu Corals are vital to many marine environments that depend on their diversity to sustain other marine […]

Meeting Abstract P1-52  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Microfluidics and Gas Exchange in Reptilian Parenchyma DELGADO GOMEZ, S*; BATTAGLIOLI, S; HOWELL, M; CIERI, RL; FARMER, CG; University of Utah; University of Utah; Trinity College Dublin; University of Utah; University of Utah; University of Utah samurldelgato@gmail.com Almost nothing is known about the flow of gases very close […]

Meeting Abstract P1-41  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Micro Particle Image and Tracking Velocimetry for Assessing Flow in the Circulatory System of Tunicates JIMINEZ, M*; MURTAGH, N; WALDROP, LD; New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology magdalena.jiminez@student.nmt.edu A key process in the development of closed circulatory vasculature is flow produced by the heart, which often begins […]

Meeting Abstract P1-118  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Methods of Measuring Maternal Behavior in a Wild Small Mammal WESTRICK, SE*; STUDD, EK; BOUTIN, S; HUMPHRIES, MM; LANE, J; MCADAM, AG; DANTZER, B; University of Michigan; McGill University; University of Alberta; McGill University; University of Saskatchewan; University of Guelph; University of Michigan westse@umich.edu http://redsquirrel.biology.ualberta.ca Behavior of small […]

Meeting Abstract P1-82  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Metabolic cost of robustness: Running after losing one or two legs SAINTSING, AJ*; FULL, RJ; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley andrew_saintsing@berkeley.edu After losing legs, cockroaches can still run, showing phenomenal fault tolerance. We hypothesized that this remarkable robustness is likely to increase the metabolic cost […]

Meeting Abstract P1-210  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Meta-analysis of publication year and latitude on the Dilution Effect Hypothesis SMOOT, SC*; ZOHDY, S; SCHWARTZ, TS; WILSON, AE; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University scs0051@auburn.edu The Dilution Effect (DE) hypothesis has played a central role in disease ecology as a way to describe the likelihood […]

Meeting Abstract P1-61  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Mechanoreceptor distribution in fish pectoral fins: Clues for optimal sensor placement HARDY, AR*; HALE, ME; Univ. of Chicago; Univ. of Chicago arhardy7@uchicago.edu http://home.uchicago.edu/~arhardy7/ The fins of fishes are innervated with sensory nerves and specialized endings capable of providing proprioceptive and tactile feedback. Across ray-finned fish studied, the sensory […]

Meeting Abstract P1-197  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Mesophotic-omics: Integrating Transcriptomics, Transplants, & Algal Symbiosis to Understand Coral Adaptation in the Gulf of Mexico STUDIVAN, MS*; VOSS, JD; Florida Atlantic University, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute; Florida Atlantic University, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute mstudiva@fau.edu http://mesophoticmike.weebly.com Coral habitats are highly abundant in the Gulf of Mexico, including mesophotic […]

Meeting Abstract P1-24  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Mechanical Adaptions for Climbing in Grapsid Crabs RIORDAN, KC*; TAYLOR, JRA; West Chester University of Pennsylvania; Scripps Institution of Oceanography kr877841@wcupa.edu Vertical climbing is a biomechanically challenging behavior that many vertebrates and insects have mastered for their arboreal habitats. Less is known about arboreal crabs and their adaptations […]