Meeting Abstract P1-121 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Characterizing the activation of Target of Rapamycin pathway in Lubber Grasshoppers in response to alteration of diet TOKAR, DR*; MILANO, L; KARJASEVIC, A; HATLE, JD; Univ. of North Florida; Univ. of North Florida; Univ. of North Florida; Univ. of North Florida jhatle@unf.edu http://www.unf.edu/coas/biology/faculty/Research/Aging.aspx Dietary restriction (DR) is known […]
sessions: Posters Session 1
Characterizing Color Diversity in Ants Using Databases and Image Analysis
Meeting Abstract P1-296 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Characterizing Color Diversity in Ants Using Databases and Image Analysis IDEC, JH*; FISHER, BL; Hendrix College, Conway ; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco idecjj@hendrix.edu Ants (Order Hymenoptera, Family Formicidae) are a widespread and diverse group of insects. Despite many years of research in ant ecology and evolution, […]
Characterization of Scavenger Receptor and TSR-domain Genes During the Onset and Establishment of Symbiosis in the Sea Anemone Exaiptasia pallida
Meeting Abstract P1-234 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Characterization of Scavenger Receptor and TSR-domain Genes During the Onset and Establishment of Symbiosis in the Sea Anemone Exaiptasia pallida PRESNELL, JS*; WEIS, VM; Oregon State University; Oregon State University presneja@oregonstate.edu Onset and establishment of cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis is mediated by the host innate immune system through interpartner signaling […]
Cascading Anatomical Evolution Drives Body Elongation in Clinoid Blennies
Meeting Abstract P1-66 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Cascading Anatomical Evolution Drives Body Elongation in Clinoid Blennies DIPAOLO, EC*; MEHTA, RS; COLLAR, DC; Christopher Newport University; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Christopher Newport University; Phi Mu; Phi Mu emma.dipaolo.14@cnu.edu Major transformations in body shape punctuate the evolutionary history of ray-finned fishes. Eel-like or torpedo-shaped fishes emerge, […]
Changes in relative molar size in the small-bodied mammal Macrocranion across the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum follow predictions of nutritional deficit
Meeting Abstract P1-286 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Changes in relative molar size in the small-bodied mammal Macrocranion across the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum follow predictions of nutritional deficit VITEK, NS*; MORSE, PE; STRAIT, SG; BOYER, DM; BLOCH, JI; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL nvitek@ufl.edu; Duke University, Durham, NC; Marshall University, Huntington, WV; Duke University, Durham, NC; […]
Canal Neuromasts Influence the Development and Position of Suborbital Bones in the Blind Mexican Cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus
Meeting Abstract P1-283 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Canal Neuromasts Influence the Development and Position of Suborbital Bones in the Blind Mexican Cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus BOGGS, TE*; POWERS, AK; GROSS, JB; University of Cincinnati boggste@mail.uc.edu The lateral line is a crucial sensory system present in many aquatic vertebrates. This sense enables organisms to detect local changes […]
Carry-over effects of larval hydroperiod and conspecific density on the phenotype and urban translocation success of American Toads (Anaxyrus americanus)
Meeting Abstract P1-272 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Carry-over effects of larval hydroperiod and conspecific density on the phenotype and urban translocation success of American Toads (Anaxyrus americanus) WOODRING, A*; ZIMMERMAN, M; LANDBERG, T; Arcadia University, Glenside awoodring@arcadia.edu Urban translocation success of native species is often low because of habitat degradation due to invasive species, lack […]
Can we redirect a crowd by seeding it with informed leaders
Meeting Abstract P1-164 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Can we redirect a crowd by seeding it with informed leaders? TOTH, A J*; EVANGELISTA, D E; United States Naval Academy; United States Naval Academy m196438@usna.edu When considering the collective behavior of large groups, such as human crowds in physical or cyber spaces, schools of fish, large flocks […]
Can birds lay more than one egg in a day Yes they can
Meeting Abstract P1-98 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Can birds lay more than one egg in a day? Yes they can! NAVARA, KJ*; WROBEL, ER; The University of Georgia; The University of Georgia knavara@uga.edu The time interval between successive eggs in a clutch has been known to vary substantially among species; many species lay at a […]
Can haplotypes be recovered from environmental DNA
Meeting Abstract P1-224 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Can haplotypes be recovered from environmental DNA? ADAMS, CIM*; JEUNEN, GJ; KNAPP, M; Univ. of Otago, New Zealand; Univ. of Otago, New Zealand; Univ. of Otago, New Zealand clare.adams@postgrad.otago.ac.nz https://twitter.com/Clare_eDNA Understanding population dynamics is imperative for conservation and management purposes. Recent development of the non-invasive environmental DNA (eDNA) […]
