Meeting Abstract P3.117  Friday, Jan. 6  Effects of ocean acidification on growth, development, and calcification of gastropod embryos: does encapsulation matter? FERNANDES, D.A.O.; PODOLSKY, R.D.*; College of Charleston; College of Charleston podolskyr@cofc.edu Increases in atmospheric CO2 have brought rapid declines in oceanic pH and calcium carbonate saturation levels. Because calcification rate depends on these physical factors, acidification […]

Meeting Abstract P3.98  Friday, Jan. 6  Effects of morphology on the function of crushing teeth CROFTS, SB; University of Washington croftss@uw.edu One of the diagnostic features of durophagous organisms are their teeth, which are generally described as low, robust, domes. A number of lineages of non-mammalian organisms include hard-prey specialists, and there is a wide diversity of […]

Meeting Abstract P3.165  Friday, Jan. 6  Effects of environmental variation on courtship in the harlequin bug, Murgantia histrionica HELMEY-HARTMAN, W.L.*; MILLER, C.W.; University of Florida, Gainesville; University of Florida, Gainesville wlhelmey@ufl.edu Although environmental variation is ubiquitous, few studies have examined the ways in which sexual selection varies across environments. For herbivorous insects, host plant availability is a […]

Meeting Abstract P3.33  Friday, Jan. 6  Effects of climate on seasonal abundance of native bees and flowers – Implications for plant-pollinator communities in the face of climate change NATER, O.H.A.*; BRUNO, J.R.; DILLON, M.E.; University of Wyoming, Laramie; University of Wyoming, Laramie; University of Wyoming, Laramie onater@uwyo.edu Discerning the role of climate in shaping the relationship between […]

Meeting Abstract P3.111  Friday, Jan. 6  Effects of blastocoel geometry and density on swimming ability in early-stage larvae TIMM, L*; GRUNBAUM, D; Texas A&M University, Galveston; University of Washington, Seattle ltimm@neo.tamu.edu Planktonic larval phases are seen across marine taxa. Recent evidence suggests that early development of swimming capabilities may play a crucial role in larval survival. As […]

Meeting Abstract P3.166  Friday, Jan. 6  Effects of Water Restriction on Zebra Finch Reproductive Physiology and Pair-maintenance Behavior PRIOR, NH*; HEIMOVICS, SA; SOMA, KK; Unv. British Columbia nhprior@zoology.ubc.ca Zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) are desert-dwelling birds that form long-term pair bonds. Natural droughts and experimental water restriction affect breeding in this species. Sex steroids can regulate courtship and […]

Meeting Abstract P3.67  Friday, Jan. 6  Effects of Nutrient Enrichment on Competition between the algae Microdictyon marinum and the sponge Aplysina cauliformis EASSON, Cole/G*; THACKER, Robert/W; OLSON, Julie/B; SLATTERY, Marc; WILLETT, Kristie/W; GOCHFELD, Deborah/J; University of Mississippi; University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of Alabama; University of Mississippi; University of Mississippi; University of Mississippi cgeasson@olemiss.edu Coral reefs […]

Meeting Abstract P3.42  Friday, Jan. 6  Effects of Hypoxia and Hyperoxia in Alligator mississippiensis PARRILLA, Leah*; OWERKOWICZ, Tomasz; STEELE, Erin; MORI, Miki; LEE, Amber; HICKS, James; ROURKE, Bryan; California State University, Long Beach; University of California, Irvine leah.parrilla@student.csulb.edu Oxygen levels have fluctuated between 16% and 36% as shown from burial rates of organic carbon over the past […]

Meeting Abstract P3.47  Friday, Jan. 6  Effects of Chronic Heat Exposure on Protein Expression in the Mussel Geukensia demissa KARCH, KELLY R.*; FIELDS, PETER A.; Franklin and Marshall College; Franklin and Marshall College kelly.karch@fandm.edu Geukensia demissa, the ribbed salt marsh mussel, inhabits intertidal zones from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico. Salt marshes […]

Meeting Abstract P3.144  Friday, Jan. 6  Dynamic Drag of Broad Leaves and Physical Models in Strong Wind JONES, S.K.*; MILLER, L.A.; HEDRICK, T.L.; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill skjohnsn@email.unc.edu Leaves reconfigure into cone shapes that reduce drag in strong wind and moving water, compared […]