Meeting Abstract P3.16 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Big wigs and small wigs: the roles of size, sex and shelter in spatial distribution patterns in the maritime earwig Anisolabis maritima HACK, N/L*; IYENGAR, V/K; University of California Santa Cruz; Villanova University nhack@ucsc.edu Animal aggregations can occur for a variety of abiotic factors, such as resource limitation, or biotic […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
Bent out of shape Bioinspired vertebral column morphology and mechanics
Meeting Abstract P3.128 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Bent out of shape: Bioinspired vertebral column morphology and mechanics DONATELLI, CM*; SUMMERS, AP; PORTER, ME; University of Rochester; Friday Harbor Labs; Florida Atlantic University cdonatel@u.rochester.edu Vertebral centra are often characterized by the shape of the anterior and posterior faces, which can be flat, convex or concave. The platycoelus vertebrae […]
Allocation of ingested nitrogen upon life-extending dietary restriction in grasshoppers
Meeting Abstract P3.44 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Allocation of ingested nitrogen upon life-extending dietary restriction in grasshoppers PEHLIVANOVIC, M; HECK, M*; PURCELL, JU; HAHN, DA; HATLE, JD; Univ. of North Florida; Univ. of North Florida; Univ. of North Florida; Univ. of Florida; Univ. of North Florida jhatle@unf.edu Dietary restriction reduces reproduction and extends lifespan in most animals. […]
Algal showdown invasive Gracilaria vermiculophylla vs native species in Virginia’s coastal bays
Meeting Abstract P3.118 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Algal showdown: invasive Gracilaria vermiculophylla vs. native species in Virginia’s coastal bays NEEDHAM, CN*; SALERNO, CR; BERKE, SK; Siena College; Siena College; Siena College cn09need@siena.edu Invasive species have the potential to disrupt food webs if they displace resources that native species prefer. In the coastal bays of Virginia, the red […]
Age-related change in cold stress tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster
Meeting Abstract P3.89 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Age-related change in cold stress tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster EVERMAN, ER*; MORGAN, TJ; Kansas State University; Kansas State University evermane@ksu.edu Organisms occur in environments that vary spatially and temporally throughout their lifespans. Resistance to cold stress is one important fitness trait that is expected to decline through ontogeny; however this […]
Aerodynamics of Morphing Wings in Flapping and Gliding Flight
Meeting Abstract P3.151 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Aerodynamics of Morphing Wings in Flapping and Gliding Flight MISTICK, E.A.*; KLAASSENVANOORSCHOT, B; TOBALSKE, B.W.; Harvard University; University of Montana; University of Montana emilymistick@college.harvard.edu Birds are capable of continuously altering the size and shape of their wings. This changing morphology is hypothesized to alter aerodynamic performance (i.e. maximum force production […]
Acute and chronic effects of naproxen and its photodegradants on southern toad tadpoles
Meeting Abstract P3.104 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Acute and chronic effects of naproxen and its photodegradants on southern toad tadpoles TURNER, S.E.*; BROWN, J.B.; RAMIREZ, J.N.; CORY, W.C.; WELCH, A.M.; College of Charleston; College of Charleston; College of Charleston; College of Charleston; College of Charleston seturner@g.cofc.edu Pharmaceutical pollution is an emerging environmental issue. Many pharmaceuticals pass through […]
Acute and chronic alterations in atmospheric oxygen do not alter femoral biomechanics in Alligator mississippiensis
Meeting Abstract P3.144 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Acute and chronic alterations in atmospheric oxygen do not alter femoral biomechanics in Alligator mississippiensis LUJAN, SL; OWERKOWICZ, T; ELSEY, RM; HICKS, JW; MIDDLETON, KM*; CSU San Bernardino; CSU San Bernardino; Rockefeller Nat. Wildlife Refuge; UC Irvine; University Missouri-Columbia middletonk@missouri.edu Analyses of the microanatomy and cross sectional geometry of limb […]
Acclimatization in tadpoles of the Green frog (Rana clamitans)
Meeting Abstract P3.66 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Acclimatization in tadpoles of the Green frog (Rana clamitans) GRAY, K.T.; ESCOBAR, A.M.; MINEO, P.; SCHAEFFER, P.J.; BERNER, N.J.*; Sewanee: University of the South; Sewanee: University of the South; Miami University, Oxford, OH; Miami University, Oxford, OH; Sewanee: University of the South nberner@sewanee.edu Acclimatization (or acclimation) is the process by […]
A regime shift in progress New effects of an invasive alga in Virginia’s coastal bays
Meeting Abstract P3.117 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 A regime shift in progress? New effects of an invasive alga in Virginia’s coastal bays BERKE, SK*; NEEDHAM, CN; SALERNO, CR; Siena College; Siena College; Siena College skberke@gmail.com Successful invasive species have the potential to drive regime shifts in invaded ecosystems. In the coastal bays of Virginia, the invasive red […]
