Meeting Abstract P3-182 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Telomeres and maximum lifespan in birds TRICOLA, GM*; SIMONS, MJP; KITAYSKY, AS; NISBET, ICT; LANK, DB; SAFRAN, RJ; WINKLER, DW; THOMPSON, PM; VLECK, CM; HAUSSMANN, MF; Bucknell Univ.; Univ. Sheffield; Univ. Alaska, Fairbanks; ICT Nisbet and Co.; Simon Fraser Univ.; Univ. Colarado; Cornell Univ.; Univ. Aberdeen; Iowa State […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
Taking Functional Morphology to the Field Do Bluegill Feed Differently in the Wild Versus the Lab
Meeting Abstract P3-203 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Taking Functional Morphology to the Field: Do Bluegill Feed Differently in the Wild Versus the Lab? RZUCIDLO, C/L*; MORAN, C/J; GERRY, S/P; Fairfield University; Fairfield University; Fairfield University caroline.rzucidlo@student.fairfield.edu A natural gap in knowledge is created when scientists make inferences about animals in the wild by conducting experiments […]
Surviving the Heat Climatic Drivers of Northern Cardinal Bill Morphology in Space and Time
Meeting Abstract P3-119 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Surviving the Heat: Climatic Drivers of Northern Cardinal Bill Morphology in Space and Time LATIMER, CE*; MILLER, C; ZUCKERBERG, B; University of Wisconsin-Madison; University of Wisconsin-Madison; University of Wisconsin-Madison celatimer@wisc.edu Allen’s Rule is a biogeographic rule that predicts appendage sizes of organisms vary with latitude in order to […]
Stirring up the muck The systematics of soft-sediment Fionidae (Nudibranchia Aeolidina) from the tropical Indo-Pacific
Meeting Abstract P3-37 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Stirring up the muck: The systematics of soft-sediment Fionidae (Nudibranchia: Aeolidina) from the tropical Indo-Pacific KIM, A*; GOSLINER, T; Las Positas College, Livermore CA; Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Geology, California Academy of Sciences ashleykim2470@gmail.com Tropical Indo-Pacific aeolidid nudibranchs of the family Fionidae are poorly known. Many undescribed […]
Standard Metabolic Rate is Positively Correlated with Membrane Lipid Content in a Variety of Marine Invertebrates
Meeting Abstract P3-152 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Standard Metabolic Rate is Positively Correlated with Membrane Lipid Content in a Variety of Marine Invertebrates NEUROHR, JM*; KOOPMAN, HN; RUFFIN, TC; CALIRI, AW; KINSEY, ST; Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington; Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington; Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington; Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington; Univ. of […]
Spatial and temporal variation in nest microhabitat of a widespread reptile
Meeting Abstract P3-129 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Spatial and temporal variation in nest microhabitat of a widespread reptile BODENSTEINER, B/L*; WARNER, D/A; IVERSON, J/B; MILNE-ZELMAN, C/L; MITCHELL, T/S; REFSNIDER, J/M; JANZEN, F/J; Iowa State University; Auburn University; Earlham College; Aurora University; Auburn University; University of Toledo ; Iowa State University bodenbro@iastate.edu Species with large geographic […]
Spatial and temporal network dynamics of free-living California ground squirrels
Meeting Abstract P3-108 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Spatial and temporal network dynamics of free-living California ground squirrels GAMBOA, D.A.*; WORKING, C.L.; SMITH, J.E.; Biology Department, Mills College, Oakland, California 94613; Biology Department, Mills College, Oakland, California 94613; Biology Department, Mills College, Oakland, California 94613 jesmith@mills.edu http://www.JenniferElaineSmith.com/ Although social structures vary spatially and temporally, traditional sampling […]
Sociality in Marine Mammals A Re-evaluation of What Is Happening Beneath the Surface
Meeting Abstract P3-104 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Sociality in Marine Mammals: A Re-evaluation of What Is Happening Beneath the Surface CYCHOWSKI, MP*; SCHRADIN, C; HAYES, LD; Univ. of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, Strasbourg, France; Univ. of Tennessee at Chattanooga gmr586@mocs.utc.edu Animal social organization (size, composition of groups) plays an important role in […]
Social mechanisms shaping individual differences in ectoparasite loads of free-living ground squirrels
Meeting Abstract P3-110 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Social mechanisms shaping individual differences in ectoparasite loads of free-living ground squirrels WORKING, CL*; SINGH, KS; RUSSELL , ID; GAMBOA, DA; SMITH, JE; Biology Dept., Mills College, Oakland, California 94613; Biology, Mills College; Biology, Mills College; Biology, Mills College; Biology, Mills College jesmith@mills.edu http://www.JenniferElaineSmith.com Social animals face trade-offs […]
Social Structure and Dominance Hierarchy Establishment in the Invasive Round Goby, Neogobius melanostomus
Meeting Abstract P3-96 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Social Structure and Dominance Hierarchy Establishment in the Invasive Round Goby, Neogobius melanostomus LIGOCKI, I/Y*; MAYTIN, A/K; UC Davis; Boston University iyligocki@ucdavis.edu Organisms living at high densities may be forced to engage in conflict for access to resources such as food or shelter. When resources are limited, the […]
