Meeting Abstract P3-243 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 What makes a crab move, and where does it go? Modeling predicts shifts of an intertidal population distribution and abundance in response to warming CEJA, AY*; GUNDERSON, AR; STILLMAN, JH; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; San Francisco State Univ. aceja005@ucr.edu http://almaceja.wix.com/almaceja […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
What is a Long Neck The Effects of Scaling Relationships between Skeletal Dimensions and Body Size in Birds
Meeting Abstract P3-171 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 What is a Long Neck? The Effects of Scaling Relationships between Skeletal Dimensions and Body Size in Birds BÖHMER, C*; PLATEAU, O; CORNETTE, R; ABOURACHID, A; Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle Paris; Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle Paris; Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle Paris; Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle Paris boehmer@vertevo.de Birds […]
Whale tears Source and Function
Meeting Abstract P3-172 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Whale tears: Source and Function REHOREK, SJ*; GEORGE, JC; SUYDAM, R; MCBURNEY, DM; THEWISSEN, JGM; Slippery Rock Univ., Slippery Rock; North Slope Borough, Barrow; North Slope Borough, Barrow; NEOMED, Rootstown; NEOMED, Rootstown susan.rehorek@sru.edu Orbital glands are found in many tetrapod vertebrates, and are usually separate structures: with individual […]
Wavelength-specific spontaneous flight control in Drosophila
Meeting Abstract P3-21 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Wavelength-specific spontaneous flight control in Drosophila LONGDEN, K.D.*; REISER, M.B.; HHMI Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, USA longdenk@janelia.hhmi.org http://@TheFlySide The compound eyes of Drosophila express five rhodopsins, each with a distinct sensitivity to the wavelength of light, providing a sensory basis for color vision. What the flies use their […]
Visual Fields of Dinosaurs and their Extant Relatives Bony Evidence and Soft-Tissue Reconstruction
Meeting Abstract P3-19 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Visual Fields of Dinosaurs and their Extant Relatives: Bony Evidence and Soft-Tissue Reconstruction CERIO, DG*; WITMER, LM; Ohio Univ.; Ohio Univ. dc441511@ohio.edu The visual abilities of dinosaurs as they relate to ecology and behavior have been the subject of recent interest. Orbital soft tissues have received little attention, […]
Visual Contrast Affects Perch Choice of Brown Tree Snakes (Boiga irregularis)
Meeting Abstract P3-20 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Visual Contrast Affects Perch Choice of Brown Tree Snakes (Boiga irregularis) GRIPSHOVER, ND*; JAYNE, BC; University of Cincinnati gripshnd@mail.uc.edu In arboreal habitats, diverse animals encounter discrete choices between branches with variable structure that has predictable consequences for the ease and speed of movement. Many species of snakes are […]
Visual Acuity Across Grasshoppers Do Body Size and Behavior Matter
Meeting Abstract P3-27 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Visual Acuity Across Grasshoppers: Do Body Size and Behavior Matter? DUNCAN, AB*; BRANDLEY, NC; SALAZAR, BA; Colorado College alex.duncan@coloradocollege.edu Visual acuity, the ability to resolve fine spatial details, can vary dramatically between closely related species. Body-size, behavior, ecology, and sex are all factors that may influence an animal’s […]
Variation in the reproductive performance and offspring quality in the marine copepod, Tigriopus californicus
Meeting Abstract P3-79 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Variation in the reproductive performance and offspring quality in the marine copepod, Tigriopus californicus POWERS, MJ*; HILL, GE; WEAVER, RJ; BURTON, RS; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego mjp0044@tigermail.auburn.edu Tigriopus californicus copepods are small benthic crustaceans with high levels […]
Variation in boldness and exploratory behavior as components of personality within and between black-capped and Carolina chickadees
Meeting Abstract P3-129 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Variation in boldness and exploratory behavior as components of personality within and between black-capped and Carolina chickadees HEUERMANN, TM*; POLEKOFF, S; CURRY, RL; Villanova University; Villanova University; Villanova University theuerma@villanova.edu Behavior that is consistent within individuals but variable across and between populations, or personality, may have important ecological […]
Variation in Maternal Investment across the Range of the Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Meeting Abstract P3-230 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Variation in Maternal Investment across the Range of the Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) SAATHOFF, MM*; ROOP, S; PRUETT, J; HOEKSTRA, L; JANZEN, FJ; ADDIS, EA; Gonzaga University; Gonzaga University; Auburn University; Iowa State University; Iowa State University; Gonzaga University msaathoff@zagmail.gonzaga.edu Ecological variables affecting reproductive output often vary across […]
