Meeting Abstract P3-265 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Non-invasive monitoring of penguin colony health. NOLAN, PM*; VAN SKOIK, B; HART, T; The Citadel; The Citadel; University of Oxford paul.nolan@citadel.edu Animals’ external characteristics reveal details of their age, physiology, and/or body condition. Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) display a deep red beak spot, varying substantially between individuals, and […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
Night light alters the perception of day length in migratory redheaded bunting implications for avian migrant conservation
Meeting Abstract P3-141 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Night light alters the perception of day length in migratory redheaded bunting: implications for avian migrant conservation KUMAR, J; MALIK, S; BHARDWAJ, SK; RANI, S*; UNIV. OF LUCKNOW, LUCKNOW; UNIV OF LUCKNOW, LUCKNOW; CCS UNIV. MEERUT; UNIV. OF LUCKNOW, LUCKNOW sangeetarani7@yahoo.com Study on ecological consequences of night-light (NL) […]
Neofunctionalization of duplicated hatching enzyme genes in the teleost evolution
Meeting Abstract P3-215 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Neofunctionalization of duplicated hatching enzyme genes in the teleost evolution SANO, K*; OHNO, S; IZUHA, A; IMAI, K; KAWAGUCHI, M; YASUMASU, S; Josai University, Japan; Josai University, Japan; Josai University, Japan; Josai University, Japan; Sophia University, Japan; Sophia University, Japan kaori-s@josai.ac.jp Gene duplication is one of the driving […]
Nemertean Diversity at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize
Meeting Abstract P3-246 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Nemertean Diversity at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize SCHWARTZ, ML; MASLAKOVA, SA; PARTRIDGE, M*; STEBBINS, M; TILAHUN, T; HOLMAN, M; NORENBURG, J; University of Washington, Tacoma; Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, University of Oregon; University of Washington, Tacoma; University of Washington, Tacoma; University of Washington, Tacoma; University of Washington, […]
Nectar Dynamics of Convolvulus arvensis in the Mediterranean Ecoregion
Meeting Abstract P3-245 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Nectar Dynamics of Convolvulus arvensis in the Mediterranean Ecoregion SALAGUINTO, TC*; RIVERA, V; GONZALEZ, VH; RIVERA, JL; TSCHEULIN, T; PETANIDOU, T; HRANITZ, JM; BARTHELL, JF; Whitman College, Walla Walla WA; University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; University of Kansas, Lawrence; University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; University of […]
Natural selection on thermal reaction norms of lizard embryos
Meeting Abstract P3-228 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Natural selection on thermal reaction norms of lizard embryos WARNER, DA*; PEARSON, PR; Auburn University; Auburn University daw0036@auburn.edu Theory predicts that natural selection will favor plasticity in spatially or temporally heterogeneous environments that vary in predictable ways. Like most traits, the potential for plasticity to evolve depends on […]
Mussel Condition Across Environmental Stress Gradients in New Zealand
Meeting Abstract P3-254 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Mussel Condition Across Environmental Stress Gradients in New Zealand MONUKI, KS*; SORTE, CJB; BRACKEN, MES; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine ksmonuki@gmail.com Rocky intertidal organisms experience varying levels of environmental stress along elevational (tide height) and oceanographic (geographic) gradients with implications […]
Multiple Sensory Organs Employ Active Ciliary Suction in Nudibranchs
Meeting Abstract P3-30 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Multiple Sensory Organs Employ Active Ciliary Suction in Nudibranchs MEKDARA, PJ*; AMES, AM; MURRAY, JA; CAIN, SD; Tufts University; University of Washington; California State University East Bay; East Oregon University prasong.mekdara@tufts.edu Nudibranchs rely on mechanosensory and chemosensory detectors for foraging, homing, and location of conspecifics. Despite the studies […]
Multiple Paternity in Anolis sagrei
Meeting Abstract P3-86 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Multiple Paternity in Anolis sagrei MARSHALL, H.*; MITCHELL, T.; SCHWARTZ, T. S.; WARNER, D. ; Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama; Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama; Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama; Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama hbm0006@auburn.edu […]
Motor Responses in Honey Bees are Impaired Following Exposure to Sublethal Doses of Imidacloprid
Meeting Abstract P3-52 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Motor Responses in Honey Bees are Impaired Following Exposure to Sublethal Doses of Imidacloprid PETERSHEIM, JI*; LLEWELLYN, HJ; SURMACZ, CA; HRANITZ, JM; Bloomsburg University; Bloomsburg University; Bloomsburg University; Bloomsburg University csurmacz@bloomu.edu Global declines in honeybees (Apis mellifera) have been linked to Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), a phenomenon that […]
