Meeting Abstract P3-197 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Maternal Nest-Site Selection and Hatching Success in a Northern Population of Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta) ROOP, SR*; PRUETT, J; SAATHOFF, MM; ADDIS, EA; Gonzaga University; Auburn University; Gonzaga University; Gonzaga University sroop@zagmail.gonzaga.edu For most ectotherms, environmental temperature plays a pivotal role in their survival, as they are dependent […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
Maternal Effects of Aseptic and Septic Injury on Embryonic and Larval Gene Expression in the Tobacco Hornworm, Manduca sexta
Meeting Abstract P3-75 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Maternal Effects of Aseptic and Septic Injury on Embryonic and Larval Gene Expression in the Tobacco Hornworm, Manduca sexta SMITH, WA*; GELAF-ROMER, T; RENTERIA, S; THWIN, A; NOONAN, B; ANDERSON, P; COHEN, L; WINSTON, S; ZAMAN, M; EL NAGGAR, K; ROSENGAUS, R; SMITH, Wendy; Northeastern University; Johns Hopkins […]
Making Identifications Using Snake Cranial Bones
Meeting Abstract P3-196 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Making Identifications Using Snake Cranial Bones JURESTOVSKY, DJ*; MEAD, JI; East Tennessee State University, TN; Mammoth Site at Hot Springs, SD djj64@zips.uakron.edu Snake skulls are typically analyzed as a whole but are rarely found complete in the fossil record, as snakes have highly kinetic skulls that separate quickly […]
Live-imaging reveals organization of efferent neurons in the zebrafish lateral line system
Meeting Abstract P3-33 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Live-imaging reveals organization of efferent neurons in the zebrafish lateral line system LUBECK, LA*; LUNSFORD, ET; HAEHNEL-TAGUCHI, M; LIAO, JC; Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, University of Florida and Brown University, Providence, RI; Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, University of Florida; Frieberg University, Germany; Whitney Laboratory for Marine […]
Large batoid fishes frequently eat stingrays despite skeletal damage
Meeting Abstract P3-150 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Large batoid fishes frequently eat stingrays despite skeletal damage DEAN, MN*; BIZZARRO, JJ; CLARK, B; UNDERWOOD, CJ; JOHANSON, Z; MPIKG; UC Santa Cruz and NMFS; Core Res. Labs, NHM; Birkbeck Coll.; Dept Earth Sci., NHM mason.dean@mpikg.mpg.de http://masondeanlab.com The shapes of vertebrate teeth are often used as hallmarks of […]
Land use change influences avian gut microbiomes
Meeting Abstract P3-252 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Land use change influences avian gut microbiomes SAN JUAN, PA*; HENDERSHOT, JN; DAILY, GC; FUKAMI, T; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University psanjuan@stanford.edu Land use change can decrease animal biodiversity, but its impact on their gut microbiome is not well understood. We sought to quantify this […]
Juvenile Fiddler Crab and Mussel Mound Density Related to Creek Proximity in Salt Marshes
Meeting Abstract P3-258 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Juvenile Fiddler Crab and Mussel Mound Density Related to Creek Proximity in Salt Marshes REESE, T*; GEORGE, S; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University georges@georgiasouthern.edu Severe weather can have a drastic effect on salt marshes. Weather patterns that bring sudden, severe changes (storms, drought) can destabilize salt marsh […]
Juvenile Clam Failure Across Ontogeny
Meeting Abstract P3-187 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Juvenile Clam Failure Across Ontogeny DOBKOWSKI, KA*; KOBELT, J; CROFTS, SB; DETHIER, MN; University of Washington/Friday Harbor Labs; Montclair State University; University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign; University of Washington/Friday Harbor Labs kdobkows@uw.edu Top-down control by consumers helps regulate prey populations and thereby structure communities. Small shore crabs (genus […]
Isotopic Analysis of Fossil Whale Barnacles to Reconstruct Prehistoric Whale Migration Preliminary Results
Meeting Abstract P3-239 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Isotopic Analysis of Fossil Whale Barnacles to Reconstruct Prehistoric Whale Migration: Preliminary Results TAYLOR, L*; FINNEGAN, S; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley larry.taylor@berkeley.edu Migration is a defining feature of modern mysticete whale ecology, but the prehistoric history of this behavior remains largely unknown. Understanding when […]
Investigating the effects of anthropogenic noise disturbance on songbird social networks
Meeting Abstract P3-132 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Investigating the effects of anthropogenic noise disturbance on songbird social networks HAWKINS, C.E.*; PALIA, S.T.; FOLKS, C.C.; SWADDLE, J.P.; College of William & Mary; College of William & Mary; College of William & Mary; College of William & Mary cehawkins@email.wm.edu Anthropogenic noise, which is increasing globally, affects birds […]
