ANDERSON, David A; New College of Florida: The Incidence of Coral Disease on the Islands of Cayos Cochinos, Honduras An increase in coral disease has been documented around the world, especially in the Atlantic/Caribbean basin. With an increase in anthropogenic impacts on coral reefs, as well as rising sea surface temperatures, the health of coral […]

MULLIGAN, C. C.*; JOHNSON, K. B.; Florida Institute of Technology: The Impact of Wind-Driven Waves on the Recruitment, Persistence and Morphology of Rocky Intertidal Organisms We are measuring the effects of wave action on rocky intertidal communities in a shallow subtropical estuary. Along the east coast of Florida there are seasonal shifts from northerly-dominating to […]

PERKINS, J.L.**; WALTERS, J.R.; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg: The Impact of Military Training on Reproduction and Behavior of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers Military installations in the southeastern United States contain several of the largest remaining red-cockaded woodpecker populations. Six of the 15 installations that house red-cockaded woodpecker […]

TUNE, Jenna S*; SCHIERMEIER, Morgan; MCDANIEL, Marshall; MUELLER, Jessica; CAMPBELL, John; MAGLIA, Anne M; Univ. of Missouri, Rolla; Univ. of Missouri, Rolla; Univ. of Missouri, Rolla; Univ. of Missouri, Rolla; Univ. of Missouri, Rolla; Univ. of Missouri, Rolla: The Effects of Mine Drainage on Frog Population Viability In this project, we examine the effects of […]

HILL, M.*; HILL, A.; LOPEZ, N.; HARRIOTT, O.; Univ. of Richmond; Univ. of Richmond; Fairfield University; Fairfield University: The Caribbean sponge Chondrilla nucula harbors diverse and sponge-specific bacterial symbionts Marine sponges harbor dense and highly diverse bacterial communities and some percentage of the microflora appears to be specialized for the sponge habitat. Bacterial diversity was […]

MEYER, H. A.; McNeese State University: Terrestrial Tardigrada of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula The distribution of tardigrades in North America remains poorly known. Although a few areas have been intensively sampled, much of the continent has never been surveyed. Only four species have been reported in the state of Michigan: Macrobiotus hufelandi and Isohypsibius prosostomus on […]

MCCULLOUGH, E*; FOSTER, R; HANNAFORD, S; University of Puget Sound; University of Puget Sound; University of Puget Sound: Temporal and Spatial Memory in Foraging Bumblebees Optimal foraging bees should remember the location and time of day that resources are most profitable from past foraging bouts, and use these memories on subsequent foraging trips. Flowers are […]

LEASE, HM; Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque: Temporal Patterns in a Chihuahuan Desert Grassland: an Investigation using a Higher-order Insect Predator Several species of robber flies (Family Asilidae) were sampled from Chihuahuan Desert grasslands and shrublands at the Sevilleta LTER site, in central New Mexico, to investigate their isotopic carbon signature. Asilids are opportunistic ambush […]

ESTES*, J.*; WIBBELS, T.; WYNEKEN, J.; EHRHART, L.; TUCKER, T.; CARTHY, R.; BRESETT, M.; JOHNSON, C.; University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Florida Atlantic University; University of Central Florida; Mote Marine Lab; Sarasota, FL; University of Florida; Quantum Resources; St. Lucie, FL; Marinelife Center; Juno Beach, FL: Temperature Comparison of Caretta […]

DELA CALZADA, D.D.*; GOSLINER, Dr. T.M.; California Academy of Science; California Academy of Science: Systematic Phylogeny of the Nudibranch Genus Godiva (Macnae, 1954) The systematics and phylogeny of the genus Godiva (Macnae, 1954) are re-examined and revised. Several preserved specimens were examined and comparisons were made with the original descriptions. The reproductive and radular morphology […]