PHILIPPI, Tom; Florida International University: The average shrimp versus the average plant: addressing spatial and temporal unpredictability with ephemeral pool crustaceans Our theoretical understanding of the selective pressure of temporal environmental unpredictability is built upon the reproductive output of the average individual each year. Similarly, analyses of spatial (microsite) variation mostly assume average years. These […]

TSUKIMURA, B.; LINDER, C.J.; NELSON, W.K.; California State University, Fresno; California State University, Fresno; California State University, Fresno: Ovarian Development Inhibition by Methyl Farnesoate in the Tadpole Shrimp, Triops longicaudatus Methyl farnesoate (MF), a crustacean hormone, is an analog of Juvenile Hormone III (JHIII), a juvenilizing hormone in insects. This studied examined whether MF, which […]

RIPLEY, B. J.*; BOHONAK, A. J.; SIMOVICH, M. A. ; Univ. San Diego; San Diego State Univ.; Univ. San Diego: Magnitude of environmental variation and mechanisms of hatching in ephemeral pool crustaceans Crustacean species persist in ephemeral wetlands because they “weather” the dry phases as resistant cysts. Cyst hatching is risky in these environments because […]

SIMOVICH, Marie, A.; University of San Diego: Introduction to the evolutionary challenges facing ephemeral wetland fauna. Ephemeral wetlands present their inhabitants with intriguing evolutionary challenges. Their often unpredictable, bi-phasic nature requires that organisms have unique life history adaptations in order to survive. The organisms must be able to reproduce quickly during the short aquatic phase, […]

BOHONAK, Andrew J.; FLORES, Michael; WILSON, Jennifer; MARTINEZ-VERGARA, Milmer; SIMOVICH, Marie A.; San Diego State University; San Diego State University; San Diego State University; San Diego State University; University of San Diego: Extreme genetic endemism in an endangered fairy shrimp For many freshwater invertebrates, conventional wisdom regarding connectivity among populations (i.e., dispersal and gene flow) […]

SPEARS, T.; Florida State University: Comparisons of population genetic structure for three large branchiopods co-occurring in ephemeral pools in the Lake Munson Sandhills Region of the Apalachicola National Forest. The Lake Munson Sandhills Region of the Apalachicola National Forest south of Tallahassee, Florida is characterized by numerous ephemeral pools, many of which contain so-called “large” […]

Meeting Abstract S10.2  Jan. 7  Why you need the SICB Digital Library: its place in current pedagogy HIEBERT, S.M.; Swarthmore College, Swarthmore PA shieber1@swarthmore.edu The science education literature, including several recent reports by the National Research Council on the current status of science education, provides insights into how the population of learners has changed in recent decades […]

Meeting Abstract S10.1  Jan. 7  Vision of the SICB Digital Library MORSE, M/P; Univ. of Washinngton Seattle mpmorse@u.washington.edu The Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology has established a Digital Library (SICBDL) on the website (http://www.sicb.org/dl/). The mission of this electronic resource is to provide peer-reviewed instructional materials, resources and activities in integrative and comparative biology for faculty […]

Meeting Abstract S10.3  Jan. 7  The topic of Biomechanics – Why is this a good first topic for SICBDL and how are new topics brought in? FISH, F.E.; West Chester University ffish@wcupa.edu As a model for the future development of topics to be included in the SICB Digital Library, biomechanics was chosen. Biomechanics looks at the ways […]

Meeting Abstract S10.4  Jan. 7  The role of computation, engineering, physics and mathematics in learning biomechanics DANIELT, T.L.*; KOEHL, M.A.R.; Univ. Washington, Seattle; Univ. Californica, Berkeley danielt@u.washington.edu Biology is undergoing a revolution — it is becoming a highly quantitative science dealing with exceedingly massive data sets and exquisitely complex systems. It is a field that must now […]