Meeting Abstract S10.2  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Food supplementation experiments: A tool to reveal mechanisms that mediate timing of reproduction SCHOECH, Stephan J; Univ of Memphis, TN sschoech@memphis.edu Food supplementation studies of free-living animals have been used to address the role of resource availability in timing reproduction. A meta-analysis by Schoech and Hahn (2008) suggests that responsiveness to […]

Meeting Abstract S10.9  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Evolution of neuroendocrine mechanisms that regulate reproduction in white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) HEIDEMAN, Paul D.*; PITTMAN, Julian T.; College of William and Mary pdheid@wm.edu An important question in evolutionary physiology is how phenotypic variation in reproduction and life history traits are caused by natural genetic variation in underlying neuroendocrine traits. Seasonal […]

Meeting Abstract S10.1  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Ecological influences on seasonal (and aseasonal) breeding in brush mice MABRY, Karen E; Miami University mabryk@muohio.edu The timing of breeding may be influenced by both seasonal and aseasonal factors, particularly for animals living in seasonal but relatively temperate environments. The brush mouse (Peromyscus boylii) is a generalist small mammal that lives […]

Meeting Abstract S10.2  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Tube building polychaetes: from ephemeral bio-engineer to reef builder CALLAWAY, R.; Swansea University, UK r.m.callaway@swansea.ac.uk Tube-building polychaetes are widely recognized as bio-engineers. It has been suggested that under certain conditions the structures created could qualify as reefs. Being designated a reef builder would have profound implications for their protection under European […]

Meeting Abstract S10.8  Wednesday, Jan. 6  The effects of fishing, climate change, and other anthropogenic disturbances on red grouper and other reef fishes in the Gulf of Mexico. COLEMAN, Felicia C*; KOENIG, Christopher C; Florida State University; Florida State University coleman@bio.fsu.edu In this paper, we evaluate the potential impact of anthropogenic disturbances like fishing, oil and gas […]

Meeting Abstract S10.7  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Non-native ecosystem engineer alters estuarine communities HEIMAN, Kimberly*; MICHELI, Fiorenza; Muhlenberg College; Stanford University kheiman@muhlenberg.edu Many ecosystems are created by the presence of ecosystem engineers which play an important role in determining species composition. Additionally, a mosaic environment of engineered and non-engineered habitats has been shown to increase biodiversity. Non-native ecosystem […]

Meeting Abstract S10.11  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Lessons learned about ecosystem function and biogenic structure from experimental work on seagrasses and macroalgae BELL, Susan*; MEYERS, Allison; THOMAS, Florence; Univ. of South Florida; Univ. of South Florida; Univ. of Hawaii sbell@cas.usf.edu Seagrasses and rhizophytic macroalgae provide multiple ecosystem functions including provision of structure for fauna and epiphytes. However modification […]

Meeting Abstract S10.4  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Infaunal hydraulic ecosystem engineers: the cast of characters, biogeography and possible impacts. WOODIN, S.A.*; WETHEY, D.S.; VOLKENBORN, N.; University of South Carolina, Columbia; University of South Carolina, Columbia; University of South Carolina, Columbia woodin@biol.sc.edu Porewater bioadvection results from behavior specific, hydraulically generated pressure fields that change in direction and magnitude over […]

Meeting Abstract S10.5  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Impacts and consequences of an invasive ecosystem engineer, Crassostrea gigas PADILLA, D.K.; Stony Brook University dianna.padilla@sunysb.edu The introduction of non-native species is presently one of the most important anthropogenic impacts on natural communities around the globe. Once introduced, species are difficult if not impossible to remove, and can spread and have […]

Meeting Abstract S10.3  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Habitat cascades – a conceptual overview and estuarine examples THOMSEN, M/S; National Environmental Research Institution, Denmark mads.solgaard.thomsen@gmail.com Habitat formers, like trees, saltmarshes, coral reefs and seagrasses, have direct positive effects on many closely associated organisms. Recent studies have also highlighted the importance of indirect positive effects of certain habitat formers, for […]