Meeting Abstract S7.8  Thursday, Jan. 6  Leading researchers to water: Assembling multi-disciplinary collective networks for the study of crustacean populations BUHAY, J.E.; USDA jenbuhay@gmail.com Crustaceans are a globally-distributed faunal group, found across extreme and backyard habitats from the equator to the poles. They are an ideal focal assemblage for assessment on the impacts of climate change and […]

Meeting Abstract S7.7  Thursday, Jan. 6  How scientific societies can include, promote and retain women members SULLIVAN, K.A.*; BAKIAN, A. V.; Utah State University; Utah State University yejunco@biology.usu.edu Since the 1970’s women have made up increasingly large proportions of the graduate students in all fields of organismal biology. Membership records of scientific societies show dramatic growth in […]

Meeting Abstract S7.2  Thursday, Jan. 6  Evolving Crustacean Metacommunities in Aquatic Ecosystems DERRY, A.M.; University of Quebec at Montreal alison.derry@mail.mcgill.ca Heterogeneous landscapes provide reservoirs of genetic and community diversity in local habitats that experience environmental change if they are connected by dispersing genotypes and species. The metacommunity concept provides a spatially-implicit framework for understanding movement of individuals […]

Meeting Abstract S7.1  Thursday, Jan. 6  Diet preferences and bottom-up control of blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay SEITZ, R.D.*; KNICK, K.E.; WESTPHAL, M.; Virginia Institute of Marine Science, The College of William and Mary; Virginia Institute of Marine Science, The College of William and Mary; University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences seitz@vims.edu Shallow […]

Meeting Abstract S7.4  Thursday, Jan. 6  Assessing distribution and structure of unexploited snow crab populations in Alaskan waters HARDY, S M*; ALBRECHT, G; HUNDERTMARK, K; BLUHM, B; HUETTMANN, F; University of Alaska, Fairbanks; University of Alaska, Fairbanks; University of Alaska, Fairbanks; University of Alaska, Fairbanks; University of Alaska, Fairbanks smhardy@alaska.edu Arctic climate trends are impacting marine species […]

Meeting Abstract S7.2-1  Monday, Jan. 6 10:00  Wasp Voodoo Rituals, Venom-Cocktails and the Zombification of Cockroach host. LIBERSAT, F.*; GAL, R; Ben Gurion University libersat@bgu.ac.il Much like humans, animals may choose to initiate behavior based on their “internal state” rather than as a response to external stimuli alone. The neuronal underpinnings responsible for generating this ‘internal state’, […]

Meeting Abstract S7.1-2  Monday, Jan. 6 08:30  The impact of Toxoplasma gondii on host behaviour: can this parasite play a role in some cases of human schizophrenia? WEBSTER, J.P.*; KAUSHIK, M; Imperial College London Faculty of Medicine; Imperial College London Faculty of Medicine joanne.webster@imperial.ac.uk Recognition of the role of infectious agents in a range of both acute […]

Meeting Abstract S7.3-1  Monday, Jan. 6 13:30  Reconstructing the evolutionary history of behavioral manipulation HUGHES, DP; Penn State dhughes@psu.edu In this talk I will consider when parasites evolved the ability to manipulate behavior. It is a rare phenomenon when we recall that half of all life is parasitic and that only a few of them manipulate behavior. […]

Meeting Abstract S7.2-2  Monday, Jan. 6 10:30  Parasites, Behavior and Prevention (?): How to stop worrying and learn to love Zombies MOORE, J; Colorado State janice.moore@colostate.edu I briefly review the ways in which parasites alter host behavior—behaviors that benefit parasites and behaviors that benefit hosts. I then ask how we can use this information to understand patterns […]

Meeting Abstract S7.2-4  Monday, Jan. 6 11:30  Manipulation of host phenotypes by vector-borne pathogens of plants and animals MESCHER, M.C.; Penn State University / ETH Zurich mcmescher@gmail.com Parasite manipulation of hosts has been studied extensively, but relatively little work has explored the ways in which vector-borne pathogens may alter the phenotypes of their primary and secondary hosts […]