Meeting Abstract 102-2 Saturday, Jan. 7 13:45 – 14:00 Population Genomics of Color Pattern Variation in a Widespread North American Bumble Bee LOZIER, JD*; PIMSLER, ML; JACKSON, JM; University of Alabama; University of Alabama; University of Alabama jlozier@ua.edu http://lozierlab.ua.edu Variation in bumble bee color patterns is well-documented within and between species. Identifying genetic mechanisms underlying such variation […]
sessions: Session 102
Novel cells and tissues lost using ctenophores to model the evolution of diversity
Meeting Abstract 102-6 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:45 – 15:00 Novel cells and tissues lost: using ctenophores to model the evolution of diversity BABONIS, LS*; MARTINDALE, MQ; Univ. of Florida, Whitney Lab; Univ. of Florida, Whitney Lab babonis@whitney.ufl.edu Now considered to be the earliest diverging animal lineage, ctenophores (comb jellies) have become a valuable model for understanding the […]
Hybridization and the origin of novel warning coloration in Heliconius butterflies
Meeting Abstract 102-3 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15 Hybridization and the origin of novel warning coloration in Heliconius butterflies COUNTERMAN, BA*; VAN BELLEGHEM, S; SHAAK, SG; YEAGER, J; Mississippi State University; Mississippi State University; Mississippi State University; University of California, Merced bcounterman@biology.msstate.edu Hybridization between divergent races and species can produce an amazing diversity of novel forms. […]
Distinguishing Novelty from Re-emergence of Ancestral Behavioral Traits Insights from an Adaptive Radiation
Meeting Abstract 102-7 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:00 – 15:15 Distinguishing Novelty from Re-emergence of Ancestral Behavioral Traits: Insights from an Adaptive Radiation FOSTER, SA; Clark University, Worcester MA sfoster@clarku.edu http://wordpress.clarku.edu/foster-baker-lab/ Evolutionary novelty is particularly difficult to define and demonstrate- a problem that is exacerbated by the possibility that ancestral phenotypes unexpressed over evolutionary time frames can re-emerge […]
Digits and fin rays share common developmental histories
Meeting Abstract 102-1 Saturday, Jan. 7 13:30 – 13:45 Digits and fin rays share common developmental histories NAKAMURA, T*; GEHRKE, AR; LEMBERG, J; SZYMASZEK, J; SHUBIN, NH; Univ. of Chicago, IL; Univ. of Chicago, IL; Univ. of Chicago, IL; Univ. of Chicago, IL; Univ. of Chicago, IL tetsuya@uchicago.edu http://tetsuyanakamura.work Comparisons of fish fins with tetrapod limbs have […]
When the Lights Go Up in the City Artificial Light at Night Impacts Reproduction in Brown Anoles (Anolis sagrei)
Meeting Abstract 102-2 Saturday, Jan. 6 13:45 – 14:00 When the Lights Go Up in the City: Artificial Light at Night Impacts Reproduction in Brown Anoles (Anolis sagrei) THAWLEY, CJ*; KOLBE, JJ; University of Rhode Island; University of Rhode Island cthawley@uri.edu Anthropogenic changes including accelerating urbanization have important costs and consequences for affected organisms. As human-impacted environments […]
The effects of tourism and food provisioning on the physiology of Exuma Rock Iguanas (Cyclura cychlura)
Meeting Abstract 102-3 Saturday, Jan. 6 14:00 – 14:15 The effects of tourism and food provisioning on the physiology of Exuma Rock Iguanas (Cyclura cychlura) WEBB, AC*; KNAPP, C; IVERSON, J; DENARDO, D; FRENCH, S; Utah State University; John G. Shedd Aquarium; Earlham College; Arizona State University; Utah State University alisoncarey4@gmail.com http://frenchlab.weebly.com/ Tourism in the Bahamas has […]
Nest-site selection in urban dwelling anoles could help embryos beat the heat
Meeting Abstract 102-6 Saturday, Jan. 6 14:45 – 15:00 Nest-site selection in urban dwelling anoles could help embryos beat the heat. TIATRAGUL, S*; PAVLIK, NG; HALL, JM; WARNER, DA; Auburn University; University of New Mexico; Auburn University; Auburn University stiatragul@auburn.edu http://stiatragul.weebly.com Urbanization dramatically alters the local ecosystem, which impacts resident species. Due to the introduction of impervious […]
Experimental Anthropogenic Noise Impacts Parental Behavior, and Nestling Growth and Oxidative Stress in a Non-urban Bird
Meeting Abstract 102-8 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:15 – 15:30 Experimental Anthropogenic Noise Impacts Parental Behavior, and Nestling Growth and Oxidative Stress in a Non-urban Bird INJAIAN, A.S.*; TAFF, C.C.; PATRICELLI, G.L.; Univ. of California, Davis; Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Univ. of California, Davis asinjaian@ucdavis.edu Human-produced noise—from transportation, urbanization and industry—is widespread, affecting both urban and non-urban wildlife […]
Country Life May Not Be Stress-Free Fecal Glucocorticoids in Yellow-Bellied Marmots along a Rural-Urban Continuum
Meeting Abstract 102-4 Saturday, Jan. 6 14:15 – 14:30 Country Life May Not Be Stress-Free: Fecal Glucocorticoids in Yellow-Bellied Marmots along a Rural-Urban Continuum ADDIS, EA*; PRICE, K; KITTRIDGE, C; DAMBY, Z; Gonzaga University; Gonzaga University; Gonzaga University; Gonzaga University addis@gonzaga.edu With increasing urban development, animals are being challenged by new environments to acclimate, adapt, or move […]
