Meeting Abstract 105.1  Thursday, Jan. 7  What does it take to exercise while holding your breath? The underlying secrets of myoglobin regulation in seal muscle cells. DE MIRANDA JR., M.A.*; CABLE, A.E.; KANATOUS, S.B.; Colorado State University ; Colorado State University; Colorado State University demiranda.michael@gmail.com The purpose of this study was to determine if cultured Weddell seal […]

Meeting Abstract 105.4  Saturday, Jan. 7  Ontogenetic and sex specific variation in chemical sequestration by a toxic herbivore FORDYCE, J.A.*; NICE, C.C.; DIMARCO, R.D.; University of Tennessee; Texas State University; University of Tennessee jfordyce@utk.edu Many insect herbivores sequester plant secondary compounds that in turn provide them with defense against natural enemies. The pipevine swallowtail, Battus philenor L., […]

Meeting Abstract 105.2  Saturday, Jan. 7  Impacts of elevated seawater temperature on Antarctic amphipod feeding choices for chemically-deterrent macroalgae SCHRAM, J.B.*; MCCLINTOCK, J.B.; AMSLER, C.D.; BAKER, B.J.; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Univ. of South Florida jbschram@uab.edu As global temperatures continue to increase as part of the […]

Meeting Abstract 105.1  Saturday, Jan. 7  Cold-exposure compromises feeding resistance toward seaweed secondary metabolites in the sea urchin Arbacia punctulata. CRAFT, Jonathan D*; DELORENZO, ME; SOTKA, EE; College of Charleston craftjd@gmail.com Ambient temperature and plant secondary metabolites are common stressors for herbivores, but there are more examples of their independent, rather than combined, effects. We assessed whether […]

Meeting Abstract 105.3  Saturday, Jan. 7  Chemical defense of the eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens): variation in efficiency against different consumers and in different habitats MARION, Z.H.*; HAY, M.E.; University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Georgia Institute of Technology zmarion@utk.edu Amphibian secondary metabolites are well known chemically, but their ecological functions are poorly understood⎯even for well-studied species. For example, the […]

Meeting Abstract 105.3  Sunday, Jan. 6  Visual ecology of two ephemeral pool crustaceans: phototaxis and light-orientation behavior of Triops (Branchiopoda: Notostraca) and Streptocephalus (Branchiopoda: Anostraca) LESSIOS, N*; RUTOWSKI, RL; COHEN, JH; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; University of Delaware nicolas.lessios@asu.edu Triops and Streptocephalus are branchiopod crustaceans that are often found within the same ephemeral freshwater pools. […]

Meeting Abstract 105.2  Sunday, Jan. 6  Spectral tuning and foreign egg rejection in American robins (Turdus migratorius) CROSTON, R.*; HAUBER, M.E.; CUNY Graduate Center; CUNY Hunter College, CUNY Graduate Center RCroston@gc.cuny.edu By laying their eggs in the nests of other birds, avian brood parasites impose the cost of rearing their young upon the hosts. Recognition and rejection […]

Meeting Abstract 105.6  Sunday, Jan. 6  No pain, big gain: coevolution between bark scorpion pain-inducing toxins and grasshopper mouse nociceptors ROWE, A.*; XIAO, Y.; ROWE, M.; CUMMINS, T.; ZAKON, H.; The Univ. of Texas at Austin; Indiana Univ. School of Medicine; Sam Houston State Univ.; Indiana Univ. School of Medicine; The Univ. of Texas at Austin ahrowe@utexas.edu […]

Meeting Abstract 105.1  Sunday, Jan. 6  Luminescence reduces mortality of the scale worm Harmothoe imbricata when attacked by crustacean predators. RIVERS, TJ*; LIVERMORE, JC; PERREAULT, TR; Bowdoin College; Bowdoin College; Bowdoin College trivers@bowdoin.edu The luminescent scale worm Harmothoe imbricata is found in abundance in the intertidal and subtidal habitats of coastal Maine. Luminescence occurs in the elytra […]

Meeting Abstract 105.4  Sunday, Jan. 6  Convergence and Divergence of Eye Morphology in Mimetic Butterflies SEYMOURE, B. M.*; MCMILLAN, W. O.; RUTOWSKI, R. L. ; Arizona State University; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Arizona State University brett.seymoure@gmail.com Within the animal kingdom there are many groups of mimetic organisms that have converged on phenotypes. Within the tropical butterfly genus […]