Meeting Abstract 106-5  Monday, Jan. 6 14:30 – 14:45  Climate variation facilitates morphological, not physiological, divergence in song sparrows GAMBOA, M P*; KOHLRUSS, P S; WOLF, B O; SILLETT, T S; FUNK, W C; GHALAMBOR, C K; Colorado State University; Colorado State University; University of New Mexico; Migratory Bird Center, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute; Colorado State University; […]

Meeting Abstract 106-3  Monday, Jan. 6 14:00 – 14:15  Brazilian Phenotypic Plasticity under Climate Changes: an Evolutionary History Scripted in the Coral-Dinoflagellate Symbiosis FARIA, S*; GOODBODY-GRINGLEY, G; MARANGONI, L; PEREIRA, C; BATEMAN, S; ZILBERBERG, C; MIES, M; KITAHARA, M; BIANCHINI, A; GARLAND, T; NAVAS, C; Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences; Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences; Monaco Scientific […]

Meeting Abstract 106-7  Monday, Jan. 6 15:00 – 15:15  Are mitochondria the major contributor of reactive oxygen species production? No. ZHANG, Y*; WONG, HS; University of Memphis; Buck Institute for Research on Aging yzhang24@memphis.edu Oxidative stress has been proposed as a mediator underlying different life-history trade-offs. Evolutionary physiologists often assume mitochondria as the center of release and […]

Meeting Abstract 106-2  Monday, Jan. 6 13:45 – 14:00  Acclimation to warmer temperatures attenuates heat-shock plasticity in high elevation populations of common lizards GILBERT, AL*; RUTSCHMANN, A; FITSCHEN-BROWN, MS; MILES, DB; CLOBERT, J; Ohio University; University of Auckland; Ohio University; Ohio University; tion of Experimental and Theoretical Ecology, Moulis, France anthony.gilbert09@gmail.com As the intensity of heat waves […]

Meeting Abstract 106.3  Saturday, Jan. 7  Why snakes flick their tongues: a fluid dynamics approach RYERSON, WG*; SCHWENK, K; University of Connecticut william.ryerson@uconn.edu The forked tongue of snakes is used to collect chemical molecules (odorants) from the environment and deliver them to the vomeronasal organs in the roof of the mouth. Snakes use two methods to sample […]

Meeting Abstract 106.1  Saturday, Jan. 7  Numerical Simulations of Odorant Detection by Crustacean Olfactory Hair Arrays SCHUECH, Rudi*; STACEY, Mark; KOEHL, Mimi; Univ. of California, Berkeley rudis@berkeley.edu Many marine crustaceans flick sensory antennules through the water to actively sample turbulent odor plumes. An important step in odorant detection is the transport of odorant molecules from the filamentous […]

Meeting Abstract 106.5  Saturday, Jan. 7  Nectar drinking KIM, Wonjung; GILET, Tristan*; BUSH, John W.M.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge; University of Liege, Belgium; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge Tristan.Gilet@ulg.ac.be Nectar drinkers must feed efficiently due to the threat of predation. The sweetest nectar offers the greatest energetic rewards, but the sharp increase of viscosity with sugar […]

Meeting Abstract 106.4  Saturday, Jan. 7  How nectar-feeding bats lap: nectar uptake and ingestion in Glossophaga soricina HARPER, C.J.*; SWARTZ, S.M.; BRAINERD, E.L.; Brown University, Providence; Brown University, Providence; Brown University, Providence caroline_harper@brown.edu In nectar-feeding bats, the tongue tip resembles a brush because it is covered with long filamentous papillae. In Glossophaga soricina, these hairlike papillae are […]

Meeting Abstract 106.2  Saturday, Jan. 7  Fluid dynamics of antennule flicking of the terrestrial hermit crab, Coenobita rugosus (Decapoda: Anomura) WALDROP, LD; Univ. of California, Berkeley lwaldrop@berkeley.edu Many marine decapod crustaceans sense chemical signals (odors) in their surroundings to find food and mates using first antennae (antennules) which bear arrays of chemosensory hairs (aesthetascs). The fluid dynamics […]

Meeting Abstract 106.1  Sunday, Jan. 6  The molecular evolution of chiton ‘shell’ eyes SPEISER, DI*; OAKLEY, TH; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara dispeiser@gmail.com Understanding the evolution of complex traits has been a major goal of biologists for generations. When studying the origin of a particular complex trait, it is useful to first […]