Meeting Abstract 106-8 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:15 – 15:30 Iron Mobilization During Lactation Draws from Aerobic Dive Capacities in Weddell seals: A Previously Unexplored Cost to a Capital-Breeding System SHERO, MR*; KIRKHAM, AL; COSTA, DP; BURNS, JM; University of Alaska, Anchorage; University of Alaska, Anchorage; University of California, Santa Cruz; University of Alaska, Anchorage mrshero@alaska.edu In marine […]
sessions: Session 106
Expression of vitellogenin (Vg) gene from the hepatopancreas and gonad of the protandric shrimp Pandalus platyceros
Meeting Abstract 106-1 Saturday, Jan. 6 13:30 – 13:45 Expression of vitellogenin (Vg) gene from the hepatopancreas and gonad of the protandric shrimp Pandalus platyceros TAMONE, SL*; LEVY, T; BOWER, E; SAGI, A; University of Alaska Southeast; Ben Gurion University of the Negev; University of Alaska Southeast; Ben Gurion University of the Negev sltamone@alaska.edu The Northern spot […]
Effects of thermal stress on Vitellogenin levels in the hemolymoh of the anomuran crab Petrolisthes cinctipes
Meeting Abstract 106-6 Saturday, Jan. 6 14:45 – 15:00 Effects of thermal stress on Vitellogenin levels in the hemolymoh of the anomuran crab Petrolisthes cinctipes SALAS, H K*; SAYAVONG, N; GUNDERSON, A R; STILLMAN, J H; TSUKIMURA, B; California State University Fresno; California State University Fresno; San Francisco State University; San Francisco State University; California State University […]
Do Oocyte-Stem Cells Contribute to Protracted Fertility in Naked Mole-Rats
Meeting Abstract 106-7 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:00 – 15:15 Do Oocyte-Stem Cells Contribute to Protracted Fertility in Naked Mole-Rats? PLACE, NJ*; BRIEÑO-ENRIQUEZ, MA; COHEN, PE; SINOPOLI, JT; ALBERTINI, DF; LAIRD, DJ; HOLMES, MM; Cornell University; Center for Human Reproduction; Univ. of California, San Francisco; Univ. of Toronto, Mississauga njp27@cornell.edu In mammals, the discourse over the existence and […]
Differences in Female Reproductive Timing May Contribute to Divergence in Seasonally Sympatric Populations
Meeting Abstract 106-4 Saturday, Jan. 6 14:15 – 14:30 Differences in Female Reproductive Timing May Contribute to Divergence in Seasonally Sympatric Populations KIMMITT, A.A. *; KETTERSON, E.D.; Indiana Univ., Bloomington; Indiana Univ., Bloomington akimmitt@indiana.edu Animal migration can lead to a special case of population distribution known as seasonal sympatry, in which closely related migrant and resident populations […]
Being A Single Mother California Mouse
Meeting Abstract 106-3 Saturday, Jan. 6 14:00 – 14:15 Being A Single Mother California Mouse ZHAO, M*; SALTZMAN, W; Univ. of California, Riverside mzhao002@ucr.edu Being a mother is energetically costly for mammals and is associated with pronounced changes in mothers’ physiology, morphology and behavior. In ~5% of mammals, fathers assist their mates with rearing offspring and can […]
When Being Generic Makes You Diverse Phylogenetic and Morphological Diversity of the Gecko Genus Cyrtodactylus
Meeting Abstract 106-7 Sunday, Jan. 6 15:00 – 15:15 When Being Generic Makes You Diverse: Phylogenetic and Morphological Diversity of the Gecko Genus Cyrtodactylus . DAVIS, HR*; BAUER, AM; JACKMAN, TR; Villanova University; Villanova University; Villanova University hdavis5@villanova.edu The genus Cyrtodactylus is a hyper-diverse group of lizards ranging from South Asia to Melanesia, with a dense concentration […]
The molecular and physiological underpinnings of life history tradeoffs in a socially flexible bee
Meeting Abstract 106-1 Sunday, Jan. 6 13:30 – 13:45 The molecular and physiological underpinnings of life history tradeoffs in a socially flexible bee HUNTER, FK*; KAPHEIM, KM; Utah State University; Utah State University franceskhunter@gmail.com The evolution of biological complexity is rooted in life history tradeoffs, in which beneficial change in one trait (e.g., fertility) is associated with […]
Parental Photoperiod Prolongs Egg Diapause in a Montane Population of Mormon crickets
Meeting Abstract 106-3 Sunday, Jan. 6 14:00 – 14:15 Parental Photoperiod Prolongs Egg Diapause in a Montane Population of Mormon crickets SRYGLEY, RB; USDA-Agricultural Research Service robert.srygley@ars.usda.gov To persist in variable climates, many organisms adopt switching between phenotypic states as a way of hedging their bets. Variable release from egg dormancy is a form of bet hedging […]
Parent-Offspring Conflict, Ecology, and Life History Diversification in Livebearing Fishes
Meeting Abstract 106-6 Sunday, Jan. 6 14:45 – 15:00 Parent-Offspring Conflict, Ecology, and Life History Diversification in Livebearing Fishes TOBLER, M*; CULUMBER, ZW; Kansas State University; University of Alabama in Huntsville tobler@ksu.edu http://sulfide-life.info Major shifts in life history evolution – such as the transition from pre- to post-fertilization maternal provisioning in viviparous organisms – require complex morphological […]
