Meeting Abstract 112-4 Sunday, Jan. 8 08:45 – 09:00 Males and females differ in the production of plumage ornaments in two tropical passerine birds ENBODY, E/D*; LANTZ, S/M; KARUBIAN, J; Tulane University; Tulane University; Tulane University eenbody@tulane.edu Visual ornaments have evolved in a wide range of taxa to convey information about quality and condition. Ornamentation can be […]
sessions: Session 112
Male Mate Choice Contributes to Behavioral Isolation in Sexually Dimorphic Fish with Traditional Sex Roles
Meeting Abstract 112-3 Sunday, Jan. 8 08:30 – 08:45 Male Mate Choice Contributes to Behavioral Isolation in Sexually Dimorphic Fish with Traditional Sex Roles ROBERTS, NS*; MENDELSON, TC; Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County; Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County nat17@umbc.edu Female mate choice is usually implicated in behavioral isolation between species with divergent male ornaments. However, males in […]
How Do Females Evaluate Male Tactile Signals Quantitative Variation in Female Sensory Structures and Implications for Species Recognition, Sexual Selection, and Speciation
Meeting Abstract 112-6 Sunday, Jan. 8 09:15 – 09:30 How Do Females Evaluate Male Tactile Signals? Quantitative Variation in Female Sensory Structures and Implications for Species Recognition, Sexual Selection, and Speciation BARNARD, AA*; FINCKE, OM; MASLY, JP; University of Oklahoma; University of Oklahoma; University of Oklahoma alex.barnard@ou.edu http://alexbarnard.oucreate.com Mate recognition can be important for maintaining reproductive isolation […]
Grappling with inefficiency socially dominant male house mice have reduced locomotor economy
Meeting Abstract 112-7 Sunday, Jan. 8 09:30 – 09:45 Grappling with inefficiency: socially dominant male house mice have reduced locomotor economy MORRIS, JS*; RUFF, JS; POTTS, WK; CARRIER, DR; University of Utah j.s.morris@utah.edu Economical locomotion and maintaining social dominance are vital to many speces because of their direct impact on components of fitness. Locomotor economy is thought […]
Genetic Architecture of the Anolis Dewlap Reveals Both Shared and Sex-Specific Features of a Sexually Dimorphic Ornament
Meeting Abstract 112-1 Sunday, Jan. 8 08:00 – 08:15 Genetic Architecture of the Anolis Dewlap Reveals Both Shared and Sex-Specific Features of a Sexually Dimorphic Ornament COX, RM*; COSTELLO, RA; CAMBER, BE; MCGLOTHLIN, JW; University of Virginia; University of Virginia; University of Virginia; Virginia Tech rmc3u@virginia.edu http://www.CoxLabUVA.org In developing his theory of sexual selection, Darwin treated the […]
Do Plumage Ornaments Signal How Individuals Respond to Stress
Meeting Abstract 112-2 Sunday, Jan. 8 08:15 – 08:30 Do Plumage Ornaments Signal How Individuals Respond to Stress? HENSCHEN, A.E.*; WHITTINGHAM, L.A. ; DUNN, P.O.; Univ. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Univ. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Univ. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee hensche9@uwm.edu Male ornaments are thought to honestly advertise the physiological quality of potential mates to females. An important aspect of […]
Using data mining and mass spectrometry sequencing to derive a consensus coral ‘biomineralization toolkit’
Meeting Abstract 112-4 Sunday, Jan. 7 08:45 – 09:00 Using data mining and mass spectrometry sequencing to derive a consensus coral ‘biomineralization toolkit’ DRAKE, JL*; WHITELEGGE, JP; JACOBS, DK; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Los Angeles jeanadrake@eeb.ucla.edu Stony coral skeletal proteins, termed the ‘biomineralization toolkit’, control mineral formation and […]
The starlet sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis) as an emerging model organism for venom studies
Meeting Abstract 112-2 Sunday, Jan. 7 08:15 – 08:30 The starlet sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis) as an emerging model organism for venom studies. MACRANDER, J*; SACHKOVA, MY; MORAN, Y; REITZEL, AM; Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte; Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte jmacrand@uncc.edu https://macrander.wordpress.com/ The starlet sea anemone, […]
Paleohabitat Modeling of Marine Threespine Stickleback Glacial-Age Refugia
Meeting Abstract 112-7 Sunday, Jan. 7 09:30 – 09:45 Paleohabitat Modeling of Marine Threespine Stickleback Glacial-Age Refugia KING, R.W.; Clark University, Worcester MA rking@clarku.edu During the last glacial maximum, the Cordilleran Ice Sheet covered mainland British Columbia including much of Vancouver Island. Sea level was 125-145m below the present level, creating ice-free habitats on the low-slope continental […]
Oxygen, temperature, and the cold cradle of animal evolution a paleophysiological perspective on the Ediacaran fossil record
Meeting Abstract 112-6 Sunday, Jan. 7 09:15 – 09:30 Oxygen, temperature, and the cold cradle of animal evolution: a paleophysiological perspective on the Ediacaran fossil record BOAG, TH*; ELDER, LE; HULL, PM; SPERLING, EA; Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University; Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University; Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University; Department of Geological […]
