Meeting Abstract 115-5 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:15 Underwater Navigation by Weddell Seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) in the Antarctic Fast-Ice Environment FUIMAN, LA*; WILLIAMS, TM; DAVIS, RW; University of Texas at Austin; University of California Santa Cruz; Texas A&M University – Galveston lee.fuiman@utexas.edu http://utmsi.utexas.edu/fuiman Most activities of Weddell seals occur during dives that extend hundreds to thousands […]
sessions: Session 115
The relationship between glucocorticoids and movement behavior during breeding in a free-living passerine
Meeting Abstract 115-1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:00 – 08:15 The relationship between glucocorticoids and movement behavior during breeding in a free-living passerine UEHLING, JJ*; INJAIAN, AS; TAFF, CC; WINKLER, DW; VITOUSEK, MN; Cornell Univ.; Cornell Univ.; Cornell Univ.; Cellular Tracking Technologies; Cornell Univ. jju8@cornell.edu Movement patterns have wide-ranging effects on survival and population trends, and can greatly […]
Neon Goby Larvae have Sufficiently Developed Sensory Systems and Swimming Abilities to Orient Directionally Beginning Shortly After Hatching
Meeting Abstract 115-2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:15 – 08:30 Neon Goby Larvae have Sufficiently Developed Sensory Systems and Swimming Abilities to Orient Directionally Beginning Shortly After Hatching MAJORIS, JE*; FORETICH, MA; HU, Y; NICKLES, KR; DI PERSIA, CL; CHAPUT, R; SCHLATTER, E; WEBB, JF; PARIS, CB; BUSTON, PM; Boston University, Boston, MA and King Abdullah University of […]
Homeward Bound What the Salmon Nose Knows
Meeting Abstract 115-6 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:15 – 09:30 Homeward Bound: What the Salmon Nose Knows? KAMRAN, M*; POLLOCK, AMM; DITTMAN, A H; NOAKES, DLG; Oregon State University, Corvallis; Oregon State University, Corvallis; Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Seattle; Oregon State University, Corvallis and Oregon Hatchery Research Center, Alsea kamran.mary@gmail.com https://twitter.com/merreyum Aquatic habitats […]
Environment- Dependent Switching of Odour-Based Navigation Strategies by the Freshwater Gastropod, Lymnaea stagnalis
Meeting Abstract 115-4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:45 – 09:00 Environment- Dependent Switching of Odour-Based Navigation Strategies by the Freshwater Gastropod, Lymnaea stagnalis WYETH, RC*; UCCIFERRI, C; YOUSSEF, K; STEVENS, H; St. Francis Xavier University rwyeth@stfx.ca Many aquatic animals use olfactory-based navigation to move relative to prey and predators. Two common navigation strategies are used, depending on the […]
Dissecting the genetic modifiers of flight performance using the Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel
Meeting Abstract 115-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:30 – 08:45 Dissecting the genetic modifiers of flight performance using the Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel SPIERER, AN*; MOSSMAN, JA; RAND, DM; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI adam_spierer@brown.edu http://www.adamspierer.com Insect flight is a complex and polygenic trait requiring the coordination of many genes across […]
Variation in circulating steroid hormones among Caribbean Anolis ecomorphs
Meeting Abstract 115.5 Saturday, Jan. 7 Variation in circulating steroid hormones among Caribbean Anolis ecomorphs HUSAK, J.F.*; LOVERN, M.B.; Univ. of St. Thomas; Oklahoma State Univ. jerry.husak@stthomas.edu The evolutionary processes leading to adaptive radiations have been intensely studied, yet the proximate mechanisms leading to phenotypic change during these speciation events have received less attention. Anolis lizards of […]
The evolutionary relationship between social mating system and sex-biased dispersal in mammals
Meeting Abstract 115.4 Saturday, Jan. 7 The evolutionary relationship between social mating system and sex-biased dispersal in mammals MABRY, Karen *; BLUMSTEIN, Daniel ; VAN VUREN, Dirk; SHELLEY, Erin; New Mexico State University; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Davis; University of California, Los Angeles kmabry@nmsu.edu In vertebrate animals, natal dispersal is often sex-biased (one […]
Sex ratio adjustment in a solitary parasitoid wasp
Meeting Abstract 115.3 Saturday, Jan. 7 Sex ratio adjustment in a solitary parasitoid wasp SOMJEE, Ummat*; ABLARD, Kelly; CRESPI, Bernard; SCHAEFER, Paul/W; GRIES, Gerhard; Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada; Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada; Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada; US department of Agriculture, Newark, DE; Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada ummat.s@gmail.com Sex ratio theory has yielded some […]
Nuptial thief male spiders steal food from mating partners
Meeting Abstract 115.1 Saturday, Jan. 7 Nuptial thief: male spiders steal food from mating partners DANIELSON-FRANCOIS, A.*; DROBOT, Y.; University of Michigan – Dearborn; University of Michigan – Dearborn danfranc@umd.umich.edu Adult male spiders do not build webs. Once males molt to maturity, they wander in search of females to mate. For orb-weaving spiders, not building a web […]
