Meeting Abstract 120-7 Sunday, Jan. 8 09:30 – 09:45 Optimal search with unreliable and dangerous cues VAN BREUGEL, F*; DICKINSON, M H; Caltech; Caltech floris@caltech.edu https://florisvanbreugel.com/ Carbon dioxide is a broad signal of molecular decay, and it is almost universally attractive among insects in search of hosts, wildfires, flowers, decaying matter, communal nests, predators, and fruit. CO2 […]
sessions: Session 120
Octopus rubescens’ Prey Handling Procedures are Influenced by Bivalve Shell Thickness and Adductor Muscle Strength
Meeting Abstract 120-5 Sunday, Jan. 8 09:00 – 09:15 Octopus rubescens’ Prey Handling Procedures are Influenced by Bivalve Shell Thickness and Adductor Muscle Strength PERRON, J; VERDE, EA*; ONTHANK, KL; St. George’s University, Grenada; Maine Maritime Academy; Walla Walla University alan.verde@mma.edu Most generalist predators are faced with an assortment of preparation and handling decisions to make prior […]
Leg Autotomy and Its Effects on Predator-Prey Interactions in the Wolf Spider Pardosa valens
Meeting Abstract 120-1 Sunday, Jan. 8 08:00 – 08:15 Leg Autotomy and Its Effects on Predator-Prey Interactions in the Wolf Spider Pardosa valens STEFFENSON, M.M.*; BROWN, C.A.; Adams State University; Tennessee Technological University mmsteffenson@adams.edu https://sites.google.com/site/mattmsteffenson/ There are a variety of different factors that can influence the outcome of predator-prey interactions. One factor that has received little attention […]
Fat-tailed Foraging Strategies Require Energetic Trade-offs in Patchy Environments
Meeting Abstract 120-6 Sunday, Jan. 8 09:15 – 09:30 Fat-tailed Foraging Strategies Require Energetic Trade-offs in Patchy Environments LASCALA-GRUENEWALD, DE*; MEHTA, R; LIU, Y; DENNY, MW; Stanford University; Stanford University; Uppsala University; Stanford University dianalg11@gmail.com https://dianalascalagruenewald.wordpress.com/ Fat-tailed foraging strategies have been hailed as optimal for patchy environments. Diverse organisms have been documented performing Lévy walks, which are […]
Choosing a Meal Lizards Differentially Kill and Consume Native Versus Invasive Ants
Meeting Abstract 120-4 Sunday, Jan. 8 08:45 – 09:00 Choosing a Meal: Lizards Differentially Kill and Consume Native Versus Invasive Ants VENABLE, CP*; LANGKILDE, TL; The Pennsylvania State University; The Pennsylvania State University cpv111@psu.edu http://langkildelab.weebly.com/cameron-venable.html Invasive species can pose novel threats to native species they encounter. The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, is a novel predator […]
Sirtuins Regulators of the Response to Heat and Hypoxia Stress in Mytilus Mussels
Meeting Abstract 120-6 Sunday, Jan. 7 09:15 – 09:30 Sirtuins: Regulators of the Response to Heat and Hypoxia Stress in Mytilus Mussels TOMANEK, L*; VASQUEZ, MC; California Polytechnic State University; California Polytechnic State University ltomanek@calpoly.edu Sirtuins are NAD-dependent deacylases, which change the activity of proteins by removing acyl groups that are linked to energy metabolism, e.g., acetyl-CoA. […]
Selection on a master regulator of oxygen homeostasis contributes to adaptive hypoxia signaling in deer mice
Meeting Abstract 120-3 Sunday, Jan. 7 08:30 – 08:45 Selection on a master regulator of oxygen homeostasis contributes to adaptive hypoxia signaling in deer mice SCHWEIZER, RM*; VELOTTA, JP; IVY, CM; SCOTT, GR; CHEVIRON, ZA; University of Montana; University of Montana; McMaster University; McMaster University; University of Montana rena.schweizer@umontana.edu The high-altitude environment, characterized by severe and unremitting […]
Phanerozoic pOsub2sub and the early evolution of terrestrial animals
Meeting Abstract 120-7 Sunday, Jan. 7 09:30 – 09:45 Phanerozoic pO2 and the early evolution of terrestrial animals SCHACHAT, SR; Stanford University schachat@stanford.edu http://www.neuration.net Concurrent gaps in the Late Devonian/Mississippian fossil records of insects and tetrapods (i.e., Romer’s Gap) have been attributed to physiological suppression by low atmospheric pO2. Here, updated stable isotope inputs inform a reconstruction […]
Life history traits affect the response of insects to variation in atmospheric oxygen
Meeting Abstract 120-5 Sunday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:15 Life history traits affect the response of insects to variation in atmospheric oxygen VANDENBROOKS, JM*; PARKER, G; ZAFFINO, A; HARRISON, JF; Midwestern Univeristy; Midwestern University; Midwestern University; Arizona State University jvandenbrooks@midwestern.edu Atmospheric oxygen has the potential to affect the physiology, development and evolution of insects. However, insects demonstrate […]
Fitness components of individual fish that experience hypoxic dead zones under normoxia and hypoxia
Meeting Abstract 120-4 Sunday, Jan. 7 08:45 – 09:00 Fitness components of individual fish that experience hypoxic dead zones under normoxia and hypoxia KRASKURA, K*; NELSON, J; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Towson University krista.kraskura@lifesci.ucsb.edu Hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay from anthropogenic activities is a major concern. For obligate aerobes like juvenile striped bass, incursion into these increasingly […]
