Meeting Abstract 122-1 Monday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 One Fish, Two Fish, Reef Fish, Blue Fish: Dichromatism in Fishes as an Adaptation to Life on Coral Reefs HODGE, JR*; SANTINI, F; WAINWRIGHT, PC; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis jhodge@ucdavis.edu Naturalists have long sought to explain the drivers of conspicuous […]
sessions: Session 122
Evolution of False Eyespots in Butterflyfishes Testing Eye Camouflage and Mimicry as Anti-predator Adaptations
Meeting Abstract 122-3 Monday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 Evolution of False Eyespots in Butterflyfishes: Testing Eye Camouflage and Mimicry as Anti-predator Adaptations KARAN, EA*; ALFARO, ME; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of California, Los Angeles ekaran@g.ucla.edu Many species of butterflyfish (Chaetodontidae) exhibit false eyespots (circular regions with dark pigment on the posterior body) but the […]
Early Environment and Condition Dependence in a Lifelong Sexual Signal Gene Expression and Melanin Color in Barn Swallows
Meeting Abstract 122-4 Monday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 Early Environment and Condition Dependence in a Lifelong Sexual Signal: Gene Expression and Melanin Color in Barn Swallows. HUND, AK*; TURBEK, SP; PAULI, CS; SAFRAN, RJ; TAYLOR, SA; University of Minnesota; University of Colorado; University of Colorado; University of Colorado; University of Colorado ahund@umn.edu https://amandahund.weebly.com/ Female preferences for […]