Meeting Abstract 123.7  Tuesday, Jan. 7 15:00  Comparative studies on the ontogeny of the primary palate and nasal cavities in birds and mammals ABRAMYAN, J*; CHENG, J; RICHMAN, JM; University of British Columbia; UBC; UBC abramyan@dentistry.ubc.ca A critical period in craniofacial ontogeny involves the proper development of the primary palate and nasal cavities. Nasal cavities initiate as […]

Meeting Abstract 123.2  Tuesday, Jan. 7 13:45  Ancient origins of the vertebrate Hoxd appendage developmental system GEHRKE, A.R.*; SCHNEIDER, I.; NAKAMURA, T.; CHANDRAN, M.; BRAASCH, I.; POSTLETHWAIT, J.; SHUBIN, N.; The University of Chicago; The University of Chicago; The University of Chicago; The University of Chicago; The University of Oregon; The University of Oregon; The University of […]

Meeting Abstract 123.4  Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:15  A novel transcriptional regulator, lbh, regulates adaptive craniofacial variation in East African cichlids via neural crest cell migration POWDER, KE*; COUSIN, H; JACOBS-MCDANIELS, NL; ALBERTSON, RC; UMass Amherst; UMass Amherst; Syracuse Univ; UMass Amherst kepowder@bio.umass.edu Diversification of craniofacial structures to exploit new feeding niches is a cornerstone of adaptive radiations. […]

Meeting Abstract 123-6  Thursday, Jan. 7 14:45  Uterine molecular changes during pregnancy in Macropus eugenii (Macropodidae; Marsupialia): implications for the evolution of mammalian pregnancy LAIRD, M.K.*; DARGAN, J.; PATERSON, L.; MCALLAN, B.M.; MURPHY, C.R.; THOMPSON, M.B.; University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; […]

Meeting Abstract 123-5  Thursday, Jan. 7 14:30  Resting metabolic rate explains variation in adult survival probality within but not across latitudes BOYCE, A.J.*; WOLF, B.O.; MARTIN, T.E.; University of Montana; University of New Mexico; USGS; MT Coop Wildlife Res. Unit andrew1.boyce@umontana.edu Tropical birds are typically longer lived than temperate counterparts. This slow “pace of life” is thought […]

Meeting Abstract 123-4  Thursday, Jan. 7 14:15  Physical and physiological costs of reproduction in watersnakes CHAMBERLAIN, JD*; GIFFORD, ME; University of Arkansas at Little Rock; University of Central Arkansas jdchamberlai@ualr.edu A key theory in life-history research predicts the existence of a trade-off between current and future reproductive success. Increases in the cost of each reproductive attempt theoretically […]

Meeting Abstract 123-2  Thursday, Jan. 7 13:45  Life-history trade-offs of lizards in response to drought ZANI, P.A.; Univ. Wisconsin–Stevens Point pzani@uwsp.edu Changing environmental conditions, such as drought, can impose life-history trade-offs on animal populations. Over the past several years, drought conditions have influenced the life history of side-blotched lizards (Uta stansburiana) in northern Nevada. Ongoing monitoring of […]

Meeting Abstract 123-1  Thursday, Jan. 7 13:30  Juvenile compensatory growth impacts adult size and life-history traits within the threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) model system. REYES, M.*; BAKER, J.; Clark University; Clark University mreyes@clarku.edu Organisms across the animal kingdom exhibit compensatory growth (CG), a form of phenotypic plasticity exhibited as faster than normal growth following a period of […]

Meeting Abstract 123-3  Thursday, Jan. 7 14:00  Does sexual conflict hinder life-history evolution? A comparative test with lizards REEDY, A.M.*; EVANS, W.J.; COX, R.M.; University of Virginia; University of Virginia; University of Virginia amr3mb@virginia.edu http://wideworldscience.blogspot.com Species with high annual reproductive effort tend to have low annual survival, whereas those with low reproductive effort have high survival. However, […]

Meeting Abstract 123-2  Sunday, Jan. 8 10:15 – 10:30  The Effects of Substrate on Terrestrial Locomotion in the Snowflake moray, Echidna nebulosa MEHTA, RS*; MORGIA, JM; SALLADAY, K; JACQUEMETTON, CP; BUSBY, WP; WARD, AB; MEHTA, Rita; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. […]