Meeting Abstract 125-1 Thursday, Jan. 7 13:30 Seasonal patterns in innate immune effectiveness against Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis VOYLES, J*; PEREZ, R; ROLLINS-SMITH, L; RICHARDS-ZAWACKI, C; University of Nevada, Reno; University of Nevada, Reno; Vanderbilt University; University of Pittsburg jvoyles@unr.edu Amphibians are declining worldwide and are currently regarded as one of the most threatened classes of vertebrate animals. Many […]
sessions: Session 125
Outbreaks of the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis are controlled by host adaptations to climate
Meeting Abstract 125-2 Thursday, Jan. 7 13:45 Outbreaks of the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis are controlled by host adaptations to climate COHEN, J.M.*; MCMAHON, T.; VENESKY, M.; CIVITELLO, D.J.; ROZNIK, B.; ROHR, J.R.; University of South Florida; University of Tampa; Allegheny College; University of South Florida; University of South Florida; University of South Florida jcohen9@mail.usf.edu Batrachochytrium […]
High temperatures limit reproduction in an invasive castrating parasite
Meeting Abstract 125-4 Thursday, Jan. 7 14:15 High temperatures limit reproduction in an invasive castrating parasite GEHMAN, A. M. *; HALL, R. J. ; BYERS, J. E. ; University of Georgia, Athens; University of Georgia, Athens; University of Georgia, Athens alyssamina@gmail.com http://gehmana.weebly.com/ Temperature has predictable, often non-linear, effects on many biological processes. Parasites of ectothermic hosts may […]
Effect of temperature on chytridiomycosis in larval amphibians
Meeting Abstract 125-3 Thursday, Jan. 7 14:00 Effect of temperature on chytridiomycosis in larval amphibians BRADLEY, P. W.*; BRAWNER, M.D.; RAFFEL, T.R.; ROHR, J.R.; OLSON, D.H.; BLAUSTEIN, A.R.; Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; Oakland University, Rochester, MI; University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station; Oregon State […]
The Mitochondrial Basis of Thermal Tolerance in the Intertidal Copepod Tigriopus californicus
Meeting Abstract 125-4 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:00 – 11:15 The Mitochondrial Basis of Thermal Tolerance in the Intertidal Copepod Tigriopus californicus HARADA, AE*; BURTON, RS; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Univ. of California, San Diego; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Univ. of California, San Diego aharada@ucsd.edu Populations of conspecifics that are distributed across a wide latitudinal range allow for […]
Scaling of Respiratory Variables in Cutaneous Gas Exchange by Sea Spiders
Meeting Abstract 125-1 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:15 – 10:30 Scaling of Respiratory Variables in Cutaneous Gas Exchange by Sea Spiders LANE, SJ*; SHISHIDO, CM; MORAN, AM; TOBALSKE, BW; WOODS, HA; Univ. of Montana; Univ. of Hawai’i, Manoa; Univ. of Hawai’i, Manoa; Univ. of Montana; Univ. of Montana steven.lane@umontana.edu Metazoan respiratory systems are diverse, and the size and […]
Oxygen-Dependent Limits to Body Size in Giant Sea Spiders
Meeting Abstract 125-5 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:15 – 11:30 Oxygen-Dependent Limits to Body Size in Giant Sea Spiders WOODS, H. A.*; LANE, S. J.; TOBALSKE, B. W.; SHISHIDO, C. M.; MORAN, A. L.; WOODS, Arthur; Univ. of Montana; Univ. of Montana; Univ. of Montana; Univ. of Hawai’i at Mānoa; Univ. of Hawai’i at Mānoa art.woods@mso.umt.edu http://hs.umt.edu/dbs/labs/woods/ Compared […]
OXPHOS adaptation and ecological speciation in toxic sulfide springs
Meeting Abstract 125-6 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:30 – 11:45 OXPHOS adaptation and ecological speciation in toxic sulfide springs GREENWAY, R.*; KELLEY, J. L.; TOBLER, T.; Kansas State University; Washington State University; Kansas State University greenrs@ksu.edu Incompatibility between gene products encoded by mitochondrial and nuclear genomes (mitonuclear incompatibilities) is a mechanism of hybrid incompatibility hypothesized to serve as […]
Does Climate Variability Predict Thermal Tolerance A Comparison of Thermal Breadths in Aquatic Insects Across Elevation & Latitude
Meeting Abstract 125-2 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:30 – 10:45 Does Climate Variability Predict Thermal Tolerance? A Comparison of Thermal Breadths in Aquatic Insects Across Elevation & Latitude SHAH, AA*; GHALAMBOR, CK; SHAH, Alisha; Colorado State University; Colorado State University alishas0624@gmail.com Climate variability has long been implicated in shaping the thermal breadths of organisms. In 1967, Daniel Janzen […]
Constraints on cold tolerance and hardening ability limit the distribution of forest ants at its northern range boundary
Meeting Abstract 125-7 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:45 – 12:00 Constraints on cold tolerance and hardening ability limit the distribution of forest ants at its northern range boundary. NGUYEN, AD*; BROWN, M; ZHITNAY, J; HELMS CAHAN, S; GOTELLI, NJ; ARNETT, A; ELLISON, AM; NGUYEN, Andrew; University of Vermont; Unity College; Unity College; University of Vermont; University of Vermont; […]
