Meeting Abstract 125-3 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:45 – 11:00 Blowing smoke? Elevated carbon monoxide (CO) in marine mammals TIFT, M.S.*; LUEKER, T.J.; ST. LEGER, J.A.; CABRALES, P; JORDAN, P.A.; PONGANIS, P.J.; UCSD; UCSD; SeaWorld; UCSD; UCSD; UCSD mtift@ucsd.edu http://scrippsscholars.ucsd.edu/mtift Carbon monoxide (CO) is known for the toxic property of binding tightly to hemoglobin, forming carboxyhemoglobin (COHb), and […]
sessions: Session 125
Trade-off between predatory and locomotor ability in a geographic mosaic of coevolution with toxic prey
Meeting Abstract 125-6 Sunday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45 Trade-off between predatory and locomotor ability in a geographic mosaic of coevolution with toxic prey HAGUE, MTJ*; BRODIE JR., ED; BRODIE III, ED; University of Virginia; Utah State University; University of Virginia mh6nf@virginia.edu Evolutionary trade-offs are predicted to arise when a locally adapted allele exhibits antagonistic effects in […]
The presence and evolution of Na+, K+-ATPase paralog-switching in a euryhaline fish, the Alewife
Meeting Abstract 125-3 Sunday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00 The presence and evolution of Na+, K+-ATPase paralog-switching in a euryhaline fish, the Alewife COLBY, RS; VELOTTA, JP; SCHULTZ, ET*; Univ. of Connecticut; Univ. of Montana; Univ. of Connecticut eric.schultz@uconn.edu The invasion of freshwater from marine habitats prompted extensive diversification of aquatic taxa. Mechanisms permitting this habitat switch […]
Regional patterns of thermal stress and constitutive gene expression in the marine snail Chlorostoma funebralis in northern and southern California
Meeting Abstract 125-2 Sunday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 Regional patterns of thermal stress and constitutive gene expression in the marine snail Chlorostoma funebralis in northern and southern California GLEASON, LU*; BURTON, RS; California State University, Sacramento; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego lani.gleason@csus.edu http://lugleason.weebly.com Southern California (USA) populations of the intertidal snail Chlorostoma […]
Predicting coral adaptation and extinction in the Coral Triangle
Meeting Abstract 125-1 Sunday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30 Predicting coral adaptation and extinction in the Coral Triangle. MATZ, MV*; HALLER, BC; TREML, EA; Univ. of Texas at Austin; Cornell University; Univ. of Melbourne matz@utexas.edu http://matzlab.weebly.com/ Can corals adapt to the current rate of sea surface warming? One possibility for such rapid adaptation is by “genetic rescue”, […]
Physiological and Behavioral Correlates of Selection for High Swim-Induced Peak Metabolic Rate in Laboratory Mice Implications for the Aerobic Capacity Model of the Evolution of Endothermy
Meeting Abstract 125-7 Sunday, Jan. 7 11:45 – 12:00 Physiological and Behavioral Correlates of Selection for High Swim-Induced Peak Metabolic Rate in Laboratory Mice: Implications for the Aerobic Capacity Model of the Evolution of Endothermy BRZEK, P*; SELEWESTRUK, P; GEBCZYNSKI, A; KSIAZEK, A; SADOWSKA, J; NEDERGAARD, J; KONARZEWSKI, M; Univ. of Bialystok, Poland; Univ. of Bialystok, Poland; […]
Disparate patterns of thermal adaptation between life stages in temperate vs tropical Drosophila melanogaster
Meeting Abstract 125-4 Sunday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 Disparate patterns of thermal adaptation between life stages in temperate vs. tropical Drosophila melanogaster LOCKWOOD, BL*; GUPTA, T; SCAVOTTO, R; University of Vermont; University of Vermont; University of Vermont Brent.Lockwood@uvm.edu http://www.uvm.edu/~bllockwo/ Many terrestrial ectothermic species exhibit limited variation in upper thermal tolerance across latitude. However, these trends may […]
Cavefish Metabolic Adaptation Hungry, Fat, and Healthy
Meeting Abstract 125-5 Sunday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 Cavefish Metabolic Adaptation: Hungry, Fat, and Healthy ROHNER, N; Stowers Institute for Medical Research nro@stowers.org Understanding the genetic basis of adaptation has broad implications not only for a basic understanding of evolution, but also for human pathologies given that many human diseases are a consequence of mis-adaptation to […]
The influence of temperature on nutrient supply and demand host plant quality is temperature dependent
Meeting Abstract 125-5 Monday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45 The influence of temperature on nutrient supply and demand: host plant quality is temperature dependent CLISSOLD, FJ*; WOODMAN, JD; WILSON, K; SIMPSON, SJ; The University of Sydney; Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; Lancaster University; The University of Sydney fiona.clissold@sydney.edu.au https://fclissold.wordpress.com/ Population dynamics of herbivorous insects are strongly […]
Evaporative cooling stress links body mass to the collapse of desert bird communities
Meeting Abstract 125-3 Monday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 Evaporative cooling stress links body mass to the collapse of desert bird communities RIDDELL, EA*; IKNAYAN, K; WOLF, BO; SINERVO, B; BEISSINGER, SR; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of New Mexico; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Berkeley riddell.eric@gmail.com Climate change threatens […]
