Meeting Abstract 128-2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 The Evolution of Sex-Specific Paternal Effects in Threespined Sticklebacks HELLMANN, JK*; BENSKY, M; ZIELINSKI, C; ANDERSON, S; BELL, A; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign hellmann@illinois.edu https://jehellmann45.wixsite.com/home Sex-specific selection pressures can generate different phenotypic […]
sessions: Session 128
The Effects of Aging Task Allocation and Inactivity in Two Ant Species
Meeting Abstract 128-5 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 The Effects of Aging: Task Allocation and Inactivity in Two Ant Species ISON, T*; CHARBONNEAU, D; WAUGH, A; LINKSVAYER, T; DORNHAUS, A; University of Arizona, Tucson; Arizona State University, Phoenix; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; University of Arizona, Tucson tjison@email.arizona.edu Eusocial insects and other colonial […]
Sodium perchlorate causes behavioral changes in developing zebrafish larva
Meeting Abstract 128-4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 Sodium perchlorate causes behavioral changes in developing zebrafish larva MINICOZZI, MR*; AXLID, E; WILSON, T; BUCK, CL; VON HIPPEL, FA; Minnesota State University Mankato; Northern Arizona University Michael.Minicozzi@mnsu.edu Sodium perchlorate (NaClO4) is a strong oxidizing agent with a variety of military and industrial uses. Its widespread use and […]
Parental and personal experience with predation risk interact in shaping phenotypes in a sex-specific manner
Meeting Abstract 128-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00 Parental and personal experience with predation risk interact in shaping phenotypes in a sex-specific manner STEIN, LR*; HOKE, KL; University of Oklahoma; Colorado State University laura.stein@ou.edu http://laurastein.weebly.com Evolutionary history, parental experience, and personal experience provide distinct avenues by which organisms adjust phenotypes based on environment, yet the mechanisms […]
Designed for Comparative Advantage Body size, Division of Labor, and the Benefits of Worse Workers in Bumble Bees
Meeting Abstract 128-6 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45 Designed for Comparative Advantage: Body size, Division of Labor, and the Benefits of Worse Workers in Bumble Bees DORNHAUS, A*; KELEMEN, EP; RIVERA, MD; University of Arizona; York University; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign dornhaus@email.arizona.edu http://socialinsectlab.arizona.edu In many complex systems, individual units show diversity in form and function. […]
Behavioral and molecular reaction norms of locust phase polyphenism in a phylogenetic frame work
Meeting Abstract 128-1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30 Behavioral and molecular reaction norms of locust phase polyphenism in a phylogenetic frame work FOQUET, B*; SONG, H; Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University Bert.Foquet@gmail.com Locusts are grasshoppers (Acrididae) that form large migratory swarms or marching bands, and show density-dependent phase polyphenism. This polyphenism consists of two phases, […]
The effects of trace element exposure on tree swallow reproductive success and stress response following remediation of a coal-fly ash spill
Meeting Abstract 128.4 Monday, Jan. 7 The effects of trace element exposure on tree swallow reproductive success and stress response following remediation of a coal-fly ash spill BECK, M. L.*; HOPKINS, W. A.; HAWLEY, D. M.; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech beckmic@vt.edu Coal combustion waste contains elevated concentrations of numerous trace elements that pose health risks […]
The Effects of Prescribed Burning on the Landscape and Reptile Abundance
Meeting Abstract 128.1 Monday, Jan. 7 The Effects of Prescribed Burning on the Landscape and Reptile Abundance HOWEY, C.A.F*; ROOSENBURG, W.M.; Ohio University chris.howey@gmail.com Prescribed burning has become a popular management tool throughout North America; a tool that creates a landscape representing an earlier successional forest. However, little is known regarding how reptile abundances may respond to […]
Temporal and spatial variation of cytridiomycosis across Batrachoseps attenuatus populations
Meeting Abstract 128.3 Monday, Jan. 7 Temporal and spatial variation of cytridiomycosis across Batrachoseps attenuatus populations SETTE, CM*; VREDENBURG, VT; ZINK, AG; San Francisco State University; San Francisco State University; San Francisco State University carla.sette@gmail.com Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a highly virulent fungal pathogen which causes chytridiomycosis in amphibians. This rapidly-spreading disease is implicated in the decline […]
Resistance and tolerance in invasive and native songbirds in Kenya evidence of parasite spillback
Meeting Abstract 128.5 Monday, Jan. 7 Resistance and tolerance in invasive and native songbirds in Kenya: evidence of parasite spillback COON, CAC*; BRACE, AJ; MARTIN, LB; Univ. of South Florida, Tampa; Univ. of South Florida, Tampa; Univ. of South Florida, Tampa ccoon@mail.usf.edu Avian malaria is more prevalent in invasive house sparrows (Passer domesticus) compared to native passerines […]
