Meeting Abstract 131-4 Thursday, Jan. 7 14:15 Energetic challenges experienced by the mother during gestation alter growth patterns and adult traits related to energy balance in Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus). BROZEK, J.M. *; SCHNEIDER, J.E.; KEEN-RHINEHART, E.; Lehigh University; Lehigh University; Susquehanna University jeremy.brozek@gmail.com Energy intake, storage, and expenditure can be programmed by the energetic status of […]
sessions: Session 131
The Lethality of Non-Consumptive Predation Risk
Meeting Abstract 131-8 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:45 – 12:00 The Lethality of Non-Consumptive Predation Risk SHERIFF, MJ*; MACLEOD, K; KREBS, CJ; BOONSTRA, R; Penn State University; Penn State University; University of British Columbia; University of Toronto mjs72@psu.edu http://michaeljsheriff.weebly.com/ Predators play a critical role in shaping ecosystems, driving both population and community dynamics. Traditionally, studies have focused on […]
Staying Active for Life Investigating the Covariance Between Behavioral and Physiological Trade-offs in Treefrogs
Meeting Abstract 131-1 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:00 – 10:15 Staying Active for Life: Investigating the Covariance Between Behavioral and Physiological Trade-offs in Treefrogs DORMIO, SM*; MCCOY, MW; East Carolina University dormios15@students.ecu.edu While variability exists among individuals in a population, trade-offs limit the range of phenotypes an individual can express. For example, physiological trade-offs are commonly associated with […]
Resource availability and prey growth dynamics determines the outcome of size-structured predator-prey interactions
Meeting Abstract 131-7 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:30 – 11:45 Resource availability and prey growth dynamics determines the outcome of size-structured predator-prey interactions MCCOY, MW; East Carolina University mccoym@ecu.edu Most animals undergo substantial changes in body size and morphology during ontogeny that can influence many aspects of ecological performance. For example, body size variation can strongly influence predator-prey […]
Parental Exposure to UV-B Affects Offspring Responses
Meeting Abstract 131-6 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:15 – 11:30 Parental Exposure to UV-B Affects Offspring Responses GHANIZADEH KAZEROUNI, EN*; E. FRANKLIN, CR; SEEBACHER, FR; University of Sydney, Sydney; University of Queensland, Brisbane; University of Sydney, Sydney ensiyeh.ghanizadeh@sydney.edu.au https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ensiyeh_Ghanizadeh_Kazerouni The environment experienced by parents can affect offspring phenotypes. Such developmental plasticity is beneficial when it matches offspring responses […]
Migratory Movements and Fishing Mortality of the Louisiana Blue Crab Spawning Stock
Meeting Abstract 131-4 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:45 – 11:00 Migratory Movements and Fishing Mortality of the Louisiana Blue Crab Spawning Stock OLMI, H.D.*; DARNELL, M.Z.; University of Southern Mississippi; University of Southern Mississippi helen.olmi@usm.edu Blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, support Louisiana’s third largest commercial fishery. Louisiana has led the nation in blue crab landings for 7 of the […]
Female-biased sex ratio of immature Kemp’s ridley sea turtles in the northern Gulf of Mexico
Meeting Abstract 131-2 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:15 – 10:30 Female-biased sex ratio of immature Kemp’s ridley sea turtles in the northern Gulf of Mexico BEVAN, E.M.*; COLEMEN, A.; WIBBELS, T.; SELANGI, M; University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL; Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, Gulfport, MS and Birmingham Audubon Society, AL; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Institute for […]
Environmental drivers of variation in maternal investment of Colobocentrotus atratus across the Hawaiian Archipelago
Meeting Abstract 131-5 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:00 – 11:15 Environmental drivers of variation in maternal investment of Colobocentrotus atratus across the Hawaiian Archipelago MORISHIGE, K*; MORAN, AL; University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa; University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa kimmhkm@hawaii.edu Hawai’i’s intertidal shorelines are extremely vulnerable to rising ocean temperatures, habitat degradation, and harvesting pressure. In response to these […]
A flow network model of rat dynamics in New Orleans
Meeting Abstract 131-3 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:30 – 10:45 A flow network model of rat dynamics in New Orleans RAEL, R C*; TAYLOR, C; Tulane University; Tulane University rrael@tulane.edu Ecological and societal communities concurrently change and reassemble in response to one another following a traumatic event such as a natural disaster. This recovery process can potentially provide […]
Variation and evolutionary dynamics of squamate metabolism
Meeting Abstract 131-5 Sunday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 Variation and evolutionary dynamics of squamate metabolism. WATSON, CM*; BURGGREN, WW; WOLINSKI, CJ; COX, CL; Midwestern State University; University of North Texas; Midwestern State University; Georgia Southern University charles.watson@mwsu.edu A complex set of relationships exists between animal body size, body temperature, and metabolism. Metabolic rates (VO2) at different […]
