Meeting Abstract 136-2 Sunday, Jan. 8 13:45 – 14:00 Applying optimal performance theory to the soccer penalty: identifying the best strategies for success HUNTER, AH*; ANGILLETTA, MJ; PAVLIC, T; WILSON, RS; The University of Queensland; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; The University of Queensland r.wilson@uq.edu.au http://www.wilsonperformancelab.com The effort one puts into any motor task affects the […]
sessions: Session 136
The Fitness Trade-offs of Predation When to Scavenge and When to Steal
Meeting Abstract 136-2 Sunday, Jan. 7 13:45 – 14:00 The Fitness Trade-offs of Predation: When to Scavenge and When to Steal VALLOMPARAMBATH, R*; GOPINATHAN, A; YEAKEL, J; Univ. of California, Merced; Univ. of California, Merced; Univ. of California, Merced ritwika@ucmerced.edu Organisms make a variety of decisions while foraging, each with different costs and benefits. For example, predator […]
Morphological changes of insect-parasitic nematodes in response to different host-tissues
Meeting Abstract 136-5 Sunday, Jan. 7 14:30 – 14:45 Morphological changes of insect-parasitic nematodes in response to different host-tissues. ALONSO, V*; DILLMAN, AR; Univ. of California, Riverside valon001@ucr.edu Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are insect-parasites that typically kill their hosts within 48 hours of infection and have been used in the biological control of insects. When free-living infective juveniles […]
Iterative signaling and biological system performance
Meeting Abstract 136-1 Sunday, Jan. 7 13:30 – 13:45 Iterative signaling and biological system performance O’CONNOR, MP*; O’DONNELL, S; Drexel University; Drexel University oconnomp@drexel.edu Responses of hierarchically organized biological systems (e.g., insect colonies, nervous systems) to stimuli often depend on the recruitment of individual subunits (e.g., insects, neurons) to specified tasks. We developed a Markov chain based […]
How Social and Environmental Context Shapes Fighting Behavior in Tilapia
Meeting Abstract 136-3 Sunday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15 How Social and Environmental Context Shapes Fighting Behavior in Tilapia STIENECKER, SL*; MOORE, PA; Bowling Green State University; Bowling Green State University sarals@bgsu.edu Animals engage in aggressive contests frequently as a result of competition over resources. In order to more accurately weigh costs and benefits of withdrawing from […]
Factors influencing neophobia and its short-term repeatability in the Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)
Meeting Abstract 136-7 Sunday, Jan. 7 15:00 – 15:15 Factors influencing neophobia and its short-term repeatability in the Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) ALPERT, JN*; SCHAFER, JL; TRINGALI, A; BOWMAN, R; William Jewell College, Department of Biology, Liberty, MO, USA; William Jewell College, Department of Biology, Liberty, MO, USA; Archbold Biological Station, Avian Ecology Laboratory, Venus, FL, USA.; […]
Conserved genes regulate phenotypic plasticity in an incipiently social bee
Meeting Abstract 136-6 Sunday, Jan. 7 14:45 – 15:00 Conserved genes regulate phenotypic plasticity in an incipiently social bee REHAN, SM; University of New Hampshire sandra.rehan@unh.edu http://www.rehanlab.com The genetic underpinnings of social behavior are of great interest to understanding the evolution of social complexity. Genomic data for solitary and eusocial species are now available and have revealed […]
Sperm Evolution Across the Animal Tree of Life
Meeting Abstract 136-1 Monday, Jan. 7 13:30 – 13:45 Sperm Evolution Across the Animal Tree of Life KAHRL, AF*; SNOOK, RR; FITZPATRICK, JL; Stockholm University, Stockholm; Stockholm University, Stockholm; Stockholm University, Stockholm ariel.kahrl@gmail.com Despite their homologous function of fertilizing eggs, sperm exhibit incredible morphological diversity across the animal kingdom. There is ample evidence that post-mating sexual selection […]
Morphological Integration of the Head in Salamanders Impact of Developmental Strategy and Ecology
Meeting Abstract 136-3 Monday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15 Morphological Integration of the Head in Salamanders: Impact of Developmental Strategy and Ecology. FABRE, A-C*; BARDUA, C; BONNEL, J; BLACKBURN, D; GOSWAMI, A; NHM, London; NHM, London; NHM, London; Univ. of Florida, Florida; NHM, London fabreac@gmail.com http://anne-claire-fabre.weebly.com/ Caudata display a great diversity of developmental strategies directly impacting their […]
Getting to the bottom of it Morphological diversification in benthic teleosts
Meeting Abstract 136-8 Monday, Jan. 7 15:15 – 15:30 Getting to the bottom of it: Morphological diversification in benthic teleosts FRIEDMAN, ST*; WAINWRIGHT, PC; Univ. of California, Davis sarahtfried@gmail.com From flattened flounder, to elongate eels, and leg-wielding frogfishes, benthic fishes exhibit a remarkable diversity of body shapes, many of which deviate strongly from the generic streamlined fish […]
