Meeting Abstract 2-4 Friday, Jan. 4 08:45 – 09:00 Thermoregulatory Behavior and Thermal Physiology are Evolutionarily Uncoupled in Phrynosomatid Lizards GILBERT, AL*; MILES, DB; Ohio University; Ohio University anthony.gilbert09@gmail.com Predicting organismal responses to environmental change requires understanding the proximate and ultimate causes for variation in important behavioral and physiological traits. Environmental and phylogenetic influences on behavior and […]
sessions: Session 2
The Corruption of Honest Signals from Mate Choice in Red Birds to Human Pregnancy
Meeting Abstract 2-6 Friday, Jan. 4 09:15 – 09:30 The Corruption of Honest Signals: from Mate Choice in Red Birds to Human Pregnancy MCCOY, D. E.*; SHULTZ, A. J.; VIDOUDEZ, C.; VAN DER HEIDE, E.; TRAUGER, S. A.; HAIG, D.; Harvard University, Cambridge dakotamccoy@g.harvard.edu Mate choice is an evolutionary examination, where females select males who pass […]
The Effect of Incubation Temperature on the Plasticity of Embryonic Development and Color Expression in Plethodon cinereus
Meeting Abstract 2-5 Friday, Jan. 4 09:00 – 09:15 The Effect of Incubation Temperature on the Plasticity of Embryonic Development and Color Expression in Plethodon cinereus EVANS, AE*; URBAN, MC; JOCKUSCH, EL; University of Connecticut; University of Connecticut; University of Connecticut annette.evans@uconn.edu https://twitter.com/annetteNZevans Phenotypic plasticity can be a crucial adaptive response to climate change, particularly for […]
Ontogenetic increases in sex-biased gene expression vary across tissues in a sexually dimorphic lizard
Meeting Abstract 2-1 Friday, Jan. 4 08:00 – 08:15 Ontogenetic increases in sex-biased gene expression vary across tissues in a sexually dimorphic lizard CHUNG, AK*; COX, RM; COX, CL; Georgia Southern University; Univ. of Virginia; Georgia Southern University ac10578@georgiasouthern.edu Sexually dimorphic species produce distinct male and female phenotypes from a single, shared genome, which can be achieved […]
Evolutionary Linkage of Mimetic and Non-Mimetic Color Traits in a Coral Snake Mimicry Complex
Meeting Abstract 2-2 Friday, Jan. 4 08:15 – 08:30 Evolutionary Linkage of Mimetic and Non-Mimetic Color Traits in a Coral Snake Mimicry Complex CURLIS, JD*; HOLMES, IA; DAVIS RABOSKY, AR; COX, CL; Univ. of Michigan; Univ. of Michigan; Univ. of Michigan; Georgia Southern Univ. curlisjd@umich.edu Color polymorphism, in which multiple color patterns co-occur in a population, presents […]
Coping with thermal challenges reaction norms of life history traits in a burying beetle with biparental care
Meeting Abstract 2-3 Friday, Jan. 4 08:30 – 08:45 Coping with thermal challenges: reaction norms of life history traits in a burying beetle with biparental care ONG, J*; BONIER, F; Queen’s University at Kingston; Queen’s University at Kingston j.ong@queensu.ca Most organisms encounter some degree of environmental variation throughout their lifetime. To succeed and thrive in different environments, […]
Anthropogenic Increases in Sodium Alter Life History and Stress Tolerance in Monarch Butterflies
Meeting Abstract 2-7 Friday, Jan. 4 09:30 – 09:45 Anthropogenic Increases in Sodium Alter Life History and Stress Tolerance in Monarch Butterflies KOBIELA, ME*; SNELL-ROOD, EC; Univ. of Minnesota, Twin Cities kobie003@umn.edu Sodium, a micronutrient essential for muscle and neural function in animals, has historically been limited in availability for many terrestrial herbivores. Humans have recently increased […]
