Meeting Abstract 21-4 Thursday, Jan. 5 11:15 – 11:30 Personality is linked to intragroup social dynamics in a cooperatively breeding fish HELLMANN, JK; SABOL, AC*; LIGOCKI, IY; HAMILTON, IM; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; University of Michigan; University of California, Davis; Ohio State University sabola@umich.edu Conflict is an inherent part of social life in group-living species. In many […]
sessions: Session 21
Personality composition alters bacterial transmission dynamics in spider societies
Meeting Abstract 21-5 Thursday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 11:45 Personality composition alters bacterial transmission dynamics in spider societies KEISER, CN*; PRUITT, JN; Rice University; University of California, Santa Barbara cnkeiser@gmail.com http://cnkeiser.wix.com/stegodyphus The frequency and nature of social interactions during the early stages of a disease outbreak can determine the magnitude of the potentially ensuing epidemic. Two factors […]
Novelty Responses and Individuality of African giant pouched rats
Meeting Abstract 21-1 Thursday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 10:45 Novelty Responses and Individuality of African giant pouched rats LEE, DN*; OPHIR, AG; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Cornell University dnlee5@ymail.com https://www.siue.edu/artsandsciences/biologicalsciences/faculty-staff/faculty-pages/lee.shtml Alternative tactics can arise in which behavior of some individuals systematically differ from others. By investigating the degree of variation that exists in natural populations, we gain […]
Exploring Causes and Consequences of Colony Personality in the Azteca-Cecropia Mutualism
Meeting Abstract 21-6 Thursday, Jan. 5 11:45 – 12:00 Exploring Causes and Consequences of Colony Personality in the Azteca-Cecropia Mutualism MARTING, PR; Arizona State University pmarting@asu.edu http://www.aztecacecropia.com The symbiosis between Azteca ants and Cecropia trees is one of the most successful and prominent mutualisms of the neotropics. Ants protect the plant from herbivores and encroaching vines in […]
Evolutionary Consequences and Proximate Mechanisms of Maternal Styles in a Wild Mammal
Meeting Abstract 21-2 Thursday, Jan. 5 10:45 – 11:00 Evolutionary Consequences and Proximate Mechanisms of Maternal Styles in a Wild Mammal WESTRICK, SE*; VAN KESTEREN, F; BOUTIN, S; HUMPHRIES, MM; LANE, J; MCADAM, AG; DANTZER, B; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB; McGill University, Montreal, QC; […]
Development and Behavioural Variation in the Redback Spider
Meeting Abstract 21-3 Thursday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15 Development and Behavioural Variation in the Redback Spider MOWERY, MA*; PAKIRATHAN, R; MASON, AC; ANDRADE, MCB; University of Toronto Scarborough; University of Toronto Scarborough; University of Toronto Scarborough; University of Toronto Scarborough monica.mowery@mail.utoronto.ca Behavioural plasticity can increase individual fitness in the face of environmental changes. Nevertheless, correlated suites […]
Supporting the Problem Solving Skills of Gifted Students Through the Use of Social Stories
Meeting Abstract 21-3 Thursday, Jan. 4 11:00 – 11:15 Supporting the Problem Solving Skills of Gifted Students Through the Use of Social Stories VAN ORDEN, TONYA; Mercer Island School District tonya.vanorden@mercerislandschools.org Neurodiverse students include students with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and/or students identified as “gifted”. Neurodiverse students tend to need support with executive function skills, and gifted […]
She Found Fossils A Kids Book About Women in Paleontology
Meeting Abstract 21-5 Thursday, Jan. 4 11:15 – 11:30 She Found Fossils: A Kids Book About Women in Paleontology GOLD, MEL*; WEST, AR; GARDINER, AJ; Stony Brook Univ.; Carnegie Museum; amyjgardiner.com egold@amnh.org She Found Fossils is a picture book about the history and present diversity of women in paleontology. It tells the remarkable stories of women all […]
Prehistoric Body Theater GHOSTS of HELL CREEK
Meeting Abstract 21-6 Thursday, Jan. 4 11:30 – 11:45 Prehistoric Body Theater: GHOSTS of HELL CREEK RUDENKO, A; Goddard College MFA Interdisciplinary Arts ari.rudenko@gmail.com http://www.arirudenko.com/prehistoricbody Prehistoric Body Theater (PBT) is a transcultural art-science interface oriented dance company founded in Indonesia in 2015. PBT performances feature animal dance forms and theatrical narratives based on the latest paleontological models […]
How scientists tell stories Narrative and “anti-narrative” in communicating research
Meeting Abstract 21-1 Thursday, Jan. 4 10:30 – 10:45 How scientists tell stories: Narrative and “anti-narrative” in communicating research PADIAN, K; University of California, Berkeley kpadian@berkeley.edu Although we like to separate scientific explanation from religious myths and secular fiction and history, there are many elements in common. Misia Landau and others have pointed out the correspondence between […]
