Meeting Abstract 23.5 Monday, Jan. 4 Productive Procrastination: Stable Isotopes Reveal Benefits Associated with a Reproductive Delay in Flesh Flies WESSELS, F. J.*; HAHN, D. A.; University of Florida; University of Florida fwessels@ufl.edu The timing and magnitude of reproductive resource allocation are not static, they are flexible and highly tuned to external conditions. However, a critical question […]
sessions: Session 23
Experimental tests of sex allocation theory in two species of simultaneously hermaphroditic acorn barnacles
Meeting Abstract 23.6 Monday, Jan. 4 Experimental tests of sex allocation theory in two species of simultaneously hermaphroditic acorn barnacles HOCH, JM*; LEVINTON, JS; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook University jmatthoch@gmail.com Sex allocation theory predicts that for simultaneous hermaphrodites, allocation to male-specific function should increase as competition for mates increases. Eric Charnov developed a local mate competition […]
Do larger females produce more fit hatchlings Effect of female age and size on egg size and hatchling growth in the Mississippi diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin pileata
Meeting Abstract 23.2 Monday, Jan. 4 Do larger females produce more fit hatchlings? Effect of female age and size on egg size and hatchling growth in the Mississippi diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin pileata COLEMAN, Andrew T*; WIBBELS, Thane; HUANG, Yu-hui; MARION, Ken; DINDO, John; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama […]
Testing the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis (ICHH) in both sexes in wild brown mouse lemurs (Microcebus rufus)
Meeting Abstract 23.6 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Testing the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis (ICHH) in both sexes in wild brown mouse lemurs (Microcebus rufus). ZOHDY, Sarah*; TECOT, Stacey; WRIGHT, Patricia C.; JERNVALL, Jukka; University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; University of Arizona, Tucson; Stony Brook University, Long Island; University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland sarah.zohdy@helsinki.fi Testosterone is thought to be the […]
Reproductive Morphology and Behavior in Anolis Lizards A Comparative Analysis
Meeting Abstract 23.1 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Reproductive Morphology and Behavior in Anolis Lizards: A Comparative Analysis JOHNSON, Michele A.*; LOPEZ, M. Veronica; WHITTLE, Tara K.; WADE, Juli; Trinity University, San Antonio, TX; Trinity University, San Antonio, TX; Trinity University, San Antonio, TX; Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI michele.johnson@trinity.edu Across vertebrate taxa, the size of morphological structures […]
Practice makes perfect non-conceptive sexual experience as juveniles diminishes individuals’ latency to copulate when mature
Meeting Abstract 23.5 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Practice makes perfect: non-conceptive sexual experience as juveniles diminishes individuals’ latency to copulate when mature PRUITT, JN*; RIECHERT, SE; University of California, Davis; University of Tennessee, Knoxville Agelenopsis@gmail.com Although the evolution of sex has proven a perennial topic in evolutionary biology, the function of non-conceptive sexual behavior in animal societies is […]
Observations on mating behavior and development in the lesser Pacific striped octopus, Octopus chierchiae (Jatta, 1889)
Meeting Abstract 23.4 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Observations on mating behavior and development in the lesser Pacific striped octopus, Octopus chierchiae (Jatta, 1889) HOFMEISTER, J.K.*; ALUPAY, J.S.; ROSS, R.; CALDWELL, R.L.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; California Academy of Sciences; Univ. of California, Berkeley jenkkhof@berkeley.edu The lesser Pacific striped octopus, Octopus chierchiae, is a rare […]
Monogamy in the sea social monogamy in two mantis shrimp species inhabiting coral backreefs
Meeting Abstract 23.2 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Monogamy in the sea: social monogamy in two mantis shrimp species inhabiting coral backreefs WRIGHT, ML*; CALDWELL, RL; Univeristy of California Berkeley; University of California Berkeley wrightml@berkeley.edu Conditions that may lead to the evolution of social monogamy (when males and females form social pairs) include an even sex ratio, even resource […]
First Description of a Pure-Search Mating System and Protandry in the Caridean Genus Rhynchocinetes
Meeting Abstract 23.3 Tuesday, Jan. 4 First Description of a Pure-Search Mating System and Protandry in the Caridean Genus Rhynchocinetes BAUER, R.T.*; THIEL, M.; Univ. of Louisiana, Lafayette; Univ. Católica del Norte, Chile rtbauer@louisiana.edu Previous studies on two gonochoric species of the genus Rhynchocinetes (“hingebeak” shrimps) have described mating systems in which large dominant males with hypertrophied […]
Why do lizards lounge The role of social aggregations in exchanging microbial communities among hatchling Green Iguanas
Meeting Abstract 23.2 Wednesday, Jan. 4 Why do lizards lounge? The role of social aggregations in exchanging microbial communities among hatchling Green Iguanas WEHRLE, B.A.*; ESPINOZA, R.E.; CSU Northridge; CSU Northridge beck.wehrle.367@my.csun.edu Why sociality evolves is poorly understood, but both biotic and abiotic factors have been implicated. Sociality may have evolved in some herbivorous reptiles to foster […]
