The transduction of climate change in rocky intertidal porcelain crabs P cinctipes and P manimaculus through thermal stress, increased density, and competition

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 27-6  Sat Jan 2  The transduction of climate change in rocky intertidal porcelain crabs P. cinctipes and P. manimaculus through thermal stress, increased density, and competition Sayavong, N*; Estrada, M; Salas, H; Gunderson, AR; Stillman, JH; Tsukimura, B; California […]

The influence of conspecifics in thermal preference in tree lizards (Urosaurus ornatus)

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 27-2  Sat Jan 2  The influence of conspecifics in thermal preference in tree lizards (Urosaurus ornatus) Goerge, TM*; Miles, DB; Ohio University; Ohio University tg928517@ohio.edu Thermal preference is a laboratory-based measurement that is assumed to represent the body temperature […]

Species-specific responses to warming alter community composition of California dragonflies

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 27-8  Sat Jan 2  Species-specific responses to warming alter community composition of California dragonflies Tituskin, JR*; Waddell, SM; Mabry, KE; New Mexico State University; University of California, Davis; New Mexico State University tituskinjuliar@gmail.com Species are responding to global climate […]

Social network analysis of two sympatric lizard species long-nosed leopard lizards (Gambelia wislizenii) and Western whiptails (Aspidoscelis tigris)

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 27-5  Sat Jan 2  Social network analysis of two sympatric lizard species long-nosed leopard lizards (Gambelia wislizenii) and Western whiptails (Aspidoscelis tigris) Yost, CM*; Gnoose, MA; Yang, JL; Utsumi, KL; University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; Mississippi State University, Starkville, […]

Field and behavioral analysis of microhabitat preference in two species of Plethodontid salamanders in the Southern Appalachian Mountains

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 27-4  Sat Jan 2  Field and behavioral analysis of microhabitat preference in two species of Plethodontid salamanders in the Southern Appalachian Mountains Chapman, TL*; Bidwell, JR; East Tennessee State University; East Tennessee State University chapmantl@goldmail.etsu.edu This study examines the […]

Exposure to warmer water, but not pond drying as tadpoles contributes to decreased survival when exposed to fire ants

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 27-1  Sat Jan 2  Exposure to warmer water, but not pond drying as tadpoles contributes to decreased survival when exposed to fire ants Monroe, DM*; Offermann, G; Gabor, CR; Texas State University; Texas State University; Texas State University djm261@txstate.edu […]

Climate change and ecological interactions How vegetation cover affect the performance of desert lizards

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 27-3  Sat Jan 2  Climate change and ecological interactions: How vegetation cover affect the performance of desert lizards? Stark, G*; Levy, O; Tel Aviv University, School of Zoology, Tel Aviv, Israel gavinstark89@gmail.com https://starkgavin89.weebly.com/ Global warming affects how organisms interact […]

A comparison of the effects of two anuran competitors on breeding site selection in a treefrog

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 27-7  Sat Jan 2  A comparison of the effects of two anuran competitors on breeding site selection in a treefrog Dimitrie, DA*; Benard, MF; Case Western Reserve University; Case Western Reserve University dad125@case.edu By breeding in environments with few […]

The evolution of novel neuropeptides in Cnidaria investigating the function of a lineage-specific neuropeptide RPamide during sea anemone development

Meeting Abstract 27-6  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:45 – 15:00  The evolution of novel neuropeptides in Cnidaria: investigating the function of a lineage-specific neuropeptide RPamide during sea anemone development ZANG, H*; NAGAYASU, N; Lyon College; University of Arkansas hannah.zang@lyon.edu https://wordpressua.uark.edu/nakanishi-lab/ Understanding how new neuropeptides become functionally integrated into the pre-existing nervous system during evolution is important for understanding […]

The evolution of cnidarian and bilaterian Hox genes

Meeting Abstract 27-4  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:15 – 14:30  The evolution of cnidarian and bilaterian Hox genes STEINWORTH, BM*; MARTINDALE, MQ; RYAN, JF; University of Florida Whitney Laboratory; University of Florida Whitney Laboratory; University of Florida Whitney Laboratory bsteinworth@ufl.edu Hox genes control patterning of body regions along the bilaterian anterior-posterior axis and are found in cnidarians, making […]

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