Meeting Abstract 31-3 Monday, Jan. 4 14:15 Some like it hot: thermoregulation and amphibian disease and decline SAUER, EL*; SPERRY, JH; RICHARDS-ZAWACKI, CL; HOVERMAN, JT; TREJO, N; ROHR, JR; Univ of South Florida; Univ of Illinois; Univ of Pittsburgh; Purdue University; Univ of South Florida; Univ of South Florida erinsauer@mail.usf.edu Many animals, both endothermic and ectothermic, […]
sessions: Session 31
Seasonal migration distance varies with natal dispersal and predicts parasitic infection in song sparrows (Melospiza melodia)
Meeting Abstract 31-1 Monday, Jan. 4 13:45 Seasonal migration distance varies with natal dispersal and predicts parasitic infection in song sparrows (Melospiza melodia) KELLY, TR; MACGILLIVRAY, HL; WATSON, M; SARQUIS-ADAMSON, Y; HOBSON, KA; MACDOUGALL-SHACKLETON, SA; MACDOUGALL-SHACKLETON, EA*; University of Western Ontario; University of Western Ontario; University of Western Ontario; University of Western Ontario; Environment Canada; University of […]
Livestock-dense habitat functions as an ecological trap for vampire bats immunological evidence
Meeting Abstract 31-4 Monday, Jan. 4 14:30 Livestock-dense habitat functions as an ecological trap for vampire bats: immunological evidence BECKER, DJ*; ALTIZER, S; BENTZ, AB; CZIRJAK, GA; STREICKER, DG; University of Georgia; University of Georgia; University of Georgia; Leibniz Institute for Zoo & Wildlife Research; University of Glasgow dbecker@uga.edu http://danieljbecker.weebly.com/ Urbanization and agriculture cause declines for many […]
Costs and benefits of parasite escape immune defense trade-offs in the invasive shore crab Hemigrapsus sanguineus
Meeting Abstract 31-2 Monday, Jan. 4 14:00 Costs and benefits of parasite escape: immune defense trade-offs in the invasive shore crab Hemigrapsus sanguineus KEOGH, CL*; NISHIMURA, T; MIURA, O; BYERS, JE; University of Georgia, Athens; Kochi University, Shikoku, Japan; Kochi University, Shikoku, Japan; University of Georgia, Athens clkeogh@gmail.com When invasive populations become established in novel environments, they […]
Temperature, body size, and righting ability of Antarctic pycnogonids
Meeting Abstract 31-5 Thursday, Jan. 5 14:45 – 15:00 Temperature, body size, and righting ability of Antarctic pycnogonids SHISHIDO, CM*; LANE, SJ; WOODS, HA; TOBALSKE, BW; MORAN, AL; Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa; Univ. of Montana, Missoula; Univ. of Montana, Missoula; Univ. of Montana, Missoula; Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa csmariko@hawaii.edu The challenge of understanding how organisms […]
Inconstancy is informative Estimating performance curves in fluctuating environments
Meeting Abstract 31-1 Thursday, Jan. 5 13:45 – 14:00 Inconstancy is informative: Estimating performance curves in fluctuating environments KINGSOLVER, J.G.*; SHAW, F.H.; Univ of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Hamline U jgking@bio.unc.edu Thermal performance curves (TPCs) are widely used to predict mean and variation in performance for fluctuating weather and climate conditions. TPCs are typically estimated by measuring […]
Effects of varying temperature during early development on hatching size in Chelydra serpentina
Meeting Abstract 31-3 Thursday, Jan. 5 14:15 – 14:30 Effects of varying temperature during early development on hatching size in Chelydra serpentina. FINKLER, M.S.; FINKLER, Michae; Indiana Univ. Kokomo mfinkler@iuk.edu http://www.indiana.edu/~nimsmsf/ Turtle embryos may experience different thermal conditions during different stages of incubation, but laboratory studies frequently incubate eggs under single constant temperatures for the entirety of […]
Effect of Temperature on Snake Locomotion and the Interpretation of Thermal Performance Curves
Meeting Abstract 31-2 Thursday, Jan. 5 14:00 – 14:15 Effect of Temperature on Snake Locomotion and the Interpretation of Thermal Performance Curves HOWEY, CAFH*; ROOSENBURG, WM; The Pennsylvania State University; Ohio University cah62@psu.edu http://chowey.net Environmental temperatures dictate ectotherm body temperatures (Tb) which has consequences regarding behavioral and physiological processes. Crawling speed is very important to the black […]
Constant and Cycling Incubation Temperatures Affect the Mass, Size, and Metabolic Rate of Adult Japanese quail
Meeting Abstract 31-6 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:00 – 15:15 Constant and Cycling Incubation Temperatures Affect the Mass, Size, and Metabolic Rate of Adult Japanese quail. BEN-EZRA, N; HARRIS, N; BURNESS, G*; TRENT UNIVERSITY; TRENT UNIVERSITY; TRENT UNIVERSITY garyburness@trentu.ca http://www.trentu.ca/faculty/burness/ The temperature at which eggs are incubated can have wide-ranging effects on the development of young birds. However, […]
Abiotic and Biotic Determinants of Lizard Body Size Across an Urbanized Landscape
Meeting Abstract 31-4 Thursday, Jan. 5 14:30 – 14:45 Abiotic and Biotic Determinants of Lizard Body Size Across an Urbanized Landscape. CHEJANOVSKI, Z/A*; KOLBE, J/J; University of Rhode Island; University of Rhode Island zchejanovski@gmail.com http://brownanole.weebly.com Understanding the effects of human-induced environmental change on animal populations is currently the focus of many ecological and evolutionary studies. For example, […]
