Meeting Abstract 34-3 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:00 – 14:15 Revolutionizing Biodiversity and Systematics Research on Aplacophora (Mollusca) and Training the Next Generation of Invertebrate Systematists KOCOT, KM; The University of Alabama kmkocot@ua.edu http://www.kocotlab.com Aplacophora is an ecologically important and phylogenetically significant clade of worm-shaped marine molluscs. Basic questions about aplacophoran biodiversity and evolution, such as the number […]
sessions: Session 34
Molecular Phylogeny of Remipedia Providing Preliminary Insights into the Evolution of Feeding across an Enigmatic Crustacean Group
Meeting Abstract 34-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:30 – 14:45 Molecular Phylogeny of Remipedia: Providing Preliminary Insights into the Evolution of Feeding across an Enigmatic Crustacean Group BALLOU, L*; ILIFFE, T; OLESEN, J; BRACKEN-GRISSOM, H; Texas AM University at Galveston; Texas AM University at Galveston; University of Copenhagen; Florida International University balloul@tamu.edu Remipedes are a class of crustaceans […]
Grass Spiders of North America and Europe A Long-Distance Relationship Lasting 50 Million Years
Meeting Abstract 34-1 Saturday, Jan. 4 13:30 – 13:45 Grass Spiders of North America and Europe: A Long-Distance Relationship Lasting 50 Million Years SPAGNA, JC*; ESPINOSA, AJ; CREWS, SC; William Paterson University; William Paterson University; California Academy of Sciences spagnaj@wpunj.edu The grass spider subfamily Ageleninae (Araneae: Agelenidae) is distributed throughout North America. However, in the western part […]
Genomic insights into gland development of rove beetles
Meeting Abstract 34-7 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:00 – 15:15 Genomic insights into gland development of rove beetles KITCHEN, SA*; BRUCKNER, A; KISHI, Y; MILLER, DR; NARAGON, T; WAGNER, J; PARKER, J; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology; California Institute […]
Disentangling Arachnid Systematics Through Rare Genomic Events
Meeting Abstract 34-6 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:45 – 15:00 Disentangling Arachnid Systematics Through Rare Genomic Events ONTANO, AZ*; BENAVIDES, L; HARVEY, M; GIRIBET, G; SHARMA, P; University of Wisconsin; Harvard University; Western Australian Museum; Harvard University; University of Wisconsin ontano@wisc.edu The evolutionary relationships among the orders of Arachnida has proven challenging despite the availability of a vast […]
An Integrative Investigation Of Eye Loss In Levantine Arachnids
Meeting Abstract 34-8 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:15 – 15:30 An Integrative Investigation Of Eye Loss In Levantine Arachnids BALLESTEROS, JA*; AHARON, S; GAINETT, G; ZERN, J; ZEHMS, PP; GAVISH-REGEV, E; SHARMA, PP; University of Wisconsin-Madison; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; University of Wisconsin-Madison; University of Wisconsin-Madison; University of Wisconsin-Madison; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; University of Wisconsin-Madison […]
Protein nutrition of Southern Plains small mammals Comparative nitrogen requirements for reproduction
PARSONS, J.L.*; HELLGREN, E.C.; LOCHMILLER, R.L. (deceased); LESLIE, D.M., JR.; JORGENSEN, E.E.: Protein nutrition of Southern Plains small mammals: Comparative nitrogen requirements for reproduction Nitrogen nutrition and dynamics in animal communities are of increasing interest, given growing amounts of nitrogen in terrestrial and aquatic systems and the role of nitrogen as an essential nutrient. We […]
Does digestive physiology limit refueling rates in migratory yellow-rumped warblers (Dendroica coronata)
MORRIS, K.A.*; KARASOV, W.H.; CAVIEDES-VIDAL, E.: Does digestive physiology limit refueling rates in migratory yellow-rumped warblers (Dendroica coronata)? Smaller guts and slow initial mass gains in migrating birds at stopover sites have led to the idea of a digestive limitation to refueling in migrants. We tested the digestive limitation hypothesis in yellow-rumped warblers using food […]
Digestive adjustments in geese to reduced forage quality and its ecological implications
MCWILLIAMS, S.*; W. KARASOV; J. LEAFLOOR; E. CAVIEDES-VIDAL: Digestive adjustments in geese to reduced forage quality and its ecological implications. When habitat quality on the breeding grounds is poor, arctic-nesting geese must eat foods of lower quality than their preferred foods. We tested the hypothesis that when geese eat foods of lower quality (i.e., higher […]
Developmental changes in digestive enzymes of nestling house sparrows, Passer domesticus
CAVIEDES-VIDAL,E.; KARASOV,W.H.*: Developmental changes in digestive enzymes of nestling house sparrows, Passer domesticus Six decades of studies have speculated that digestive capacity might limit avian growth rate, or that developmental changes in the gut might determine developmental changes in digestive efficiency. However, there are no studies on digestive biochemistry during avian development, except for studies […]
