Meeting Abstract 35.2 Wednesday, Jan. 5 Parasite release in an urban colonizer WILLIAMS, CK*; MARRA, PP; EZENWA, VO; BREUNER, CW; University of Montana; Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center; University of Georgia; University of Montana carin.williams@umontana.edu Urban habitat is rapidly increasing worldwide, yet we know little about the effects of urbanization on wildlife. Despite diverse challenges presented by cities, […]
sessions: Session 35
Environment, Behavior and Physiology A role for barometric pressure in predicting storms
Meeting Abstract 35.5 Wednesday, Jan. 5 Environment, Behavior and Physiology: A role for barometric pressure in predicting storms? BREUNER, CW*; SPRAGUE, RS; WOODS, HA; The University of Montana; National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA; The University of Montana creagh.breuner@umontana.edu Animals use environmental cues to time annual cycles, fine tune the timing of breeding, or make behavioral decisions on […]
Effects of Environmental Estrogens on Organismal Growth and the Growth Hormone-Insulin-Like-Growth Factor System of Rainbow Trout
Meeting Abstract 35.3 Wednesday, Jan. 5 Effects of Environmental Estrogens on Organismal Growth and the Growth Hormone-Insulin-Like-Growth Factor System of Rainbow Trout HANSON, AM*; SHERIDAN, MA; North Dakota St. Univ. andrea.m.hanson@ndsu.edu The increasing production, use, and disposal of an expanding array of chemicals that enter the environment pose a serious threat to terrestrial and aquatic animals, as […]
Responses of species to climate change the role of thermal adaptation of thermal reaction norms
Meeting Abstract 35.6 Thursday, Jan. 5 Responses of species to climate change: the role of thermal adaptation of thermal reaction norms SEARS, Michael W*; ANGILLETTA, Michael J; BUCKLEY, Lauren B; Bryn Mawr College; Arizona State University; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill msears@brynmawr.edu Understanding the responses of organisms to changing climates is one of the more pressing questions […]
Respiratory response of the deep-sea amphipod Stephonyx biscayensis indicates bathymetric range limitation by temperature and hydrostatic pressure
Meeting Abstract 35.3 Thursday, Jan. 5 Respiratory response of the deep-sea amphipod Stephonyx biscayensis indicates bathymetric range limitation by temperature and hydrostatic pressure BROWN, A.*; THATJE, S.; University of Southampton; University of Southampton alastair.brown@noc.soton.ac.uk Depth zonation of fauna on continental margins is well documented. Whilst increasing hydrostatic pressure with depth has long been considered a factor contributing […]
Novel remote sensing technique assesses intertidal habitat and reveals population expansion of West Indian Topshell
Meeting Abstract 35.2 Thursday, Jan. 5 Novel remote sensing technique assesses intertidal habitat and reveals population expansion of West Indian Topshell MEYER, Erin L*; MATZKE, Nicholas J; WILLIAMS, Simon; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley emeyer@berkeley.edu Habitat assessments are important for conservation because they establish baselines for spatial distribution and preferred […]
Forecasting the sublethal impacts of climate change no more lizard lovin’ and mussel beaches
Meeting Abstract 35.1 Thursday, Jan. 5 Forecasting the sublethal impacts of climate change: no more lizard lovin’ and mussel beaches? HELMUTH, B*; KEARNEY, MR; MATZELLE, A; University of South Carolina, Columbia; University of Melbourne, Victoria; University of South Carolina, Columbia helmuth@environ.sc.edu Despite an emphasis on measuring and predicting patterns of mortality and species range boundaries, recent studies […]
Extreme events and biogeography of range boundaries in the European intertidal
Meeting Abstract 35.4 Thursday, Jan. 5 Extreme events and biogeography of range boundaries in the European intertidal WETHEY, DS*; WOODIN, SA; HILBISH, TJ; LIMA, FP; JONES, SJ; Univ South Carolina, Columbia; Univ South Carolina, Columbia; Univ South Carolina, Columbia; CIBIO, Univ Porto, Portugal; NOAA, Washington DC wethey@biol.sc.edu Against the background of several decades of gradual warming, the […]
Development time, seasonality, and body size clines in insects a general explanation
Meeting Abstract 35.5 Thursday, Jan. 5 Development time, seasonality, and body size clines in insects: a general explanation? DILLON, M.E.*; FRAZIER, M.R.; University of Wyoming, Laramie; U.S. EPA, Western Ecology Division, Newport, OR Michael.Dillon@uwyo.edu Body size clines and their underlying mechanisms have long fascinated ecologists. Bergmann originally documented consistent increases in body size with latitude among endotherm […]
When biomechanics meets biogeochemistry functional correlates of Loggerhead Shrike (Passeriformes Laniidae) feeding ecology based on stable isotopes analysis
Meeting Abstract 35.2 Friday, Jan. 4 When biomechanics meets biogeochemistry: functional correlates of Loggerhead Shrike (Passeriformes: Laniidae) feeding ecology based on stable isotopes analysis SUSTAITA, D*; RUBEGA, M; HARTMAN, G; University of Connecticut, Dept. of Ecol. and Evol. Biology; University of Connecticut, Dept. of Ecol. and Evol. Biology; University of Connecticut, Dept. of Anthropology diego.sustaita@uconn.edu Loggerhead Shrikes […]
