Meeting Abstract 36-2 Tuesday, Jan. 5 08:15 Rediscovery of Cirolana poissoni (Paulian and Delamare-Deboutteville, 1956) from Madagascar, with notes on feeding behavior ZOHDY, S*; SCHOTTE, M; Auburn University; Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. sarahzohdy@gmail.com The Cirolanidae are marine isopods, with some species found in karstic habitats. Several specimens of a Cirolana species were recently discovered in southwestern Madagascar […]
sessions: Session 36
Inside the egg Patterns of variation in melatonin in Franklin’s gulls eggs
Meeting Abstract 36-5 Tuesday, Jan. 5 09:00 Inside the egg: Patterns of variation in melatonin in Franklin’s gulls eggs SNYDER, NM*; CLARK, ME; REED, WL; North Dakota State University; North Dakota State University; North Dakota State University nicole.snyder@ndsu.edu Maternal hormones present during embryonic development have the potential to direct and program future offspring phenotypes. Melatonin is a […]
Individual variation in foraging effort during parental care
Meeting Abstract 36-1 Tuesday, Jan. 5 08:00 Individual variation in foraging effort during parental care SEROTA, MW; Simon Fraser University mserota@sfu.ca Parental care (e.g. provisioning nestlings) is widely assumed to be costly, and life-history theory predicts that individuals that invest more in parental care should benefit in terms of number of offspring produced but that increased parental […]
Effects of environment on bill morphology in Dark-eyed Juncos across multiple spatial and temporal scales
Meeting Abstract 36-4 Tuesday, Jan. 5 08:45 Effects of environment on bill morphology in Dark-eyed Juncos across multiple spatial and temporal scales LABARBERA, K.*; HAYES, K.R.; MARSH, K.J.; LACEY, E.A.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley klabarbera@berkeley.edu Phenotypic traits are the product of multiple selective pressures acting […]
You gain some, you lose some Hox genes in the early history of Cnidaria and Bilateria
Meeting Abstract 36-6 Thursday, Jan. 5 14:45 – 15:00 You gain some, you lose some: Hox genes in the early history of Cnidaria and Bilateria CHIODIN, M; KAYAL, E; OHDERA, A; MEDINA, M; PLACHETSKI, DC; COLLINS, AG; RYAN, JF*; Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience; Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History; Penn State University; Penn State University; […]
The kernels of major opsin diversity arose before the last common ancestor of all bilaterians
Meeting Abstract 36-2 Thursday, Jan. 5 13:45 – 14:00 The kernels of major opsin diversity arose before the last common ancestor of all bilaterians RAMIREZ, MD*; OAKLEY, TH; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara ramirez@lifesci.ucsb.edu Opsins, the primary proteins animals use to sense light, have undergone a dramatic expansion since they originated early […]
The evolution of flashing as a signal in Ctenoides ales, ‘disco’ clams
Meeting Abstract 36-5 Thursday, Jan. 5 14:30 – 14:45 The evolution of flashing as a signal in Ctenoides ales, ‘disco’ clams DOUGHERTY, L/F*; SERB, J/M; LI, J; University of Colorado; Iowa State University; University of Colorado lindseydougherty@gmail.com The ‘disco’ clam Ctenoides ales (Limidae) is the only bivalve known to have a behaviorally mediated photic display. The flashing […]
Lost But Not Forgotten Class II MHC Genotypes Predict Overwinter Survival Despite Depauperate MHC Diversity in a Threatened Frog
Meeting Abstract 36-8 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:15 – 15:30 Lost But Not Forgotten: Class II MHC Genotypes Predict Overwinter Survival Despite Depauperate MHC Diversity in a Threatened Frog SAVAGE, A.E.*; MULDER, K.P.; TORRES, T.; WELLS, S.; University of Central Florida; Center for Conservation Genomics, Smithsonian Institution; University of Central Florida; Phoenix Zoo anna.savage@ucf.edu The amphibian disease […]
How to Get Diverse MHC Genotypes Without Disassortative Mating
Meeting Abstract 36-7 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:00 – 15:15 How to Get Diverse MHC Genotypes Without Disassortative Mating DEARBORN, DC*; GAGER, AB; MCARTHUR, AG; GILMOUR, ME; MANDZHUKOVA, E; MAUCK, RA; Bates College; Bates College; McMaster Univ.; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Bates College; Kenyon College ddearbor@bates.edu http://www.bates.edu/~ddearbor Genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) defend against disease […]
Genomic Evidence for a Crocodylian Nocturnal Bottleneck and Reinvention of Trichromatic Color Vision in Crocodiles
Meeting Abstract 36-3 Thursday, Jan. 5 14:00 – 14:15 Genomic Evidence for a Crocodylian Nocturnal Bottleneck and Reinvention of Trichromatic Color Vision in Crocodiles EMERLING, CA; University of California, Berkeley caemerling@berkeley.edu http://ib.berkeley.edu/labs/nachman/peoplechris.htm Vertebrate color vision has evolved through the modification of five ancestral visual opsin proteins via gene duplication, loss and shifts in spectral sensitivity. While many […]
