Meeting Abstract 37-8  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:45 – 10:00  The Evolutionary Origin of the Filter-feeding Larval Phase in Lampreys MIYASHITA, T*; GESS, RW; COATES, MI; University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Albany Museum, Makhanda, South Africa; University of Chicago, Chicago, IL tetsuto@uchicago.edu http://coateslab.uchicago.edu/people/tetsutomiyashita/ The ontogeny of lampreys holds a special place in the historical development of ideas about […]

Meeting Abstract 37-1  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:15  Predicting habitat preferences of Hesperornis (Aves: Hesperornithiformes) in the Western Interior Seaway through occupancy modeling CHAPMAN, BR*; WILSON, LE; Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS brchapman@mail.fhsu.edu In the Late Cretaceous, North America was divided by the Western Interior Seaway (WIS), a shallow epicontinental sea. Native vertebrate life included […]

Meeting Abstract 37-4  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00  Living on the edge: ecology of the extinct Noble marten as determined by morphological and isotopic evidence LYNCH, LM*; MCKENNA, ME; DUDGEON, JV; Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine; Idaho State University; Center for Archaeology, Materials, and Applied Spectroscopy Center leigha.marie.lynch@gmail.com The end of the Pleistocene […]

Meeting Abstract 37-6  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30  Crocodyliform Cranial Constraint and Convergence FELICE, RN*; POL, D; O’CONNOR, PM; GOSWAMI, A; UCL, London; CONICET, Trelew; Ohio University, Athens, OH; NHM, London ryan.felice@ucl.ac.uk Mesoeucrocodylia (alligators, crocodiles, gharial, and their extinct relatives) is a surprisingly diverse clade of archosaurs that includes carnivorous, omnivorous, herbivorous forms that once occupied […]

Meeting Abstract 37-5  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15  Changes in central Texas fossil herpetofauna LEDESMA, D*; KEMP, M; University of Texas, Austin; University of Texas, Austin ledesma-david@utexas.edu In the face of modern climate change and worldwide biodiversity loss, it is imperative that we work to better understand the impacts that environmental changes can have on extant […]

Meeting Abstract 37-2  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30  A New, Small Arboreal Reptile from the Upper Permian of Tanzania STOCKER, MR*; NESBITT, SJ; ANGIELCZYK, K; SIDOR, C; FORTNER, J; OLROYD, S; LUNGMUS, J; SMITH, R; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Field Museum; University of Washington; Southern Methodist University; University of Washington; University of Chicago; University of the […]

LYNN, S.E.*; BENOWITZ-FREDERICKS, Z.M.; HAYWARD, L.S.; WINGFIELD, J.C.: Testosterone influences male behavior during incubation but not during the parental phase in a temperate passerine Most monogamous male birds exhibit a peak in plasma testosterone (T) in the early spring coincident with territory establishment and pair bonding. Once nests are initiated, T declines precipitously and remains […]

PRETE, F.R.*; HURD, L.E.; JONES, T.; PORTMAN, R.; SINGH, T.B.; CO, J.E.: Scent of a Woman: The First Identification and Assay of a Mantid Pheromone Although insect pheromones are well studied, little is known about their roles in the life of predators such as praying mantids. We examined the mantis Sphodromantis lineola, to determine (1) […]

BIXLER, A.; TANG-MARTINEZ, Z.*: Mate choice in prairie voles: effects of genetic relatedness and familiarity Prairie voles, Microtus ochrogaster, are monogamous rodents. We examined the mating choices of sexually inexperienced male and female prairie voles in two-way choice tests under 3 different conditions. Subjects were tested with targets that were 1) either a familiar sibling […]

OLIVER,S.J.*; LOBEL,P.S.: Female mate choice based on male acoustic displays in domino damselfish, Dascyllus albisella Male Dascyllus albisella produce an acoustic and visual courtship display. A tagged population of fish (29 males and 31 females)at Johnston Atoll (Central Pacific Ocean) were observed for three months to assess the correlates of male mating success. Phenotypic, behavioral, […]