Meeting Abstract 38.2 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:15 Coding of postural information by otoliths in larval zebrafish CHIBUCOS, K.*; WENDLING, A.; BURGESS, H.A.; Eunice K. Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD kandice.chibucos@nih.gov Vestibular information is integrated with many other sensory inputs such as visual and somatosensory, making defining underlying neural mechanisms of vestibular-induced […]
sessions: Session 38
The evolution and reproductive consequences of queen cooperation in a harvester ant
Meeting Abstract 38.2 Monday, Jan. 5 08:30 The evolution and reproductive consequences of queen cooperation in a harvester ant HANEY, BR*; FEWELL, JH; Arizona State University; Arizona State University brhaney@asu.edu http://fewell.lab.asu.edu/ Primary polygyny, the cooperation of multiple unrelated queens in a social insect colony, has been documented in multiple taxa but is poorly understood as a behavioral […]
Social structure analyses indicate Northeast Florida bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) form multi-level alliances
Meeting Abstract 38.6 Monday, Jan. 5 09:30 Social structure analyses indicate Northeast Florida bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) form multi-level alliances ERMAK, J; GIBSON, Q*; Univ. of North Florida, Jacksonville; Univ. of North Florida, Jacksonville quincy.gibson@unf.edu Bottlenose dolphins live in fission-fusion societies where female and male bonds are shaped by different ecological pressures. Across most study sites females […]
Measuring social interactions in barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) using Encounternet proximity tags
Meeting Abstract 38.5 Monday, Jan. 5 09:15 Measuring social interactions in barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) using Encounternet proximity tags LEVIN, I I*; ZONANA, D; BURT, J; SAFRAN, R J; University of Colorado – Boulder; University of Colorado – Boulder; Encounternet LLC and University of Washington; University of Colorado – Boulder Iris.Levin@colorado.edu Accurate quantification of social interactions remains […]
Influence of relatedness on cannibalism in successive instars of Phidippus audax (Araneae Salticidae) INFLUENCE OF RELATEDNESS ON CANNIBALISM IN SUCCESSIVE INSTARS OF PHIDIPPUS AUDAX (ARANEAE SALTICIDAE)
Meeting Abstract 38.4 Monday, Jan. 5 09:00 Influence of relatedness on cannibalism in successive instars of Phidippus audax (Araneae: Salticidae). INFLUENCE OF RELATEDNESS ON CANNIBALISM IN SUCCESSIVE INSTARS OF PHIDIPPUS AUDAX (ARANEAE: SALTICIDAE). DELANEY, DM*; ROBERTSON, MW; WATSON, CR; Millikin University; Millikin University; Millikin University dmdelaney4@gmail.com Kin selection is common in nature among cannibalistic organisms that have […]
Identifying the proximate causes of inter-individual variation pro-social behavior in wild Kalahari meerkats using an experimental approach
Meeting Abstract 38.1 Monday, Jan. 5 08:15 Identifying the proximate causes of inter-individual variation pro-social behavior in wild Kalahari meerkats using an experimental approach DANTZER, B*; BENNETT, N; CLUTTON-BROCK, T; University of Michigan; University of Pretoria; University of Cambridge dantzer@umich.edu In cooperative breeders, socially subordinate individuals generally do not breed and instead contribute to several pro-social (or […]
Annual variation in the trade-offs associated with clustering in a facultatively aggregating spider
Meeting Abstract 38.3 Monday, Jan. 5 08:45 Annual variation in the trade-offs associated with clustering in a facultatively aggregating spider FERREE, E*; FLORIO, J; GODTFREDSEN, H; JOHNSON, S; SAUVAGE, L; Claremont McKenna, Scripps and Pitzer Colleges eferree@kecksci.claremont.edu Most spider species are solitary, but in some species individuals facultatively aggregate. In a population of the golden-orb web spider […]
Worms and trees The Fauchald push to annelid phylogenetics
Meeting Abstract 38-1 Tuesday, Jan. 5 08:15 Worms and trees: The Fauchald push to annelid phylogenetics HALANYCH, KM; Auburn University ken@auburn.edu In 1997, seminal papers were published by Kristian Fauchald and Greg Rouse that help clearly define families of polychaetous annelids and provided an overarching phylogenetic hypothesis that helped focus systematic research within the group. Fostered by […]
Phylogenomics of tubeworms (Annelida Siboglinidae) facilitates comparative performance of supermatrix versus species tree phylogenetic approaches
Meeting Abstract 38-2 Tuesday, Jan. 5 08:30 Phylogenomics of tubeworms (Annelida: Siboglinidae) facilitates comparative performance of supermatrix versus species tree phylogenetic approaches LI, Y.*; KOCOT, K. M.; WHELAN, N. V.; HALANYCH, K. M.; Auburn University; University of Queensland; Auburn University; Auburn University yzl0084@auburn.edu Use of transcriptomic and genomic datasets has become increasingly common as researchers attempt to […]
Genetic and reproductive diversity of palolo worms (Palola, Eunicidae, Annelida) around the world
Meeting Abstract 38-5 Tuesday, Jan. 5 09:15 Genetic and reproductive diversity of palolo worms (Palola, Eunicidae, Annelida) around the world SCHULZE, A.*; GLASBY, C. J.; Texas A&M University; Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory schulzea@tamug.edu Palolo worms (Palola, Eunicidae, Annelida) are well known for their mass spawnings or “risings” which occur at very predictable times, […]
