Meeting Abstract 46.6  Thursday, Jan. 5  Writing across the curriculum: Explorations in nature and first year seminars IYENGAR, E.V.; Muhlenberg College iyengar@muhlenberg.edu First-Year Seminars (FYS) at my liberal arts institution are small (typically limited to an enrollment of 15), writing-intensive discussion-oriented courses required of all beginning students that promote intellectual discussion and critical thinking, reading, and writing […]

Meeting Abstract 46.4  Thursday, Jan. 5  The mathematical biology of metabolic scaling: using a model insect as the basis for interdisciplinary undergraduate science training and research KERKHOFF, A.J.*; GILLEN, C.M.; HARTLAUB, B.A.; HOLDENER, J.A.; ITAGAKI, H.; Kenyon College; Kenyon College; Kenyon College; Kenyon College; Kenyon College kerkhoffa@kenyon.edu Interdisciplinary training in biology and math is deemed essential for […]

Meeting Abstract 46.1  Thursday, Jan. 5  Supplemental Instruction and Student Success in an Introductory Biology Course WALKER, SE*; MOON, HS; HOESE, WJ; BONSANGUE, MV; ZACHERL, DC; BURNAFORD, JL; READ, E; FILOWITZ, M; California State University, Fullerton; California State University, Fullerton; California State University, Fullerton; California State University, Fullerton; California State University, Fullerton; California State University, Fullerton; California […]

Meeting Abstract 46.2  Thursday, Jan. 5  Involving underrepresented groups in undergraduate research: A case for required participation VIEYRA, M.L.*; GILMORE, J.A.; University of South Carolina Aiken; University of Texas Austin michellev@usca.edu Minorities and women are historically underrepresented in the sciences. Studies have shown that students who participate in undergraduate research are more likely to be retained in […]

Meeting Abstract 46.3  Thursday, Jan. 5  An economical and open-source particle image velocimetry instrument for use in a secondary and higher education setting WILKINSON, Kit C.*; UYENO, Theodore A.; NELSON, Rusell; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University kcw53@nau.edu A particle image velocimetry (PIV) instrument measures fluid flow velocity. This is performed by seeding the […]

Meeting Abstract 46.5  Thursday, Jan. 5  All I Ever Learned About Macroevolution I Learned in Fifth Grade GADANI, A.P.*; ALFARO, M.; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Los Angeles agadani@ucla.edu Uneven patterns of biodiversity are one of the most striking patterns in the natural world yet macroevolutionary explanations for these patterns are not commonly presented […]

Meeting Abstract 46.1  Saturday, Jan. 5  Small-scale spatial and temporal variation in metabolic and antioxidant enzyme capacities within a population of rocky intertidal mussels (Mytilus californianus) DOWD, W.W.*; FELTON, C.; HEYMANN, H.M.; KOST, L.E.; SOMERO, G.N.; Loyola Marymount University; Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University; Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University; Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University; […]

Meeting Abstract 46.5  Saturday, Jan. 5  Natural variation, and the capacity to adapt to ocean acidification in the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus KELLY, M.W.*; PADILLA-GAMINO, J.L.; HOFMANN, G.E.; Unversity of California, Santa Barbara; Unversity of California, Santa Barbara; Unversity of California, Santa Barbara morgan.kelly@lifesci.ucsb.edu There is a rapidly growing body of literature documenting potential negative effects of […]

Meeting Abstract 46.3  Saturday, Jan. 5  Multiple climate change variables interact to reduce the physiological performance of sea urchin larvae in future oceans PADILLA-GAMINO, JL*; KELLY, MW; EVANS, TG; HOFMANN, GE; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Santa Barbara gamino@lifesci.ucsb.edu In marine environments, ocean warming […]

Meeting Abstract 46.4  Saturday, Jan. 5  Environmental Stress Proteomics of Blue Mussel (Genus Mytilus) Congeners TOMANEK, L; California Polytechnic State University ltomanek@calpoly.edu The warm-adapted Mediterranean blue mussel species Mytilus galloprovincialis invaded southern California during the last century and has since replaced the cold-adapted native M. trossulus from its southern range, possibly due to climate change. Furthermore, M. […]