Meeting Abstract 5.5  Wednesday, Jan. 4  The effects of temperature on the developmental energetics of a sea urchin with indirect larval development WHITEHILL, E.A.G.*; MORAN, A.L.; Clemson University; Clemson University whitehi@clemson.edu The early life history stages of marine invertebrates are strongly affected by temperature, and these effects can carry over into juvenile and adult stages. Rearing temperature […]

Meeting Abstract 5.3  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Sensory mechanisms utilized by coral planulae to detect settlement cues TRAN, C*; HADFIELD , MG; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Hawaii at Manoa cawa@hawaii.edu Coral planulae require environmental cues on substrata to settle and metamorphose into polyps. Sensory cells used to detect settlement cues are located in the apical […]

Meeting Abstract 5.4  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Response of Crepidula larvae to temperature as a function of geography and developmental mode: existence of local adaptation CAHILL, A.E.; Stony Brook University acahill@life.bio.sunysb.edu Distributional changes are expected to become more common in the face of global climate change as species that cannot adapt to changing temperatures expand, contract, or shift […]

Meeting Abstract 5.1  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Benthic baby snatchers: predation on marine invertebrate embryos inside gelatinous egg masses VON DASSOW, Y.J.; Duke University, NC yasmin.vondassow@duke.edu A common reproductive strategy for marine invertebrates involves the packaging of embryos into benthically-deposited egg structures. Some of these structures take the form of gelatinous masses with embryos embedded inside. The energetic […]

Meeting Abstract 5.6  Wednesday, Jan. 4  A caterpillar grows up: thermal consequences of growing larger on a leaf WOODS, HA; Univ. of Montana art.woods@mso.umt.edu Leaf-associated insects live partially or entirely within leaf boundary layers. Because leaves transpire, boundary layers can be cooler and more humid than ambient air. I examined the thermal consequences of living within versus […]

Meeting Abstract 5.1  Friday, Jan. 4  Utilizing algal communities as bioindicators for PPCP contamination WILSON, BA; University of Baltimore bawilson13@gmail.com There is growing concern over the increased presence of personal and pharmaceutical care products (PPCPs) in the environment. Freshwater algal productivity and diversity are often used as bioindicators for freshwater systems under stress. A series of assays […]

Meeting Abstract 5.2  Friday, Jan. 4  Taking the good with the bad: Varying effects Roundup® on amphibian health. HANLON, S/M*; PARRIS, M/J; University of Memphis; University of Memphis hanloc2107@gmail.com Organisms are exposed to a variety of perturbations in natural communities. In aquatic systems, pesticides are a common anthropogenic pressure that can negatively affect non-target organisms such as […]

Meeting Abstract 5.3  Friday, Jan. 4  Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) bulk concentrations and congener profiles in a highly migratory marine mammal PETERSON, S.*; HASSRICK, J.; DEBIER, C.; CROCKER, D.; COSTA, D.; University of California, Santa Cruz; University of California, Santa Cruz; Universite catholique de Louvain, Belgium; Sonoma State University; University of California, Santa Cruz saepeter@ucsc.edu PCBs are widely […]

Meeting Abstract 5.5  Friday, Jan. 4  Impact of hydroelectric operations on the physiology of songbirds during Fall migration WAGNER, DN*; GREEN, DJ; COOPER, JM; LOVE, OP; WILLIAMS, TD; Univ. of Miami – RSMAS; Simon Fraser Univ.; Cooper, Beauchesne, & Associates, ltd.; Univ. of Windsor; Simon Fraser Univ. dwagner@rsmas.miami.edu Habitat quality in riparian zones used by Neotropical passerine […]

Meeting Abstract 5.5  Saturday, Jan. 4 09:00  Vision and the adaptive radiation of Hawaii Megalagrion damselflies SCALES, JA; RIVERA, JA; BUTLER, MA*; University of Hawaii; University of Hawaii; University of Hawaii mbutler@hawaii.edu Adaptive radiations are the result of exhuberant diversification to the exploitation of new resources, typically food or substrate. Diversification in response to light environment has […]