Meeting Abstract 5-4 Friday, Jan. 4 08:45 – 09:00 The Influences of Environment and Dermo Infection on DNA Methylation in the Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica JOHNSON, KM*; CASAS, SM; LA PEYRE, JF; KELLY, MW; Louisiana State University; Louisiana State University; Louisiana State University; Louisiana State University kmjohnson@lsu.edu Populations of eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in the Northern Gulf […]
sessions: Session 5
Siblings as an ecological constraint Physical, reproductive, and survival consequences of sibling competition in a cooperatively breeding primate (Leontopithecus rosalia)
Meeting Abstract 5-2 Friday, Jan. 4 08:15 – 08:30 Siblings as an ecological constraint? Physical, reproductive, and survival consequences of sibling competition in a cooperatively breeding primate (Leontopithecus rosalia) FRYE, BM*; HANKERSON, SJ; TARDIF, SD; SEARS, MW; DIETZ, JM; Clemson University; University of St. Thomas, St. Paul; Southwest National Primate Research Center; Clemson University; University of Maryland, […]
Museum epigenomics characterizing DNA methylation across a range expansion using natural history collections
Meeting Abstract 5-6 Friday, Jan. 4 09:15 – 09:30 Museum epigenomics: characterizing DNA methylation across a range expansion using natural history collections RUBI, TL*; KNOWLES, LL; DANTZER, B; University of Michigan; University of Michigan; University of Michigan tricia.rubi@gmail.com http://triciarubi.com Ancient DNA researchers recently discovered that historic and ancient tissues retain in vivo patterns of DNA methylation, suggesting […]
Epigenetic variation in a reptile implications for temperature-dependent sex determination
Meeting Abstract 5-3 Friday, Jan. 4 08:30 – 08:45 Epigenetic variation in a reptile: implications for temperature-dependent sex determination FLORES, DV*; JANZEN, FJ; Iowa State University; Iowa State University dvflores@iastate.edu Vertebrates with temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), a mechanism that relies on incubation temperature to irreversibly determine the sex of developing embryos, are threatened by ongoing changes in […]
Malaria as a Mediator of Sexual Dimorphism in Western Fence Lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis)
Meeting Abstract 5-1 Friday, Jan. 4 08:00 – 08:15 Malaria as a Mediator of Sexual Dimorphism in Western Fence Lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis) CHELINI, MC*; EDWARDS, DL; Univ. of California, Merced; Univ. of California, Merced mcchelini@gmail.com https://mcchelini.weebly.com/ Sexual dimorphism is typically treated as a consequence of sex-specific reproductive benefits. Environmental factors may, however, determine or modulate the costs […]
Epigenetic Potential in Immune Genes of Introduced House Sparrows
Meeting Abstract 5-5 Friday, Jan. 4 09:00 – 09:15 Epigenetic Potential in Immune Genes of Introduced House Sparrows HANSON, HE*; KILVITIS, HJ; SCHREY, AW; MADDOX, JD; MARTIN, LB; Univ. of South Florida; Univ. of South Florida; Georgia Southern Armstrong Campus; Field Museum of Natural History; Univ. of South Florida haleyhanson@mail.usf.edu Epigenetic potential, defined as the capacity for […]
