Meeting Abstract 5.2 Thursday, Jan. 3 Continuous Exercise Enhances Swimming Performance and Muscle Aerobic Indicators in Juvenile White Seabass (Atractoscion nobilis) and California Sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher) PETERS, C.J.*; LOWERY, M.S.; DRAWBRIDGE, M.A.; KELLEY, K.M.; University of San Diego; University of San Diego; Hubbs Sea World Research Institute; California State University, Long Beach cpeters-07@sandiego.edu Juvenile white seabass and […]
sessions: Session 5
Evolution of maternal effects in sister salamander species
Meeting Abstract 5.5 Sunday, Jan. 4 Evolution of maternal effects in sister salamander species LANDBERG, Tobias; University of Connecticut tobias.landberg@uconn.edu Egg size is a key life history trait of amphibians that varies dramatically across almost every level of organization from within individuals to between habitats. Despite harboring great adaptive potential, the phenotypic effects of egg size variation […]
Environmental Heterogeneity as an Agent of Selection Why Aren’t All Chilies Hot
Meeting Abstract 5.3 Sunday, Jan. 4 Environmental Heterogeneity as an Agent of Selection: Why Aren’t All Chilies Hot? HAAK, DC*; MCGINNIS, L; LEVEY, DJ; TEWKSBURY, JJ; University of Washington haakd@u.washington.edu Polymorphisms are a source of the variation that constitiutes evolutionary change and as such offer a window for viewing contemporary evolutionary processes. Polymorphisms can be maintained within […]
Comparing two life history strategies in a changing environment
Meeting Abstract 5.2 Sunday, Jan. 4 Comparing two life history strategies in a changing environment MARTIN, Shannon B.*; LEBERG, Paul L.; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; University of Louisiana at Lafayette sbm@louisiana.edu As the Earth’s climate changes and sea level rises, more saline waters will encroach into traditionally freshwater coastal habitats with greater frequency. These environmental changes […]
Colorful stripes send mixed signals from cleaner gobies to risky reef fish clients
Meeting Abstract 5.6 Sunday, Jan. 4 Colorful stripes send mixed signals from cleaner gobies to risky reef fish clients LETTIERI, Liliana*; STREELMAN, J. Todd; Georgia Institute of Technology liliana@gatech.edu Parasite cleaning mutualisms may be risky for cleaners because many visitors to cleaning stations are predators. We have shown, using visual models, that blue stripes of cleaner gobies […]
Body size variation among Arizona populations of the western diamond-backed rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) is predicted by GIS-based estimates of isothermality and precipitation
Meeting Abstract 5.1 Sunday, Jan. 4 Body size variation among Arizona populations of the western diamond-backed rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) is predicted by GIS-based estimates of isothermality and precipitation AMARELLO, MELISSA*; NOWAK, E.M.; TAYLOR, E.N.; SCHUETT, G.W.; REPP, R.A.; ROSEN, P.C.; HARDY, D.L.; Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL; United States Geological Survey, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ; California […]
Adaptation to Variable Ultraviolet Radiation Threats in Alpine Daphnia Populations
Meeting Abstract 5.4 Sunday, Jan. 4 Adaptation to Variable Ultraviolet Radiation Threats in Alpine Daphnia Populations MINER, B.E.*; KERR, B.; University of Washington; University of Washington miner@u.washington.edu How do organisms evolve to tolerate environmental stresses that vary in space and time? This simple question is of critical importance in the current era of global climate change. In […]
Use of Prehensile Tails in Cantilevering and Prey Capture in Treeboas, Corallus hortulanus
Meeting Abstract 5.4 Monday, Jan. 4 Use of Prehensile Tails in Cantilevering and Prey Capture in Treeboas, Corallus hortulanus FIGUEROA, Alex*; LAILVAUX, Simon; University of New Orleans afigueroa21@gmail.com Arboreal habitats represent a complex mosaic of functional challenges for snakes. In addition to navigating branches of various size, shape and incline, arboreal snakes are often required to traverse […]
Examining the gametophytic calyptra and its role in moss sporophyte development using the cord moss (Funaria hygrometrica)
Meeting Abstract 5.5 Monday, Jan. 4 Examining the gametophytic calyptra and its role in moss sporophyte development using the cord moss (Funaria hygrometrica). BUDKE, J.M.; University of Connecticut jessica.budke@uconn.edu In bryophytes (mosses, liverworts and hornworts) the diploid sporophyte is small, unbranched, and physically attached to the maternal haploid gametophyte. One of the major maternal influences in moss […]
Effect of chronic food restriction on gut morphology and digestive enzymes in nestling House sparrows
Meeting Abstract 5.6 Monday, Jan. 4 Effect of chronic food restriction on gut morphology and digestive enzymes in nestling House sparrows KILLPACK, T.*; SINGH, N.; KARASOV, W.H.; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; California State Univ., Northridge; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison tkillpack@wisc.edu In adult birds, food restriction typically results in reductions in size of assimilation organs, such as intestine […]
