Meeting Abstract 52-5  Friday, Jan. 5 11:15 – 11:30  Through a veil of uncertainty: Resolving phylogenetic relationships of Indo-Pacific Arminid nudibranchs LARKIN, KL*; GOSLINER, TM; California Academy of Sciences; California Academy of Sciences klarkin@calacademy.org https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kelly_Larkin4 Arminidae is a poorly supported family of nudibranchs within Cladobranchia that is grouped together by a single shared characteristic of an oral […]

Meeting Abstract 52-4  Friday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15  Recursive Dynamic Markov clustering: A novel approach for classifying protein families BOND, SR*; BAXEVANIS, AD; NHGRI, NIH, Bethesda, MD; NHGRI, NIH, Bethesda, MD steve.bond@nih.gov https://github.com/biologyguy/RD-MCL Inferred orthology (i.e., homology via speciation) among genes is commonly used to predict gene product function. Orthology is also a key consideration when […]

Meeting Abstract 52-6  Friday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 11:45  Hooked on Feather Stars: Using novel characters and molecular barcodes to uncover crinoid diversity in the Philippines MARKELLO, KM*; MOOI, R; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco kmarkello@gmail.com Recent surveys indicate that the Verde Island Passage (VIP) in the Philippines has the […]

Meeting Abstract 52-3  Friday, Jan. 5 10:45 – 11:00  Chasing Diversity: Phylogenetic Assessment of Central Philippine Sea Pens DEBIć, S; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics sara@debic.org Octocorals are a diverse group of, for the most part, non-reef building corals accounting for almost 65% of global coral diversity. Sea pens are a highly specialized […]

Meeting Abstract 52-1  Saturday, Jan. 5 10:15 – 10:30  Risk-sensitive Maternal Investment: Evaluating Parent-offspring Conflict Over Nest-site Choice DELANEY, DM*; JANZEN, FJ; Iowa State Univ.; Iowa State Univ.; Iowa State University dmdelane@iastate.edu http://ecologicaladventures.weebly.com Parents increase their fitness by investing resources to offspring. However, such investment is often costly for parents, leading to tradeoffs. Furthermore, such tradeoffs should […]

Meeting Abstract 52-6  Saturday, Jan. 5 11:15 – 11:30  Phenotypic plasticity in diurnal activity and chronotype during parental care in European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) MAURY, C; SEROTA, MA; WILLIAMS, TD*; Univ Jean Monnet, Saint Étienne; Simon Fraser Univ; Simon Fraser Univ tdwillia@sfu.ca https://tonydwilliamslab.weebly.com/ Circadian rhythms: cyclical patterns of gene expression, physiology, or behaviour on a diel time […]

Meeting Abstract 52-2  Saturday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 10:45  Effects of Limb Loss via Autotomy and Regeneration on Reproductive Success in Female Red Swamp Crayfish DUNOYER, L/A*; DAPORE, Z; SEIFERT, A; VAN CLEVE, J; Univ. of Kentucky; Univ. of Kentucky; Univ. of Kentucky; Univ. of Kentucky ladu225@uky.edu https://www.lucadunoyer.com/ Crayfish are keystone species and impact the freshwater stream […]

Meeting Abstract 52-5  Saturday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15  Does the Early Squirrel Get the Girl?: Chronotype in the Arctic Ground Squirrel CHMURA, HE*; ZHANG, V; WILBUR, SM; BARNES, BM ; BUCK, CL; WILLIAMS, CT; Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks; Northern Arizona Univ.; Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks; Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks; Northern Arizona Univ.; Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks […]

Meeting Abstract 52-4  Saturday, Jan. 5 10:45 – 11:00  DNA methylation patterns of dispersal in a cooperatively breeding species LIEBL, AL*; RUSSELL, AF; SCHREY, AW; University of South Dakota; University of Exeter; Georgia Southern University Andrea.Liebl@usd.edu In cooperatively breeding societies, non-breeding individuals help rear offspring (e.g. provisioning), however variation in helping behavior exists among individuals. One hypothesis […]