Meeting Abstract 54.2  Saturday, Jan. 5  Demographic models can forecast climate change effects on scleractinian corals: the Pocillopora damicornis case study BRAMANTI, L*; EDMUNDS, PJ; California State Univ Northridge; California State Univ Northridge philebo@gmail.com Climate change and ocean acidification (OA) are large-scale threats for coral reefs, yet despite a growing literature on the effects of temperature and […]

Meeting Abstract 54.1  Saturday, Jan. 5  Coral-macroalgae dominance shift may impact flow-mediated recovery from bleaching RIPPE, J.*; STOCKING, J.; REIDENBACH, M.; University of Virginia, Charlottesville; University of Virginia, Charlottesville; University of Virginia, Charlottesville jpr6mg@virginia.edu In the last decade, coral bleaching has emerged as one of the most pressing issues facing tropical coral reef ecosystems, a process that […]

Meeting Abstract 54.6  Sunday, Jan. 5 14:30  Shape-shifting through apertures: kinematic strategies and correlated flight metrics in Anna’s Hummingbirds (Calypte anna) BADGER, M.*; SMILEY, A.; YE, J.; MCCLAIN, K.; DUDLEY, R.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of New Mexico; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley badger@berkeley.edu Hummingbirds frequently fly near or […]

Meeting Abstract 54.1  Sunday, Jan. 5 13:30  Mechanics of Escape Maneuvers in Hummingbirds CHENG, B*; TOBALSKE, BW; HEDRICK, TL; POWERS, DR; WETHINGTON, SM; DENG, X; Purdue Univ.; Univ. of Montana; Univ. of N. Carolina; George Fox Univ.; Hummingbird Monitoring Network; Purdue Univ. chengbograd@gmail.com We undertook the present study to begin to compare control strategies for flight maneuvers […]

Meeting Abstract 54.2  Sunday, Jan. 5 13:45  Kinematics and aerodynamics of escape responses to looming stimuli in freely flying fruit flies MUIJRES, FT*; MELIS, J; ELZINGA, MJ; DICKINSON, MH; University of Washington, Seattle; Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands; University of Washington, Seattle; University of Washington, Seattle fmuijres@uw.edu Flying insects possess a range of stereotypic flight responses […]

Meeting Abstract 54.5  Sunday, Jan. 5 14:15  Dynamics of Hummingbirds Flying in Highly Turbulent Winds RAVI, S*; CRALL, J; MCNEILLY, L; COMBES, S; Harvard University; Harvard University; Bunker Hill Community College; Harvard University sravi@fas.harvard.edu Hummingbirds must forage relentlessly in order to meet their high energetic demands, and while foraging they encounter aerial environments that vary considerably, ranging […]

Meeting Abstract 54.4  Sunday, Jan. 5 14:00  Analysis of the function and mechanics of the wing tuck manoeuvre in a steppe eagle Aquila nipalensis REYNOLDS, K.V.*; THOMAS, A.L.R.; TAYLOR, G.K.; University of Oxford, UK; University of Oxford, UK; University of Oxford, UK kate.reynolds@zoo.ox.ac.uk Soaring birds can often be seen to pull their wings down, in a transient […]

Meeting Abstract 54.2  Monday, Jan. 5 13:45  The adaptive significance of developmental plasticity in the wild: an experimental test using the brown anole lizard (Anolis sagrei) CATES, C. D. *; WARNER, D. A. ; The University of Alabama at Birmingham; The University of Alabama at Birmingham cdcates@uab.edu The environmental conditions that embryos experience during development can have […]

Meeting Abstract 54.5  Monday, Jan. 5 14:30  Reciprocal transplant of salamanders reveals potential local adaptation of acclimatization of water loss rates RIDDELL, EA*; PLASKON, J; APANOVITCH, EK; SEARS, MW; Clemson University; Clemson University; Clemson University; Clemson University eriddel@clemson.edu Current mechanistic approaches use physiological traits to predict a species’ response to climate change. In response to warming environments, […]

Meeting Abstract 54.1  Monday, Jan. 5 13:30  Gene flow and the “Bogert effect”: Genes move up mountains in the Puerto Rican Crested Anole (Anolis cristatellus) MCELROY, MT; Univ. of Washington mtm3@uw.edu While behavior determines how organisms interact with their environment and may “drive” evolution and local adaptation in novel habitats, regulatory behaviors may actually inhibit evolutionary change. […]