Meeting Abstract 54.4 Monday, Jan. 5 14:15 Colorblind colorful animals: Spectral sensitivity, temporal resolution, and spatial resolution in three species of cleaner shrimp CAVES, EM*; FRANK, TM; JOHNSEN, S; Duke University; Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center; Duke University eleanor.caves@duke.edu Visual physiologies are diverse, and an organism’s ability to perceive a visual signal depends on its sensory capabilities; […]
sessions: Session 54
Attracting unwanted attention the costs and benefits of adaptation to an invasive predator
Meeting Abstract 54.3 Monday, Jan. 5 14:00 Attracting unwanted attention: the costs and benefits of adaptation to an invasive predator THAWLEY, CJ*; ROBBINS, TR; FREIDENFELDS, NA; LANGKILDE, T; Penn State University; Penn State University; University of Connecticut; Penn State University cjt171@psu.edu As global change accelerates, species often must adapt quickly or face extirpation or extinction. While adaptive […]
Submissive behaviour reduces the costs of conflict and facilitates group living A case study in a highly social cichlid fish
Meeting Abstract 54-1 Tuesday, Jan. 5 10:15 Submissive behaviour reduces the costs of conflict and facilitates group living: A case study in a highly social cichlid fish REDDON, A.R.; McGill University adam.reddon@mcgill.ca http://adamreddon.ca Submissive behaviour serves to signal acquiescence to a dominant individual, thereby avoiding further conflict. Despite its important role in agonistic interactions, submissive behaviour has […]
Regulation of individual decision by pavent ants and the self-organization of wars between neighboring colonies
Meeting Abstract 54-3 Tuesday, Jan. 5 10:45 Regulation of individual decision by pavent ants and the self-organization of wars between neighboring colonies GREENE, MJ*; BUBAK, AN; RENNER, K; SWALLOW, JG; University of Colorado Denver; University of Colorado Denver; University of South Dakota; University of Colorado Denver michael.greene@ucdenver.edu Social insect colonies are regulated as non-hierarchical, distributed systems in […]
Intraspecific variation in the collective behaviors of multiple interacting species predicts contest outcomes in acorn ants
Meeting Abstract 54-4 Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:00 Intraspecific variation in the collective behaviors of multiple interacting species predicts contest outcomes in acorn ants LICHTENSTEIN, J.L.L.*; PRUITT, J.N.; MODLMEIER, A.; University of Pittsburgh; University of Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania State University jll134@pitt.edu http://www.biology.pitt.edu/person/james-lichtenstein Intraspecific variation in behavior has largely been neglected by community ecologists to date. Recently, however, a number […]
Context-dependent chemical signaling, aggression, and neural activation patterns in reproductively-receptive female cichlids
Meeting Abstract 54-2 Tuesday, Jan. 5 10:30 Context-dependent chemical signaling, aggression, and neural activation patterns in reproductively-receptive female cichlids FIELD, K.E.*; MARUSKA, K.P.; LSU; LSU kfield3@tigers.lsu.edu Social animals must assess the environment to make behavioral decisions. Across vertebrates, processing of social cues to elicit suitable behavioral responses is thought to be mediated by conserved brain nuclei of […]
Collective nest ventilation by honey bees Global flow patterns arise from local fanning responses
Meeting Abstract 54-7 Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:45 Collective nest ventilation by honey bees: Global flow patterns arise from local fanning responses PETERS, JM*; GRAVISH, N; MAHADEVAN, L; COMBES, SA; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University; Univ. of California, Davis jcbptrs@gmail.com Many social insects that live in large, congested colonies (e.g., some ants and termites) build elaborate physical […]
Autonomous robotic diggers provide insight into the challenges of collective nest construction
Meeting Abstract 54-6 Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:30 Autonomous robotic diggers provide insight into the challenges of collective nest construction MONAENKOVA, D.*; LINEVICH, V.; GOODISMAN, M.A.D.; GOLDMAN, D.I.; Georgia Institute of Technology dmonaen@physics.gatech.edu The subterranean nests of S. invicta fire ants are stunningly sophisticated. Nest construction is accomplished through the collective effort of multiple workers. Our laboratory experiments […]
Automated tracking reveals the importance of individual variation for division of labor in primitively eusocial bumblebees (Bombus impatiens)
Meeting Abstract 54-5 Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:15 Automated tracking reveals the importance of individual variation for division of labor in primitively eusocial bumblebees (Bombus impatiens) CRALL, JD*; GRAVISH, N; MOUNTCASTLE, AM; KOCHER, SD; OPPENHEIMER, R; KAO, AB; PIERCE, N; COMBES, SA; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University; Princeton University; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University; University of […]
Population Genomics and Phylogeography of the Olympia Oyster
Meeting Abstract 54-4 Friday, Jan. 6 11:00 – 11:15 Population Genomics and Phylogeography of the Olympia Oyster SILLIMAN, K*; EERNISSE, D; WALTER, R; University of Chicago; California State University Fullerton; California State University Fullerton ksil91@gmail.com Understanding the evolutionary processes that cause populations to diverge genetically and phenotypically is crucial to predicting how species will respond to rapid […]
