Meeting Abstract 56-1 Friday, Jan. 6 10:30 – 10:45 Using Stable Isotopes to Elucidate Habitat Use and Movement Magnitude of Nomadic Passerines. CUSSEN, VA*; CORNELIUS, JM; HAHN, TP; Univ. of California, Davis; Eastern Michigan University; Univ. of California, Davis vacussen@ucdavis.edu Understanding the movement patterns of vagile species is critical to answering evolutionary, conservation and mechanistic questions. Tracking […]
sessions: Session 56
Regional Migration Patterns of Mature Female Blue Crabs in the Gulf of Mexico
Meeting Abstract 56-2 Friday, Jan. 6 10:45 – 11:00 Regional Migration Patterns of Mature Female Blue Crabs in the Gulf of Mexico KEMBERLING, A.A.*; DARNELL, M.Z.; University of Southern Mississippi; University of Southern Mississippi Adam.Kemberling@usm.edu http://crabtags.org Female blue crabs undertake a seaward spawning migration, migrating from low-salinity mating grounds to high-salinity areas where spawning takes place. While […]
Of moths and moon complicated phenological mismatch in a nocturnal aerial insectivore
Meeting Abstract 56-4 Friday, Jan. 6 11:15 – 11:30 Of moths and moon: complicated phenological mismatch in a nocturnal aerial insectivore ENGLISH, PA*; NOCERA, JJ; GREEN, DJ; Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. Canada; University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B. Canada; Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. Canada penglish@sfu.ca http://ecophilina.wordpress.com The foraging style and long annual migrations of aerially […]
Convergent evolution on the morphology of migration within an entire songbird genus (Tyrannus)
Meeting Abstract 56-3 Friday, Jan. 6 11:00 – 11:15 Convergent evolution on the morphology of migration within an entire songbird genus (Tyrannus) MACPHERSON, MAGGIE*; JAHN, ALEX; TAYLOR, CAZ; Tulane University; Universidade Estadual Paulista; Tulane University maggie.macpherson@gmail.com http://maggiepmacpherson.com Migration theory posits that inter-specific competition drives the evolution of migration. However, this view omits the role of genetic drift, […]
A brackish water specialist that prefers freshwater the case of the mangrove rivulus fish
Meeting Abstract 56-6 Friday, Jan. 6 11:30 – 11:45 A brackish water specialist that prefers freshwater: the case of the mangrove rivulus fish MCCAIN, SC*; KOPELIC, S; STAUDHAMMER, C; EARLEY, RL; The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa scmccain@crimson.ua.edu Within heterogeneous environments, mobile species […]
Understanding Shifts in Amphibian Host Defenses Following Outbreaks of Chytridiomycosis
Meeting Abstract 56-2 Friday, Jan. 5 10:15 – 10:30 Understanding Shifts in Amphibian Host Defenses Following Outbreaks of Chytridiomycosis VOYLES, J*; PEREZ, RG; ROLLINS-SMITH, L; REINHART, L; WOODHAMS, D; RICHARDS-ZAWACKI, C; Univ. of Nevada, Reno; Univ. of Nevada, Reno; Vanderbilt University; Univ. of Massachusettes, Boston; Vanderbilt University; Univ. of Pittsburgh jvoyles@unr.edu How do epidemics end? A transition […]
The evolution of blood parasitism in trematodes What’s VAP (venom allergen-like protein) got to do with it
Meeting Abstract 56-1 Friday, Jan. 5 10:00 – 10:15 The evolution of blood parasitism in trematodes: What’s VAP (venom allergen-like protein) got to do with it? SIPLEY, BN*; BULLARD, SA; HALANYCH, KM; Auburn University, Alabama breanna.sipley@gmail.com https://sipley.github.io/ Genes involved in evading or coping with the host immune response underlie the genetic basis of parasitism. Understanding the evolution […]
Sick birds don’t smell Assessing the impact of haematozoan infection on avian preen oil chemical composition
Meeting Abstract 56-8 Friday, Jan. 5 11:45 – 12:00 Sick birds don’t smell: Assessing the impact of haematozoan infection on avian preen oil chemical composition GRIEVES, L.A.*; KELLY, T.R.; BERNARDS, M.A.; MACDOUGALL-SHACKLETON, E.A.; The University of Western Ontario; The University of Western Ontario; The University of Western Ontario; The University of Western Ontario lgrieves@uwo.ca http://leannegrieves.com/ Haematozoan parasites […]
Pathogen prevalence in little epauletted fruit bats in South Sudan and Uganda
Meeting Abstract 56-3 Friday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 10:45 Pathogen prevalence in little epauletted fruit bats in South Sudan and Uganda WILSON, CA*; FIELD, KA; REEDER, DM; LILLEY, TM; Bucknell University; Bucknell University; Bucknell University; University of Liverpool caw050@bucknell.edu Bats can serve as reservoir hosts of several emerging infectious diseases, such as those caused by henipaviruses, Marburg […]
Oh Deer, What’s Eating You Alabama White-Tailed Deer as Reservoirs for Vector-Borne Disease
Meeting Abstract 56-4 Friday, Jan. 5 10:45 – 11:00 Oh Deer, What’s Eating You? Alabama White-Tailed Deer as Reservoirs for Vector-Borne Disease ZIKELI, SL*; RANKINS, ST; DITCHKOFF, SS; ZOHDY, SM; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University slz0001@auburn.edu Understanding ectoparasite communities, and the pathogens that species are exposed to is an important factor in host health […]
