Predator-avoidance response In larval black-bellied salamanders (Desmognathus quadramaculatus) to predator cues from native and nonnative salmonids

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 57-8  Sat Jan 2  Predator-avoidance response In larval black-bellied salamanders (Desmognathus quadramaculatus) to predator cues from native and nonnative salmonids Dempsey, BL*; Bidwell, JR; East Tennessee State University; East Tennessee State University Dempseyb@etsu.edu The introduction of nonnative salmonids into […]

Mapping spatiotemporal changes of North American beaver (L Castor canadensis) damming complexes

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 57-6  Sat Jan 2  Mapping spatiotemporal changes of North American beaver (L. Castor canadensis) damming complexes Kennedy, J*; Chen, C; Mahadevan, L; Nagpal, R; Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Harvard College ; Harvard University School of […]

Field experiments uncover variable anti-predator behaviors used by spotted lanternfly nymphs

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 57-9  Sat Jan 2  Field experiments uncover variable anti-predator behaviors used by spotted lanternfly nymphs Kane, SA; Bien, T*; Hsieh, ST; Haverford College; Haverford College; Temple University samador@haverford.edu https://samador.sites.haverford.edu/ Spotted lanternflies (Lycorma delicatula) (SLFs) are univoltine planthoppers newly invasive […]

Effects of acute temperature change on the feeding behaviors of Gymnothorax mordax

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 57-1  Sat Jan 2  Effects of acute temperature change on the feeding behaviors of Gymnothorax mordax Moretto, WI*; Stahl, AK; Mehta, RS; University of California, Santa Cruz; University of California, Santa Cruz; University of California, Santa Cruz wmoretto@ucsc.edu California […]

Effectiveness of Cyprinodon bovinus pupfish territorial defense against Gambusia nobilis egg predation a tale of two endangered fishes

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 57-10  Sat Jan 2  Effectiveness of Cyprinodon bovinus pupfish territorial defense against Gambusia nobilis egg predation: a tale of two endangered fishes Snekser, JL*; Ashe, TM; Itzkowitz, M; Canisius College, Buffalo; LIU Post, Brookville; Lehigh University, Bethlehem snekser1@canisius.edu Recent […]

Butterflyfish effect The relationship and influence of foureye butterflyfish on corals infected with stony coral tissue loss disease

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 57-4  Sat Jan 2  Butterflyfish effect: The relationship and influence of foureye butterflyfish on corals infected with stony coral tissue loss disease Noonan, KR*; Childress, MJ; Clemson University; Clemson University noonan2@g.clemson.edu Within the past six years, a new pathogen, […]

Brain size evolution precedes innovations in foraging strategy among woodpeckers

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 57-3  Sat Jan 2  Brain size evolution precedes innovations in foraging strategy among woodpeckers Cárdenas-Posada, G*; Iwaniuk, AN; Fuxjager, MJ; Brown University Providence, RI/Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC; University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; Brown University Providence, RI cardg16@wfu.edu Understanding […]

Attack of the killer copepod

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 57-11  Sat Jan 2  Attack of the killer copepod Wagner, G*; Morgan, N; Yen, J; Georgia Tech; Georgia Tech; Georgia Tech griffin.wagner@gatech.edu Hesperodiaptomus shoshone is a large freshwater alpine [10,000 ft] copepod whose behavior has been studied for their […]

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