SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 58-5 Sat Jan 2 The presence of others may shape the economic decision making of a food-storing arboreal squirrel Robin, AN*; Nonacs, P; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Los Angeles robina@ucla.edu http://www.squirrelgazer.com/ Food-storing awards individuals’ greater […]
sessions: Session 58
Prey size selection and visual acuity in toe-biters (Belostomatidae)
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 58-3 Sat Jan 2 Prey size selection and visual acuity in toe-biters (Belostomatidae) Feller, KD*; Mierow, T; Gonzalez-Bellido, PT; Union College; University of Minnesota; University of Minnesota; Union College fellerk@union.edu http://www.katefeller.com Ambush, or sit-and-wait, predation is a tactic used […]
Preference for colored nectar in Phelsuma laticauda
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 58-4 Sat Jan 2 Preference for colored nectar in Phelsuma laticauda Chiari, Y*; Moreno, N; Roy, R; Kostanecki, A; Brockman, S; Holl, C; Solhaug, EM; Minami, A; Hampton, M; Bee, M; Hegeman, A; Carter, C; George Mason University; George […]
Mass variation pattern differences among temperate hibernating bats
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 58-1 Sat Jan 2 Mass variation pattern differences among temperate hibernating bats Balzer, EW*; Grottoli, A; Broders, H; University of Waterloo; University of Waterloo; University of Waterloo ebalzer@uwaterloo.ca https://uwaterloo.ca/broders-lab/our-people/current-members In Northern ecosystems, life history strategies and accompanying animal behaviours […]
Generational variation in nutrient regulation for an outbreaking herbivore
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 58-7 Sat Jan 2 Generational variation in nutrient regulation for an outbreaking herbivore Le Gall, M*; Cease, AJ; Arizona State University marionlegall314@gmail.com Multivoltine insects are capable of producing multiple generations in one year. Favorable conditions support more generations, leading […]
Follow the fracas Global patterns of variation in disturbance foraging behavior of birds
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 58-2 Sat Jan 2 Follow the fracas: Global patterns of variation in disturbance foraging behavior of birds Pollock, HS*; Hauber, ME; Strejc, B; Tarwater, CE; UIUC; UIUC; UIUC; University of Wyoming henry.s.pollock@gmail.com http://henrypollock.weebly.com/ Environmental disturbances influence the distribution of […]
Feeding preferences of Pugettia gracilis (Graceful Kelp Crab)
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 58-6 Sat Jan 2 Feeding preferences of Pugettia gracilis (Graceful Kelp Crab) Johnson, KH*; Dobkowski, KA; Bates College; Bates College kjohnso4@bates.edu The feeding preferences of graceful kelp crabs (Pugettia gracilis), a species that ranges from Alaska to Baja California, […]
Does learning style affect performance and plasticity in shoaling fish
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 58-8 Sat Jan 2 Does learning style affect performance and plasticity in shoaling fish? O’Reilly, L*; Dalesman, S; Akanyeti, O; Aberystwyth University; Aberystwyth University; Aberystwyth University lio4@aber.ac.uk It is a widespread phenomenon that individuals from the same population will […]
Phylogenetic Principles and Morphogenetic Mechanisms for Evolvability in Adaptive Radiations
Meeting Abstract 58-5 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15 Phylogenetic Principles and Morphogenetic Mechanisms for Evolvability in Adaptive Radiations ABZHANOV, A; Imperial College London and Natural History Museum, United Kingdom a.abzhanov@imperial.ac.uk Understanding the origins of morphological variation is one of the chief challenges to the modern biological sciences. Cranial diversity in vertebrates is a particularly inviting research […]
How Maternal Genetic Effects Shape Developmental Evolution
Meeting Abstract 58-3 Sunday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 10:45 How Maternal Genetic Effects Shape Developmental Evolution ZAKAS, C*; ROCKMAN, M; North Carolina State University; New York University czakas@ncsu.edu Phenotypic evolution in animals is constrained by the mechanics of early development. Large-scale evolutionary changes are initially shaped by developmental program, where simple trade-offs can ultimately result in a […]
