Comparative nutrient digestibility between insectivorous and rapid-evolving herbivorous Italian Wall Lizards

Meeting Abstract 59-2  Friday, Jan. 6 13:45 – 14:00  Comparative nutrient digestibility between insectivorous and rapid-evolving herbivorous Italian Wall Lizards WEHRLE, BA*; TADIC, Z; KRAJNOVIC, M; CHERNOFF, K; HERREL, A; GERMAN, DP; WEHRLE, Beck; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of Zagreb; Univ. of Zagreb; NOAA; C.N.R.S/M.N.H.N; Univ. of California, Irvine bwehrle@uci.edu http://www.beckwehrle.weebly.com A population of Italian Wall […]

Activity of intestinal enzymes responds to multiple dietary signals in birds

Meeting Abstract 59-3  Friday, Jan. 6 14:00 – 14:15  Activity of intestinal enzymes responds to multiple dietary signals in birds ROTT, KH*; CAVIEDES-VIDAL, E; KARASOV, WH; University of Wisconsin, Madison; Universidad Nacional de San Luis & CONICET, Argentina; University of Wisconsin, Madison krott@wisc.edu Working previously with house sparrow (HOSP; Passer domesticus) nestlings near fledging, we found that […]

Transgenerational thermal tolerance plasticity may play a role in maintaining seasonal differences between populations of Phyllaplysia taylori with climate change

Meeting Abstract 59-1  Friday, Jan. 5 10:15 – 10:30  Transgenerational thermal tolerance plasticity may play a role in maintaining seasonal differences between populations of Phyllaplysia taylori with climate change TANNER, R.L.*; SOUSA, W.P.; STILLMAN, J.H.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies, San Francisco State Univ.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; […]

The Effect of Acclimation to a Fluctuating Temperature on COsub2sub Production During and After Exercise in the Desert Tarantula Grammastola rosea

Meeting Abstract 59-7  Friday, Jan. 5 11:45 – 12:00  The Effect of Acclimation to a Fluctuating Temperature on CO2 Production During and After Exercise in the Desert Tarantula Grammastola rosea WILMSEN, SM*; ROMANO-OLIVIA, DC; RECTOR, SE; MARTIN, AS; DZIALOWSKI, EM; University of North Texas sarawilmsen@my.unt.edu Thermal metabolic compensation is a well-established theory stating that ectotherms acclimated to […]

Reversible plasticity of whole body physiological parameters in an invasive lizard Podarcis siculus

Meeting Abstract 59-5  Friday, Jan. 5 11:15 – 11:30  Reversible plasticity of whole body physiological parameters in an invasive lizard Podarcis siculus HARO, D*; BURKE, RL; PAULY, GB; LIWANAG, HEM; California Polytechnic State University; Hofstra University; Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County; California Polytechnic State University daharo@calpoly.edu Ectotherms require external heat from their environment to maintain […]

Post-settlement plasticity of thermal tolerance and energetic constraints in juvenile mussels (Mytilus californianus)

Meeting Abstract 59-3  Friday, Jan. 5 10:45 – 11:00  Post-settlement plasticity of thermal tolerance and energetic constraints in juvenile mussels (Mytilus californianus) GLEASON, LU; STRAND, ES; HIZON, BJ; DOWD, WW*; California State University, Sacramento; Loyola Marymount University; Loyola Marymount University; Washington State University wes.dowd@wsu.edu https://labs.wsu.edu/dowd/ Complex life cycles characterized by uncertainty at transitions between larval/juvenile and adult […]

Exposure to fluctuating temperatures at different intervals during incubation influences embryonic growth and hatchling morphology in Chelydra serpentina

Meeting Abstract 59-6  Friday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 11:45  Exposure to fluctuating temperatures at different intervals during incubation influences embryonic growth and hatchling morphology in Chelydra serpentina. FINKLER, MS; Indiana Univ. Kokomo mfinkler@iuk.edu http://www.iuk.edu/faculty_staff/mfinkler/research.php Fluctuating diurnal temperatures influences incubation duration as well as the sex, size, and locomotor performance of hatchling turtles. However, given that different stages […]

Effects of Acclimation and Recent Thermal History on the Critical Thermal Maximum of a Small Diurnal Lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis

Meeting Abstract 59-2  Friday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 10:45  Effects of Acclimation and Recent Thermal History on the Critical Thermal Maximum of a Small Diurnal Lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis BURGOS, LUIS*; TAYLOR , EMILY; California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo lburgos@calpoly.edu With temperatures rising globally, researchers are assessing the possible […]

Contributions of parental effects vs local adaptation to increasing thermal tolerance of larvae of the cnidarian model organism, Nematostella vectensis

Meeting Abstract 59-4  Friday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15  Contributions of parental effects vs. local adaptation to increasing thermal tolerance of larvae of the cnidarian model organism, Nematostella vectensis. RIVERA, HE*; TARRANT, AM; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution hrivera@whoi.edu While organisms may adapt to local environments over many generations, those exposed to acute stress […]

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