Meeting Abstract 6.5 Sunday, Jan. 4 09:00 Induction of reproductive fate in the Pea Aphid SPICA, E; DAVIS, GK*; Bryn Mawr College; Bryn Mawr College gdavis@brynmawr.edu http://gdavis.blogs.brynmawr.edu/ The pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, exhibits several environmentally cued, discrete, alternate phenotypes (polyphenisms) during its life cycle. In the case of the reproductive polyphenism, differences in day length determine whether […]
sessions: Session 6
Drug-Induced jellyfish formation in scyphozoa
Meeting Abstract 6.1 Sunday, Jan. 4 08:15 Drug-Induced jellyfish formation in scyphozoa HELM, R/R*; DUNN, C/W; Brown University; Brown University rebecca_helm@brown.edu http://rebeccarhelm.com Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) polyps form jellyfish in response to the increase of a naturally occurring protein in polyp tissue, and in the presence of a drug with structural similarity called indomethacin. We wanted to […]
Dimorphic development in the polychaete Streblospio benedicti finding the genetic architecture of life-history traits
Meeting Abstract 6.7 Sunday, Jan. 4 09:30 Dimorphic development in the polychaete Streblospio benedicti: finding the genetic architecture of life-history traits ZAKAS, C*; ROCKMAN, MV.; New York University; New York University cz12@nyu.edu http://https://sites.google.com/site/christinaznyu/home Understanding the genetic basis of life-history traits is a long-standing goal of evolutionary biology. Many closely related species have contrasting life-history strategies, suggesting that […]
Comparing axial patterning across divergent life histories data from the indirect-developing hemichordate Schizocardium
Meeting Abstract 6.6 Sunday, Jan. 4 09:15 Comparing axial patterning across divergent life histories: data from the indirect-developing hemichordate Schizocardium GONZALEZ, P*; LOWE, CJ; Stanford University; Stanford University paulgzlz@stanford.edu How do patterning mechanisms evolve when life cycles become more or less complex? Most marine invertebrates have a biphasic life cycle that includes a planktotrophic larval stage (indirect […]
Secondary Productivity and Habitat Composition of Eelgrass Beds in a Southern California Marine Protected Area
Meeting Abstract 6-2 Monday, Jan. 4 08:15 Secondary Productivity and Habitat Composition of Eelgrass Beds in a Southern California Marine Protected Area TANNER, RL*; OBAZA, AK; GINSBURG, DW; Univ. of Southern California; NOAA Fisheries; Univ. of Southern California rtanner@berkeley.edu Modeling annual biomass production in fish populations is crucial for resource management and conservation. For example, improved estimates […]
Living on the fringe; the carnivore community living in and around Johannesburg, South Africa
Meeting Abstract 6-6 Monday, Jan. 4 09:15 Living on the fringe; the carnivore community living in and around Johannesburg, South Africa KUHN, BF; University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa brian.kuhn@wits.ac.za In a country renown for its national parks, game reserves and conservation areas, little is known about the free ranging, non-conserved, carnivores living in and around […]
Lake Nicaragua shoreline fish diversity prior to Nicaraguan canal construction
Meeting Abstract 6-4 Monday, Jan. 4 08:45 Lake Nicaragua shoreline fish diversity prior to Nicaraguan canal construction CONRADES, A/D*; BRANDT, L; Truman State University; Truman State University adconrades@att.net Nicaragua is the poorest country in Central America. To encourage economic growth and trade, in 2013 the Nicaraguan government joined with the Hong Kong Nicaragua Development Corporation (HKND) to […]
Interactive Effects of Litter Quality and Macro-Invertebrates on Litter Decomposition Rates Across a Successional Gradient
Meeting Abstract 6-3 Monday, Jan. 4 08:30 Interactive Effects of Litter Quality and Macro-Invertebrates on Litter Decomposition Rates Across a Successional Gradient BAROUDI, RH*; PELINI, SL; Bowling Green State University; Bowling Green State University rbaroud@bgsu.edu Disturbance in patches of Northern hardwood forests by periodic burns can lead to sequences of succession in which microbial and soil/litter dwelling […]
Determinants of connectivity in the marine environment a multispecies approach
Meeting Abstract 6-1 Monday, Jan. 4 08:00 Determinants of connectivity in the marine environment: a multispecies approach CAHILL, AE*; AURELLE, D; BOISSIN, E; BOUZAZA, Z; DAVID, R; DUBOIS, S; DEJODE, A; EGEA, E; ERGA, Z; LEDOUX, J-B; MERIGOT, B; WEBER, A; Aix-Marseille Université, IMBE; Aix-Marseille Université, IMBE; Aix-Marseille Université, IMBE; Mostaganem University; Aix-Marseille Université, IMBE; Aix-Marseille Université, […]
Collateral Damage to Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems from Yankee Whaling in the 19th Century
Meeting Abstract 6-5 Monday, Jan. 4 09:00 Collateral Damage to Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems from Yankee Whaling in the 19th Century DREW, JA*; LóPEZ, EH; GILL, L; MCKEON, M; MILLER, N; STEINBERG, M; SHEN, C; Columbia University; Stanford University; Columbia University; Columbia University; Duke University; Columbia University; Columbia University jd2977@columbia.edu http://labroides.org During the 19th century American whalers […]
