Meeting Abstract 63-5 Sunday, Jan. 5 14:30 – 14:45 The evolution of autotomy in leaf-footed bugs EMBERTS, Z*; ST. MARY, CM; FORTHMAN, M; MILLER, CW; University of Florida emberts@ufl.edu Sacrificing body parts is one of many behaviors that animals use to escape predation. This trait, termed autotomy, is classically associated with lizards. However, several other taxa also […]
sessions: Session 63
The Role of Magnetic Field Detection in Foraging Site Fidelity of Sea Turtles
Meeting Abstract 63-4 Sunday, Jan. 5 14:15 – 14:30 The Role of Magnetic Field Detection in Foraging Site Fidelity of Sea Turtles GOFORTH, KM*; LOHMANN, CMF; LOHMANN, KJ; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill kaylago@live.unc.edu Foraging site fidelity describes a pattern of […]
Navigating the Ocean Floor Magnetic Compass Orientation of a Marine Flatfish
Meeting Abstract 63-2 Sunday, Jan. 5 13:45 – 14:00 Navigating the Ocean Floor: Magnetic Compass Orientation of a Marine Flatfish NAISBETT-JONES, L*; TSAI, E; LOHMANN, C; LOHMANN, K; Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Department of […]
Male Contest Limits Assortative Female Preference in a Color Polymorphic Poison Frog
Meeting Abstract 63-1 Sunday, Jan. 5 13:30 – 13:45 Male Contest Limits Assortative Female Preference in a Color Polymorphic Poison Frog YANG, Y*; RICHARDS-ZAWACKI, CL; University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA yusan.yang8@gmail.com https://yusanyang.wordpress.com/ Assortative mate preferences (i.e. the tendency to mate with phenotypically similar individuals) are widespread in animals and are hypothesized to […]
Females Prefer to Associate with the Chemical Cues of Aggressive, Winning Males After Competition
Meeting Abstract 63-3 Sunday, Jan. 5 14:00 – 14:15 Females Prefer to Associate with the Chemical Cues of Aggressive, Winning Males After Competition MITCHEM, LM*; VILELLA-PACHECO, Z; FORMICA, VA; BRODIE III, ED; University of Virginia; University of Puerto Rico – Arecibo; Swarthmore College; University of Virginia lm7en@virginia.edu http://lizamitchem.com Males often gain access to females by winning agonistic […]
Epigenetic effects of paternal perception of predation risk on offspring phenotypes
Meeting Abstract 63-7 Sunday, Jan. 5 15:00 – 15:15 Epigenetic effects of paternal perception of predation risk on offspring phenotypes BRASS, KE*; HERNDON, N; GARDNER, S; GRINDSTAFF, J; CAMPBELL, P; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University; University of California, Riverside, and Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University; University of California, Riverside, and Oklahoma State University kbrass@okstate.edu In […]
Assessing Your Opponent Snapping Shrimp Use Indirect Cues to Settle Ritualized Contests
Meeting Abstract 63-6 Sunday, Jan. 5 14:45 – 15:00 Assessing Your Opponent: Snapping Shrimp Use Indirect Cues to Settle Ritualized Contests DINH, JP*; AZZA, J; PATEK, SN; Biology Department, Duke University; Biology Department, Duke University; Biology Department, Duke University jpd29@duke.edu http://www.jasonpdinh.com/ Animal contests occur over indivisible resources. On average, winners have higher resource holding potential (RHP), which […]
The Apical Sensory Organ of Gastropod Larvae New Data on a Patellogastropod
PAGE, L.R.: The Apical Sensory Organ of Gastropod Larvae: New Data on a Patellogastropod The larval nervous systems of annelid and molluscan larvae include an apical cluster of sensory and non-sensory neurons that is often associated with a tuft of long cilia. Some of the neurons show immunoreactivity to serotonin and the structure includes a […]
Ontogenetic changes in rates of water loss and shell-wearing behaviors enable land hermit crab megalopae to avoid desiccating in air
BRODIE, R.J.: Ontogenetic changes in rates of water loss and shell-wearing behaviors enable land hermit crab megalopae to avoid desiccating in air The land hermit crab, Coenobita compressus , migrates from sea to land during the megalopal stage of postlarval development. As the megalopa emerges onto land, it encounters a physical environment wholly different from […]
Muscle, neural, and epithelial tissue variation between larval and presumptive juvenile structures in different species of actinotroch larvae (Phoronida)
SANTAGATA, S.*; ZIMMER, R.L.: Muscle, neural, and epithelial tissue variation between larval and presumptive juvenile structures in different species of actinotroch larvae (Phoronida). Actinotroch larvae exhibit variation among several characteristic traits at competence. These traits include the structure of the larval and juvenile tentacles and the muscular and neural components of the hood. All actinotrochs […]
