Meeting Abstract 64.3 Sunday, Jan. 6 Modern, Historical, and Future Carnivore Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for Conservation and Climate Change YEAKEL, J D*; DOMINY, N J; KOCH, P L; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz jyeakel@pmc.ucsc.edu Sub-Saharan African ecosystems are distinguished by relatively large numbers of co-occurring […]
sessions: Session 64
Cross-sector Connectivity Understanding and eradicating exotic plants by leveraging science, education, government, and non-profit sectors
Meeting Abstract 64.5 Sunday, Jan. 6 Cross-sector Connectivity: Understanding and eradicating exotic plants by leveraging science, education, government, and non-profit sectors TALLEY, D.M.*; FISLER, S.; SF Bay NERR/SFSU; Aquatic Adventures Science Education Foundation dtalley@sfsu.edu Ecologists have become increasingly aware of the importance of having a pluralistic view of the world in order to better understand and conserve […]
Comparing toxicological effects of Triclosan on multiple taxa Washing away our natural communities
Meeting Abstract 64.4 Sunday, Jan. 6 Comparing toxicological effects of Triclosan on multiple taxa: Washing away our natural communities WILSON, BA; University of Massachusetts, Boston bawilson13@gmail.com Pharmaceutical and personal-care products (PPCPs) and their degradation products are introduced into the environment with waste-water discharge from sewage treatment facilities as the primary source. Their release into surface waters can […]
The fossil neogastropod genus Bruclarkia in the Eastern Pacific investigations of its endemism and speciation
Meeting Abstract 64.2 Tuesday, Jan. 6 The fossil neogastropod genus Bruclarkia in the Eastern Pacific: investigations of its endemism and speciation VENDETTI, J.E.; Univeristy of California, Berkeley jannv@berkeley.edu The extinct buccinid gastropod genus Bruclarkia Trask in Stewart, 1927, includes thirteen species from the Paleogene and Neogene of California, Oregon, Washington, Vancouver Island, and Alaska. Genera in the […]
Recent sympatric diversification of brood parasitic indigobirds setting an upper limit on speciation times
Meeting Abstract 64.1 Tuesday, Jan. 6 Recent sympatric diversification of brood parasitic indigobirds: setting an upper limit on speciation times. DACOSTA, J.M.*; SHULL, H.C.; SEFC, K.M.; BALAKRISHNAN, C.N.; PAYNE, R.B.; SORENSON, M.D.; Boston University; Boston University; Boston University; Boston University; University of Michigan; Boston University dacostaj@bu.edu Indigobirds (genus Vidua) are host-specific brood parasites in which host colonization […]
Morphological, Physiological, and Genetic Variation in the Red-Jointed Fiddler Crab, Uca minax (Le Conte)
Meeting Abstract 64.6 Tuesday, Jan. 6 Morphological, Physiological, and Genetic Variation in the Red-Jointed Fiddler Crab, Uca minax (Le Conte) WARWICK, A.R.; HOPKINS*, M.J. ; BERENDZEN, P.B. ; THURMAN , C.L. *; University of Northern Iowa; *University of Chicago thurman@uni.edu Due to its absence on peninsular Florida, Uca minax is unusual in having a disjunct distribution along […]
Is Adaptive Radiation an island phenomenon Comparison of Mainland and West Indian Anolis Lizard Evolution
Meeting Abstract 64.3 Tuesday, Jan. 6 Is Adaptive Radiation an island phenomenon? Comparison of Mainland and West Indian Anolis Lizard Evolution LOSOS, J.B.; Harvard University jlosos@oeb.harvard.edu West Indian anoles have radiated independently on each island in the Greater Antilles, producing in each case species morphologically and behaviorally adapted to use a wide variety of different ecological niches. […]
Hyperoxia reduces the costs of digestion in snakes Investigating the energetic consequences of the paleoatmosphere
Meeting Abstract 64.5 Tuesday, Jan. 6 Hyperoxia reduces the costs of digestion in snakes: Investigating the energetic consequences of the paleoatmosphere MCCUE, M.D.; Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben Gurion University mmccue@bgu.ac.il Oxygen levels in the Earths atmosphere have fluctuated dramatically during the Phranerozoic eon, and may have reached concentrations at 60% greater than current levels. These […]
Did the Fish-Specific Genome Duplication (FSGD) event spawn the teleost radiation Evidence from the analysis of actinopterygian diversification rates
Meeting Abstract 64.4 Tuesday, Jan. 6 Did the Fish-Specific Genome Duplication (FSGD) event spawn the teleost radiation? Evidence from the analysis of actinopterygian diversification rates. ALFARO, ME*; HARMON, LJ; CARNEVALE, G; SANTINI, F; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of Idaho; Univ. of Pisa; Univ. of California, Los Angeles michaelalfaro@ucla.edu The genome duplication hypothesis posits that the […]
Wing Morphology in Relation to Migration in Zonotrichia Sparrows
Meeting Abstract 64.10 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Wing Morphology in Relation to Migration in Zonotrichia Sparrows CLARK, A.D.*; WANG, G; ADDIS, E.A.; RAMENOFSKY, M; WINGFIELD, J.C.; University of Washington ascaphus@u.washington.edu Within the Emberizine sparrow genus Zonotrichia, there exist migrant and non-migrant populations with varying degrees of reproductive isolation from the opposing migratory strategy. Taking advantage of both the […]
