THEOBALD, J C*; WARRANT, E J; Lund University; Lund University: Neural summation in night flying sweat bees Megalopta are neotropical sweat bees that forage during only two time windows: after sunset and before sunrise. Thick forest canopies and the quick onset of darkness at tropical latitudes leave bees in profound darkness for these trips—20 times […]

WYETH, Russell C.; Dalhousie University: Modeling navigation in the sea slug Tritonia diomedea: strategies for finding odor sources in variable flow. Animals navigate by integrating multiple environmental sensory cues to produce directed locomotion. From analysis of crawling patterns in the field and laboratory experiments, we know the nudibranch mollusc Tritonia diomedea uses a combination of […]

GRACE, M.S.*; VANDYKE, J.U.; Florida Institute of Technology: Infrared Imaging in Pit Vipers: Complex Behavior from a Thermal Contrast Detector Crotaline snakes (pit vipers) form images of their environments based upon input from either the eyes or infrared (IR)-imaging pit organs alone, or from the two systems together. We hypothesize that the IR imaging system, […]

FUXJAGER, M.J.*; MANGIAMELE, L.A.; DAVIDOFF, K.R.B.; LOHMANN, K.J.; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: Effects of the Magnetic Environment of Sea Turtle Nests on Magnetic Orientation Behavior in Hatchlings Magnetic orientation has been documented in numerous animals, […]

MORA, C.V.*; JOHNSEN, S.; LOHMANN, K.J.; University of North Carolina; Duke University, North Carolina; University of North Carolina: Detection Of Polarized Light By Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) Sea turtles have been hypothesized to use polarized light to find their way during migration and to detect food, but efforts to demonstrate such an ability experimentally […]

Meeting Abstract 68.7  Jan. 7  THE EFFECT OF BODY TEMPERATURE ON THE GROWTH AND MORTALITY OF GEUKENSIA DEMISSA JOST, JA*; HELMUTH, B; University of South Carolina jostj@biol.sc.edu The ability to predict the effects of climate change on intertidal communities requires the ability to measure both the physiological limits of organisms in the laboratory and the actual body […]

Meeting Abstract 68.11  Jan. 7  Plasticity of embryo encapsulation and density in intertidal egg masses PODOLSKY, R.D.; College of Charleston, Grice Marine Lab podolskyr@cofc.edu Reproduction in intertidal habitats can expose offspring to variable and extreme physical conditions, particularly when embryos are contained in benthic clutches. The high density of embryos in clutches can exacerbate the negative effects […]

Meeting Abstract 68.5  Jan. 7  Phylogeny, regression, and the allometry of physiological traits O’CONNOR, M.P.*; AGOSTA, S.J.; HANSEN, F.; KEMP, S.J.; SIEG, A.E.; MCNAIR, J.N.; DUNHAM, A.E.; Drexel University; University of Pennsylvania; University of Pennsylvania; University of Pennsylvania; Drexel University; Academy of Natural Sciences of Phildelphia; University of Pennsylvania mike.oconnor@drexel.edu Most functional allometric relationships are reported as […]

Meeting Abstract 68.1  Jan. 7  Modeling the Mottling, How Mussel Beds are Prone to Patchiness AVENI-DEFORGE, K.*; WETHEY, D. S.; Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia kyled@biol.sc.edu Mussels are dominant space competitors in the rocky intertidal. Solitary mussels produce byssal threads, extra-celluluar, shock absorbing fibers, to the substrate in order to resist dislodgement by the forces of lift […]

Meeting Abstract 68.4  Jan. 7  Land Use Effects on Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) Biophysical Ecology SIEG, A*; O’CONNOR, M; SPOTILA, J; Drexel University aes48@drexel.edu Amphibians are important indicator species of ecosystem health but are declining worldwide at a faster rate than other vertebrate groups. Habitat loss is a major cause of this decline. As part of a […]