Meeting Abstract 7.3  Wednesday, Jan. 4  It’s costly to be honest: the metabolic expense of maintaining a reliable signal of strength for crustaceans BYWATER, C L*; WHITE, C; WILSON, R S; The University of Queensland; The University of Queensland; The University of Queensland c.bywater@uq.edu.au Handicap costs are predicted to be one of the primary mechanisms for the […]

Meeting Abstract 7.2  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Is brighter better? Aposematic signal variation predicts male-male interactions in a polymorphic poison dart frog CROTHERS, L.R.**; GERING, E.J.; CUMMINGS, M.E.; University of Texas at Austin; University of Texas at Austin; University of Texas at Austin crothers@mail.utexas.edu Many species use conspicuous “aposematic” signals to communicate unpalatability/unprofitability to potential predators. Although aposematic […]

Meeting Abstract 7.5  Friday, Jan. 4  Variation in size of juvenile corals and sensitivity to ocean acidification TARRANT, AM*; MCCORKLE, DC; DEPUTRON, SJ; CHURCH, C; HENRY, J; COHEN, AL; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution atarrant@whoi.edu Anthropogenic input […]

Meeting Abstract 7.3  Friday, Jan. 4  Reproductive Timing and Connectivity in the Octocoral Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae LASKER, HR*; PARIS, CB; KOUGH, A; CHERUBIN, LM; University at Buffalo; University of Miami; University of Miami; University of Miami hlasker@buffalo.edu Reproductive synchrony is essential for species that cast gametes into the water column. While synchrony is necessary the basis for the […]

Meeting Abstract 7.2  Friday, Jan. 4  Identification of symbiotic-specific genes reveals a role for host immunity in a cnidarian-dinoflagellate mutualism MOUCHKA, M E*; LEHNERT, E M; BURRIESCI, M S; SCHWARZ, J; PRINGLE, J R ; Cornell University; Stanford University ; Stanford University ; Vassar College; Stanford University mep74@cornell.edu Many cnidarians harbor intracellular photosynthetic dinoflagellates in a mutualistic […]

Meeting Abstract 7.1  Friday, Jan. 4  Developing molecular techniques to assess resilience in large benthic foraminiferan communities DOO, SS*; FAN, TY; FUJITA, K; MAYFIELD, AB; CHEN, HK; NGUYEN, HD; BYRNE, M; National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium; National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium; University of the Ryukyus; National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium; National […]

Meeting Abstract 7.4  Friday, Jan. 4  Boundary layer flow effects on dissolved oxygen exchange and photosynthesis in scleractinic corals STOCKING, J.B.*; RIPPE, J.P.; REIDENBACH, M.A.; University of Virginia jbs4yq@virginia.edu To investigate the interaction between flow environment and coral photosynthesis, in-situ field measurements of boundary layer flow, photosynthetic quantum yield, and dissolved oxygen levels were obtained over the […]

Meeting Abstract 7.4  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:45  Pectoral Fin and Feeding Kinematics in Rock Dwelling Malawi Cichlids RUPP, M.F.*; HULSEY, C.D.; University of Tennessee Knoxville; University of Tennessee Knoxville mrupp@utk.edu Adaptive radiations such as Malawi cichlids provide an excellent opportunity to elucidate the underlying forces behind evolution and how high amounts of species diversity are maintained in […]

Meeting Abstract 7.6  Saturday, Jan. 4 09:15  Origin and evolution of Oceanic pelagic communities SANTINI, F.*; SORENSON, L.; CARNEVALE, G.; Univ. of Torino; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of Torino francesco.santini@alumni.utoronto.ca In order to investigate the origin and evolution of communities of large pelagic predators in today’s Oceans we generated megaphylogenies for three major fish groups […]

Meeting Abstract 7.1  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:00  Mechanical Transgressive Segregation and the Rapid Origin of Trophic Novelty HULSEY, CD*; HOLZMAN, R; Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville; Tel Aviv University, Israel chulsey@utk.edu Hybrid phenotypes often fall within the parental range. However, when morphological traits are complex,hybridization can generate mechanical phenotypes that segregate transgressively. For instance, even when the morphologies […]