Ocean acidification alters energy allocation in developing sea urchins

Meeting Abstract 72.3  Monday, Jan. 6 08:30  Ocean acidification alters energy allocation in developing sea urchins PAN, F.*; APPLEBAUM, S.L.; SAWYER, R.J.; MANAHAN, D.T.; Univ. of Southern California; Univ. of Southern California; Univ. of Southern California; Univ. of Southern California tienchip@usc.edu Ocean acidification (OA) is known to have dose- and species-specific impacts on developmental stages of marine […]

Genetically determined shifts in metabolic energy allocation in response to ocean acidification

Meeting Abstract 72.2  Monday, Jan. 6 08:15  Genetically determined shifts in metabolic energy allocation in response to ocean acidification APPLEBAUM, S.L.*; PAN, F.; HEDGECOCK, D.; MANAHAN, D.T.; University of Southern California; University of Southern California; University of Southern California; University of Southern California sappleba@usc.edu Current evidence suggests that future scenarios of ocean acidification (OA) will impact the […]

Genes, genomes and proteins – the challenge of making physiological predictions

Meeting Abstract 72.4  Monday, Jan. 6 08:45  Genes, genomes and proteins – the challenge of making physiological predictions MANAHAN, D.T.*; APPLEBAUM, S.L.; PAN, F.; Univ. Southern California manahan@usc.edu Dramatic advances in nucleic acid sequencing technology are providing unprecedented abilities to quantify gene expression and abundances of mRNA in organisms. Beyond the study of single genes, genome science […]

Examining Physiological Evolution in Derived Freshwater Threespine Sticklebacks

Meeting Abstract 72.6  Monday, Jan. 6 09:15  Examining Physiological Evolution in Derived Freshwater Threespine Sticklebacks DIVINO, J.N.*; MCCORMICK, S.D.; SCHULTZ, E.T.; Univ. of Connecticut; US Geological Survey; Univ. of Connecticut jeffrey.divino@uconn.edu Marine taxa capable of invading freshwater habitats experience new ecological opportunities that have often resulted in species diversification and adaptive radiation. However, rates of trait change […]

During closed-loop refuge tracking, Eigenmannia virescens tunes its active sensing behavior to the length and features of the moving refuge

Meeting Abstract 72.7  Monday, Jan. 6 09:30  During closed-loop refuge tracking, Eigenmannia virescens tunes its active sensing behavior to the length and features of the moving refuge STAMPER, SA*; PLOCH, C; FORTUNE, ES; COWAN, NJ; Johns Hopkins Univ; Hope College; New Jersey Institute of Tech; Johns Hopkins Univ sstamper@jhu.edu Weakly electric fish seek shelter and will swim […]

Controlling Nature & Nurture Why experiments with wild type are insufficient for understanding adaptation to environmental change

Meeting Abstract 72.1  Monday, Jan. 6 08:00  Controlling Nature & Nurture: Why experiments with wild type are insufficient for understanding adaptation to environmental change HEDGECOCK, D.*; MANAHAN, D.T.; U of Southern California; U of Southern California dhedge@usc.edu Underlying Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection are two observations: (1) organisms have excess reproductive capacity and (2) individuals […]

Closed-loop stabilization of the Jamming Avoidance Response reveals its locally unstable and globally nonlinear dynamics

Meeting Abstract 72.8  Monday, Jan. 6 09:45  Closed-loop stabilization of the Jamming Avoidance Response reveals its locally unstable and globally nonlinear dynamics MADHAV, M.S.*; STAMPER, S.A.; FORTUNE, E.S.; COWAN, N.J.; Johns Hopkins University; Johns Hopkins University; New Jersey Institute of Technology; Johns Hopkins University manusmad@jhu.edu The Jamming Avoidance Response, or JAR, in the weakly electric fish has […]

Skeletal Kinematics of the Shoulder in Seba’s Short-Tailed Bat

Meeting Abstract 72.2  Tuesday, Jan. 6 08:15  Skeletal Kinematics of the Shoulder in Seba’s Short-Tailed Bat LAI, P.H.*; KONOW, N.; BOERMA, D.B.; SWARTZ, S.M.; Brown University; Brown University; Brown University; Brown University philhwlai@gmail.com Bats move their wings in dynamic, three-dimensional patterns. These motions originate partly from complex interactions between the bones that make up the shoulder and […]

Phenotypic plastiity and flight performance in relation to developmental temperature in the invasive species Drosophila suzukii

Meeting Abstract 72.3  Tuesday, Jan. 6 08:30  Phenotypic plastiity and flight performance in relation to developmental temperature in the invasive species Drosophila suzukii. HERREL, A*; VILLAROEL, B; CORNETTE, R; DECAMPS, T; DEBAT, V; CNRS/MNHN; CNRS/MNHN; CNRS/MNHN; CNRS/MNHN; CNRS/MNHN anthony.herrel@mnhn.fr Developmental temperature is known to influence the adult phenotype in many ectothermic organisms. Invasive species entering new climate […]

Landing without limbs body shape during arboreal landings in flying snakes

Meeting Abstract 72.6  Tuesday, Jan. 6 09:15  Landing without limbs: body shape during arboreal landings in flying snakes SOCHA, JJ*; TWYMAN, C; YEATON, IJ; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech jjsocha@vt.edu http://www2.esm.vt.edu/~jjsocha/socha_lab/Home.html Nearly all vertebrate gliders land by using their limbs to arrest their glide. Being limbless, flying snakes (genus: Chrysopelea) must land by contacting the substrate […]

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