Meeting Abstract 74.6  Tuesday, Jan. 6 09:15  Stake your claim: foraging archer fish rely on aggression rather than kinematic changes to deter intraspecific theft of prey BURNETTE, M.F.*; ASHLEY-ROSS, M.A.; Wake Forest University; Wake Forest University burnmf0@wfu.edu Archer fishes are social animals that forage for terrestrial insect prey by spitting streams of water from their mouths, causing […]

Meeting Abstract 74.8  Tuesday, Jan. 6 09:45  Remote sensing accelerometers for detecting behaviors in two chipmunk (Tamias) species HAMMOND, T.T.*; BERG-KIRKPATRICK, T.; SPRINGTHORPE, D.; WALSH, R.E.; LACEY, E.A.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley thammond@berkeley.edu Measuring behavioral activity budgets in small mammals is […]

Meeting Abstract 74.2  Tuesday, Jan. 6 08:15  Ontogeny of a Behavior: Decorating in Juvenile and Adult Decorator Crabs (Oregonia gracilis) JACOBS, MW*; HEIN, SR; ODIERNO, JA; McDaniel College; Univ. of Texas, Tyler; McDaniel College mjacobs@mcdaniel.edu Adult graceful decorator crabs (Oregonia gracilis) decorate by attaching pieces of algae, sponge, or other items from their habitat onto hooked setae, […]

Meeting Abstract 74.7  Tuesday, Jan. 6 09:30  Determining Maximum Prey Size and Quantifying Prey Manipulation Strategy in the California Moray DILUZIO, A. R.*; HIGGINS, B. A.; MEHTA, R. S.; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz adiluzio@ucsc.edu Moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) comprise a large radiation of snake-like marine predators. Morays have a reduced capacity to use suction during prey […]

Meeting Abstract 74.1  Tuesday, Jan. 6 08:00  Ability to Discriminate Between Hosts and Reproductive Performance in Ectoparasites of Small Mammals KRASNOV, B.R.*; KHOKHLOVA, I.S.; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev krasnov@bgu.ac.il Selection of an appropriate habitat with necessary and exploitable resources is one of the main tasks for any living organism. If an […]

Meeting Abstract 74.3  Tuesday, Jan. 6 08:30  3D-printed flowers reveal strong sensitivity of animal feeding performance to corolla curvature CAMPOS, E.O.*; BRADSHAW JR., H.D.; DANIEL, T.L.; University of Washington, Seattle; University of Washington, Seattle; University of Washington, Seattle eocampos@uw.edu Flower morphology is an important contributor to a pollinator’s ability to find and exploit the nectar source. Our […]

Meeting Abstract 74-6  Wednesday, Jan. 6 09:15  Spectra analysis of Gq-opsins from four scallop species FAGGIONATO, D.*; ARNDORFER, R. J.; SERB, J. M.; Iowa State University, Ames, IA; Iowa State University, Ames, IA; Iowa State University, Ames, IA davidef@iastate.edu http://www.jeanneserb-lab.org Recent transcriptome analysis of scallops eyes and mantle from our lab has shown that scallops have a […]

Meeting Abstract 74-1  Wednesday, Jan. 6 08:00  Seeing without eyes: Opsins and the evolution of photodetection in basal metazoans BABONIS, L.S.*; MARTINDALE, M.Q.; Univ of Florida, Whitney Lab; Univ of Florida, Whitney Lab babonis@whitney.ufl.edu Opsins are photosensitive proteins that mediate the detection of light in photoreceptive tissues. Although they were originally thought to be restricted to the […]

Meeting Abstract 74-3  Wednesday, Jan. 6 08:30  Organized Water: Addressing the Paradoxes of Acellular Bodies in Ctenophores TOWNSEND, J.P.*; SWEENEY, A.M.; University of Pennsylvania; University of Pennsylvania townj@mail.med.upenn.edu In the genomic era, we know that the earliest-branching animal phyla include ctenophores, sponges, and cnidarians. Intriguingly, these animals all share bodies that are more amorphous, acellular materials by […]

Meeting Abstract 74-5  Wednesday, Jan. 6 09:00  Expression and spectral analysis of two Gq-opsins from the mantle and the eyes of the scallop Placopecten magellanicus SERB, J.M.*; HARLEY, A.; FAGGIONATO, D.; Iowa State Univ.; Iowa State Univ.; Iowa State Univ. serb@iastate.edu Despite having complex mirror eyes and showing mantle shadow response, the molecular details of scallop light […]