Meeting Abstract 76.1  Tuesday, Jan. 6  What’s for Dinner? Feeding Ecology of Two Native Fish in Fossil Creek, AZ ARENA, A.J.*; GIBB, A.C.; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University aja75@nau.edu Understanding how native fishes obtain food from their environment is critical to understanding current and future threats to their existence. This study examines two native fish representing […]

Meeting Abstract 76.3  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Urbanization measures are not interchangeable: effects of spatial scale and habitat context TAVERNIA, B.G.*; REED, J.M.; Tufts University; Tufts University brian.tavernia@tufts.edu A wide variety of metrics is used to quantify features of urbanization in ecological studies. Successful integration of results across studies using different metrics, however, requires a strong relationship among […]

Meeting Abstract 76.6  Tuesday, Jan. 6  The physiological costs of fish gill remodeling following infection by freshwater mussel larvae. DUBANSKY, Benjamin D.*; GALVEZ, Fernando; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge bduban1@lsu.edu Larval freshwater mussels (glochida) are obligate ectoparasites, infecting the gill epithelium of host fish. Following attachment, glochidia are fully encapsulated by the […]

Meeting Abstract 76.4  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Rapid detection of invasive species in ballast water using molecular methods MAHON, A.R.*; SENAPATI, S.; FEDER, J.L.; CHANG, H-C.; LODGE, D.M.; Center for Aquatic Conservation, University of Notre Dame amahon@nd.edu Invasive species have inflicted high levels of environmental and economic damage to the North American Great Lakes region. During recent decades, […]

Meeting Abstract 76.2  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Project Limulus: What long term mark/recapture studies reveal about horseshoe crab population dynamics in Long Island Sound. BEEKEY, Mark A.*; MATTEI, Jennifer H.; Sacred Heart University; Sacred Heart University beekeym@sacredheart.edu Project Limulus is a long-term study of the population dynamics of the American Horseshoe Crab, Limulus polyphemus, in Long Island Sound […]

Meeting Abstract 76.5  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Evaluating ecological and morphological differences between the endangered Roan Mountain bluet and its common congener, Houstonia purpurea GLENNON, K.L.*; HILL, E.A. ; DONALDSON, J; CHURCH, S.A.; George Washington University; George Washington University; George Washington University kglennon@gwu.edu The taxonomic status of the federally endangered Roan Mountain Bluet (Houstonia purpurea var. montana) has […]

Meeting Abstract 76.2  Wednesday, Jan. 6  When skipping a high quality stopover site makes sense LEYRER, J*; ROBIN, F; DEKINGA, A; BRUGGE, M; SCHRIMPF, A; BOCHER, P; PIERSMA, T; University of Groningen; University of La Rochelle; Royal Netherlands Institution for Sea Rearch, Den Burg; Royal Netherlands Institution for Sea Rearch, Den Burg; Royal Netherlands Institution for Sea […]

Meeting Abstract 76.4  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Variation in constitutive immune function in a long distance migrant shorebird during migratory stopover in Delaware Bay BUEHLER, Deborah M*; TIELEMAN, B. Irene; PIERSMA, Theunis; Royal Ontario Museum; University of Groningen; University of Groningen d.buehler@utoronto.ca Delaware Bay, USA, is used by thousands of shorebirds as a final stopover site before migration […]

Meeting Abstract 76.5  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Nutritional effects on migration and immunity: Mormon crickets in Nevada contrast sharply with a band in Utah SRYGLEY, R.B.**; LORCH, P.D.; USDA-Agricultural Research Service; Kent State University, Ohio robert.srygley@ars.usda.gov Mormon crickets (Anabrus simplex) form large migratory bands that march over rangeland in the western U.S. in search of nutrients. Immune defense […]

Meeting Abstract 76.3  Wednesday, Jan. 6  No seasonal modulation in the acute phase response of a temperate zone bird, the Skylark (Alauda arvensis) HEGEMANN, A*; VERSTEEGH, MA; DE GRAAF, M; TIELEMAN, BI; MATSON, KD; University of Groningen, The Netherlands; University of Groningen, The Netherlands; University of Groningen, The Netherlands; University of Groningen, The Netherlands; University of Groningen, […]