Meeting Abstract 76.2  Tuesday, Jan. 6 10:30  You Shall Not Pass: Culverts As Mechanisms of Fragmentation of Crayfish Habitat SLUTZKER, J.M.*; MOORE, P.A.; Bowling Green State University juliets@bgsu.edu The wide scale increase in infrastructure associated with a growing human population has rapidly intensified habitat fragmentation, a primary contributor to biodiversity loss. Within aquatic ecosystems, one mechanism for […]

Meeting Abstract 76.1  Tuesday, Jan. 6 10:15  RNAi-based monosex prawns as sustainable bio-control agents over expanding snail populations. SAVAYA ALKALAY, A.*; SAGI, A.; Ben Gurion University of the Negev amitsavaia@gmail.com Bio-control of prawns from the Macrobrachium genus over snails has been proven to be an efficient strategy under laboratory conditions, and is suggested to be used in […]

Meeting Abstract 76.4  Tuesday, Jan. 6 11:00  Quantification of Massive Seasonal Shark Aggregations KAJIURA, SM*; TELLMAN, SL; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University kajiura@fau.edu http://www.science.fau.edu/sharklab South Florida witnesses an enormous migration of marine apex predators each year as massive aggregations of blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) overwinter in nearshore waters. The narrow shelf and close proximity of the […]

Meeting Abstract 76.5  Tuesday, Jan. 6 11:15  Egg composition and larval development of Diadema africanum from the Canary Islands: adaptations for oceanic drifting MCALISTER, J/S*; GARCIA, E; CLEMENTE, S; HERNANDEZ, J/C; College of the Holy Cross; Universidad de La Laguna; Universidad de La Laguna; Universidad de La Laguna jmcalist@holycross.edu http://academics.holycross.edu/biology/faculty/jmcalister The Canary Islands, located 100-400 km off […]

Meeting Abstract 76.3  Tuesday, Jan. 6 10:45  Current population status of king crabs and endemic benthic fauna off the western Antarctic Peninsula SMITH, K.E.*; ARONSON, R.B.; THATJE, S.; MCCLINTOCK, J.B.; Florida Institute of Technology; Florida Institute of Technology; University of Southampton; University of Alabama at Birmingham kathryn@fit.edu For millions of years king crabs and other durophagous (skeleton-breaking) […]

Meeting Abstract 76-2  Wednesday, Jan. 6 08:15  Thermoregulation in the heat: Sonoran Desert Nightjars TALBOT, WA*; WOLF, BO; University of New Mexico; University of New Mexico wtalbot@unm.edu In the Sonoran desert, where current summer surface temperatures can reach 70°C and air temperatures can reach 50°C, it is imperative for birds to defend body temperatures below lethal levels. […]

Meeting Abstract 76-1  Wednesday, Jan. 6 08:00  Thermal tolerance varies with age and gender for the nonnative Italian Wall Lizard (Podarcis sicula) in Southern California LIWANAG, HEM*; CALLEJAS, B; LABIB, G; PAULY, GB; California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Adelphi University; Adelphi University; Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County hliwanag@calpoly.edu Temperature has a substantial effect […]

Meeting Abstract 76-3  Wednesday, Jan. 6 08:30  Seasonal variation in avian thermal tolerances across latitude: are temperate-zone birds more flexible? POLLOCK, H.S.*; BRAWN, J.D.; CHEVIRON, Z.A.; Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Univ. of Montana henry.s.pollock@gmail.com Phenotypic flexibility, or the ability to make reversible phenotypic adjustments to variation in environmental conditions, is essential for organisms […]

Meeting Abstract 76-4  Wednesday, Jan. 6 08:45  Physiological Responses to Freezing in the Mountain Tailed Frog, Ascaphus montanus WERNER II, LC*; ESSNER, JR, RE ; WILLIAMS, JB; Southern Illinois Unversity Edwardsville; Southern Illinois Unversity Edwardsville; Southern Illinois Unversity Edwardsville lwerner4@wisc.edu http://labs.russell.wisc.edu/pauli/people/larry-werner/ The Mountain Tailed Frog, Ascaphus montanus is a cryophile that is associated with permanent mountain streams […]

Meeting Abstract 76-5  Wednesday, Jan. 6 09:00  Environmental cues influencing winter activity behavior of lizards GADOUAS, JA*; ZANI, PA; Univ. Wisconsin–Stevens Point; Univ. Wisconsin–Stevens Point Joy.A.Gadouas@uwsp.edu Surviving winter by retreating into hibernacula is a key aspect for many animal species’ survival. However, animal behavior is usually studied during the growing season and is not well documented during […]