SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 78-5  Sat Jan 2  Social cues advance timing of migratory preparations in a seasonal nomad Bobo, JB*; Vernasco, BJ; Watts, HE; Cornelius, JM; Eastern Michigan University; Washington State University; Washington State University; Oregon State University jbobo1@emich.edu One of the […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 78-6  Sat Jan 2  Quantitative analysis of bird migration over Israel Schekler, I*; Sapir, N; University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel; University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel goldinbal@gmail.com Israel is located in the heart of one of the largest migration flyways […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 78-1  Sat Jan 2  Passerine stopover strategy at a desert edge depends on the time it takes to start accumulating fuel before departure Zinßmeister , D; Sapir, N*; University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel; University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel nirs@sci.haifa.ac.il […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 78-7  Sat Jan 2  Landscape structure and movement in the desert grassland whiptail Aspidoscelis uniparens Reynolds, HS*; Sunnarborg, J; University of Kansas; University of Kansas marareyn96@gmail.com Tradeoffs between finding food and avoiding predators influence where and how animals move […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 78-2  Sat Jan 2  Homing behavior in native range Rhinella marina Shaykevich, DA*; Pašukonis, A; O’Connell, LA; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University shaykeda@stanford.edu All animals use and navigate space in order to complete vital tasks, such as foraging, […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 78-3  Sat Jan 2  Do parental roles shape species and sex difference in poison frog space use and navigation? Pašukonis, A*; Serrano Rojas, SJ; Fischer, MT; Loretto, MC; Shaykevich, D; Rojas, B; Roland, A; Marcillo, A; Ringler, E; Ringler, […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 78-4  Sat Jan 2  Assessing the impact of social cues on the termination of migration in a nomadic migrant, the pine siskin (Spinus pinus) Vernasco, BJ*; Cornelius, JM; Watts, HE; Washington State University; Oregon State University; Washington State University […]

Meeting Abstract 78-7  Monday, Jan. 6 09:00 – 09:15  Toes for any occasion: morphological covariation and ecological signal within the gecko attachment system NAYLOR, ER*; HIGHAM, TE; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside emily.naylor@email.ucr.edu Within geckos, elaborately integrated toe pads holding highly branched setae confer dynamic attachment on a variety of substrates. While frictional adhesion […]

Meeting Abstract 78-2  Monday, Jan. 6 08:15 – 08:30  Phylogenetic Signal and Linear Model for High-Dimensional Multivariate Comparative Data: a case study with the MANOVA CLAVEL, J*; MORLON, H; The Natural History Museum; École Normale Supérieure j.clavel@nhm.ac.uk Phylogenetic linear models (e.g., regressions, ANOVA, or ANCOVA) provide a statistically rigorous framework for comparative studies of phenotypic traits across […]

Meeting Abstract 78-1  Monday, Jan. 6 08:00 – 08:15  Manse and Tail: Flow structure and morphological constraints of the filtration feeding mechanisms by giant larvaceans HOOVER, AP*; KATIJA, K; The University of Akron; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute ahoover1@uakron.edu Giant larvaceans (Bathochordaeus) are found throughout the world’s midwater region and play an important role in the carbon […]