Meeting Abstract 8.2 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Disease Invasion: Tuberculosis and Brucellosis in African Buffalo GORSICH, Erin E.*; JOLLES, Anna E. ; EZENWA, Vanessa O.; Oregon State University; Oregon State University; University of Georgia eringorsich@gmail.com Invasive diseases can alter native pathogen transmission and virulence, causing cascading effects throughout an ecosystem. I used bovine tuberculosis (BTB) and brucellosis in […]
sessions: Session 8
Staged Dominance Interactions Between Anolis carolinensis and Anolis sagrei Lizards
Meeting Abstract 8.3 Wednesday, Jan. 4 Staged Dominance Interactions Between Anolis carolinensis and Anolis sagrei Lizards. EDWARDS, JE*; LAILVAUX, SP; University of New Orleans, Louisiana; University of New Orleans, Louisiana edjessicaedwards@gmail.com The introduced lizard Anolis sagrei is known to commonly replace Anolis carolinensis as the most abundant anole of urban areas and other open environments. To […]
Oh snap Sex, weaponry and aggression in snapping shrimp
Meeting Abstract 8.1 Wednesday, Jan. 4 Oh snap! Sex, weaponry and aggression in snapping shrimp HUGHES, M.*; WILLIAMSON, T.; HOLLOWELL, K.; VICKERY, R.E.; College of Charleston, SC hughesm@cofc.edu Sexual dimorphism in weaponry is often attributed to intrasexual selection, wherein one sex maximizes reproductive success through competition. In snapping shrimp (Alpheus spp.), sexual dimorphism in snapping claws – […]
Heritability, Size, and Aggression Interact to Influence Social Dominance Ability in Male House Mice
Meeting Abstract 8.5 Wednesday, Jan. 4 Heritability, Size, and Aggression Interact to Influence Social Dominance Ability in Male House Mice CUNNINGHAM, C.B.*; CHASE, K; RUFF, J.S.; EDMUNDS, T.N.; POTTS, W.K.; CARRIER, D.R.; University of Utah c.cunningham@utah.edu The evolutionary importance of physical conflict to anatomical, behavioral, and life history traits has been recognized since Darwin. Despite the importance […]
Contest behavior is mediated by resource payoff value in female convict cichlids (Amatitlania nigrofasciata)
Meeting Abstract 8.4 Wednesday, Jan. 4 Contest behavior is mediated by resource payoff value in female convict cichlids (Amatitlania nigrofasciata). COTRONE, M.C.*; EARLEY, R.L.; DRAUD, M.; University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; Long Island University – C.W. Post, Brookville, NY mccotrone@crimson.ua.edu Contest behavior has evolved in animals as a means of acquiring and retaining fitness-related […]
Understanding climate change impacts on Delta Smelt
Meeting Abstract 8.3 Friday, Jan. 4 Understanding climate change impacts on Delta Smelt KOMOROSKE, LM*; HASENBEIN, M; LINDBERG, J; CONNON, RE; FANGUE, NA; UC Davis; UC Davis; UC Davis; UC Davis; UC Davis lmkomoroske@ucdavis.edu The delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) is an endemic fish in the San Francisco Bay–Delta and is an important ecological indicator species. Delta smelt […]
The effect of thermal stress and hypoxia on the hyperiid amphipod Phronima
Meeting Abstract 8.2 Friday, Jan. 4 The effect of thermal stress and hypoxia on the hyperiid amphipod Phronima ELDER, L*; SEIBEL, B; Univ. of Rhode Island; Univ. of Rhode Island leab83@my.uri.edu Hyperiid amphipods in the Eastern Tropical Pacific migrate across a temperature gradient of 10 degrees or more and spend daytime at oxygen levels less than 5µM. […]
Physiological and genetic underpinnings of local coral adaptation in the Florida Keys
Meeting Abstract 8.5 Friday, Jan. 4 Physiological and genetic underpinnings of local coral adaptation in the Florida Keys KENKEL, CD*; ALMANZA, AT; MATZ, MV; Univ. of Texas at Austin; Univ. of Texas at Austin; Univ. of Texas at Austin carly.kenkel@gmail.com Coral reefs throughout the world, and especially in the Caribbean, are experiencing declines attributable to direct anthropogenic […]
Effects of Elevated Oceanic COsub2sub and Temperature on Sperm Motility and Swimming Speed in Northern and Southern Populations of the Sea Urchin Arbacia punctulata
Meeting Abstract 8.4 Friday, Jan. 4 Effects of Elevated Oceanic CO2 and Temperature on Sperm Motility and Swimming Speed in Northern and Southern Populations of the Sea Urchin Arbacia punctulata CASTRO, D.A.*; PODOLSKY, R.D.; College of Charleston; College of Charleston diegocastro90@gmail.com Increases in atmospheric CO2 are raising CO2 levels in the ocean, driving a decrease in oceanic […]
Coping with stress the cellular maintenance of embryonic development
Meeting Abstract 8.6 Friday, Jan. 4 Coping with stress: the cellular maintenance of embryonic development LOCKWOOD, B.L.*; BYRD, N.; MONTOOTH, K.L.; Indiana University; Indiana University; Indiana University bllockwo@indiana.edu It is widely known that thermally variable environments adversely affect the physiologies of ectothermic organisms. However, it is a widely held tenet in the field of developmental biology that […]
