Meeting Abstract 86.3  Thursday, Jan. 7  Transgenerational adaptation to obesogenic environments in a rodent COVENY, A.H.**; VICKERS, M.H.; CUPIDO, C.L.; GLUCKMAN, P.D.; RAUBENHEIMER, D.; Liggins Institute, Univ. of Auckland, New Zealand; Massey Univ., Auckland, New Zealand a.coveny@auckland.ac.nz Numerous studies have examined the ways that animals respond adaptively to their nutritional environments either within a generation through phenotypic […]

Meeting Abstract 86.6  Thursday, Jan. 7  Simulating Evolutionary Processes: Swimming Robots in a Predator-Prey Ecology ROBERTS, S*; HIROKAWA, J; GUTIERREZ, A; ROSENBLUM, H; STICKLES, E; SAKHTAH, H; PORTER, M.E.; LIEW, C; ROOT, R; LONG, J; Vassar College; Vassar College; Vassar College; Vassar College; Vassar College; Vassar College; Vassar College; Lafayette College; Lafayette College; Vassar College soroberts@vassar.edu To […]

Meeting Abstract 86.5  Thursday, Jan. 7  Repeated patterns in the diversification of jaw and head length amongst perciform fishes COOPER, W.J.*; PARSONS, K.; WESTNEAT, M.W.; ALBERTSON, R.C.; Syracuse University; Syracuse University; The Field Museum; Syracuse University wjcooper@syr.edu The skulls of perciform fishes have an anatomical configuration that permits their oral jaws to perform complex and dynamic movements, […]

Meeting Abstract 86.4  Thursday, Jan. 7  How pterosaurs landed and why they evolved from bipedal ancestors PADIAN, Kevin*; MAZIN, Jean-Michel; BILLON-BRUYAT, Jean-Paul; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of Lyon1, France; Canton Jura, Switzerland kpadian@berkeley.edu There is continued controversy about how pterosaurs, the flying reptiles of the Mesozoic Era, walked on land. Major bauplan changes occurred with the […]

Meeting Abstract 86.2  Thursday, Jan. 7  Can nest-site choice compensate for the effects of climate change on reptiles with temperature-dependent sex determination? REFSNIDER, Jeanine*; JANZEN, Fredric; Iowa State University; Iowa State University refsnij@iastate.edu Numerous effects of climate change on ecosystems have been demonstrated. Reptiles with temperature-dependent sex determination may be particularly threatened, as increasing temperatures could lead […]

Meeting Abstract 86.1  Thursday, Jan. 7  Adaptive divergence in green anole lizards due to species invasions HSIEH, S.T.*; SMITHERS, C.; University of Florida, Gainesville; Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; University of Florida, Gainesville sthsieh@post.harvard.edu Phenotypic plasticity is cited as a mechanism that can facilitate adaptive evolution, by enabling an immediate response to sudden environmental changes, effectively “buying time” […]

Meeting Abstract 86.6  Friday, Jan. 7  Milk composition of mice divergently selected for Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) SADOWSKA, J.*; GEBCZYNSKI, A.K; KONARZEWSKI, M.; University of Bialystok; University of Bialystok; University of Bialystok julita.sadowska@uwb.edu.pl It has been hypothesized that the main factor driving the evolution of high basal metabolic rate (BMR) characteristic for homeotherms was high reproductive performance. […]

Meeting Abstract 86.2  Friday, Jan. 7  Innate immune function in mice selectively breed for high voluntary wheel-running behavior DOWNS, C.J.*; SCHUTZ, H.; MEEK, T.H.; DLUGOSZ, E.M.; ACOSTA, W.; GARLAND, T. JR.; University of Nevada, Reno; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside cdowns@unr.edu Mice […]

Meeting Abstract 86.4  Friday, Jan. 7  Impacts of the mitochondrial-nuclear interaction on metabolic fitness MONTOOTH, Kristi*; HOEKSTRA, Luke; RICE, Jessica; Indiana University, Bloomington; Indiana University, Bloomington; Indiana University, Bloomington montooth@indiana.edu The mitochondrial-nuclear intergenomic complex plays a foundational role in maintaining metabolic fitness to fuel physiological responses that ectotherms mount in response to the environment. We are using […]

Meeting Abstract 86.1  Friday, Jan. 7  Immune Response to a Trichinella spiralis infection in high-runner mice DLUGOSZ, EM*; SCHUTZ, H; MEEK, TH; ACOSTA, W; DOWNS, CJ; PLATZER, EG; CHAPPELL, MA; GARLAND, T Jr; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of Nevada, Reno edlug001@ucr.edu Mice bred for high voluntary wheel running (HR) have high baseline circulating corticosterone and increased […]