Meeting Abstract 90.2  Sunday, Jan. 6  Family-level analysis of exploited and at-risk ray-finned fish species shows high potential loss of biodiversity CHANG, J.*; EASTMAN, J.M.; ALFARO, M.E.; University of California, Los Angeles; University of Idaho; University of California, Los Angeles jonathan.chang@ucla.edu Commercial harvesting of ray-finned fishes is both intense and widespread. The distribution of this pervasive exploitation […]

Meeting Abstract 90.3  Sunday, Jan. 6  Behavioral variation among tadpole populations: ecological causes and consequences CARLSON, BE*; LANGKILDE, T; The Pennsylvania State University; The Pennsylvania State University bec169@psu.edu Theory predicts that intraspecific trait variation can have important ecological impacts, yet we have a poor understanding of the causes and consequences of trait variation in natural systems. Local […]

Meeting Abstract 90.1  Sunday, Jan. 6  Anthropogenic stressors and the evolutionary potential of amphibian populations WELCH, A.M.; College of Charleston, SC welcha@cofc.edu Virtually all habitats on Earth have been affected by human activities. Understanding and mitigating the ecological consequences of anthropogenic habitat modification require addressing how multiple stressors interact to affect the long-term viability of populations. In […]

Meeting Abstract 90.1  Monday, Jan. 6 13:30  Sublethal temperature tolerance of the invasive zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha: Linking growth to cellular indicators of temperature stress JOST, JA*; KESHWANI, S; SOLTIS, E; MOYER, M; VEZINAW, C; Bradley University jjost@bradley.edu Temperature stress has been examined in the context of climate change and there is a interest in measuring thermal […]

Meeting Abstract 90.5  Monday, Jan. 6 14:30  Post-mortal CO2 release by insects at high temperatures HEINRICH, EC*; GRAY, EM; VORHEES, AS; MEIGHER, SG; BRADLEY, TJ; Univ. of California, Irvine; Colorado College; Univ. of California, Irvine; Colorado College; Univ. of California, Irvine eheinric@uci.edu Researchers utilizing thermolimit respirometry to study insect thermal tolerance have previously reported an unexplained surge […]

Meeting Abstract 90.3  Monday, Jan. 6 14:00  Oxidative stress in red swap crayfish Procanmbarus clarkii exposed to acute hyperosmotic conditions BOLLFRASS, K.T.*; GREEN, C.C.; Louisiana State Univ. Agricultural Center; Louisiana State Univ. Agricultural Center kbollf1@lsu.edu The red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii are commercially important in the gulf coast region of the United States of America and China, […]

Meeting Abstract 90.8  Monday, Jan. 6 15:15  Grasshoppers defy gravity? Body position effects on hemolymph and air distribution in Schistocerca americana HARRISON, J.F.*; KLOK, C.J.; VANDENBROOKS, J.M.; DUELL, M.E.; CAMPBELL, J.B.; JIRJIES, S.; SOCHA, J.J.; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Virginia Tech j.harrison@asu.edu Gravity […]

Meeting Abstract 90.2  Monday, Jan. 6 13:45  Gene expression and genetic variation in the heat stress response of garter snake life-history ecotypes SCHWARTZ, TS*; MCGAUGH, S; BRONIKOWSKI, AM; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Washington University; Iowa State University tschwartz@uab.edu The emerging field of conservation physiology requires experimental data to address critical questions on the mechanistic basis for […]

Meeting Abstract 90.4  Monday, Jan. 6 14:15  Does temperature affect aquatic insects via oxygen limitation? BUCHWALTER, D*; CAMP, A; KIM, K; FUNK, D; PATHMASIRI, W; RAYMER, J; SUMNER, S; North Carolina State University; North Carolina State University; North Carolina State University; Stroud Water Research Center; Research Triangle Institute ; Research Triangle Institute ; Research Triangle Institute david_buchwalter@ncsu.edu […]

Meeting Abstract 90.7  Monday, Jan. 6 15:00  Coordination of abdominal pumping, spiracular valving, and tracheal compression in the Madagascar hissing cockroach GARRETT, J*; SOCHA, J.J.; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech jfg@vt.edu In some insect species, respiratory ventilation is thought to occur as the result of three coordinated activities: abdominal pumping, volumetric displacement of the tracheal system, and spiracular […]