Meeting Abstract 90-5  Saturday, Jan. 6 11:00 – 11:15  Temperature-mediated shifts in performance and gene expression between populations of the Puerto Rican crested anole in natural and urban habitats CAMPBELL-STATON, SC*; WINCHELL, K; University of Montana, Missoula; University of Massachusetts, Boston shane.campbellstaton@gmail.com Human-mediated environmental change is having profound impacts on ecosystems across the globe. For example, urbanization […]

Meeting Abstract 90-6  Saturday, Jan. 6 11:30 – 11:45  Selection Across an Urban-Rural Landscape in Side-blotched Lizards Uta stansburiana HUDSON, SB*; SMITH, GD; DURSO, AM; FRENCH, SS; Utah State University spencerbrucehudson@gmail.com Urbanization is a major disturbance threatening habitats worldwide, yet there is limited information on how wildlife populations are responding to rapidly changing landscapes. When habitats are […]

Meeting Abstract 90-2  Saturday, Jan. 6 10:15 – 10:30  Effects of Urbanization on Genetic Variation: Implications for Adaptability in Response to Rapid Environmental Change SCHMIDT, C*; KINNUNEN, R; GARROWAY, CJ; University of Manitoba; University of Manitoba; University of Manitoba schmid46@myumanitoba.ca Evolutionary responses to rapid environmental change likely require standing genetic variation. However, rapid environmental changes often fragment […]

Meeting Abstract 90-4  Saturday, Jan. 6 10:45 – 11:00  Does City Living Lead to Slower Pace of Life: Urban Impacts on Avian Life-History Evolution SEPP, T*; GIRAUDEAU, M; MCGRAW, K; KAASIK, A; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; University of Tartu tuul.sepp@gmail.com The concept of a pace-of-life syndrome describes inter- and intra-specific variation in […]

Meeting Abstract 90-3  Saturday, Jan. 6 10:30 – 10:45  City Traits as Predictors of Avian Diversity and Life History Traits KINNUNEN, RP*; SCHMIDT, C; GARROWAY, CJ; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada kinnuner@myumanitoba.ca Given the increasing pace of urbanization globally, conservation managers and ecologists need to learn about […]

Meeting Abstract 90-1  Saturday, Jan. 6 10:00 – 10:15  Anthropogenic impacts on the morphology and ecology of venomous marine gastropod species Californiconus californicus UL-HASAN, S*; MALLOY, ME; HOFMEISTER, JK; SISTROM, MJ; University of California, Merced, Merced, CA; University of California, Merced, Merced, CA; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA; University of California, Merced, […]

Meeting Abstract 90-7  Saturday, Jan. 6 11:15 – 11:30  A Country Lizard Will Survive: Urban and Rural Individuals Respond Differently to Climatic Variation SMITH, GD*; HUDSON, SB; FRENCH, SS; Dixie State University; Utah State University; Utah State University geoffrey.smith@dixie.edu As humans continue to change the world, the effects of urbanization and climate change will be among the […]

Meeting Abstract 90-4  Sunday, Jan. 6 11:00 – 11:15  Transgenerational effects of elevated temperature on the upper thermal tolerance of lake trout and brook trout PENNEY, CM*; BURNESS, G; WILSON, CC; Environmental and Life Sciences Graduate Program, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, K9J 7B8; Department of Biology, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, K9J 7B8; Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, […]

Meeting Abstract 90-3  Sunday, Jan. 6 10:45 – 11:00  The Physiology and Transcriptomics of Thermal Tolerance in Mytilus Mussels SCHWARTZ, LC*; TRUEBANO, M; HILBISH, TJ; University of South Carolina; Plymouth University; University of South Carolina schwarl@email.sc.edu Climate change has already resulted in range shifts of a variety of species, as well as changes in the timing of […]

Meeting Abstract 90-7  Sunday, Jan. 6 11:45 – 12:00  Resource availabiility, CORT, and fitness in the mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) BERK, SA*; BREUNER, C; University of Montana; University of Montana sara.berk@umconnect.umt.edu Researchers have long been interested in relationships between the corticosterone (CORT) stress response and fitness. The CORT-fitness hypothesis predicts that increased environmental challenge leads to elevated […]