Meeting Abstract 17.5  Jan. 4  Effects of limb placement on the mechanics of quadrupedal arboreal locomotion LAMMERS, A.R.; Cleveland State Univ., Ohio a.Lammers13@csuohio.edu Quadrupedal animals which frequently move on arboreal substrates face unique challenges to maintaining stability. One such challenge to overcome is the tendency to topple over the sides of the branch. Any limb contact will […]

Meeting Abstract 17.2  Jan. 4  Complex Effect of Limb Length on Cost of Transport in Running Humans MYERS, M.J.*; WALL-SCHEFFLER, C.M.; WEAVER, T.D.; STEUDEL-NUMBERS, K.L.; College of St. Catherine, St. Paul; University of Wisconsin-Madison; University of California-Davis; University of Wisconsin-Madison mjmyers@stkate.edu It is unclear whether longer limbs relative to body mass (BM) should increase the cost of […]

Meeting Abstract 16.3  Jan. 4  THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS AND M. TROSSULUS IN NORTHERN JAPAN: THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF TEMPERATURE BRANNOCK, P M*; WETHEY, D S; HILBISH , T J; University of South Carolina brannockp@biol.sc.edu The Mytilus edulis (common blue mussel) complex consists of three sister species (M. edulis, M. galloprovincialis, and M. trossulus) that […]

Meeting Abstract 16.2  Jan. 4  Phylogeography of Pericharax heteroraphis (Porifera) from the Great Barrier Reef BENTLAGE, Bastian*; W�RHEIDE, Gert; Geoscience Centre of the University of G�ttingen, Germany; Geoscience Centre of the University of G�ttingen, Germany b_bentlage@gmx.net Resolving the biogeographic histories of tropical marine invertebrates remains a challenge. Sponges (Phylum Porifera) are well-suited models for such studies due […]

Meeting Abstract 16.4  Jan. 4  Host-Specificity of Sponge-Associated Unicellular Cyanobacteria, Candidatus Synechococcus spongiarum ERWIN, P. M.*; THACKER, R. W.; University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of Alabama at Birmingham erwin@uab.edu Tropical and temperature marine sponges worldwide commonly associate with a unique lineage of symbiotic, unicellular cyanobacteria in the genus Synechococcus. These symbionts may benefit their host sponges […]

Meeting Abstract 16.1  Jan. 4  Cryptic biodiversity and phylogenetic patterns in the wide-ranging freshwater mussel genus Elliptio in southeastern North America. GANGLOFF, M. M.*; SIEFFERMAN, L. M.; HALANYCH, K. M.; Auburn University; Indiana University; Auburn University ganglmm@auburn.edu North America possess the world�s greatest diversity of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae and Margaritiferidae) yet nearly 70% of its ~300 […]

Meeting Abstract 16.6  Jan. 4  Colonization of Caves by Flightless Hawaiian Moths MEDEIROS, M.J.; University of California, Berkeley m_j_m@berkeley.edu Cave-adapted fauna are hypothesized to colonize separate caves either via available underground connections, or in independent invasions which result in speciation events, because individuals of a cave-adapted species are unlikely to survive in the epigean environment. This may […]

Meeting Abstract 16.5  Jan. 4  A nuclear genome perspective on species boundaries and population structure in the sea anemone Aiptasia spp. XIANG, Y*; SANTOS, S.R.; Auburn University; Auburn University santos@auburn.edu Many marine invertebrates form mutualistic symbioses with dinoflagellates belonging to the genus Symbiodinium. To better understand these symbiotic associations, there is a need to develop model systems […]

Meeting Abstract 15.3  Jan. 4  Resource allocation in coral reef sponges: the trade-off between reproduction and chemical defense COWART, J. D.*; PAWLIK, J. R.; Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington ; Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington jdc1234@uncw.edu Sponges have evolved effective methods to avoid, discourage or tolerate predation. Chemically defended sponges live relatively free from predation. In contrast, […]

Meeting Abstract 15.6  Jan. 4  Lessons in history: colony size and population decline of Brazilian free-tailed bats at Carlsbad Caverns HRISTOV, N.I.*; BETKE, M; KUNZ, T.H.; Boston University; Boston University; Boston University hristov@bu.edu The colony of Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) at Carlsbad Caverns is one of several well-known colonies of this highly gregarious and conspicuous species […]