Meeting Abstract 65.1  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Physiological and demographic effects of roads on an endangered, old-growth specialist and a common generalist BUTLER, L.K.*; RIES, L.; HAYDEN, T.J.; BISSON, I.-A.; WIKELSKI, M.; ROMERO, L.M.; Tufts Univ.; Univ. of Maryland; Engineering Research and Development Center; Princeton Univ.; Max Planck Inst. for Ornithology; Tufts Univ. luke.butler@tufts.edu The Golden-cheeked Warbler (Dendroica […]

Meeting Abstract 65.5  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Hypoxia alters gonadal androgen synthesis in the estuarine fish Fundulus grandis CHEEK, A.O.; Houston Baptist Univ. acheek@hbu.edu Estuarine and coastal hypoxic zones are increasing in frequency, duration, and area worldwide. The sub-lethal impacts of prolonged hypoxia on fish are predicted to include loss of habitat, suppressed growth, and impaired reproduction. In […]

Meeting Abstract 65.2  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Hormone Levels in Laying and Non-Laying Female Eurasian Tree Sparrows on the Tibetan Plateau FOLTZ, S.L.*; DAVIS, J.E.; LEI, F.; WINGFIELD, J.C.; Univ. of California, Davis; Radford University; Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Zoology; Univ. of California, Davis sarahlfoltz@gmail.com Onset of breeding is energetically demanding, requiring precise modulation of multiple […]

Meeting Abstract 65.4  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Effects of diet quality on glucocorticoid characteristics in Gouldian finch: lessons for evaluating avian health ASTHEIMER, Lee B*; PRYKE, Sarah R; MAUTE, Kim; GRIFFITH, Simon C; BUTTEMER, William A; University of Wollongong; Macquarie University; University of Wollongong; Macquarie University; University of Wollongong leeba@uow.edu.au Estrildid grass finches, including the endangered Gouldian finch […]

Meeting Abstract 64.2  Tuesday, Jan. 6  The fossil neogastropod genus Bruclarkia in the Eastern Pacific: investigations of its endemism and speciation VENDETTI, J.E.; Univeristy of California, Berkeley jannv@berkeley.edu The extinct buccinid gastropod genus Bruclarkia Trask in Stewart, 1927, includes thirteen species from the Paleogene and Neogene of California, Oregon, Washington, Vancouver Island, and Alaska. Genera in the […]

Meeting Abstract 64.1  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Recent sympatric diversification of brood parasitic indigobirds: setting an upper limit on speciation times. DACOSTA, J.M.*; SHULL, H.C.; SEFC, K.M.; BALAKRISHNAN, C.N.; PAYNE, R.B.; SORENSON, M.D.; Boston University; Boston University; Boston University; Boston University; University of Michigan; Boston University dacostaj@bu.edu Indigobirds (genus Vidua) are host-specific brood parasites in which host colonization […]

Meeting Abstract 64.6  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Morphological, Physiological, and Genetic Variation in the Red-Jointed Fiddler Crab, Uca minax (Le Conte) WARWICK, A.R.; HOPKINS*, M.J. ; BERENDZEN, P.B. ; THURMAN , C.L. *; University of Northern Iowa; *University of Chicago thurman@uni.edu Due to its absence on peninsular Florida, Uca minax is unusual in having a disjunct distribution along […]

Meeting Abstract 64.3  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Is Adaptive Radiation an island phenomenon? Comparison of Mainland and West Indian Anolis Lizard Evolution LOSOS, J.B.; Harvard University jlosos@oeb.harvard.edu West Indian anoles have radiated independently on each island in the Greater Antilles, producing in each case species morphologically and behaviorally adapted to use a wide variety of different ecological niches. […]

Meeting Abstract 64.5  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Hyperoxia reduces the costs of digestion in snakes: Investigating the energetic consequences of the paleoatmosphere MCCUE, M.D.; Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben Gurion University mmccue@bgu.ac.il Oxygen levels in the Earths atmosphere have fluctuated dramatically during the Phranerozoic eon, and may have reached concentrations at 60% greater than current levels. These […]

Meeting Abstract 64.4  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Did the Fish-Specific Genome Duplication (FSGD) event spawn the teleost radiation? Evidence from the analysis of actinopterygian diversification rates. ALFARO, ME*; HARMON, LJ; CARNEVALE, G; SANTINI, F; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of Idaho; Univ. of Pisa; Univ. of California, Los Angeles michaelalfaro@ucla.edu The genome duplication hypothesis posits that the […]