Meeting Abstract 55.9  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Exploring the nutritional ecology of the ornate box turtle in New Mexico via stable isotope analyses MURRAY, I.W.*; WOLF, B.O.; Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque; Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque imurray@unm.edu We report on the stable isotope ecology of ornate box turtles, Terrapene ornata, in geographically distinct populations across New Mexico. […]

Meeting Abstract 55.2  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Do energy and nutritional value of food influence Hawaiian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus sandvicensis) abundance? DESROCHERS, D.W.*; MCWILLIAMS, S.R.; SILBERNAGLE, M.D.; REED, J.M.; Tufts University; Univ. of Rhode Island, Coastal Institute in Kingston; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; Tufts University DavidW.DesRochers@gmail.com Traditional species-habitat use models typically are based on relationships between species […]

Meeting Abstract 55.5  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Contrasting latitudinal patterns of countergradient growth variation in silverside fishes (Pisces: Atherinidae) from the Pacific vs Atlantic coasts BAUMANN, Hannes*; CONOVER, David O; Stony Brook University, Stony Brook hannes.baumann@stonybrook.edu Growth capacity comprises an important trait in fish upon which natural selection can operate. Along latitudinal gradients, growth rate often displays countergradient […]

Meeting Abstract 55.8  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Combined impact of parasites and predators on wood frog tadpoles BELDEN, L.K.*; WOJDAK, J.M.; Virginia Tech; Radford University belden@vt.edu Predators can have important impacts on host-parasite dynamics in natural systems. Some predators are hosts that become infected after consuming infected prey. In other cases, predators that are not themselves hosts can […]

Meeting Abstract 55.10  Tuesday, Jan. 6  A bumpy road: the effects of surface complexity on a dominant intertidal limpet PEROTTI, Elizabeth A.*; LINDBERG, David R.; ESTES, James A.; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Santa Cruz marinelizard@berkeley.edu Rock substrates and their properties structure the physical environment of many marine benthic communities. Previous […]

Meeting Abstract 54.6  Tuesday, Jan. 6  The Scaling of Critical PO2 in Coleoptera LEASE, HM*; KLOK, CJ; KAISER, A; HARRISON, JF; University of New Mexico, Willamette University; Arizona State University; Midwestern University; Arizona State University hlease@unm.edu Because diffusion rates are highly dependent on distance, and because tracheal length increases with size, gas exchange has traditionally been thought […]

Meeting Abstract 54.7  Tuesday, Jan. 6  The Challenge of Energetic and Thermal Balance in Aquatic Environments: a simple bioenergetic-behavioral model for sea otters YEATES, Laura C.*; WILLIAMS, Terrie M.; TINKER, M. Tim; Univ. of California Santa Cruz; Univ. of California Santa Cruz; Univ. of California Santa Cruz yeates@biology.ucsc.edu Because of its high surface to volume ratio, elevated […]

Meeting Abstract 54.9  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Protein requirements of seasonally frugivorous songbirds decrease during migration LANGLOIS, L.; MCWILLIAMS, S.**; Univ of Rhode Island; Univ of Rhode Island srmcwilliams@uri.edu Many songbirds are seasonally frugivorous in that they switch to eating primarily fruit during migration and then eat insects or seeds during nonmigratory periods. Previous work suggests that most […]

Meeting Abstract 54.4  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Protection of elevated membrane PUFA contents by GPx4 in marine vertebrates GRIM, Jeffrey/M*; CROCKETT, Elizabeth/L; KRISKA, Tamas; HYNDMAN, Kelly/A; ALBERT, Girotti/W; Ohio University and MDI Biological Laboratory; Ohio University and MDI Biological Laboratory; Medical College of Wisconsin; Medical College of Georgia and MDI Biological Laboratory; Medical College of Wisconsin grimj@ohio.edu Reactive […]

Meeting Abstract 54.3  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Metabolically mediated oxidative stress and in a free-ranging mammal FLETCHER, Q.E.*; SELMAN, C.; SPEAKMAN, J.R.; LEEUWENBURGH, C.; HUMPHRIES, M.M.; McGill University; University of Aberdeen; University of Aberdeen; University of Florida; McGill University quinn.fletcher2@mail.mcgill.ca Cumulative physiological damage is the underlying cause of senescence and it results because of the allocation trade-off between […]