Meeting Abstract 82.1  Thursday, Jan. 7  Naive mate preference modified by early experience in the butterfly Bicyclus anynana WESTERMAN, E.L.*; HODGINS-DAVIS, A.; MONTEIRO, A.; Yale University; Yale University; Yale University erica.westerman@yale.edu Female mate preference can either be innate or driven by social experience. While there are a variety of vertebrate models demonstrating the importance of mate preference […]

Meeting Abstract 82.5  Thursday, Jan. 7  Males can not lie: Females use honest cues to assess fitness. LONGPRE, KRISTY M.*; KATZ, L. S.; Rutgers University, New Brunswick; Rutgers University, New Brunswick kristylongpre@gmail.com In a promiscuous species like Capra hircus, in which maternal investment is greater than paternal investment, a female may mate selectively with a more fit […]

Meeting Abstract 82.3  Thursday, Jan. 7  Male mate choice in black widows: chemical and physical cues allow males to avoid sexual cannibalism by poor-condition females JOHNSON, JC*; TRUBL, P; BLACKMORE, V; Arizona State University West Campus jchadwick@asu.edu Extensions of Bateman’s rule predict male mate choice should evolve as male investment in mating increases. Spiders use chemical cues […]

Meeting Abstract 82.2  Thursday, Jan. 7  Does this color make my claws look phat? Evaluating claw color preferences in male blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus> BALDWIN, J.L. *; JOHNSEN, S. ; Duke University; Duke University jlb54@duke.edu The blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, relies partially on color cues to determine an appropriate mate. In our previous work, we found that […]

Meeting Abstract 81.3  Wednesday, Jan. 6  The gastrointestinal tract as a nutrient balancing organ CLISSOLD, Fiona J.*; TEDDER, Benjamin J.; CONIGRAVE, Arthur D.; SIMPSON, Stephen J.; The University of Sydney; The University of Sydney; The University of Sydney; The University of Sydney fiona.clissold@bio.usyd.edu.au Failure to provision tissues with an appropriate balance of nutrients engenders fitness costs. Maintaining […]

Meeting Abstract 81.1  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Resource supplementation reduces trade-offs in male, but not female, sagebrush lizards RUIZ, M.A.; Indiana University, Bloomington mayruiz@indiana.edu The dietary resources available to organisms in their natural environment determine the energy available at a given time. This energy is essential for an organism to carry out the cellular processes required for survival […]

Meeting Abstract 81.5  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Matching between dietary preferences and digestive capacity in passerine birds KOHL, K.D.*; BRZEK, P.; CAVIEDES-VIDAL, E.; KARASOV, W.H.; University of Wisconsin, Madison; University of Wisconsin, Madison; Universidad Nacional de San Luis-CONICET, Argentina; University of Wisconsin, Madison kkohl78@gmail.com It has been argued that evolutionary shifts in diet preferences are paired with changes […]

Meeting Abstract 81.4  Wednesday, Jan. 6  House sparrow fledglings leave the nest digestively immature but more flexible than adults BRZĘK, P; CAVIEDES-VIDAL, E; KARASOV, W.H.*; Univ. of Białystok, Poland; Univ. of San Luis, Argentina; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison wkarasov@wisc.edu Young altricial birds may leave the nest before completion of their development. However, the relative level of their […]

Meeting Abstract 81.6  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Examination of Residual Yolk Utilization in Hatchling Smooth Softshell Turtles, Apalone mutica VAN DYKE, J/U*; BEAUPRE, S/J; PLUMMER, M/V; University of Arkansas; University of Arkansas; Harding University juvandy@uark.edu Sufficient postnatal provisioning is presumed critical for survival before neonate animals successfully forage. While parents do not feed offspring in most lineages, nearly […]

Meeting Abstract 81.2  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Dietary quality effects on resource allocation in lizards: A quantitative stable isotope analysis WARNE, R.W.*; GILMAN, C.A.; GARCIA, D.A.; WOLF, B.O.; Vassar College, NY; University of New Mexico rw.warne@gmail.com The degree to which lizards can alter resource allocation to reproduction or growth in response to variation in environmental resource availability remains […]