Meeting Abstract 68.2 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Waking the beast: identifying candidate genes and pathways for dormancy termination via transcriptome profiling RAGLAND, GJ*; FEDER, JL; BERLOCHER, SH; HAHN, DA; University of Florida; University of Notre Dame; University of Illinois; University of Florida gragland@ufl.edu Diapause, or dormancy, is a developmentally arrested, stress resistant stage that constitutes a major climatic […]
year: 2010
The Genome of the Lobate Ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi
Meeting Abstract 68.1 Wednesday, Jan. 6 The Genome of the Lobate Ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi RYAN, Joseph*; PANG, Kevin; HERRERA-GALEANO, Enrique; MORELAND, Travis; NGUYEN, Anh-Dao; NIH SEQUENCING CENTER, ; MULLIKIN, James; MARTINDALE, Mark; BAXEVANIS, Andreas; National Human Genome Research Institute; University of Hawaii; National Human Genome Research Institute; National Human Genome Research Institute; National Human Genome Research Institute; […]
Life history and immune defense in two garter snake ecotypes II – A common garden experiment
Meeting Abstract 68.4 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Life history and immune defense in two garter snake ecotypes II – A common garden experiment PALACIOS, MG*; SPARKMAN, AM; BRONIKOWSKI, AM; Iowa State Univ., Ames; Iowa State Univ., Ames; Iowa State Univ., Ames mgp@iastate.edu Recent ecoimmunological theory proposes a link between pace of life and immune defense, such that fast-living […]
Life history and immune defense in two garter snake ecotypes I – A field study
Meeting Abstract 68.3 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Life history and immune defense in two garter snake ecotypes I – A field study SPARKMAN, A.M.*; PALACIOS, M.G.; BRONIKOWSKI, A.M.; Iowa State University; Iowa State University; Iowa State University asparkma@iastate.edu Life-history theorists have long observed that fast growth and high reproduction tend to be associated with short lifespan, suggesting that […]
Structural equation modeling as a tool to evaluate translocation stress in the desert tortoise
Meeting Abstract 67.1 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Structural equation modeling as a tool to evaluate translocation stress in the desert tortoise. BARBER, A.M.*; DRAKE, K.K.; NUSSEAR, K.E.; ESQUE, T.C.; TRACY, C.R.; MEDICA, P.A.; University of Nevada, Reno; U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center; USGS; USGS; UNR; USGS barberam@unr.edu Translocation has been proposed as a conservation strategy for […]
Resilience in urban socioecological systems residential water management as a driver of biodiversity
Meeting Abstract 67.11 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Resilience in urban socioecological systems: residential water management as a driver of biodiversity KATTI, M*; SCHLEDER, B; California State Univ, Fresno; California State Univ, Fresno mkatti@csufresno.edu Cities are unique ecosystems where human social-economic-cultural activities prominently shape the landscape, influencing the distribution and abundance of other species, and consequent patterns of biodiversity. […]
Rarity as a life-history correlate in Dudleya (Plantae Crassulaceae)
Meeting Abstract 67.7 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Rarity as a life-history correlate in Dudleya (Plantae: Crassulaceae) DORSEY, A. E.*; WILSON, P. S.; California State University, Northridge; California State University, Northridge ann.dorsey.88@csun.edu In this study the life-history tradeoffs and habitats of rare and common species are compared to find how these aspects might affect their geographic prevalences. Nine Dudleya […]
Population structure of a snail caught in a matrix of culture, economics, and political geography
Meeting Abstract 67.9 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Population structure of a snail caught in a matrix of culture, economics, and political geography MEYER, Erin; Univ. of California, Berkeley emeyer@berkeley.edu The intertidal habitat is frequently overlooked in both terrestrial and marine conservation. In the West Indies, there are several hundred protected areas, but none of them extend into the […]
Population Density effects on Pollinator Service of the Endangered Plant Lyon’s Pentachaeta (Pentachaeta lyonii)
Meeting Abstract 67.8 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Population Density effects on Pollinator Service of the Endangered Plant Lyon’s Pentachaeta (Pentachaeta lyonii) HOLT, J.R.*; WILSON, P.S.; BRIGHAM, C.; California State University, Northridge holtjocelyn@gmail.com There are over 2300 endemic plant species in California. As California’s population grows habitat fragmentation will continue to threaten endemics with extirpation or extinction. Lyon’s Pentachaeta […]
Natural and captive habitat conditions of Chinese giant salamanders
Meeting Abstract 67.2 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Natural and captive habitat conditions of Chinese giant salamanders DAVIS, J.*; JIANG, P.; WILLARD, S.; KOUBA, A.; Rhodes College, Memphis, TN; Memphis Zoo, TN; Memphis Zoo, TN; Mississippi State University; Memphis Zoo, TN davisj@rhodes.edu The Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) is one of three extant species of in the family Cryptobranchidae. […]
