Meeting Abstract 62.4 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Reproductive and larval ecology of the tropical Vermetid gastropod, Dendropoma maximum PHILLIPS, N.E.*; SHIMA, J.S.; OSENBERG, C.W.; Victoria Univ. of Wellington, New Zealand; Victoria Univ. of Wellington, New Zealand; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville nicole.phillips@vuw.ac.nz Sessile gastropods of the family Vermetidae are common inhabitants of temperate and tropical reefs. Dendropoma maximum is […]
year: 2010
Recovery of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum promotes scleractinian coral growth and survivorship on shallow Jamaican reefs
Meeting Abstract 62.10 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Recovery of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum promotes scleractinian coral growth and survivorship on shallow Jamaican reefs. IDJADI, Joshua A.*; HARING, R. Nicholas; PRECHT, William F.; Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic CT; The City of San Diego Marine Biology Laboratory, San Diego, CA; Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Key Largo, […]
Larvae of sand dollar behaviorally compensate for temperature constraints on swimming
Meeting Abstract 62.7 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Larvae of sand dollar behaviorally compensate for temperature constraints on swimming CHAN, K.Y.K.*; GRÜNBAUM, D. ; Univ. of Washington, Seattle; Univ. of Washington, Seattle kychan@u.washington.edu Many marine invertebrate larvae actively swim to regulate water column position. Because environmental characteristics such as food availability and temperature often vary strongly with depth, vertical […]
Impact of an Elevated Sea Level Anomaly on Fish Recruitment to a Georgia Estuary
Meeting Abstract 62.9 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Impact of an Elevated Sea Level Anomaly on Fish Recruitment to a Georgia Estuary FRANCIS, JR., A.W.; Armstrong Atlantic State Univ., Savannah, GA austin.francis@armstrong.edu The occurrence and abundance of fish species in shallow coastal waters and estuaries is generally determined by atmospheric and oceanographic processes coupled with fish behavior. It was […]
Effects of selfing on offspring survival in the marine bryozoan Bugula stolonifera
Meeting Abstract 62.1 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Effects of selfing on offspring survival in the marine bryozoan Bugula stolonifera JOHNSON, C.H.; Harvard University cjohnson@oeb.harvard.edu Although the reproductive biology of bryozoans is widely studied, investigations examining the occurrence and consequences of selfing in these simultaneous hermaphroditic colonial invertebrates are sparse, and the results are contradictory. Over the past two […]
Do coral larvae choose between species of coralline algae
Meeting Abstract 62.5 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Do coral larvae choose between species of coralline algae? RITSON-WILLIAMS, R.*; PAUL, V. J.; ARNOLD, S. N.; STENECK, R. S.; Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce; Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce; University of Maine, Darling Marine Center, Maine; University of Maine, Darling Marine Center, Maine williams@si.edu Coral reefs throughout the […]
Dispersal limitation and post-settlement survival of an introduced ascidian (Botrylloides violaceus) in San Juan Islands, WA
Meeting Abstract 62.3 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Dispersal limitation and post-settlement survival of an introduced ascidian (Botrylloides violaceus) in San Juan Islands, WA CAHILL, A.E.*; CRICKENBERGER, S.; CRIM, R.N.; SELDEN, R.L.; Stony Brook University; Clemson University; University of British Columbia; University of California, Santa Barbara acahill@life.bio.sunysb.edu Distributions of introduced species are often patchy; however, the mechanisms regulating these […]
Can Asymmetric Dispersal Explain the Maintenance of Larval Dimorphism in the Benthic Polychaete Streblospio benedicti
Meeting Abstract 62.6 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Can Asymmetric Dispersal Explain the Maintenance of Larval Dimorphism in the Benthic Polychaete Streblospio benedicti ? ZAKAS, C*; HALL, D; Univ. of Georgia; Univ. of Georgia zakas1@uga.edu Offspring dimorphism is an unusual life history occurrence yet it has evolved in a broad range of taxa. The rarity of this strategy suggests […]
Performance prevails over signal size during staged dominance encounters between male green anole lizards
Meeting Abstract 61.2 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Performance prevails over signal size during staged dominance encounters between male green anole lizards HENNINGSEN, J. P.*; IRSCHICK, D. J.; U. of Massachusetts Amherst; U. of Massachusetts Amherst justinh@bio.umass.edu Animals use signals to convey information to conspecifics, but the information content and reliability of a signal in a given context are […]
Maternally-induced developmental conditions predict the shape of a songbird’s bill, a sexually and naturally selected trait
Meeting Abstract 61.5 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Maternally-induced developmental conditions predict the shape of a songbird’s bill, a sexually and naturally selected trait SOCKMAN, K.W.; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill kws@unc.edu The bill is an adult songbird’s most important tool, but the underlying sources of the between-individual variation in this trait on which both natural and sexual […]
