Meeting Abstract 53.2  Tuesday, Jan. 5  Comparative morphology and evolution of pilidiophoran larvae (Nemertea) SCHWARTZ, M.L.*; NORENBURG, J.L.; University of Puget Sound; Smithsonian Institution mschwartz@pugetsound.edu Pilidiophoran life-history has been characterized as possessing indirect development via a planktotrophic larva, the pilidium. Although so-called direct development has also been recorded, only six instances are currently known. This dichotomy in […]

Meeting Abstract 53.4  Tuesday, Jan. 5  Comparative Skull Morphology of Karsenia koreana (Amphibia, Caudata, Plethodontidae) BUCKLEY, David; WAKE, Marvalee H.; WAKE, David B.*; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley wakelab@berkeley.edu Karsenia koreana is the only Asiatic representative of the salamander family Plethodontidae. Its recent discovery challenged our understanding of the biogeographic […]

Meeting Abstract 52.6  Tuesday, Jan. 5  Where’s the Glass? Biomarkers, Molecular Clocks and microRNAs suggest a 200 Million Year Missing Precambrian Fossil Record of Siliceous Sponge Spicules SPERLING, Erik A.*; ROBINSON, Jeffrey M.; PISANI, Davide; PETERSON, Kevin J.; Yale University; Dartmouth College; The National University of Ireland, Maynooth; Dartmouth College erik.sperling@yale.edu The earliest evidence for animal life […]

Meeting Abstract 52.5  Tuesday, Jan. 5  Life on the Fly: Evolution and Ecology of the Endangered Helicopter Damselflies (Odonata: Pseudostigmatidae) INGLEY, S.J.*; BYBEE, S.M.; BRANHAM, M.A.; WHITING, M.F.; Univ. of Florida; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of Florida; Brigham Young University sjingley@gmail.com Helicopter damselflies (Odonata: Pseudostigmatidae) form a relatively small, yet dynamic group of endangered odonates (including […]

Meeting Abstract 52.2  Tuesday, Jan. 5  Hybrid sterility limits introgression between invasive and endemic blue mussels BRANNOCK, Pamela M*; HILBISH, Thomas J; University of South Carolina; University of South Carolina pamela.m.brannock@gmail.com The mechanisms of speciation in marine ecosystems have interested scientists for decades. Since many marine species spawn gametes into the water column and fertilization occurs externally, […]

Meeting Abstract 52.3  Tuesday, Jan. 5  Examining genetic variation of the Acanthocephalan Profilicollis altmani parasitizing mole crabs (Emerita spp.) in North America GOULDING, T*; COHEN, S; Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies, San Francisco State University; Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies, San Francisco State University tc.goulding@yahoo.com Parasites are often an overlooked component of marine ecosystems despite […]

Meeting Abstract 52.4  Tuesday, Jan. 5  A Semiparametric Method to Test for Correlated Evolution in a Phylogenetic Context HARMON, Luke J.; University of Idaho lukeh@uidaho.edu Here I describe a new nonparametric comparative method, the phylogenetic rank correlation (PRC) test. This test, based on the correlation of ranks of independent contrasts on a phylogenetic tree, is robust under […]

Meeting Abstract 52.1  Tuesday, Jan. 5  A DNA barcoding approach to identifying newly transformed juvenile freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) recovered from naturally infested fishes BOYER, S.L.*; HOWE, A.A.; HOVE, M.C.; Macalester College; Macalester College; Macalester College; University of Minnesota boyer@macalester.edu We have developed a multilocus DNA barcoding approach to identification of newly transformed juvenile unionid mussels collected […]

Meeting Abstract 51.1  Tuesday, Jan. 5  The effects of White Nose Syndrome (WNS) on bat hibernation FRANK, CRAIG L.*; REEDER, DEEANN; HICKS, ALAN; RUDD, ROBERT; Fordham Univ., Armonk, NY; Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, PA; NY DEC, Albany; NY Rabies Lab., Albany frank@fordham.edu Six bat species found in the Northeast hibernate during winter. Hibernation consists of multi-day periods of […]

Meeting Abstract 51.6  Tuesday, Jan. 5  The cellular cost of highly metabolic behavior for aging and life histories. ELEKONICH, M.M.*; ROBERTS, S.P.; University of Nevada Las Vegas; Central Michigan University michelle.elekonich@unlv.edu Cost-benefit models of behavior and its effects on life history traits typically measure cost in terms of whole animal energetic expenditure and loss of opportunities. We […]