Meeting Abstract 46.2  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Does the evolution of a sexually selected trait compromise sprint and endurance performance in Xiphophorus swordtails and their close relatives? OUFIERO, C.E.*; JUGO, K.; YAU, T.; CHAPPELL, M.A.; GARLAND, T.; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside coufi001@student.ucr.edu […]

Meeting Abstract 45.6  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Using environmental DNA to elucidate the Asian carp (genus Hypophthalmichthys) invasion front in the Chicago Area Waterway System MAHON, A.R.*; JERDE, C.L.; CHADDERTON, W.L.; LODGE, D.M.; University of Notre Dame; University of Notre Dame; The Nature Conservancy; University of Notre Dame amahon@nd.edu Detection of new incursions of invasive species routinely relies […]

Meeting Abstract 45.3  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Investigation of inbreeding in captive versus wild populations of the Hawaiian tree snail Achatinella mustelina PASCUA, M.T.*; SISCHO, D. R.; HOLLAND, B. S.; HADFIELD, M. G.; University of Hawaii – Manoa; University of Hawaii – Manoa; University of Hawaii – Manoa; University of Hawaii – Manoa mapascua@hawaii.edu We are evaluating the […]

Meeting Abstract 45.2  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Impacts of river control structures on the juvenile migration of the amphidromous river shrimp Macrobrachium ohione: possible solutions for the restoration of upstream populations. OLIVIER, T.J.*; BAUER, R.T.; Univ. of Louisiana, Lafayette; Univ. of Louisiana, Lafayette tjo1457@ull.edu Many shrimps conduct recurring migrations between the river and the ocean because they live […]

Meeting Abstract 45.1  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Endangered Snals on a Threatened Island HADFIELD, M.G.*; SISCHO, D.R.; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Hawaii at Manoa hadfield@hawaii.edu Pagan Island (PI) with its smoking volcano sits on a highly active ocean ridge about 320 km north of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. Because the U.S. Marines have […]

Meeting Abstract 45.5  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Dead-shell assemblages as a means of detecting ecological changes and baseline conditions: A test on the urban southern California continental shelf KIDWELL, SM*; TOMASOVYCH, A; Univ. of Chicago, Chicago; Univ. of Chicago, Chicago skidwell@uchicago.edu Scientists in many disciplines are concerned with detecting and understanding community-level responses to human stresses and identifying […]

Meeting Abstract 45.4  Wednesday, Jan. 5  AFLP fingerprinting confirms that hybridization contributes genetic diversity to natural populations of pitcher plants ZELNIO, KA*; JARVIS, LK; MCCARTNEY, MA; University of North Carolina, Wilmington; University of North Carolina, Wilmington; University of North Carolina, Wilmington kzelnio@gmail.com Hybridization is typically viewed as a risk factor in conservation due, for example, to swamping […]

Meeting Abstract 44.3  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Turning the corner in arboreal locomotion: the kinetics of changing direction in the Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus) LAMMERS, A.R.*; SUFKA, K.M.; Cleveland State University; Cleveland State University a.lammers13@csuohio.edu Arboreal animals frequently change directions during locomotion on tree branches, trunks, or twigs. The linear and rotational impulses required to change direction during […]

Meeting Abstract 44.6  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Three-dimensional trajectories affect gap bridging in brown tree snakes (Boiga irregularis) BYRNES, G.*; JAYNE, B. C.; University of Cincinnati; University of Cincinnati byrnesgt@ucmail.uc.edu Arboreal environments have complex networks of branches separated by large open spaces and the ability to cross these gaps can greatly shorten the route of an animal through […]

Meeting Abstract 44.4  Wednesday, Jan. 5  The biomechanics of arboreal stability in cebid monkeys. YOUNG, J. W.; NEOUCOM jwyoung@neoucom.edu Broad consensus states that unique aspects of primate postcranial morphology (e.g., clawless grasping extremities) and locomotor behavior (e.g., the use of distinctive gait patterns) are part of a suite of adaptations that facilitate movement in a fine-branch arboreal […]