Meeting Abstract S8.7  Thursday, Jan. 6  Beyond maternal effects on avian development: embryonic responses to the environment.ail REED, W.L.*; CLARK, M.E.; North Dakota State University, Fargo wendy.reed@ndsu.edu Embryonic growth and development are impacted by environmental conditions. In avian systems parents often tightly control these environments through egg provisioning and incubation behaviors. Parents can influence offspring embryonic development […]

Meeting Abstract S7.6  Thursday, Jan. 6  The ecogeography of brown shrimp Crangon crangon CAMPOS, Joana; University of Porto joanavilhena@gmail.com In all European shallow coastal waters, from the White Sea to Morocco within the Atlantic and throughout the Mediterranean and Black Seas, brown shrimp Crangon crangon is consistently very abundant. It thus plays a relevant role in the […]

Meeting Abstract S7.3  Thursday, Jan. 6  The Genetics of Habitat Transitions: Lessons from Invasion Biology CRISTESCU, Melania E; University of Windsor mcris@uwindsor.ca Many invasive aquatic species are undergoing rapid range expansions accompanied by dramatic habitat transitions (e.g., marine to freshwater, ephemeral ponds to permanent lakes). These invasive taxa present outstanding opportunities to study past and present colonization […]

Meeting Abstract S7.5  Thursday, Jan. 6  Population differentiation in the open sea GOETZE, Erica; University of Hawaii at Manoa egoetze@hawaii.edu Marine zooplankton were long thought to be ‘high gene-flow’ systems with little genetic differentiation among populations, due to large census population sizes and an absence of observable barriers in the open sea. Early genetic studies of oceanic […]

Meeting Abstract S7.9  Thursday, Jan. 6  Open Forum

Meeting Abstract S7.8  Thursday, Jan. 6  Leading researchers to water: Assembling multi-disciplinary collective networks for the study of crustacean populations BUHAY, J.E.; USDA jenbuhay@gmail.com Crustaceans are a globally-distributed faunal group, found across extreme and backyard habitats from the equator to the poles. They are an ideal focal assemblage for assessment on the impacts of climate change and […]

Meeting Abstract S7.7  Thursday, Jan. 6  How scientific societies can include, promote and retain women members SULLIVAN, K.A.*; BAKIAN, A. V.; Utah State University; Utah State University yejunco@biology.usu.edu Since the 1970’s women have made up increasingly large proportions of the graduate students in all fields of organismal biology. Membership records of scientific societies show dramatic growth in […]

Meeting Abstract S7.2  Thursday, Jan. 6  Evolving Crustacean Metacommunities in Aquatic Ecosystems DERRY, A.M.; University of Quebec at Montreal alison.derry@mail.mcgill.ca Heterogeneous landscapes provide reservoirs of genetic and community diversity in local habitats that experience environmental change if they are connected by dispersing genotypes and species. The metacommunity concept provides a spatially-implicit framework for understanding movement of individuals […]

Meeting Abstract S7.1  Thursday, Jan. 6  Diet preferences and bottom-up control of blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay SEITZ, R.D.*; KNICK, K.E.; WESTPHAL, M.; Virginia Institute of Marine Science, The College of William and Mary; Virginia Institute of Marine Science, The College of William and Mary; University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences seitz@vims.edu Shallow […]

Meeting Abstract S7.4  Thursday, Jan. 6  Assessing distribution and structure of unexploited snow crab populations in Alaskan waters HARDY, S M*; ALBRECHT, G; HUNDERTMARK, K; BLUHM, B; HUETTMANN, F; University of Alaska, Fairbanks; University of Alaska, Fairbanks; University of Alaska, Fairbanks; University of Alaska, Fairbanks; University of Alaska, Fairbanks smhardy@alaska.edu Arctic climate trends are impacting marine species […]