Meeting Abstract 88.3  Friday, Jan. 6  Badges of personality? Neophobia, corticosterone, and bib size in house sparrows Passer domesticus FOX, RA*; WILLIAMS, RN; Transylvania University; Transylvania University rfox@transy.edu In nonhuman animals, “personality” refers to individual variation in behavior that is consistent across time and/or context. Neophobia (i.e., reactivity to novel objects in a familiar environment) is a […]

Meeting Abstract 87.2  Friday, Jan. 6  Toward an understanding of the molecular mechanisms of barnacle larval settlement: a comparative transcriptomic approach CHEN, Z-F*; MATSUMURA, K; WANG, H; ARELLANO, S.M.; YAN, X; ALAM, I; ARCHER, J.A.C.; BAJIC, V.B.; QIAN, P-Y; The Hong Kong Univ. of Science and Technology (HKUST); HKUST; HKUST; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; HKUST; King Abdullah […]

Meeting Abstract 87.1  Friday, Jan. 6  A third way: Spermcapture mating in barnacles BARAZANDEH, M*; DAVIS, CS; NEUFELD, CJ; PALMER, RA; Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre Bamfield, BC, Canada; Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre Bamfield, BC, Canada; Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, […]

Meeting Abstract 86.2  Friday, Jan. 6  Proteomic analysis of hyposalinity stress in the ascidian species Ciona savignyi and C. intestinalis KOMAN, James S.*; TOMANEK, Lars; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo jkoman@calpoly.edu The ascidian species Ciona savignyi and C. intestinalis are invasive species but show interspecific differences in their population response to hypo-saline […]

Meeting Abstract 86.1  Friday, Jan. 6  Comparative Proteomic Analysis of Intestinal and Pyloric Ceca Mucosa from Fed vs. Starved of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) BAUMGARNER, Bradley/L*; INEROWICZ, Dorota; BROWN, Paul/B; Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington baumgarnerb@uncw.edu The goal of this study was to use 2-D gel electrophoreses to conduct a comprehensive proteomic analysis of the mucosa from […]

Meeting Abstract 85.5  Friday, Jan. 6  Lack of Caribbean coral recruitment: A mismatch between larvae and settlement cues? DAVIES, Sarah W.*; MEYER, Eli; MATZ, Mikhail; Univ. of Texas at Austin; Univ. of Texas at Austin; Univ. of Texas at Austin daviessw@gmail.com Larval recruitment is critical for establishment and recovery of coral populations. Caribbean coral recruitment success has […]

Meeting Abstract 85.2  Friday, Jan. 6  Gene expression predicts genetically-determined thermal tolerance in corals MEYER, E*; DAVIES, S; MATZ, MV; University of Texas – Austin; University of Texas – Austin; University of Texas – Austin EliMeyer@mail.utexas.edu Genetic variation in thermal tolerance would be necessary for coral populations to adapt to warming ocean temperatures. However, despite widespread concern […]

Meeting Abstract 85.4  Friday, Jan. 6  Digital Reef Rugosity DUSTAN, P.*; DOHERTY, O.; PARDEDE, S. T.; VANCE, J.; COWAN, N. J.; College of Charleston, Charleston SC; Biosphere Foundation, Big Pine CA; WIldlife Conservation Society, Bogor Indonesia; College of Charleston, Charleston SC; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD dustanp@cofc.edu Habitats with greater structural complexity contain more species due to […]

Meeting Abstract 85.3  Friday, Jan. 6  Coral bleaching as an adaptive mechanism facilitating transmission of algal symbionts to the next generation of coral host. MATZ, Mikhail V.; University of Texas at Austin matz@mail.utexas.edu High seawater temperatures cause corals to expel their endosymbiotic algae (zooxanthellae), resulting in “coral bleaching” that in severe cases may lead to coral death. […]

Meeting Abstract 85.1  Friday, Jan. 6  Autophagic degradation and bleaching in the symbiotic anemone, Aiptasia pallida HANES, S. D.*; KEMPF, S. C.; Auburn University, Auburn, AL; Auburn University, Auburn, AL hanessd@auburn.edu Over the past few decades, coral reefs have dramatically declined as a result of mass mortality bleaching events that have been linked to elevated sea surface […]