Meeting Abstract S5-2.3  Thursday, Jan. 5  Ecological innovation and speciation in viviparous sea snakes (Hydrophiinae) SANDERS, K L*; RASMUSSEN, A R; DE SILVA, A; MUMPUNI, n/a; UKUWELA, D B; University of Adelaide, Australia; Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Denmark; Amphibia and Reptile Research Organisation of Sri Lanka; Museum of Zoology, Bogor; University of Adelaide, Australia kate.sanders@adelaide.edu.au […]

Meeting Abstract S5-1.5  Thursday, Jan. 5  Perspectives on salt gland evolution in marine snakes BABONIS, L.S.*; BRISCHOUX, F.; Univ of Hawaii/Kewalo Marine Laboratory; CEBC-CNRS, 79360 Villiers en Bois, France babonis@hawaii.edu Throughout the evolution of vertebrates, invasion of desiccating environments (e.g., marine and desert environments) has occurred numerous times. Because most vertebrates maintain dilute body fluids, the invasion […]

Meeting Abstract S5-1.7  Thursday, Jan. 5  New perspectives on the extent of terrestriality in three species of sea kraits and their habitat selection TU, Ming-Chung*; LIU, Yu-Ling; National Taiwan Normal University; National Taiwan Normal University biofv026@ntnu.edu.tw Three species of sea kraits, Laticauda spp., require fresh water, and both the evaporative water loss rate on the land and […]

Meeting Abstract S5-1.1  Thursday, Jan. 5  Marine Invasions by Non-Sea Snakes, With Thoughts on Terrestrial-Aquatic-Marine Transitions MURPHY, John; Field Museum of Natural History fordonia1@comcast.net Oceans cover 71% of the earth’s surface with about 350,000 km of coastline yet only 2.5% (about 86 species) of the 3364 extant snakes are known to inhabit the oceans, but at least […]

Meeting Abstract S5-1.0  Thursday, Jan. 5  Introduction to the Symposium Lillywhite, HB; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville

Meeting Abstract S5-1.2  Thursday, Jan. 5  How a Dynamic Climate and Landscape in Southeast Asia During the Neogene Directed the Evolution and Diversification of Marine Snakes VORIS, Harold K.; Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago hvoris@fieldmuseum.org The Sunda and Sahul continental shelves are the second and third largest on our planet and they are at the center […]

Meeting Abstract S5-1.6  Thursday, Jan. 5  Ectothermy in the marine environment: new perspectives from the ecology and geography of sea snakes HEATWOLE, Harold*; GRECH, Alana; MONAHAN, John; KING, Sue; MARSH, Helene; NC State Univ., Raleigh; James Cook Univ., Townsville; NC State Univ., Raleigh; Eastern Kentucky Univ., Richmond; James Cook Univ., Townsville harold_heatwole@ncsu.edu “True” sea snakes (marine Oxyuraninae) […]

Meeting Abstract S5-1.4  Thursday, Jan. 5  Distributional data helps to identify evolutionary challenges: Oceanic salinity as a major constraint during the transition to marine life in snakes BRISCHOUX, F*; TINGLEY, R; SHINE, R; LILLYWHITE, HB; CEBC-CNRS, France; University of Sydney, Australia; University of Sydney, Australia; University of Florida, USA francois.brischoux@gmail.com Secondary transitions from terrestrial to marine life […]

Meeting Abstract S5-1.3  Thursday, Jan. 5  Dehydration and Freshwater Drinking Requirements of Marine Snakes LILLYWHITE, HB*; BRISCHOUX, F; SHEEHY III, CM; PFALLER, JB; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville; Univ. of Texas at Arlington; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville hblill@ufl.edu Osmoregulation is a key problem for vertebrates that have secondarily invaded marine environments. Here we report […]

Meeting Abstract S4-2.1  Thursday, Jan. 5  What Controls Connectivity? A Place-based, Multi-species Approach LEVIN, Lisa A.*; BECKER, Bonnie J.; CARSON, Hank S.; COOK, Geoff S.; DIBACCO, Claudio; FODRIE, F. Joel; LOPE-DUARTE, Paola C.; Scripps Institution of Oceanography; Univ. of Washington, Tacoma; Univ. of Hawaii, Hilo; McGill University; Bedford Inst. of Oceanography; UNC Chapel Hill; Rutgers Univ. llevin@ucsd.edu […]