Meeting Abstract S4-2.3  Thursday, Jan. 5  Selection, dispersal and the geography of phenotype in the sea SOTKA, E.E.; College of Charleston sotkae@cofc.edu Population-level differences in phenotypic traits (a.k.a., the geography of phenotype) have been the research focus of evolutionary ecologists since and including the studies of Charles Darwin. One of the great challenges that remains is to […]

Meeting Abstract S4-2.4  Thursday, Jan. 5  Discussion

Meeting Abstract S4-2.2  Thursday, Jan. 5  Bridging ecological and evolutionary timescales with spatially-explicit network analysis of marine population connectivity TREML, EA; University of Queensland, Qld, Australia e.treml@uq.edu.au Marine population connectivity describes the likelihood that an individual of a population can disperse some distance from its natal habitat patch to settle in available downstream habitat. This connectivity is […]

Meeting Abstract S4-1.5  Thursday, Jan. 5  Sipunculan Larvae and “Cosmopolitan” Species SCHULZE, A.*; MAIOROVA, A.; TIMM, L.E.; RICE, M.E.; Texas A and M University at Galveston; Institut of Marine Biology; Texas A and M University at Galveston; Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce schulzea@tamug.edu Sipuncula are a relatively small taxon with roughly 150 recognized species. Many species […]

Meeting Abstract S4-1.2  Thursday, Jan. 5  Physical constraints on larval swimming and their implications for dispersal CHAN, K.Y.K.*; CLAY, T. W.; GRÜNBAUM, D. ; Univ. of Washington, Seattle kychan@uw.edu Most planktonic larvae of marine invertebrates are denser than sea water and rely on swimming to locate food, navigate advective currents and avoid predators. Hence, larval swimming plays […]

Meeting Abstract S4-1.4  Thursday, Jan. 5  Larval life and dispersal potential of deep-sea animals from the Intra-American Seas YOUNG, C.M.*; HE, R.; EMLET, R.B.; LI, Y.; QIAN, H.; ARELLANO, S.M. ; VAN GAEST, A.L.; BENNETT, K.; SMART, T.I. ; WOLF, M.; RICE, M.E.; University of Oregon; North Carolina State University; University of Oregon; North Carolina State University; […]

Meeting Abstract S4-1.0  Thursday, Jan. 5  Introduction to the Symposium Lindsay, S

Meeting Abstract S4-1.6  Thursday, Jan. 5  Haplotypes, genetic distance and the inference of dispersal patterns using analysis of molecular variance BIRD, Christopher E*; TIMMERS, Molly A.; SMOUSE, Peter E.; TOONEN, Robert J.; University of Hawaii at Manoa; NOAA Honolulu; Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; University of Hawaii at Manoa cbird@hawaii.edu Tracking the dispersal routes of […]

Meeting Abstract S4-1.1  Thursday, Jan. 5  Dispersal in Marine Organisms without a Pelagic Phase WINSTON, Judith E.; Virginia Museum of Natural History judith.winston@vmnh.virginia.gov In contrast to marine organisms whose offspring go through an extended planktonic stage, the young of others develop directly into benthic juveniles or have non-feeding larvae which spend only a few hours in the […]

Meeting Abstract S4-1.3  Thursday, Jan. 5  Dispersal capabilities, barophysiology and the evolution of Antarctic community structure THATJE, Sven; University of Southampton, School of Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton svth@noc.soton.ac.uk The apparent scarcity of planktonic larval development in polar invertebrates has caused heated discussion amongst ecologists for most of the last century. In this paper […]