Meeting Abstract 118.1 Monday, Jan. 7 The evolution of mononucleotide repeats and gene stability in eukaryotes WALKER, J.F.*; ZANIS, M.J.; Purdue University; Purdue University jfwalker@purdue.edu The signature of natural selection shaping genome sequences can be detected through the statistical analysis of the pattern and distribution of mutations in DNA. At times, they can have a positive effect […]
year: 2013
Physiological Constraints on the Genome Size of Species
Meeting Abstract 118.5 Monday, Jan. 7 Physiological Constraints on the Genome Size of Species GILLOOLY, JF; University of Florida gillooly@ufl.edu Biologists have long sought to explain the over 3000-fold variation in genome size among animals. Cell size is perhaps the only phenotypic trait that has been shown to be correlated with genome size across diverse taxa, but […]
Exploring the silk and the silk-like venom from the spitting spider Scytodes thoracica
Meeting Abstract 118.3 Monday, Jan. 7 Exploring the silk and the silk-like venom from the spitting spider Scytodes thoracica. CORREA, S.*; ZOBEL-THROPP, P.; BINFORD, G.; SUTER, R.; GARB, J.E.; University of Massachusetts Lowell; Lewis and Clark College; Lewis and Clark College; Vassar College; University of Massachusetts Lowell scorr006@ucr.edu Scytodids have evolved a unique way to capture prey […]
Biomineral ultrastructure, elemental constitution and genomic analysis of biomineralization-related proteins in hemichordates
Meeting Abstract 118.4 Monday, Jan. 7 Biomineral ultrastructure, elemental constitution and genomic analysis of biomineralization-related proteins in hemichordates CAMERON, CB*; BISHOP, C; Univ. de Montreal; St. Francis-Xavier Univ. c.cameron@umontreal.ca Here, we report the discovery and characterization of biominerals in the acorn worms Saccoglossus bromophenolosus and Ptychodera flava galapagos (Phylum: Hemichordata). Using electron microscopy, X-ray microprobe analyses and […]
ANALYSIS OF COPY NUMBER VARIATION ACROSS AFRICAN CICHLID GENOMES
Meeting Abstract 118.6 Monday, Jan. 7 ANALYSIS OF COPY NUMBER VARIATION ACROSS AFRICAN CICHLID GENOMES BEZAULT, E*; RENN, S; Reed College, Portland (OR); Reed College, Portland (OR) ebezault@reed.edu Structural variation has been shown to be a major source of evolutionary novelty. The African cichlids, known as one of the most explosive example of adaptive radiations, offer an […]
Personality, stress, and fitness in a long-lived seabird
Meeting Abstract 117.3 Monday, Jan. 7 Personality, stress, and fitness in a long-lived seabird GRACE, J.K.*; ANDERSON, D.J.; Wake Forest Univ.; Wake Forest Univ. gracjk7@wfu.edu The relationship between the stress response and personality has recently become controversial. General “rules” of personality developed in laboratories appear to be less applicable in the wild or across species. Here, we […]
Immune costs of the physiological stress response are affected by cross-generational exposure to stress
Meeting Abstract 117.4 Monday, Jan. 7 Immune costs of the physiological stress response are affected by cross-generational exposure to stress MCCORMICK, G.L.*; LANGKILDE, T.; Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University glm173@psu.edu An organism’s ability to respond to stressors is integral to its survival and reproductive fitness, and is increasingly important in light of environmental change. An animal’s […]
Corticosterone responsiveness and behavioral phenotype reveal learned antipredator behavior is sex specific in Florida scrub-jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens)
Meeting Abstract 117.2 Monday, Jan. 7 Corticosterone responsiveness and behavioral phenotype reveal learned antipredator behavior is sex specific in Florida scrub-jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens) JONES, B.C.*; BEBUS, S.E.; SMALL, T.W.; BATEMAN, P.W.; SCHOECH, S.J.; Univ. of Memphis; Univ. of Memphis; Univ. of Memphis; Archbold Biological Station; Univ. of Memphis bcjones8@memphis.edu The extent to which antipredator behavior is learned, […]
Corticosterone and fitness effects of incubation temperature
Meeting Abstract 117.1 Monday, Jan. 7 Corticosterone and fitness: effects of incubation temperature WADA, H*; ALLEN, NR; KRIENGWATANA, B; SCHMIDT, KL; SOMA, KK; MACDOUGALL-SHACKLETON, SA; Auburn University; University of Western Ontario; University of Western Ontario; University of Western Ontario; University of British Columbia; University of Western Ontario haruka@auburn.edu In the recent years, there has been growing interest […]
Are extreme temperatures physiologically stressful An experimental examination of thermal variation on corticosterone levels in two species of alligator lizard
Meeting Abstract 117.5 Monday, Jan. 7 Are extreme temperatures physiologically stressful? An experimental examination of thermal variation on corticosterone levels in two species of alligator lizard TELEMECO, R.S.*; ADDIS, E.A.; Iowa State Univ., Ames; Gonzaga Univ., Spokane, WA telemeco@iastate.edu Temperature profoundly affects organisms and extreme temperatures can compromise vital functions. Exposure to such extremes might be highly […]
