Meeting Abstract 113.3  Monday, Jan. 7  Divergent Behavioral Strategies in Three Congeneric Rodents for Dealing with Fruit Toxins SAMUNI-BLANK, M*; IZHAKI, I; DEARING, MD; KARASOV, WH; GERCHMAN, Y; KOHL, K; LYMBERAKIS, P; KURNATH , P; ARAD, Z; Technion, Haifa; Univ. of Haifa, Haifa; Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Haifa Univ. in Oranim, […]

Meeting Abstract 113.2  Monday, Jan. 7  Ambystoma maculatum larvae evolve to recognize local predator cues RACK, JM; Univ. of Connecticut jessica.rack@uconn.edu In an aquatic environment where visual cues are limited, prey animals often respond to predator-released chemical cues with changes in behavior, morphology, or life history traits. Assuming sufficient additive genetic variation, natural selection should act to […]

Meeting Abstract 113.5  Monday, Jan. 7  Abiotic noise in volatile signaling by plants WILSON, J.K.*; WOODS, H.A.; University of Montana keatonwilson@me.com Plants have developed a multitude of ways to defend themselves from insect herbivores. One recently discovered strategy is the release of airborne chemicals that signal the type of herbivore attacking the plant. In some systems, this […]

Meeting Abstract 112.4  Monday, Jan. 7  Sexual dimorphism of Hemidactylus frenatus along a latitudinal cline: testing Rench’s rule in an ectotherm with intense male-male competition in lower latitudes CAMERON, S.F.*; WILSON, R.S.; Uni of QLD, Australia; Uni of QLD, Australia s.cameron3@uq.edu.au Rench’s rule predicts that animal populations with greater average body sizes should exhibit higher magnitudes of […]

Meeting Abstract 112.2  Monday, Jan. 7  Quantifying inter-specific variations through the automated discovery of stereotyped behaviors BERMAN, G.J.*; CHOI, D.; BIALEK, W.; SHAEVITZ, J.W.; Princeton University; Princeton University; Princeton University; Princeton University gberman@princeton.edu In recent years, the scientific community has learned a great deal about morphological evolution through making comparisons between closely-related species, discovering, for instance, that […]

Meeting Abstract 112.1  Monday, Jan. 7  Optimal Performance Theory: developing a framework for understanding whole-animal performance in the wild WILSON, R S*; CARTER, A J; The University of Queensland; University of Cambridge r.wilson@uq.edu.au Should an animal run as fast as it can when trying to escape a predator? What about when running to catch food or whilst […]

Meeting Abstract 112.3  Monday, Jan. 7  Many-to-many mapping of phenotype on function, and the F-array BERGMANN, P.J.*; MCELROY, E.J.; Clark University; College of Charleston pbergmann@clarku.edu Relationships between phenotype and function are often complex, involving trade-offs, facilitations, redundancies, and traits that influence only one aspect of function. In systems with multiple phenotypic parts and multiple functional capacities, phenotype-function […]

Meeting Abstract 112.5  Monday, Jan. 7  Assembly and disassembly of fire ant bivouacs MLOT, N.J.*; MORRISON, J.; LEAMY, M.; TOVEY, C.A.; HU, D.L.; Georgia Tech, Atlanta; Georgia Tech, Atlanta; Georgia Tech, Atlanta; Georgia Tech, Atlanta; Georgia Tech, Atlanta njmlot@gmail.com Fire ants are capable of linking together to form bivouacs, which serve as temporary shelter when alternatives cannot […]

Meeting Abstract 111.1  Sunday, Jan. 6  Naturally occurring ranges in water quality affect early development in the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla: implications for distribution of invasive algae FUNG, JK*; FUKUNAGA, A; THOMAS, FIM; University of Hawaii, Manoa; University of Hawaii, Manoa; University of Hawaii, Manoa fithomas@hawaii.edu Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii has undergone rapid increases in invasive algal species. […]

Meeting Abstract 111.3  Sunday, Jan. 6  Metamorphosis of Crepidula larvae in response to varying conspecific densities and settlement cue concentrations CAHILL, AE; Stony Brook University acahill@life.bio.sunysb.edu It is known that larvae of Crepidula spp., like many other marine invertebrate larvae, metamorphose in response to a cue from conspecific adults. However, the relationship between adult density and larval […]