Meeting Abstract 26.4  Friday, Jan. 4  Testing common models of temperature-dependent activity: implications for predicting responses to climate change. GUNDERSON, A.R.; Duke University arg12@duke.edu Understanding behavioral responses to thermal variation is crucial for our attempts to predict the biological impacts of climate change. Several models have been proposed to explain the temperature-dependence of activity, usually with reference […]

Meeting Abstract 26.3  Friday, Jan. 4  Ocean acidification impairs olfaction and elevates respiration in deep sea hermit crabs, with high variation between individuals KIM, TW*; TAYLOR, J; LOVERA, C; BARRY, JP; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institue ktwon@mbari.org Future ocean pH is projected to drop considerably at all depths as surface water continues to absorb rising levels of […]

Meeting Abstract 26.5  Friday, Jan. 4  Multi-year tracking of White storks (Ciconia ciconia): how the environment shapes the movement and behavior of a soaring-gliding inter-continental migrant SAPIR, N*; ROTICS, S.; KAATZ, M.; DAVIDSON, S.; ZURELL, D.; EGGERS, U.; JELTSCH, F.; NATHAN, R.; WIKELSKI, M.; Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Germany; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; Max […]

Meeting Abstract 26.6  Friday, Jan. 4  How Weddell seals stay in shape: Using morphometric and isotopic dilution techniques to assess seasonal changes in body condition SHERO, M.R.*; PEARSON, L.E.; GOETZ, K.T.; ROBINSON, P.W.; HÜCKSTÄDT, L.A.; COSTA, D.P.; BURNS, J.M.; Univ. of Alaska Anchorage; Univ. of Alaska Anchorage; Univ. of California Santa Cruz; Univ. of California Santa Cruz; […]

Meeting Abstract 26.1  Friday, Jan. 4  Food limited butterflies �” Resting and flight metabolic rate, fecundity and longevity NIITEPOLD, K*; PEREZ, A; BOGGS, CL; Stanford University niitepold@stanford.edu Deciding how much to invest in survival and reproduction is fundamental for all organisms, especially when the available resource pool is limited. Resource availability can be affected by small-scale disturbances […]

Meeting Abstract 26.2  Friday, Jan. 4  Comparative Effects of Adult Food Limitation on Butterfly Life Histories BOGGS, C.L.*; NIITEPOLD, K.; PEREZ, A.; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University cboggs@stanford.edu Change in resource allocation patterns in response to variation in food acquisition provides a mechanistic basis for understanding observed life history responses to variation in food availability. Organisms […]

Meeting Abstract 25.6  Friday, Jan. 4  Sex-ratio selection influences nesting behavior in a reptile with environmental sex determination MITCHELL, T.S.*; MACIEL, J.; JANZEN, F.J.; Iowa State University; Iowa State University; Iowa State University timmitch@iastate.edu Evolutionary theory predicts that dioecious species should produce an even primary sex ratio, which will be maintained by frequency-dependent selection. Organisms with environmental […]

Meeting Abstract 25.5  Friday, Jan. 4  Searching for evidence of a runaway process in art and literature KOCH, RE*; HILL, GE; Auburn University; Auburn University rebeccabethkoch@gmail.com Although sexual selection is universally accepted as an explanation for ornamental traits in animals, the specific mechanisms that produce extreme elaboration of display traits remain unresolved. The runaway sexual selection model […]

Meeting Abstract 25.4  Friday, Jan. 4  Global patterns of thermal tolerance and range limits predict climate change responses in ectotherms SUNDAY, JM*; BATES, AE; DULVY, NK; Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University; Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania,; Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University sunday@sfu.ca How species ranges are shaped by environmental […]

Meeting Abstract 25.3  Friday, Jan. 4  Fine-scale variation in thermal ecology suggests resilience to climate change among tropical lizards LOGAN, ML; Dartmouth College michael.l.logan@dartmouth.edu Recent studies have predicted widespread extinctions among tropical ectotherms driven by anthropogenic climate change. Tropical forest lizards, in particular, are thought to be vulnerable due to an assumed homogeneity of forest thermal environments […]