Meeting Abstract 16.3  Friday, Jan. 4  Role of cyclic nucleotides, intracellular calcium and nitric oxide in the molt-inhibiting hormone (MIH) signaling pathway in Y-organs of the green shore crab (Carcinus maenas) NIMITKUL, S.*; MYKLES, D.L.; CHANG, E.S.; 1Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California, Davis; 2Department of Biology, Colorado State University; 1Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California, Davis […]

Meeting Abstract 16.4  Friday, Jan. 4  Dual function of a putative epidermal growth factor receptor in the decapod crustacean Macrobrachium rosenbergii SHARABI, O.*; VENTURA, T.; MANOR, R.; AFLALO, E.D.; SAGI, A.; Ben Gurion University of the Negev; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia; Ben Gurion University of the Negev; Ben Gurion University of the Negev; Ben […]

Meeting Abstract 16.2  Friday, Jan. 4  20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) Signaling Delay in Starvation Resistant Drosophila REYNOLDS, L. A.*; GIBBS, A. G.; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; University of Nevada, Las Vegas reyno172@unlv.nevada.edu We selected for adult starvation resistance in replicated outbred populations of Drosophila melanogaster. These populations accumulate greater lipid stores as larvae that they then use to […]

Meeting Abstract 15.3  Friday, Jan. 4  Understanding discordance among diverse datasets in an integrative taxonomy: a case study in ground squirrels PHUONG, M. A.*; LIM, M.; WAIT, D. R.; ROWE, K. C.; MORITZ, C.; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; Museum Victoria, Melbourne; Australian National University markphuong@gmail.com Species represent the fundamental […]

Meeting Abstract 15.1  Friday, Jan. 4  Singing out from sky islands: sunbird song evolution across the Eastern Afromontane MCENTEE, JP*; PENALBA, J; BOWIE, RCK; University of California, Berkeley jaymcentee@yahoo.com Song evolution is thought to be important to the diversification of extant birds, because songs are functionally critical in social interactions such as mate choice and are thought […]

Meeting Abstract 15.4  Friday, Jan. 4  Pheromone Evolution and Reproductive Isolation in Dusky Salamanders STEFFEN, MA*; BONETT, RM; University of Tulsa michael-steffen@utulsa.edu Conspecific mate recognition signals can delimit species boundaries and structure communities. However, signals and mate choice are evolutionarily labile, and few studies have examined the impact of signal discordance on lineage diversification in adaptive radiations. […]

Meeting Abstract 15.5  Friday, Jan. 4  Interpopulation variation in throat color morphs in an incipiently speciating lizard: From blue to white and back again? BASTIAANS, E*; MARSHALL, J; SITES, J; MORINAGA, G; SINERVO, B; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Weber State University; Brigham Young University; Clark University; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz ejbastiaans@gmail.com Both color polymorphism and […]

Meeting Abstract 15.2  Friday, Jan. 4  Do shifts in host use or larval development drive speciation in the sea? A comparative study of herbivorous sea slugs. KRUG, P.J.*; VENDETTI, J.E.; TROWBRIDGE, C.D.; California State University, Los Angeles; California State University, Los Angeles; Oregon Institute of Marine Biology pkrug@calstatela.edu Marine biodiversity presents a challenge to current theory of […]

Meeting Abstract 14.1  Friday, Jan. 4  Sexual conflict during mating in red-sided garter snakes as evidenced by genital manipulation FRIESEN, C.R.*; MASON, R.T.; UHRIG, E.J.; BRENNAN, P.L.; Oregon State University; Oregon State Univeristy; Oregon State Univeristy; Univ. of Massachusetts at Amherst friesenc@science.oregonstate.edu Sexual conflict occurs when the evolutionary interests of females and males are divergent. Sex-differences in […]

Meeting Abstract 14.2  Friday, Jan. 4  Revealing extensive reticulate evolution in Xiphophorus fishes using high-throughput phylogenomics CUI, R.*; SCHUMER, M.; KRUESI, K.; ANDOLFATTO, P.; ROSENTHAL, G.; Texas A&M University; Princeton University; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Princeton University; Texas A&M University melop@tamu.edu Recent research has demonstrated that hybridization, a process once thought rare in animals, is remarkably […]