Meeting Abstract 107.5  Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:00  A possible trade-off between song and a cognitive metric in song sparrows SEWALL, KB*; SOHA, JA; PETERS, S; NOWICKI, S; Virginia Tech; Duke University ksewall@vt.edu Sexual ornaments can be honest signals of male quality if they are linked to traits that enhance female reproductive success. Males might be expected to […]

Meeting Abstract 106.2  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:30  Social monogamy in Planes major, a facultative symbiont of loggerhead sea turtles PFALLER, JB*; BAEZA, JA; University of Florida, Gainesville; Clemson University, South Carolina jpfaller@ufl.edu Theory suggests that symbiotic crustaceans should exhibit social monogamy and long-term heterosexual pairing when inhabiting small, scarce hosts in environments where mortality risk away from […]

Meeting Abstract 106.5  Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:30  Reproductive implications of endoparasitic infections in two garter snake species (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis and T. radix) UHRIG, E.J.*; FRIESEN, C.R.; MASON, R.T.; Oregon State University, Corvallis; University of Sydney, Australia; Oregon State University, Corvallis uhrige@science.oregonstate.edu Red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) are host to several genera of endoparasites including nematodes […]

Meeting Abstract 106.6  Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:45  Reproductive choices, hormones, and behavior in bluebanded goby (Lythrypnus dalli) social groups SOLOMON-LANE, T.K.*; WILLIAMS, M.M.; MARTINELLI, A.C.; THOMAS, A.; ROGERS, L.; GROBER, M.S.; Georgia State Univ., Atlanta; Agnes Scott College, Atlanta; Colombia Univ., New York; Agnes Scott College, Atlanta; Agnes Scott College, Atlanta; Georgia State Univ., Atlanta tsolomonlane1@student.gsu.edu Reproductive […]

Meeting Abstract 106.1  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:15  Regulating monogamy: evidence for adaptive evolution of an avpr1a enhancer BERRIO, A; OKHOVAT, M; O’CONNELL, L; PHELPS, SM*; University of Texas; University of Texas; University of Texas, Harvard; University of Texas sphelps@mail.utexas.edu Voles are important models for the molecular mechanisms of social behavior. Species differences in mating system are shaped […]

Meeting Abstract 106.3  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:45  Female Fitness as a Function of Stored Sperm in the Livebearing Western Mosquitofish, KROH, GE*; DEATON, PR; JOHNSON, DR; St. Edward’s University, Austin TX ; St. Edward’s University, Austin TX ; St. Edward’s University, Austin TX gretchkroh@gmail.com Females in promiscuous mating systems can use sperm storage as a mechanism of […]

Meeting Abstract 106.4  Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:15  Do females gain direct benefits from immune-boosting ejaculates in the Texas field cricket? WORTHINGTON, A.M.*; KELLY, C.D.; Iowa State University; University of Quebec, Montreal aworthin@iastate.edu Promiscuity is ubiquitous in nature and females often mate more than is necessary to ensure reproductive success. Although mating multiple times generally increases female fecundity […]

Meeting Abstract 105.4  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:45  Responses of a grassland spider community to disturbance from fire and bison grazing GOMEZ, J.E.*; JOERN, A.; Kansas State University; Kansas State University jegomez@k-state.edu A major overarching hypothesis in community ecology is that habitat spatial and temporal heterogeneity promotes species diversity. In grassland ecosystems, such spatial and temporal heterogeneity at […]

Meeting Abstract 105.3  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:30  Pervasive effects of size variation in tadpoles on pond communities CARLSON, BE*; LANGKILDE, T; Penn State University; Penn State University bec169@psu.edu While ecologists historically focused on mean trait values in study populations, recent evidence has begun to demonstrate that intraspecific variation in traits may be similarly important for understanding ecological […]

Meeting Abstract 105.2  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:15  Impacts of coastal spring discharge on a tidally influenced shallow marine estuary MENNING, DM*; GAREY, JR; University of South Florida; University of South Florida dmenning@usf.edu Coastal areas around the world have undergone unprecedented population growth in the last few decades and thus are susceptible to sea level change and decreasing […]