Meeting Abstract 79.5 Monday, Jan. 6 11:00 Acclimation to aerial exposure in the long-jawed mudsucker (Gillichthys mirabilis) JEW, CJ*; GRACEY, AY; YANAGITSURU, Y; GRAHAM, JB; TRESGUERRES, M; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Univ. of California, San Diego; University of Southern California cjjew@uci.edu The long-jawed mudsucker (Gillichthys mirabilis) is an intertidal wetland goby that frequently experiences aquatic hypoxia and, […]
year: 2014
Swimming against the tide resilience of a riverine turtle to extreme environmental events
Meeting Abstract 78.6 Monday, Jan. 6 11:30 Swimming against the tide: resilience of a riverine turtle to extreme environmental events JANZEN, F.J.*; JERGENSON, A.M.; MILLER, D.A.W.; NEUMAN-LEE, L.A.; WARNER, D.A.; Iowa State Univ.; Iowa State Univ.; Penn State Univ.; Utah State Univ.; Univ. Alabama-Birmingham fjanzen@iastate.edu Extreme environmental events are likely to exert deleterious effects on populations. From […]
Reproductive phenology of a food-hoarding mast seed consumer resource- and density-dependent benefits of early breeding in red squirrels
Meeting Abstract 78.7 Monday, Jan. 6 11:45 Reproductive phenology of a food-hoarding mast seed consumer: resource- and density-dependent benefits of early breeding in red squirrels WILLIAMS, CT*; LANE, JE; HUMPHRIES, MM; MCADAM, AG; BOUTIN, S; Univ of Alaska Anchorage; Univ of Saskatchewan; McGill Univ; Univ of Guelph; Univ of Alberta ctwilliams@uaa.alaska.edu The production of offspring by vertebrates […]
Impacts of avian malaria and related parasites on lifetime reproductive success and survivorship of mountain white-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha)
Meeting Abstract 78.1 Monday, Jan. 6 10:15 Impacts of avian malaria and related parasites on lifetime reproductive success and survivorship of mountain white-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha) ZYLBERBERG, M*; DERRYBERRY, EP; BREUNER, CW; MACDOUGALL-SHACKLETON, EA; CORNELIUS, JM; HAHN, TP; Univ. of California, Davis; Tulane University; University of Montana; University of Western Ontario; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. […]
Home range size and survival of Texas horned lizard as a function of physical environment
Meeting Abstract 78.3 Monday, Jan. 6 10:45 Home range size and survival of Texas horned lizard as a function of physical environment GRANBERG, R.M.*; PERRY, G.; VERBLE, R.M.; Texas Tech University rachel.granberg@ttu.edu The Texas horned lizard (THL; Phrynosoma cornutum) is a federal Species of Concern and declining across its native range. Current literature describes habitat loss and […]
A mechanism for extinction Recruitment failure in a sky-island population of Sceloporus occidentalis
Meeting Abstract 78.5 Monday, Jan. 6 11:15 A mechanism for extinction: Recruitment failure in a sky-island population of Sceloporus occidentalis ARCHIE, J.W.*; HOOPER, C.; California State Univ., Long Beach; California State Univ., Long Beach James.Archie@csulb.edu Population extinctions are likely common, but seldom observed in the wild. We document the likely extinction of a sky-island population of western […]
A functional approach to the dewlap in Anolis sagrei
Meeting Abstract 78.4 Monday, Jan. 6 11:00 A functional approach to the dewlap in Anolis sagrei DRIESSENS, T*; VANHOOYDONCK, B; VAN DAMME, R; University of Antwerp, Belgium; University of Antwerp, Belgium; University of Antwerp, Belgium tess.driessens@uantwerpen.be The dewlap of Anolis lizards, an extendable flap of skin attached to their throat, presents a classic example of a highly […]
A Few Meters Matter Micro-Landscape Variation in Reproduction and Reproductive Cycling a Tropical Lizard
Meeting Abstract 78.2 Monday, Jan. 6 10:30 A Few Meters Matter: Micro-Landscape Variation in Reproduction and Reproductive Cycling a Tropical Lizard OTERO, L.M.; HUEY, R.B.*; GORMAN, G.C; University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; University of Washington, Seattle; Paso Pacifico, Ventura, California hueyrb@uw.edu Reproductive cycles and intensity in lizards often vary intraspecifically over geographic scales, in part driven […]
Plant chemistry and temperature both influence host plant choice
Meeting Abstract 77.5 Monday, Jan. 6 09:15 Plant chemistry and temperature both influence host plant choice CLISSOLD, F.J.*; SIMPSON, S.J.; The University of Sydney; The University of Sydney fiona.clissold@sydney.edu.au Fitness of herbivorous ectotherms is strongly influenced by temperature and diet, mediated via effects of temperature on metabolic rate. We have shown in the laboratory that, although metabolic […]
Nutrient intake of nymphal and adult Mormon crickets and its effects on immunity
Meeting Abstract 77.1 Monday, Jan. 6 08:15 Nutrient intake of nymphal and adult Mormon crickets and its effects on immunity SRYGLEY, R.B.*; USDA-Agricultural Research Service robert.srygley@ars.usda.gov For insects, two of the most important dietary macronutrients are carbohydrates and protein, and many organisms regulate dietary intake of both. In the field, carbohydrate (C) to protein (P) intake of […]
