Meeting Abstract 31.6  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:15  Physiological and genomic underpinnings of cold tolerance variation in the green anole, Anolis carolinensis CAMPBELL-STATON, SC*; CHEVIRON, ZA; BARE, AC; LOSOS, JB; EDWARDS, SV; Harvard University; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Harvard University; Harvard University scstaton@fas.harvard.edu Climate can play an important role in the evolutionary history of […]

Meeting Abstract 31.3  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:30  Origin of luciferase genes in cypridinid ostracods (Crustacea) by gene duplication OAKLEY, TH*; LEUNG, N; TORRES, E; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara oakley@lifesci.ucsb.edu How new traits originate is a central question in evolutionary biology, but the molecular changes that lead […]

Meeting Abstract 31.4  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:45  Evolution takes baby steps: The mutational trajectory of the emergence of red fluorescence in coral fluorescent proteins MODI, C.K.*; CHANDLER, C.; MATZ, M.V.; The University of Texas at Austin; University of Michigan; The University of Texas at Austin Chintan.Modi@utexas.edu Epistatically interacting amino acids are hypothesized to be instrumental in the […]

Meeting Abstract 31.5  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:00  Dynamic gene expression and rates of gene evolution underlying divergence in a cichlid key innovation CLEMMENSEN, S.F.*; HULSEY, C.D.; University of Tennessee, Knoxville; University of Tennessee, Knoxville sclemmen@utk.edu Trophic divergence in cichlid fish is linked to shifts in pharyngeal jaw morphology. The changes in the genetic and developmental architecture underlying […]

Meeting Abstract 30.2  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:30  The migration-breeding transition: integrating behavior, stress physiology and experience from a long term data set BREUNER, C.W.*; HAHN, T.P.; The University of Montana; Univ. Of California, Davis creagh.breuner@umontana.edu The transition from migration to breeding requires major changes in morphology, physiology and behavior. Many long-distance migrants need to be highly flexible […]

Meeting Abstract 30.3  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:00  The biogeography of endocrinology MOORE, I T; Virginia Tech itmoore@vt.edu Natural historians have long known of the latitudinal variation in clutch size with tropical vertebrates laying fewer eggs and having smaller litters than higher latitude species. More recently, physiologists have described latitudinal variation in a variety of processes that suggest […]

Meeting Abstract 30.1  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:00  The Inception of Field Endocrinology MOORE, MC; Univ. of Delaware, Newark mcmoore@udel.edu Today Field Endocrinology, or Ecological Endocrinology as it is now more commonly known, is a well-established, vibrant discipline. This integrative discipline was pioneered by John Wingfield in the 1970’s. This talk will take an anecdotal approach to reviewing […]

Meeting Abstract 30.4  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:30  Mechanistic links between evironmental variability and life-history strategies KITAYSKY, AS*; SCHULTNER, J; WELCKER, J; YOUNG, R; Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks; Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology, Trondheim; Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø; Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks askitaysky@alaska.edu Understanding the causal factors and proximate physiological mechanisms leading to variation in animal life-history […]

Meeting Abstract 30.5  Sunday, Jan. 5 10:30  How does selection act on endocrine traits? And how can we measure it? BONIER, F*; MARTIN, PR; Queen’s University; Queen’s University bonierf@queensu.ca Behavioral endocrinologists are becoming increasingly interested in the evolutionary context of the endocrine traits that we study. Yet, we lack a robust approach for detecting natural selection on […]

Meeting Abstract 30.7  Sunday, Jan. 5 11:30  From environmental endocrinology to hormone evolution: adaptations to a changing environment HAU, M; Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Seewiesen and University of Konstanz mhau@orn.mpg.de Seminal empirical and conceptual work by John Wingfield, Marilyn Ramenofsky and collaborators helped establish the field of environmental endocrinology by providing a wealth of knowledge on […]