Meeting Abstract 20.2  Saturday, Jan. 4 13:45  High and Dry: Responses of Evaporative Water Loss Along an Elevational Gradient for Two Species of Lungless Salamanders RIDDELL, EA*; SEARS, MW; Clemson University; Clemson University eriddel@clemson.edu With rapidly changing climates, many specialist organisms will need to acclimatize, adapt, migrate, or risk extinction. To forecast the impacts of climatic change, […]

Meeting Abstract 20.5  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:30  Genetic correlates of local adaptation in the globally invasive European green crab, Carcinus maenas TEPOLT, C. K.*; PALUMBI, S. R.; Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University; Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University carolyn.tepolt@gmail.com The European green crab (Carcinus maenas) is a globally invasive species, with established populations across a wide range of […]

Meeting Abstract 20.4  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:15  Genetic and plastic variation in metabolic rates of locally adapted extremophile fish PASSOW, CN*; GREENWAY, RS; JEYASINGH, P; TOBLER, M; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater Courtney.passow@okstate.edu Extreme environments profoundly affect energy budgets of organisms, as the maintenance of homeostasis under stressful conditions requires costly morphological, physiological, or behavioural adaptations. Whether long-term […]

Meeting Abstract 20.1  Saturday, Jan. 4 13:30  Differential high-altitude adaptation and limited gene flow across a mid-elevation hybrid zone in birds DUBAY, SG*; WITT, CC; Univ. of Chicago; Univ. of New Mexico dubaysg@uchicago.edu The Andes are a global hotspot of biological diversity that is characterized by dramatic elevational shifts in community composition and a preponderance of recently […]

Meeting Abstract 20.3  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:00  Behavior simultaneously drives and impedes evolution: An empirical test using the tropical lizard, Anolis cybotes MUñOZ, M.M.*; LOSOS, J.B.; Harvard University; Harvard University mmunoz@oeb.harvard.edu Behavior determines how organisms interact with their environment and has long been posited as a pacemaker for evolutionary diversification. The classical view is that novel behaviors […]

Meeting Abstract 19.1  Saturday, Jan. 4 10:15  The radiation of a living fossil: Jaw morphology of tree squirrels ZELDITCH, M.L*; LI, J.; TRAN, L.A.P.; SWIDERSKI, D.L.; Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor zelditch@umich.edu The dynamics of adaptive radiations have captured much attention recently, but equally interesting are groups famed for their morphological conservatism, i.e., living fossils. Some living […]

Meeting Abstract 19.6  Saturday, Jan. 4 11:30  Olfactory Evidence on the Terrestrial Origins of Monotremata SIMON, R.V.*; ROWE, T.B.; The University of Texas at Austin; The University of Texas at Austin rvsimon@utexas.edu Whether Monotremata originated as a terrestrial or aquatic clade is a hot debate that so far has revolved around the interpretation of fragmentary Early Cretaceous […]

Meeting Abstract 19.4  Saturday, Jan. 4 11:00  Macroevolutionary relationships between size and diet in mammals. PRICE, S. A.*; HOPKINS, S.S.; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of Oregon saprice@ucdavis.edu Living mammals exhibit remarkable variability in body mass, spanning eight orders of magnitude from the bumblebee bat (~1.3g) to the blue whale (~160 tonnes). Due to the high energy […]

Meeting Abstract 19.3  Saturday, Jan. 4 10:45  Macroevolutionary dynamics of scapula shape and locomotor behavior in Carnivora SLATER, GJ; Smithsonian Institution SlaterG@si.edu The mammalian scapula is a large, flat bone, forming the proximal end of the forelimb. Because the scapula has no bony articulation with the axial skeleton, the forelimb attaches to and supports the trunk through […]

Meeting Abstract 19.2  Saturday, Jan. 4 10:30  A comparison of two radiations: Jaw morphology of terrestrial squirrels SWIDERSKI, D.L.*; LI, J.; TRAN, L.A.P.; ZELDITCH, M.L.; Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor dlswider@umich.edu The dynamics of adaptive radiations have captured much attention recently, but equally interesting are groups famed for their morphological conservatism, particularly those that are speciose and […]