Meeting Abstract 111-1 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:15 Linking reproductive success to individual behavioral and environmental variation? WILLIAMS, K. A.; Ohio University williak5@ohio.edu Parents face trade-offs between providing resources for the development and survival of their offspring and acquiring resources for their own survival. Nesting birds must maintain incubation temperatures adequate for embryonic and nestling development while also […]
year: 2016
Growing up in the Arctic Nestling growth rates in two species of passerine
Meeting Abstract 111-3 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:45 Growing up in the Arctic: Nestling growth rates in two species of passerine. PEREZ, J.H.*; KRAUSE, J.S.; CHMURA, H.E.; BOWMAN, S; MCGUIGAN, M; ASMUS, A.L.; MEDDLE, S.L.; HUNT, K.E.; GOUGH, L.; BOELMAN, N.T.; WINGFIELD, J.C.; UC Davis; UC Davis; UC Davis; Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks; UC Davis; Univ. of Texas, […]
Chronic Stress Affects Parental Nest Visitation Trends during Incubation and Chick Rearing
Meeting Abstract 111-2 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:30 Chronic Stress Affects Parental Nest Visitation Trends during Incubation and Chick Rearing KHAN, N.Y.*; ROBERT, K.A; University of Georgia; La Trobe University nykhan@uga.edu Reproduction is essential for species survival, and the ever-increasing stressors that birds are exposed to raises concerns for population-level health and reproduction. However, studies of chronic stress […]
Teaching Practices in Biologically Inspired Design
Meeting Abstract 110-2 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:45 Teaching Practices in Biologically Inspired Design YEN, J*; HELMS, M; GOEL, A; KHAN, S; TOVEY, CA; WEISSBURG, MJ; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology jeannette.yen@biology.gatech.edu Biologically inspired design (BID) is a powerful […]
Integrating Discovery-Based Research into the Undergraduate Curriculum Overview of an Academy Convocation
Meeting Abstract 110-4 Thursday, Jan. 7 09:15 Integrating Discovery-Based Research into the Undergraduate Curriculum: Overview of an Academy Convocation LABOV, J.B.; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine jlabov@nas.edu http://nas.edu/bls The 2012 report, “Engage to Excel,” from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) urges the STEM education community and funding agencies to “Advocate […]
Authentic science with live organisms can transform evolution education
Meeting Abstract 110-3 Thursday, Jan. 7 09:00 Authentic science with live organisms can transform evolution education BRODER, ED*; GHALAMBOR, CK; ANGELONI, LM; Colorado State University edalebroder@gmail.com The majority of the US public rejects evolution, yet evolutionary approaches grow increasingly important in solving the world’s most pressing problems such as global food security, curing and preventing diseases, coping […]
X-Ray Microanalysis and the Axial Elemental Composition in Alcyonacean Octocorals (Anthozoa, Octocorallia)
Meeting Abstract 109-6 Thursday, Jan. 7 09:15 X-Ray Microanalysis and the Axial Elemental Composition in Alcyonacean Octocorals (Anthozoa, Octocorallia) WEINNIG , A.M. *; WILLIAMS , G.C. ; HAYZELDEN , C. ; California Academy of Sciences ; California Academy of Sciences ; San Francisco State University alexismweinnig@gmail.com Octocorals are among the most abundant and diverse organisms in the […]
Transcriptomic analysis of heat and salinity tolerance in corals from the Arabian Gulf
Meeting Abstract 109-7 Thursday, Jan. 7 09:30 Transcriptomic analysis of heat and salinity tolerance in corals from the Arabian Gulf KIRK, NL*; HOWELLS, EJ; ABREGO, D; BURT, J; MEYER, E; Oregon State Univ.; New York Univ. at Abu Dhabi; New York Univ. at Abu Dhabi; New York Univ. at Abu Dhabi; Oregon State Univ. kirkn@science.oregonstate.edu Scleractinian corals […]
Ocean acidification influences DNA methylation and phenotypic plasticity in environmentally susceptible corals
Meeting Abstract 109-1 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:00 Ocean acidification influences DNA methylation and phenotypic plasticity in environmentally susceptible corals PUTNAM, HM*; DAVIDSON, J; GATES, RD; University of Hawaii Manoa; University of Hawaii Manoa; University of Hawaii Manoa hputnam@hawaii.edu http://www.hollieputnam.com Climate change challenges organismal fitness by creating a mismatch between phenotypes based on historic conditions and the new […]
Coral Bleaching in Hawai’i A Window into Reefs of the Future
Meeting Abstract 109-3 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:30 Coral Bleaching in Hawai’i: A Window into Reefs of the Future RITSON-WILLIAMS, R.*; GATES, R. D.; Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology; Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology rrw33@hawaii.edu Coral bleaching is increasing in frequency and extent at reef locations around the world. The last documented coral bleaching in Hawai’i was 1996, […]
