Meeting Abstract 93-7 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:00 Arachnid Aloft: Directed Aerial Descent in a Neotropical Canopy Spider DUDLEY, R.*; MUNK, Y.; YANOVIAK, S.P.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; University of Louisville wings@berkeley.edu http://berkeleyflightlab.org The behavior of directed aerial descent has been described for numerous taxa of wingless hexapods as they fall from the tropical […]
year: 2016
Reproductive isolation and environmental adaptation shape the phylogeography of Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae)
Meeting Abstract 92-2 Wednesday, Jan. 6 13:45 Reproductive isolation and environmental adaptation shape the phylogeography of Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) DOWLE, E J*; BRACEWELL, R; PFRENDER, M; MOCK, K; BENTZ, B; RAGLAND, G; Kansas State University; University of Montana; University of Notre Dame; Utah State University; Utah State University, USDA Rocky Mountain Research Station; Kansas State […]
Phylogeographic patterns in the Philippine archipelago drive symbiont diversity in the bobtail squid-Vibrio mutualism
Meeting Abstract 92-3 Wednesday, Jan. 6 14:00 Phylogeographic patterns in the Philippine archipelago drive symbiont diversity in the bobtail squid-Vibrio mutualism CORYELL, R.L.*; TURNHAM, K.E. ; AYSON, E.G.J.; ALACALA, A.; SOTO, F.; GONZALES, B.; NISHIGUCHI, M.K.; New Mexico State University, Las Cruces NM; New Mexico State University, Las Cruces NM ; Southeastern Asian Fisheries Development Center, Tigbauen, […]
Historical refugia have shaped the geographic distribtuion of diversity in dispersal-limited arachnids endemic to the Australian Wet Tropics
Meeting Abstract 92-6 Wednesday, Jan. 6 14:45 Historical refugia have shaped the geographic distribtuion of diversity in dispersal-limited arachnids endemic to the Australian Wet Tropics BOYER, SL*; MARKLE, TM; BAKER, CM; LUXBACHER, AM; KOZAK, KH; Macalester College; University of Minnesota; Harvard University; University of Minnesota; University of Minnesota boyer@macalester.edu http://www.macalester.edu/~boyer/Site/Home.html How did Pleistocene glacial cycling affect the […]
Geographic Variation in Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination in a Widespread Reptile, the Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Meeting Abstract 92-4 Wednesday, Jan. 6 14:15 Geographic Variation in Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination in a Widespread Reptile, the Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) WARNER, D.A.*; IVERSON, J.B.; MILNE-ZELMAN, C.; MITCHELL, T.M.; REFSNIDER, J.M.; BODENSTEINER, B.; JANZEN, F.J.; Auburn University; Earlham College; Aurora University; Auburn University; University of Toledo; Iowa State University; Iowa State University daw0036@auburn.edu Species that occur […]
Do female differences in reproductive timing alter gene flow in heteropatric populations
Meeting Abstract 92-5 Wednesday, Jan. 6 14:30 Do female differences in reproductive timing alter gene flow in heteropatric populations? KIMMITT, A.A.*; KETTERSON, E.D.; Indiana Univ., Bloomington; Indiana Univ., Bloomington akimmitt@indiana.edu Population differences in migratory behavior and reproductive timing can lead to reduced gene flow and population divergence. Some migratory and sedentary (resident) populations that are sympatric in […]
Comparative phylogeography of Antarctic ophiuroids Ophionotus victoriae and Astrotoma agassizii
Meeting Abstract 92-1 Wednesday, Jan. 6 13:30 Comparative phylogeography of Antarctic ophiuroids Ophionotus victoriae and Astrotoma agassizii GALASKA, M. P.*; MAHON, A. R.; SANTOS, S. R.; HALANYCH, K. M.; Auburn University; Central Michigan University; Auburn University; Auburn University mpg0009@auburn.edu The Southern Ocean is a unique ecosystem characterized by a highly endemic benthic fauna. Brittle stars or ophiuroids […]
Cameroon crater lake cichlids a model for examining the ecological, behavioral, and genomic conditions necessary for sympatric speciation
Meeting Abstract 92-8 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:15 Cameroon crater lake cichlids: a model for examining the ecological, behavioral, and genomic conditions necessary for sympatric speciation MARTIN, C.H.; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chmartin@unc.edu http://bio.unc.edu/people/faculty/martin-christopher/ One of the most celebrated examples of sympatric speciation in nature were believed to be four sympatric radiations of cichlid fishes […]
The development of genetic markers to sex subadult loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) using AFLP technology
Meeting Abstract 91-7 Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:45 The development of genetic markers to sex subadult loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) using AFLP technology STEGMAN, C.E.*; SHEDLOCK, A.M.; College of Charleston; College of Charleston stegmance@g.cofc.edu The emerging field of genomics is transforming our ability to investigate the integrative biology of marine organisms. One technique for rapidly and economically […]
Presence and Localization of Carbonic Anhydrase Genes in Hydroides elegans
Meeting Abstract 91-1 Wednesday, Jan. 6 10:15 Presence and Localization of Carbonic Anhydrase Genes in Hydroides elegans BATZEL, G*; NEDVED, B.T.; HADFIELD, M.G.; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Hawaii at Manoa batzelg@hawaii.edu Carbonic anhydrase (CA) is a metalloenzyme responsible for catalyzing the reversible hydration of carbon dioxide into bicarbonate. The […]
