Meeting Abstract 59-6  Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:45  Heat tolerance lability in Caribbean lizards ANGELI, N. F.*; FITZGERALD, L. A.; Texas A&M University nangeli@tamu.edu http://people.tamu.edu/~nangeli Species may respond to climate change through adaptation, phenotypic plasticity, or the cumulative ability of individuals to acclimatize. Species with limited capacity to exploit changing environments should decline more often than species with […]

Meeting Abstract 59-4  Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:15  Experimental hypobaria alters inter-specific competitive dominance in elevational replacement hummingbird species GAFFNEY, AM*; WITT, CC; Univ. of New Mexico; Univ. of New Mexico arielgaffney@unm.edu The role of hypoxia tolerance in limiting species elevational distributions is poorly understood. Distributions are predicted to shift upslope with warming, causing exposure to hypobaric hypoxia. […]

Meeting Abstract 59-2  Tuesday, Jan. 5 13:45  Estimating Salamander Activity Time using Individual Based Biophysical Models MCENTIRE, K.D.; University of Georgia mcentire@uga.edu Climate interacts with an organism’s physiology to influence its distribution and fitness. For animals with well understood physiologies, this interaction allows for prediction of distribution or fitness of an organism under certain climatic conditions through […]

Meeting Abstract 59-7  Tuesday, Jan. 5 15:00  Assessing Climatic Constraints On The Distribution of an Oviparous Reptile: The Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) THOMPSON, D.M.*; LIGON, D.B.; PAPES, M.; Oklahoma State University; Missouri State University; Oklahoma State University denise.thompson17@gmail.com Understanding the proximate factors that limit species geographic distributions is a fundamental aspect of ecology. Ecological niche modeling […]

Meeting Abstract 59-1  Tuesday, Jan. 5 13:30  A physiologically-based model of sea turtle remigration intervals NEEMAN, N; SPOTILA, JR; O’CONNOR, MP*; Drexel Univ; Drexel Univ; Drexel Univ mike.oconnor@drexel.edu The inaccessibility of sea turtles to census during pelagic foraging and substantial cyclic variation in yearly nesting numbers (cohorting) complicate efforts to understand turtle population sizes and dynamics and […]

Meeting Abstract 58-2  Tuesday, Jan. 5 13:45  Visualizing the behavior of zombie ant parasites: fungal cells coordinate inside manipulated hosts FREDERICKSEN, M.A.*; ZHANG, Y; HAZEN, M.L.; CHEN, D.Z.; HUGHES, D.P.; Penn State University; Univ. of Notre Dame; Penn State University; Univ. of Notre Dame; Penn State University maf1057@psu.edu http://www.hugheslab.com/hl-team/graduate-students/ It is well-established that some parasitic microorganisms manipulate […]

Meeting Abstract 58-5  Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:30  Prevalence and health impacts of avian pox and conjunctivitis in a community of wild songbirds WROBEL, E.R. *; WILCOXEN, T.E. ; GALEWSKY, S.; SRINIVASAN, S.; HORN, D. ; University of Georgia; Millikin University; Millikin University; Millikin University; Millikin University ewrobel@uga.edu Pathogens are known to have a strong influence on fitness […]

Meeting Abstract 58-1  Tuesday, Jan. 5 13:30  Nutrient-mediated manipulation of host feeding behavior by a parasitoid BERNARDO, M.A.*; SINGER, M.S.; Wesleyan University; Wesleyan Univeristy mbernardo@wesleyan.edu Parasites often manipulate the physiology and behavior of their hosts in ways that benefit parasite fitness. Host feeding behavior represents a potentially powerful target of parasite manipulation because host diet is likely […]

Meeting Abstract 58-3  Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:00  Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection reduces anti-predator behaviors in house finches ADELMAN, JS*; MAYER, C; HAWLEY, DM; Iowa State University; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech adelmanj@iastate.edu http://adelmanlab.wix.com/home Although many pathogens cause host mortality by directly damaging host tissues, others increase mortality through indirect mechanisms. Among the best studied of these is an increased […]

Meeting Abstract 58-4  Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:15  Intraspecific competition for food influences pathogen transmission in house finches Haemorhous mexicanus MOYERS, S/C*; ADELMAN, J/S; FARINE, D/R; HAWLEY, D/M; MOYERS, Sahnzi; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg; Iowa State University, Ames; University of Oxford, United Kingdon; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg sahnzi@vt.edu Competition for food resources can alter behavior in ways that influence disease […]