Meeting Abstract 53-5 Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:15 Suboptimal Limpet Foraging in a Patchy Environment LASCALA-GRUENEWALD, DE*; DENNY, MW; Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University; Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University dianalg11@gmail.com http://hopkinsmarinestation.stanford.edu/lascala In the upper intertidal zone, limpets face complex and so far undescribed foraging landscapes. The Lévy walk foraging hypothesis states that when food resources are […]
year: 2016
Conspecific tolerance and heterospecific competitiveness as a mechanism for invasion success
Meeting Abstract 53-6 Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:30 Conspecific tolerance and heterospecific competitiveness as a mechanism for invasion success. HOBBS, N.V.S.*; COBB, J.S.; THORNBER, C.S.; Univ. of Rhode Island; Univ. of Rhode Island; Univ. of Rhode Island nvshobbs@uri.edu The success of the invasive Asian shore crab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus, now commonly found along the rocky shores of the northwestern […]
Consequences of annual variation in ant availability and use by the Desert Horned Lizard
Meeting Abstract 53-4 Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:00 Consequences of annual variation in ant availability and use by the Desert Horned Lizard ANDERSON, R.A.; Western Washington University Roger.Anderson@wwu.edu http://myweb.facstaff.wwu.edu/rogera/ Given low primary productivity and the constraints of high heat and predators in deserts, then maximizing energy intake when foraging is presumed to be an imperative for desert lizards. […]
Coevolved versus novel plant-herbivore interactions in a non-native world
Meeting Abstract 53-3 Tuesday, Jan. 5 10:45 Coevolved versus novel plant-herbivore interactions in a non-native world KOETKE, L.J.*; DEVANEY, J; PARKER, J.D.; Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; Smithsonian Environmental Research Center koetke@stolaf.edu Invasion of ecosystems by exotic plants is considered to be one of the main threats to biodiversity globally. According to the enemy […]
Sound Localization in Turtles
Meeting Abstract 52-1 Tuesday, Jan. 5 10:15 Sound Localization in Turtles WILLIS, KL*; CARR, CE; University of Maryland; University of Maryland kwillis@ou.edu The experiments described are designed to give insight into how binaural hearing evolved. Modern neuroanatomical tract tracing techniques were used to understand the connections among the auditory nuclei in the brain stem of the Red […]
Shared neural substrates for species recognition in parental and brood parasitic songbirds
Meeting Abstract 52-3 Tuesday, Jan. 5 10:45 Shared neural substrates for species recognition in parental and brood parasitic songbirds LOUDER, MIM*; VOSS, HU; MANNA, T; CARRYL, S; LONDON, SE; BALAKRISHNAN, CN; HAUBER, ME; East Carolina Univ.; Weill Cornell Medical College; Hunter College, CUNY; Hunter College, CUNY; Univ. of Chicago; East Carolina Univ.; Hunter College, CUNY mckimlouder@gmail.com In […]
Selection on the sniffer olfactory receptor evolution shows association with diet
Meeting Abstract 52-4 Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:00 Selection on the sniffer: olfactory receptor evolution shows association with diet YOHE, L.R.*; DAVIES, K.; ROSSITER, S.J.; DáVALOS, L.M.; Stony Brook University, NY; Queen Mary College of London; Queen Mary College of London; Stony Brook University, NY laurel.yohe@stonybrook.edu http://laurelryohe.weebly.com Olfactory receptor genes are the largest family of protein-coding genes in […]
Scents of North American Pitcher plants (Sarraceniaceae) may mediate plant-insect interactions
Meeting Abstract 52-6 Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:30 Scents of North American Pitcher plants (Sarraceniaceae) may mediate plant-insect interactions HO, WW*; RIFFELL, J; University of Washington, Seattle; University of Washington, Seattle wwho@uw.edu Carnivorous plants attract insects to fulfill both reproductive and nutritive functions. This can lead to a potential trade-off that can be particularly acute for pollen-limited plants, […]
Resilience in a miniature nervous system olfactory impairment minimally affects task performance in ant workers
Meeting Abstract 52-5 Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:15 Resilience in a miniature nervous system: olfactory impairment minimally affects task performance in ant workers MUSCEDERE, M.L.*; WAXMAN, H.; BAO, Y.; PLUIMER, B.; TRANIELLO, J.F.A.; Hendrix College; Boston University; Hendrix College; Hendrix College; Boston University mmuscedere@gmail.com https://www.hendrix.edu/biology/biology.aspx?id=70466 Task performance in social insects is governed by the interplay between ecological and […]
Odor distribution, locomotor behavior and sensor arrangement interact to structure plume tracking behavior in the moth Grapholita molesta
Meeting Abstract 52-7 Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:45 Odor distribution, locomotor behavior and sensor arrangement interact to structure plume tracking behavior in the moth Grapholita molesta. WILLIS, M.A.*; MILLIGAN, J.M.; COX, A.S.; MAKOWSKI, E.; Case Western Reserve University; Case Western Reserve University; Shaw High School; Case Western Reserve University maw27@case.edu http://URL: http://www.case.edu/artsci/biol/willis/index.html The structure of the odor tracking […]
