Meeting Abstract 125-2 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:30 – 10:45 Does Climate Variability Predict Thermal Tolerance? A Comparison of Thermal Breadths in Aquatic Insects Across Elevation & Latitude SHAH, AA*; GHALAMBOR, CK; SHAH, Alisha; Colorado State University; Colorado State University alishas0624@gmail.com Climate variability has long been implicated in shaping the thermal breadths of organisms. In 1967, Daniel Janzen […]
year: 2017
Constraints on cold tolerance and hardening ability limit the distribution of forest ants at its northern range boundary
Meeting Abstract 125-7 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:45 – 12:00 Constraints on cold tolerance and hardening ability limit the distribution of forest ants at its northern range boundary. NGUYEN, AD*; BROWN, M; ZHITNAY, J; HELMS CAHAN, S; GOTELLI, NJ; ARNETT, A; ELLISON, AM; NGUYEN, Andrew; University of Vermont; Unity College; Unity College; University of Vermont; University of Vermont; […]
Blowing smoke Elevated carbon monoxide (CO) in marine mammals
Meeting Abstract 125-3 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:45 – 11:00 Blowing smoke? Elevated carbon monoxide (CO) in marine mammals TIFT, M.S.*; LUEKER, T.J.; ST. LEGER, J.A.; CABRALES, P; JORDAN, P.A.; PONGANIS, P.J.; UCSD; UCSD; SeaWorld; UCSD; UCSD; UCSD mtift@ucsd.edu http://scrippsscholars.ucsd.edu/mtift Carbon monoxide (CO) is known for the toxic property of binding tightly to hemoglobin, forming carboxyhemoglobin (COHb), and […]
Touch sensation by fins of bottom dwelling fish and the encoding of substrate surface features
Meeting Abstract 124-1 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:15 – 10:30 Touch sensation by fins of bottom dwelling fish and the encoding of substrate surface features HARDY, AR*; HALE, ME; Univ. of Chicago; Univ. of Chicago arhardy7@uchicago.edu http://home.uchicago.edu/~arhardy7/ The fins of bottom dwelling fishes often touch substrate and may deform in response to that contact. Here we investigate the […]
Too many podia, too little coordination Sea stars on surface tension
Meeting Abstract 124-6 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:30 – 11:45 Too many podia, too little coordination? Sea stars on surface tension SIMARD, CS*; PALMER, AR; Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton & Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre; Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton & Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre simard@ualberta.ca To move effectively in one direction, sea stars must somehow coordinate the motion of […]
The Effects of Hypoxia on Fast-starts and Electric Signal Production in the African mormyrid, Gnathonemus victoriae
Meeting Abstract 124-5 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:15 – 11:30 The Effects of Hypoxia on Fast-starts and Electric Signal Production in the African mormyrid, Gnathonemus victoriae ACKERLY, KL*; CHAPMAN, LJ; KRAHE, R; McGill University; McGill University; McGill University kerri.ackerly@mail.mcgill.ca Most fishes perform stereotyped fast-start responses to escape predation when threatened, and a fish’s ability to perform these responses […]
Encoding properties of pectoral fin mechansensors in response to fin deformation
Meeting Abstract 124-2 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:30 – 10:45 Encoding properties of pectoral fin mechansensors in response to fin deformation AIELLO, BR*; BENSMAIA, SJ; HALE, ME; Univ. of Chicago braiello@uchicago.edu http://home.uchicago.edu/~braiello/Home.html Mechanosensory feedback has been shown to be critical to motor performance of vertebrate limbs. In fishes, the pectoral fin performs dual roles as a propulsor and […]
Bluegill Sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) Are Stable to Horizontal Vortices With and Without Their Lateral Line and Visual Systems
Meeting Abstract 124-4 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:00 – 11:15 Bluegill Sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) Are Stable to Horizontal Vortices With and Without Their Lateral Line and Visual Systems SCHWALBE, MAB*; COUGHLIN, LL; MUKHERJEE, R; TYTELL, ED; Tufts University; Tufts University; Tufts University; Tufts University margot.schwalbe@tufts.edu Fish swim in complex hydrodynamic environments and probably rely on multiple sensory modalities […]
Active Sensing Movements are Modulated by the Strength of Sensory Feedback in Electric Fish
Meeting Abstract 124-3 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:45 – 11:00 Active Sensing Movements are Modulated by the Strength of Sensory Feedback in Electric Fish AREND, LA*; BISWAS, D; STAMPER, SA; VAGVOLGYI, BP; FORTUNE, ES; COWAN, NJ; Bethel University; Johns Hopkins University; Johns Hopkins University; Johns Hopkins University; New Jersey Institute of Technology; Johns Hopkins University luke-arend@bethel.edu Animals routinely […]
The Effects of Substrate on Terrestrial Locomotion in the Snowflake moray, Echidna nebulosa
Meeting Abstract 123-2 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:15 – 10:30 The Effects of Substrate on Terrestrial Locomotion in the Snowflake moray, Echidna nebulosa MEHTA, RS*; MORGIA, JM; SALLADAY, K; JACQUEMETTON, CP; BUSBY, WP; WARD, AB; MEHTA, Rita; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. […]
