Meeting Abstract P1-57  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Escape Hatching of Red-Eyed Treefrogs in Wasp Attacks: How Development Changes Survival CHAIYASARIKUL, A.*; WARKENTIN, K.M.; Boston University; Boston University alinac@bu.edu Red-eyed treefrogs (Agalychnis callidryas) lay egg clutches on vegetation over Neotropical ponds, and tadpoles fall into the water upon hatching. Embryos are subject to heavy predation; in […]

Meeting Abstract P1-84  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Environmental and Parental Effects on Slipper Snail Larval Growth and Survival YOU MAK, KT*; COLLIN, R; Barnard College; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute kty2104@barnard.edu Amidst a rapidly changing climate, it remains important to understand the effects of natural environmental variation. The Bay of Panama experiences wind-driven upwelling during the […]

Meeting Abstract P1-40  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Environmental Regulation of Yellow Stingray Camouflage GUNN, T*; BEDORE, C; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University tg03328@georgiasouthern.edu Many reef fishes exhibit dynamic coloration and body patterns that can change under nervous control. Lowe et al (1996) showed that hammerheads in high UV environments have higher skin melanin concentrations, […]

Meeting Abstract P1-229  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Enamel Microstructural Changes in Equids Conferred Damage Tolerance Through Controlled Fracture and Damage Localization KUHN-HENDRICKS, SM*; ERICKSON, GM; NORELL, MA; Florida State University; Florida State University; American Museum of Natural History sh12f@my.fsu.edu The morphological modifications that equid ungulates underwent during the Miocene climatic and floral changes represent a […]

Meeting Abstract P1-118  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Embryos of non-native Anolis are robust to urban thermal environments TIATRAGUL, S*; WARNER, D.A; KOLBE, J.J; KURNIAWAN, A; Auburn University; Auburn University; University of Rhode Island; University of Alabama at Birmingham stiatragul@auburn.edu The transformation of natural habitat worldwide into urban landscape dramatically alters thermal environments, which can impact […]

Meeting Abstract P1-125  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Embryonic Development of the Stress Axis in Two Model Teleost Species FIORETTI, SE*; FALVEY, EL; BAKER , DM; University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA; University of Mary Washington; University of Mary Washington sfiorett@umw.edu The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a commonly studied model organism utilized for stress research due […]

Meeting Abstract P1-285  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Elastic recoil mechanism in the tongue-projection of the gold-striped salamander, Chioglossa lusitanica WOODY, CA*; STINSON, CM; DEBAN, SM; University of South Florida; University of South Florida; University of South Florida cwoody@mail.usf.edu Salamanders often use tongue projection to feed on land. Most plethodontid salamanders possess a high-powered, thermally robust, […]

Meeting Abstract P1-86  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Egg mass clumping and exposure survival in intertidal gastropod embryos SAMPLE, A*; VON DASSOW, YJ; VON DASSOW, M; Bowling Green State University, Ohio; Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, NC; Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, NC brutus.sample@gmail.com Intertidal organisms use a variety of adaptations to protect offspring from environmental […]

Meeting Abstract P1-34  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Efficient Coding and the Emergence of Sensory Biases HULSE, SV*; MENDELSON, TC; University of Maryland Baltimore County; University of Maryland Baltimore County hsamuel1@umbc.edu Sensory bias plays a pivotal role our modern theory of sexual selection. Despite this, mechanisms for how biases emerge are only partially understood. The efficient […]

Meeting Abstract P1-167  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Effects of acute and chronic salinity changes on thermal tolerance in the tidepool copepod Tigriopus californicus HIZON, B*; STRAND, E; ALVES, S; LANE, J; DENNY, MW; DOWD, WW; Loyola Marymount University; Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University bhizon@lion.lmu.edu The copepod Tigriopus californicus inhabits dynamic tidepools where multiple environmental […]