Meeting Abstract 117-6 Sunday, Jan. 8 09:15 – 09:30 Feeding mechanics of Atractosteus spatula: assessing the advantages of a mobile palate in a lateral-snapper LEMBERG, J.B.*; WESTNEAT, M.W.; SHUBIN, N.H.; University of Chicago; University of Chicago; University of Chicago lemberg@uchicago.edu http://shubinlab.uchicago.edu/people/lemberg.html Gars provide valuable insight into the origins of plesiomorphic actinopterygian and osteichthyan feeding systems, but as […]
year: 2017
Balancing complexity and error in kinematic models fitting 2D and 3D four-bar linkage models to the opercular mechanism of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)
Meeting Abstract 117-7 Sunday, Jan. 8 09:30 – 09:45 Balancing complexity and error in kinematic models: fitting 2D and 3D four-bar linkage models to the opercular mechanism of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) OLSEN, AM*; CAMP, AL; BRAINERD, EL; Brown University aarolsen@gmail.com The heads of ray-finned fishes contain numerous mobile skeletal elements, interconnected as mechanical chains that can […]
Thermal Spikes Caused by the Urban Heat Island Effect Result in Differential Egg Survival of a Non-native Lizard ( Anolis cristatellus )
Meeting Abstract 116-7 Sunday, Jan. 8 09:30 – 09:45 Thermal Spikes Caused by the Urban Heat Island Effect Result in Differential Egg Survival of a Non-native Lizard ( Anolis cristatellus ) HALL, JM*; WARNER, DA; Auburn University; Auburn University jmh0131@auburn.edu http://www.jmhall.weebly.com Embryonic development in ectotherms is very sensitive to abiotic nest conditions. In reptiles, high incubation temperatures […]
The role of selection and gene flow in shaping thermal tolerance of song sparrow populations exposed to a climatic gradient
Meeting Abstract 116-1 Sunday, Jan. 8 08:00 – 08:15 The role of selection and gene flow in shaping thermal tolerance of song sparrow populations exposed to a climatic gradient GAMBOA, MP*; SILLETT, TS; FUNK, WC; GHALAMBOR, CK; Colorado State Univ; Migratory Bird Center, Smithsonian Institution; Colorado State Univ; Colorado State Univ mgamboa@rams.colostate.edu Natural selection across environmental gradients […]
Rapid evolution of ant thermal tolerance within an urban heat island
Meeting Abstract 116-6 Sunday, Jan. 8 09:15 – 09:30 Rapid evolution of ant thermal tolerance within an urban heat island DIAMOND, SE; CHICK, L; PEREZ, A; STRICKLER, SA; MARTIN, RA*; Case Western Reserve University; Case Western Reserve University; Case Western Reserve University; Case Western Reserve University; Case Western Reserve University ram225@case.edu http://www.martinevolutionaryecologylab.com Worldwide, the spread of urbanization […]
Predation and Color Polymorphism in a Fragmented Landscape
Meeting Abstract 116-5 Sunday, Jan. 8 09:00 – 09:15 Predation and Color Polymorphism in a Fragmented Landscape ORTON, R.O*; MCBRAYER, L.D; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University ro00606@georgiasouthern.edu Organismal phenotypes can result from a subtle balance between local selective pressures and dispersal across ecological transition zones. A commonly studied example is the influence of predation and substrate […]
Evolution and Expression of Oxygen Transport Genes in Replicated Lineages of Sulfide Spring Fishes
Meeting Abstract 116-4 Sunday, Jan. 8 08:45 – 09:00 Evolution and Expression of Oxygen Transport Genes in Replicated Lineages of Sulfide Spring Fishes TOBLER, M*; BARTS, N; PASSOW, CN; GREENWAY, R; KELLEY, JL; Kansas State University; Kansas State University; Kansas State University; Kansas State University; Washington State University tobler@ksu.edu http://www.sulfide-life.info/mtobler/ Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a natural toxicant […]
Effects of Road Salt on Butterfly Life History and Potential for Adaptation to High Sodium Levels
Meeting Abstract 116-3 Sunday, Jan. 8 08:30 – 08:45 Effects of Road Salt on Butterfly Life History and Potential for Adaptation to High Sodium Levels KOBIELA, ME*; SNELL-ROOD, EC; University of Minnesota; University of Minnesota kobie003@umn.edu Sodium is an essential micronutrient that is required for muscle and neural function in animals. Although this element has historically been […]
Beyond escaping predation autotomy can reduce the survival cost of injury
Meeting Abstract 116-2 Sunday, Jan. 8 08:15 – 08:30 Beyond escaping predation: autotomy can reduce the survival cost of injury EMBERTS, Z*; MILLER, CW; KIEHL, D; ST. MARY, CM; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida emberts@ufl.edu Autotomy, self-controlled limb loss, is an extreme trait observed throughout the animal kingdom; lizards can […]
The Influence of the Early-life Environment on Stress Physiology and Fitness in the Wild
Meeting Abstract 115-3 Sunday, Jan. 8 08:30 – 08:45 The Influence of the Early-life Environment on Stress Physiology and Fitness in the Wild NEWMAN, AEM; University of Guelph newman01@uoguelph.ca http://comparativephys.ca/newmanlab/ Early-life conditions can have profound and lasting effects on physiology and behaviour throughout an individual’s lifetime. For example, in captive songbirds, nutritional restriction or corticosterone treatment during […]
