Meeting Abstract 111-4 Sunday, Jan. 8 08:45 – 09:00 Biochemical and ultrastructural adaptations of avian flight muscle for long distance migration and arrival on the breeding grounds RAMENOFSKY, M*; PRIESTER, C; KOOPMAN, H; GAY, DM; DILLAMAN, R; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington; Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington; Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington; Univ. […]
year: 2017
ANDROGEN SIGNALING IN MUSCLE OF A MIGRATORY SONGBIRD
Meeting Abstract 111-5 Sunday, Jan. 8 09:00 – 09:15 ANDROGEN SIGNALING IN MUSCLE OF A MIGRATORY SONGBIRD PRADHAN, DS*; MA, C; SCHLINGER, BA; SOMA, KK; RAMENOFSKY, M; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of British Columbia; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of British Columbia; Univ. of California, Davis dspradhan@ucla.edu In preparation for long-distance migration, birds dramatically […]
Larvae of the echinoid Dendraster excentricus change swimming behavior to avoid low pH in columns with layers of acidified and ambient seawater
Meeting Abstract 110-4 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15 Larvae of the echinoid Dendraster excentricus change swimming behavior to avoid low pH in columns with layers of acidified and ambient seawater BATZEL, G*; MABOLOC, EA; GRÜNBAUM, D; Friday Harbor Laboratories; Hong Kong University of Science; University of Washington gbatzel@gmail.com The abundance and distribution of many benthic invertebrates […]
Ecologically modeling the distribution of an intertidal crab concerning global change
Meeting Abstract 110-5 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:15 – 14:30 Ecologically modeling the distribution of an intertidal crab concerning global change CEJA, AY*; LAM, E; ABEGAZ, MF; SOUTHER, JL; YOU MAK, K; GUNDERSON, A; STILLMAN, JH; TSUKIMURA, B; San Francisco State Univ.; San Francisco State Univ.; San Francisco State Univ.; San Francisco State Univ.; Barnard College of Columbia […]
Drying But Not Dying How Do Intertidal Slug Embryos Survive Environmental Fluctuations
Meeting Abstract 110-3 Saturday, Jan. 7 13:45 – 14:00 Drying But Not Dying: How Do Intertidal Slug Embryos Survive Environmental Fluctuations? VON DASSOW, YJ*; VON DASSOW, M; Duke University Marine Lab; Duke University Marine Lab yasmin.vondassow@gmail.com http://sites.duke.edu/yasmin Development is a complex, seemingly fragile process, but embryos often tolerate large environmental fluctuations. For example, embryos of the sea […]
Are GUDs Duds Predation Risk Alters Nutrient Preferences in Giving-Up Density Experiments
Meeting Abstract 110-1 Saturday, Jan. 7 13:30 – 13:45 Are GUDs Duds? Predation Risk Alters Nutrient Preferences in Giving-Up Density Experiments MCMAHON, JD*; LASHLEY, MA; BARTON, BT; Mississippi State University ; Mississippi State University ; Mississippi State University jdm1346@msstate.edu Giving-up density (GUD) experiments are a common technique used to evaluate perceived predation risk. These experiments use food […]
The Speed of Light Duplication rates in opsin family evolution
Meeting Abstract 109-3 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15 The Speed of Light: Duplication rates in opsin family evolution. SWAFFORD, AJ*; OAKLEY, TH; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara andrew.swafford@lifesci.ucsb.edu Changes in rates of gene duplication influence the structure of genomes and affect the available source material for evolutionary novelties. One driver of […]
The Covert Dragon Phylogeography of the Seadragons (Syngnathidae) along the Temperate Australian coast
Meeting Abstract 109-6 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:45 – 15:00 The Covert Dragon: Phylogeography of the Seadragons (Syngnathidae) along the Temperate Australian coast STILLER, J*; WILSON, NG; ROUSE, GW; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego; Western Australian Museum, Perth, Australia; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego jstiller@ucsd.edu The southern coastline of Australia […]
Phylogeny and Diversification of Gobies and their Relatives
Meeting Abstract 109-4 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:15 – 14:30 Phylogeny and Diversification of Gobies and their Relatives MCCRANEY, WT*; ALFARO, ME; UCLA; UCLA tmccraney@g.ucla.edu Understanding causes for the great unevenness in biodiversity across Earth and the Tree of Life is a major goal of evolutionary biology. The invasion of new habitats such as coral reefs in the […]
Gene expression changes during infection of Paramecium caudatum by Holospora undulata bacteria
Meeting Abstract 109-1 Saturday, Jan. 7 13:30 – 13:45 Gene expression changes during infection of Paramecium caudatum by Holospora undulata bacteria. KAGEMANN, C*; BRIGHT, L; GOUT, J; DOAK, T; KALTZ, O; LYNCH, M; Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution, Montpellier, France ; […]
