Meeting Abstract 144-2 Sunday, Jan. 8 14:00 – 14:15 Effects of male quality and territory quality on female preference of varying condition CIRINO, LA*; MILLER, CW; Univ. of Florida; Univ. of Florida lacirino@ufl.edu http://www.millerlab.net Females make decisions about mates based on both direct and indirect benefits, including mate and territory quality, respectively. Female preference may change depending […]
year: 2017
Acute Stress is a Target of Intra- and Intersexual Selection in the Green Treefrog, Hyla cinerea Implications for Fitness, Honest Signals, and the Evolution of Endocrine-based Acoustic Armaments
Meeting Abstract 144-6 Sunday, Jan. 8 15:00 – 15:15 Acute Stress is a Target of Intra- and Intersexual Selection in the Green Treefrog, Hyla cinerea: Implications for Fitness, Honest Signals, and the Evolution of Endocrine-based Acoustic Armaments LEARY, CJ*; CROCKER-BUTA, SP; Univ. of Mississippi; Univ. of Mississippi cjleary@olemiss.edu The acute endocrine stress response plays an integral role […]
Microbial lineages in a squamate host community
Meeting Abstract 143-2 Sunday, Jan. 8 13:45 – 14:00 Microbial lineages in a squamate host community HOLMES, IA*; RABOSKY, DL; DAVIS RABOSKY, AR; Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor iholmes@umich.edu We compare 250 bacterial and eukaryotic hind-gut microbiome samples taken from a community of thirty two lizard and […]
Genetic Admixture in the San Diego Fairy Shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis)
Meeting Abstract 143-7 Sunday, Jan. 8 15:00 – 15:15 Genetic Admixture in the San Diego Fairy Shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) PATEL, KV*; BOHONAK, AJ; SIMOVICH, M; GODDARD, N; BLACK, C; GRAIGE, N; San Diego State University; San Diego State University; University of San Diego; San Diego State University; San Diego State Univeristy; San Diego State University Kpatel102486@gmail.com Because […]
Effects of melting glaciers on estuarine fish communities
Meeting Abstract 143-6 Sunday, Jan. 8 14:45 – 15:00 Effects of melting glaciers on estuarine fish communities BERGSTROM, CA; University of Alaska Southeast cabergstrom@alaska.edu The impacts of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems may have important consequences for adjacent coastal and estuarine communities. Glaciers are retreating at high latitudes at an increasing rate, causing changes in habitat characteristics […]
Ecological Baseline of Macroinfaunal Assemblages in Nearshore Sediments of Southeast Florida
Meeting Abstract 143-1 Sunday, Jan. 8 13:30 – 13:45 Ecological Baseline of Macroinfaunal Assemblages in Nearshore Sediments of Southeast Florida GRIMES, C.J.; Texas A and M at Galveston, Galveston, Texas CG1478@tamu.edu Alterations to coastal ecosystems require researchers to formulate ecological baselines for comparison studies to identify the effects, if any, to nearshore communities. As the Florida coast […]
Dynamics influencing refuge use by vertebrate communities on the coastal plain—from seasonality to fire ants
Meeting Abstract 143-4 Sunday, Jan. 8 14:15 – 14:30 Dynamics influencing refuge use by vertebrate communities on the coastal plain—from seasonality to fire ants STAHLSCHMIDT, ZR*; MILLS, AM; WALMAN, RM; Univ. of the Pacific; Low Country Institute; Low Country Institute zstahlschmidt@pacific.edu http://stahlschmidtlab.weebly.com Many animals utilize refuge to avoid predation, buffer themselves from ambient conditions (e.g.,to improve thermoregulation), […]
Desert tortoises race against climate change past, present and future
Meeting Abstract 143-5 Sunday, Jan. 8 14:30 – 14:45 Desert tortoises race against climate change: past, present and future MILES, DB*; SINERVO, B; HUEY, RB; MüLLER, J; LOVICH, J; MENDEZ DE LA CRUZ, F; RESENDIZ, R; ROSEN, P; Ohio University; Univ. California, Santa Cruz; Univ. Washington; Museum für Naturkunde; USGS, Southwest Biological Science Center; Universidad Nacional Autonoma […]
Community responses to an experimental mass mortality event and the role of vertebrate scavengers
Meeting Abstract 143-3 Sunday, Jan. 8 14:00 – 14:15 Community responses to an experimental mass mortality event and the role of vertebrate scavengers LASHLEY, MA*; BARTON, BT; JORDAN, HR; TOMBERLIN, JK; Mississippi State University; Mississippi State University; Mississippi State University; Texas A&M University marcus.lashley@msstate.edu Mass mortality events (MMEs), in which large numbers of animals die in a […]
Why Does Malaria Infection Reduce Fitness in Wild Birds A Test of Physiological Mechanisms
Meeting Abstract 142-6 Sunday, Jan. 8 14:45 – 15:00 Why Does Malaria Infection Reduce Fitness in Wild Birds?: A Test of Physiological Mechanisms SCHOENLE, LA*; KERNBACH, ME; MOORE, IT; BONIER, F; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech, University of South Florida; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech, Queen’s University schoenle@vt.edu http://lauraschoenle.wix.com/lauraschoenle-home Haemosporidian parasites, including those responsible for avian malaria, can have […]
