Meeting Abstract 39-1  Friday, Jan. 6 08:00 – 08:15  Cellular oxidative damage is more sensitive to biosynthetic rate than to metabolic rate: A test of the theoretical model on hornworms (Manduca sexta larvae) AMUNUGAMA, K; JIAO, L; OLBRICHT, G.R; WALKER, C; HUANG, Y-W; NAM, P; HOU, C*; Missouri University of Science and Technology; Missouri University of Science […]

Meeting Abstract 38-4  Friday, Jan. 6 08:45 – 09:00  Tradeoffs in a Great Barrier Reef coral, Acropora millepora: can corals adapt to simultaneous stressors? WRIGHT, RM*; KENKEL, CD; BAY, LK; MATZ, MV; University of Texas, Austin; Australian Institute of Marine Science rachelwright8@gmail.com http://rmwright.weebly.com Corals are currently threatened by a combination of co-occurring stressors brought about by climate […]

Meeting Abstract 38-7  Friday, Jan. 6 09:30 – 09:45  Potential responses to climate change are improved by physiological acclimation of water loss RIDDELL, EA*; CARLO, MA; APANOVITCH, EK; SEARS, MW; Clemson University; Clemson University; Clemson University; Clemson University eriddel@clemson.edu Climate change threatens to increase extinction rates due to rapidly warming global temperatures. Species distribution models (SDMs) are […]

Meeting Abstract 38-2  Friday, Jan. 6 08:15 – 08:30  Natural Selection on Thermal Preference and Performance over a Rapid Timescale GILBERT, AL*; MILES, DB; Ohio University anthony.gilbert09@gmail.com Climate change is radically transforming the thermal quality of global habitats. Changes in ambient temperature due to anthropogenic climate change portend to alter species activity patterns, raise field-active body temperatures, […]

Meeting Abstract 38-6  Friday, Jan. 6 09:15 – 09:30  Intraspecific Variation in the Response of the Coral, Balanophyllia elegans, to Future Ocean Acidification GRIFFITHS, JS*; KELLY, MW; HELLBERG, ME; Louisiana State University joanna.griffiths4@gmail.com Predicting the response of marine species to future ocean acidification (OA) is key to anticipating future ecological impacts of ocean change. However, forecasting ecosystem […]

Meeting Abstract 38-5  Friday, Jan. 6 09:00 – 09:15  Impacts of ocean acidification on growth and inducible defenses in a marine bryozoan SEROY, SK*; GRÜNBAUM, D; University of Washington; University of Washington sseroy@uw.edu Calcifying organisms in marine systems are experiencing environmental changes due to ocean acidification (OA), an increased oceanic uptake of atmospheric CO2. Previous studies have […]

Meeting Abstract 38-8  Friday, Jan. 6 09:45 – 10:00  Epigenetic inheritance and predisposition to sex in temperature-dependent sex determination FLORES, DV*; JANZEN, FJ; Iowa State University; Iowa State University dvflores@iastate.edu Vertebrates with temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), a sex determining mechanism which relies on incubation temperature to determine the sex of developing embryos, are especially threatened by the […]

Meeting Abstract 38-3  Friday, Jan. 6 08:30 – 08:45  Both pre- and postcopulatory selection shape the evolution of sperm morphology across Anolis lizards KAHRL, A.F.*; JOHNSON, M.A.; COX, R.M.; University of Virginia; Trinity University; University of Virginia afk7df@virginia.edu Sexually selected traits exhibit remarkable diversity within and among species, much of which can be explained by selection before […]

Meeting Abstract 38-1  Friday, Jan. 6 08:00 – 08:15  Are heat waves key to understanding TSD in nature? CARTER, AW*; TUBERVILLE, TD; PAITZ, RT; BOWDEN, RM; Illinois State University; University of Georgia; Illinois State University; Illinois State University amandawilson1213@gmail.com http://amandawilson1213.wixsite.com/amandawilsoncarter Most turtles possess temperature-dependent sex determination where eggs incubating above a threshold temperature (pivotal temperature; Tpiv) develop […]

Meeting Abstract 37-5  Friday, Jan. 6 09:00 – 09:15  The metabolic costs of animal weapons O’BRIEN, DM*; BOISSEAU, R; SOMJE, U; DUELL, M; EMLEN, DJ; University of Montana ; University of Montana ; University of Florida ; Arizona State University ; University of Montana devin.m.obrien@gmail.com Sexually selected traits are the most extreme structures in the animal world. […]