Meeting Abstract 37-6 Friday, Jan. 6 09:15 – 09:30 The hidden costs of sexually selected weapons in the heliconia bug (Leptoscelis tricolor) SOMJEE, U*; MILLER, CW; DUELL, M; SOMJEE, Ummat; Univ. of Florida ummat.s@gmail.com The diverse horns of African antelopes, massive tusks of elephants and the looming antlers of elk are all examples of animal weapons. The […]
year: 2017
Male mate preference may reinforce population divergence in seasonally sympatric species
Meeting Abstract 37-3 Friday, Jan. 6 08:30 – 08:45 Male mate preference may reinforce population divergence in seasonally sympatric species KIMMITT, A.A.*; DIETZ, S.L.; REICHARD, D.G.; KETTERSON, E.D.; Indiana University, Bloomington; Florida State University; Ohio Wesleyan University; Indiana University, Bloomington akimmitt@indiana.edu In seasonally sympatric species, migratory and sedentary (resident) populations may exhibit overlapping distributions in winter and […]
Making the Best of a Bad Situation Males that Lose a Morphological Weapon Grow Larger Testes
Meeting Abstract 37-1 Friday, Jan. 6 08:15 – 08:30 Making the Best of a Bad Situation: Males that Lose a Morphological Weapon Grow Larger Testes JOSEPH, P/N*; SASSON, D/A; EMBERTS, Z; MILLER, C/W; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida pjoseph14@ufl.edu http://www.millerlab.net Male sexually-selected weapons are often useful in achieving mating opportunities, […]
Local Standard of Beauty Non-clinal Assortative Mating Along a Red-eyed Treefrog Cline
Meeting Abstract 37-7 Friday, Jan. 6 09:30 – 09:45 Local Standard of Beauty: Non-clinal Assortative Mating Along a Red-eyed Treefrog Cline ROBERTSON, J. M.; NAVA, R. A.*; KAISER, K; VEGA, A; California State University, Northridge; San Diego State University; Pomona College; University of Costa Rica, San Jose rnavalanderos@sdsu.edu Intraspecific clines provide key insights into the mechanisms that […]
Exploring the role of carotenoid pigments in immune and antioxidant function using carotenoid- and ornament-free birds
Meeting Abstract 37-4 Friday, Jan. 6 08:45 – 09:00 Exploring the role of carotenoid pigments in immune and antioxidant function using carotenoid- and ornament-free birds KOCH, RE*; HILL, GE; Auburn University; Auburn University rek0005@auburn.edu http://rebeccabethkoch.wixsite.com/homepage Carotenoid-based coloration in bird species has become a classic example of an honest signal of male quality used in female mate assessment; […]
You gain some, you lose some Hox genes in the early history of Cnidaria and Bilateria
Meeting Abstract 36-6 Thursday, Jan. 5 14:45 – 15:00 You gain some, you lose some: Hox genes in the early history of Cnidaria and Bilateria CHIODIN, M; KAYAL, E; OHDERA, A; MEDINA, M; PLACHETSKI, DC; COLLINS, AG; RYAN, JF*; Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience; Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History; Penn State University; Penn State University; […]
The kernels of major opsin diversity arose before the last common ancestor of all bilaterians
Meeting Abstract 36-2 Thursday, Jan. 5 13:45 – 14:00 The kernels of major opsin diversity arose before the last common ancestor of all bilaterians RAMIREZ, MD*; OAKLEY, TH; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara ramirez@lifesci.ucsb.edu Opsins, the primary proteins animals use to sense light, have undergone a dramatic expansion since they originated early […]
The evolution of flashing as a signal in Ctenoides ales, ‘disco’ clams
Meeting Abstract 36-5 Thursday, Jan. 5 14:30 – 14:45 The evolution of flashing as a signal in Ctenoides ales, ‘disco’ clams DOUGHERTY, L/F*; SERB, J/M; LI, J; University of Colorado; Iowa State University; University of Colorado lindseydougherty@gmail.com The ‘disco’ clam Ctenoides ales (Limidae) is the only bivalve known to have a behaviorally mediated photic display. The flashing […]
Lost But Not Forgotten Class II MHC Genotypes Predict Overwinter Survival Despite Depauperate MHC Diversity in a Threatened Frog
Meeting Abstract 36-8 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:15 – 15:30 Lost But Not Forgotten: Class II MHC Genotypes Predict Overwinter Survival Despite Depauperate MHC Diversity in a Threatened Frog SAVAGE, A.E.*; MULDER, K.P.; TORRES, T.; WELLS, S.; University of Central Florida; Center for Conservation Genomics, Smithsonian Institution; University of Central Florida; Phoenix Zoo anna.savage@ucf.edu The amphibian disease […]
How to Get Diverse MHC Genotypes Without Disassortative Mating
Meeting Abstract 36-7 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:00 – 15:15 How to Get Diverse MHC Genotypes Without Disassortative Mating DEARBORN, DC*; GAGER, AB; MCARTHUR, AG; GILMOUR, ME; MANDZHUKOVA, E; MAUCK, RA; Bates College; Bates College; McMaster Univ.; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Bates College; Kenyon College ddearbor@bates.edu http://www.bates.edu/~ddearbor Genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) defend against disease […]
