Meeting Abstract 29-2  Thursday, Jan. 5 13:45 – 14:00  Evolution of Median Fin Shape and Swimming Performance in Balistoid Fishes GEORGE, AB*; WRIGHT, B; WESTNEAT, MW; University of Chicago; University of Chicago; University of Chicago abgeorge@uchicago.edu Triggerfishes (Balistidae) and filefishes (Monacanthidae) power locomotion using their median dorsal and anal fins in a unique swimming mode termed balistiform […]

Meeting Abstract 29-5  Thursday, Jan. 5 14:30 – 14:45  Ecomorphological Convergence in Planktivorous Surgeonfishes FRIEDMAN, SF*; PRICE, SA; HOEY, AS; WAINWRIGHT, PC; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis; James Cook University; Univ. of California, Davis sarahtfried@gmail.com Morphological convergence plays a central role in the study of evolution. Often induced by shared ecological specialization, homoplasy hints […]

Meeting Abstract 28-1  Thursday, Jan. 5 13:30 – 13:45  Response of Amphibian Gut Microbiome to Coal Combustion Waste FLYNN, RW*; THOMPSON, K; MAYER, GD; LANCE, SL; University of Georgia, Odum School of Ecology; Texas Tech Univ. Department of Environmental Toxicology; Texas Tech Univ. Department of Environmental Toxicology; University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecol Lab rwf130@uga.edu Gut microbial […]

Meeting Abstract 28-4  Thursday, Jan. 5 14:15 – 14:30  Nutritional endosymbionts mediate folivory in leaf beetles SALEM, H*; KALTENPOTH, M; Emory University; MPI for Chemical Ecology hssalem@emory.edu http://www.mutualisms.net Like many herbivores, leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) depend on a range of plant cell wall-degrading enzymes to break down ingested material for nourishment and development. Here, we highlight the […]

Meeting Abstract 28-6  Thursday, Jan. 5 14:45 – 15:00  Microbiome engineering effects developmental plasticity, physiological performance, and disease resistance in larval amphibians WARNE, R*; KIRSCHMAN, L; ZEGLIN, L; Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Kansas State University rwarne@siu.edu We know little about how microbiome community dynamics equate to microbial function, or how reciprocal interactions between […]

Meeting Abstract 28-3  Thursday, Jan. 5 14:00 – 14:15  Judging a bacterium by its cover: differential hemocyte binding in the squid-vibrio symbiosis MCANULTY, SJ*; NYHOLM, SV; University of Connecticut; University of Connecticut Sarahj.mack@gmail.com http://SarahJMcAnulty Euprymna scolopes engages in a specific symbiosis with Vibrio fischeri, a bioluminescent bacterium that lives in a specialized light organ in the squid. […]

Meeting Abstract 28-5  Thursday, Jan. 5 14:30 – 14:45  Investigating the Gut Microbial Community of an Extreme Hibernator, the Arctic Ground Squirrel DUDDLESTON, K/N; Univ. Alaska Anchorage knduddleston@alaska.edu Hibernation is a physiological adaptation to reduced food availability characterized by profound fluctuations in diet and physiology. The arctic ground squirrel is the northern most hibernator and exhibits the […]

Meeting Abstract 28-7  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:00 – 15:15  Impacts of symbiont-produced natural products on host fitness LOPANIK, NB*; MATHEW, M; BEAN, KI; Georgia Inst. of Technology; Georgia State University; Georgia State University nicole.lopanik@eas.gatech.edu The colonial marine bryozoan Bugula neritina hosts an uncultured microbial symbiont that produces bioactive natural products, the bryostatins. These compounds have been shown […]

Meeting Abstract 28-2  Thursday, Jan. 5 13:45 – 14:00  Ecological and Developmental Effects of the Microbiome Associated with the Sea Anemone Nematostella vectensis SUTHERLAND, V; PHIPPEN, B; REITZEL, AM*; Univ. North Carolina, Charlotte; Univ. North Carolina, Charlotte; Univ. North Carolina, Charlotte areitze2@uncc.edu Every animal on Earth is associated with a diverse community of bacteria (their microbiome). Recent […]

Meeting Abstract 28-8  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:15 – 15:30  Climate Warming Alters Predicted Microbiome Functionality in a Model Sea Urchin BROTHERS, CJ*; VAN DER POL, WJ; MORROW, CD; HAKIM, JA; KOO, H; MCCLINTOCK, JB; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama […]