Meeting Abstract 27-3  Thursday, Jan. 5 14:00 – 14:15  Patterns of Energy Intake in Captive Spotted Seals (Phoca largha) Provide Insight into Physiologically Sensitive Life-Stages THOMETZ, NM*; ROSEN, DAS; REICHMUTH, C; Univ. of California Santa Cruz; Univ. of British Columbia; Univ. of California Santa Cruz nthometz@ucsc.edu Forecasting the potential impact of environmental change on ice-associated seals requires […]

Meeting Abstract 27-5  Thursday, Jan. 5 14:30 – 14:45  Nonbreeding isolation and population-specific migration routes among three populations of Golden-winged Warblers KRAMER, G R; STREBY, H M*; PETERSON, S M; LEHMAN, J A; BUEHLER, D A; LARKIN, J L; MCNEIL, D J; WOOD, P B; ANDERSEN, D E; U of Toledo; U of Toledo; UC Berkeley; U […]

Meeting Abstract 27-2  Thursday, Jan. 5 13:45 – 14:00  Impacts of climate change on sea turtle development LOLAVAR, A*; WYNEKEN, J; ERB, T; Florida Atlantic University alolavar@fau.edu Sex in many reptiles is environmentally determined, primarily by temperature during incubation. For this reason, the thermal effects with climate changes are predicted to have profound effects on sex ratios. […]

Meeting Abstract 27-4  Thursday, Jan. 5 14:15 – 14:30  Hatchling Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Sea Turtles: Nest Emergence at Their Primary Nesting Beach BONKA, AN*; WIBBELS, T; HERNANDEZ, MH; NAJERA, BMZ; SARTI, L; ILLESCAS, F; PENA, LJ; BURCHFIELD, PM; UNIV. OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM; UNIV. OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM; GLADYS PORTER ZOO, BROWNSVILLE, TX; COMISION NACIONAL DE […]

Meeting Abstract 27-8  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:15 – 15:30  Geological age and host polymorphism affect functional diversity and community composition in plant-insect interactions across a space-for-time chronosequence on the Hawaiian Islands. TIELENS, EK*; GRUNER, DS; University of Maryland, College Park; University of Maryland, College Park elske.tielens@gmail.com Understanding local diversity, turnover and variation in community response to environmental […]

Meeting Abstract 27-7  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:00 – 15:15  Genomic analyses of invasive grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) in Lake Erie RESH, CA*; MAHON, AR; Central Michigan University; Central Michigan University carlee.resh@gmail.com Invasive grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) were introduced into the United States in the early 1960s to help control nuisance aquatic vegetation in ponds and lakes. Since […]

Meeting Abstract 27-1  Thursday, Jan. 5 13:30 – 13:45  Can climate warming offer opportunities to desert tortoises to defend against Mycoplasma agassizii? TRACY, CR*; SANDMEIER, F; HUNTER, K; SNYDER, S; WEITZMAN, C; MALONEY, N; NUSSEAR, K; MARLOW, R; HYDE, D; DUPRE, S; MOHAMMIDPOUR, H; Colorado State University, Pueblo; University of Nevada, Reno; University of Nevada, Reno; Bard […]

Meeting Abstract 27-6  Thursday, Jan. 5 14:45 – 15:00  Aestivation in the apple snail Pomacea maculata MUECK, K; Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayette kristy.mueck@yahoo.com The apple snail Pomacea maculata is a nuisance invasive with the potential to become an ecological and agricultural threat in the southeastern United States. To gain insight into the ability of the snails […]

Meeting Abstract 25-6  Thursday, Jan. 5 14:45 – 15:00  The Ultrastructure of Rotifer Secretion Tubes YANG, H*; HOCHBERG, R; Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell; Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell Hui_Yang@student.uml.edu Rotifers are some of the most common aquatic invertebrates in freshwater systems. Most rotifers are planktonic and easily recognized by their ciliated corona and hardened jaws called trophi, but […]

Meeting Abstract 25-1  Thursday, Jan. 5 13:30 – 13:45  The Evolutionary and Developmental Bases of Adhesive Toepads in Caribbean Anolis Lizards SANGER, T*; BRAHMBHATT, P; Loyola University in Chicago; Loyola University in Chicago tsanger@luc.edu http://www.anolisevodevo.com Adhesive toepads are considered the key innovation that gave Anolis lizards, or anoles, unfettered access to arboreal habitats. Following their origin toepad […]