Meeting Abstract 6-5 Thursday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15 A preliminary molecular phylogeny of the nudibranch genus Flabellina GREEN, B*; GOSLINER, TM; California Academy of Sciences; California Academy of Sciences bgreen@calacademy.org Flabellina is a large and morphologically diverse genus of aeolid nudibranchs. As a consequence of this diversity, the genus has been difficult to define through morphological […]
year: 2017
Urban heat islands and temperature-mediated physiological shifts between populations of the Puerto Rican crested anole
Meeting Abstract 5-3 Thursday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45 Urban heat islands and temperature-mediated physiological shifts between populations of the Puerto Rican crested anole CAMPBELL STATON, SC*; WINCHELL, KM; University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana; University of Massachusetts, Boston shane.campbellstaton@gmail.com http://scholar.harvard.edu/shane.campbellstaton/home Urbanization creates local environments that are hotter than surrounding natural areas. Urban warming likely has widespread biological consequences, […]
The genomics of rapid adaptation to climatic extremes in house mice across the Americas
Meeting Abstract 5-5 Thursday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15 The genomics of rapid adaptation to climatic extremes in house mice across the Americas FERRIS, KG*; PHIFER-RIXEY , M; CHAVEZ, AS; BI, K; BALLINGER, M; HEYER, GP; SUZUKI, TA; NACHMAN, MW; UC Davis, UC Berkeley; UC Berkeley; UC Berkeley; UC Berkeley; UC Berkeley; UC Berkeley; UC Berkeley; UC […]
The evolutionary potential of a global insect invader in the face of rapid environmental change
Meeting Abstract 5-2 Thursday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30 The evolutionary potential of a global insect invader in the face of rapid environmental change LOGAN, ML*; MINNAAR, IA; CLUSELLA-TRULLAS, S; Harvard University; Stellenbosch University; Stellenbosch University mike.logan1983@gmail.com http://evolutioninthetropics.com Anthropogenic climate change and invasive species represent two of the most feared threats to our planet’s biodiversity. Typically, these […]
Selective Brain Cooling as an Artiodactyl Key Innovation for Climate Change Survivorship
Meeting Abstract 5-6 Thursday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30 Selective Brain Cooling as an Artiodactyl Key Innovation for Climate Change Survivorship O’BRIEN, HD; Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences haley.obrien@okstate.edu The fossil record is the most valuable source of historical data regarding organismal response to climate change. Conservation paleobiology has focused on changes in species abundance, […]
Protein coding and regulatory variation contribute to heat adaptation in the copepod Tigriopus californicus
Meeting Abstract 5-1 Thursday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:15 Protein coding and regulatory variation contribute to heat adaptation in the copepod Tigriopus californicus. KELLY, MW*; YOON, A; Louisiana State University; Louisiana State University morgankelly@lsu.edu http://www.morgankelly.biology.lsu.edu/ Both protein coding and regulatory variation may contribute to local adaptation to the abiotic environment. We tested for contributions of each of […]
Geographic Variation in Incubation Duration and Egg Laying Patterns in an Invasive Lizard (Anolis sagrei)
Meeting Abstract 5-4 Thursday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00 Geographic Variation in Incubation Duration and Egg Laying Patterns in an Invasive Lizard (Anolis sagrei) FETTERS, TL*; MCGLOTHLIN, JW; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg tamarafetters@gmail.com During biological invasions, non-native invaders often experience environments that differ substantially from those found in their native range; these novel conditions can […]
Gene expression associated with dispersal ability under different temperature conditions in the alpine butterfly, Parnassius smintheus
Meeting Abstract 5-7 Thursday, Jan. 5 09:30 – 09:45 Gene expression associated with dispersal ability under different temperature conditions in the alpine butterfly, Parnassius smintheus JANGJOO, M*; MATTER, SF; BENOIT, JB; KEYGHOBADI, N; Univ. of Western Ontario, Canada; Univ. of Cincinnati, Ohio; Univ. of Cincinnati, Ohio; Univ. of Western Ontario, Canada mjangjoo@uwo.ca Dispersal is a critical process […]
Structural limits to mechanical work production in skeletal muscle
Meeting Abstract 4-6 Thursday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30 Structural limits to mechanical work production in skeletal muscle HOLT, N/C*; EATON, C/E; AZIZI, E; Univ. of California, Irvine eazizi@uci.edu Skeletal muscles generate the mechanical work needed to accelerate or raise an animal’s center of mass during locomotion. Therefore, a muscle’s capacity to generate mechanical work can be […]
Optimal muscle length is the same for twitch and tetanic contractions in muscles from mdm mice a role for titin in isometric force production
Meeting Abstract 4-1 Thursday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:15 Optimal muscle length is the same for twitch and tetanic contractions in muscles from mdm mice: a role for titin in isometric force production? HESSEL, AL*; NISHIKAWA, KC; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University alh385@nau.edu https://alhlabbench.wordpress.com/ The muscular dystrophy with myositis (mdm) mutation in mouse is a spontaneous […]
