Meeting Abstract 122-3  Sunday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45  Dispersal of seeds from splash-cup plants PEPPER, RE; University of Puget Sound rpepper@pugetsound.edu Splash cup plants disperse their seeds with the help of raindrops. The seeds sit in a small conical cup (a few millimeters across) and are ejected upon drop impact. The seeds are ejected at velocities […]

Meeting Abstract 122-2  Sunday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30  Biomechanical Factors Influencing Successful Self-Righting in Upside-down Pleurodire Turtles RUBIN, AR*; MAYERL, CJ; BLOB, RW; Auburn University; Clemson University; Clemson University amr0101@tigermail.auburn.edu A wide range of circumstances can result in animals being turned over into an upside-down position, including falls, encounters with predators, and intraspecific combat. Self-righting from […]

Meeting Abstract 122-5  Sunday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15  Basilisk Olympics: Multiple modes of locomotion influences the degree of functional constraint in a trait CHEU, A.Y.*; BERGMANN, P.J.; Clark University; Clark University acheu@clarku.edu http://Basiliskos.com Organisms possess suites of traits that aid them in carrying out ecologically-relevant tasks for their survival. The relationships between phenotypic traits and tasks […]

Meeting Abstract 121-1  Sunday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45  Vertebrate-wide scaling of metabolic rate and respiratory surface area BIGMAN, JS*; WEGNER, NC; DULVY, NK; Simon Fraser University; Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service; Simon Fraser University jbigman@sfu.ca The amount of energy devoted to survival, growth, and reproduction governs the speed of life, or the position […]

Meeting Abstract 121-2  Sunday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00  Improving Respirometry Equations for Robust Estimates of Metabolic Rate Across Diverse and Extreme Experimental Gas Conditions MCCUE, MD*; BARTON, M; TERBLANCHE, JS; St. Mary’s University; Stellenbosch University mmccue1@stmarytx.edu One inadvertent consequence of many commonly-employed respirometry equations is that they produce biologically unrealistic estimates of animal metabolism in situations […]

Meeting Abstract 121-6  Sunday, Jan. 7 11:45 – 12:00  Embryological development and global change: how do reptile embryos respond to thermal stress in urban environments? HALL, JM*; WARNER, DA; Auburn University; Auburn University jmh0131@auburn.edu Two components of global change, climate change and urbanization, both contribute to increased ambient temperatures that may induce heat stress or mortality in […]

Meeting Abstract 121-3  Sunday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15  Effects of Temperature and Mass on the Metabolic Rate of a Sedentary Reef Fish, The Bluebanded Goby (Lythrypnus dalli) RANGEL, RE*; JOHNSON, DW; California State University Long Beach; California State University Long Beach racine.rangel@gmail.com As climate continues to change, many marine species will experience both an increase in […]

Meeting Abstract 121-4  Sunday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30  Does grouping reduce the standard metabolic rates of squid? BURFORD, BP*; CAREY, NJ; GOLDBOGEN, JA; Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University bburford@stanford.edu Group living is a common feature in many disparate taxa and is known to confer a wide range of advantages including anti-predator defense, enhanced foraging, and […]

Meeting Abstract 121-5  Sunday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45  Divergence of the physiological phenotype: variation in metabolic rate among Anolis oculatus ecootypes on Dominica NEPTUNE, TS*; WATSON, CM; Midwestern State University; Midwestern State University tricianeptune@gmail.com Extreme morphological divergence on islands is well documented, particularly among lizards in the genus Anolis. These lizards diversify into specific morphotypes on […]

Meeting Abstract 120-6  Sunday, Jan. 7 09:15 – 09:30  Sirtuins: Regulators of the Response to Heat and Hypoxia Stress in Mytilus Mussels TOMANEK, L*; VASQUEZ, MC; California Polytechnic State University; California Polytechnic State University ltomanek@calpoly.edu Sirtuins are NAD-dependent deacylases, which change the activity of proteins by removing acyl groups that are linked to energy metabolism, e.g., acetyl-CoA. […]