Meeting Abstract 113-2 Sunday, Jan. 7 08:15 – 08:30 The Genomic Basis of Adaptive Phenotypic Divergence in Bill Morphology of Channel Island Song Sparrows GAMBOA, MP*; SILLETT, TS; FUNK, WC; GHALAMBOR, CK; Colorado State University; Migratory Bird Center, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute; Colorado State University; Colorado State University mgamboa@rams.colostate.edu Populations may evolve fixed allelic differences in response […]
year: 2018
Human Tapeworm Functional and Evolutionary Genomic Adaptations to Cooking-Related Heat Stress
Meeting Abstract 113-6 Sunday, Jan. 7 09:15 – 09:30 Human Tapeworm Functional and Evolutionary Genomic Adaptations to Cooking-Related Heat Stress PERRY, G*; BERGEY, C; JOHNSON, S; KOENIG, A; SULLIVAN, S; BOUFANA, B; CRAIG, P; CASTILLO, Y; MAHANTY, S; GARCIA, H; Penn State U.; Penn State U.; Penn State U.; Penn State U.; Penn State U.; U. of […]
Genetic constraints on adaptation to rapid environmental change
Meeting Abstract 113-1 Sunday, Jan. 7 08:00 – 08:15 Genetic constraints on adaptation to rapid environmental change LOGAN, ML*; CURLIS, JD; GILBERT, AL; MILES, DB; CHUNG, A; MCGLOTHLIN, JW; COX, RM; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Georgia Southern University; Ohio University; Ohio University; Georgia Southern University; Virginia Tech; University of Virginia mike.logan1983@gmail.com http://www.evolutioninthetropics.com The ‘thermal performance curve’ is […]
Convergence, divergence, and connectivity in transcriptional mechanisms of repeated evolution
Meeting Abstract 113-7 Sunday, Jan. 7 09:30 – 09:45 Convergence, divergence, and connectivity in transcriptional mechanisms of repeated evolution FISCHER, EK*; SONG, Y; HUGHES, KA; ZHOU, W; HOKE, KL; Stanford University; Colorado State University; Florida State University; Colorado State University; Colorado State University efisch@stanford.edu http://evakfischer.weebly.com Recent research into whether independently evolved phenotypes share underlying mechanisms has provided […]
Adaptive variation in gene regulation in mice
Meeting Abstract 113-5 Sunday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:15 Adaptive variation in gene regulation in mice” MACK, KL*; BALLINGER, MA; PHIFER-RIXEY, M; NACHMAN, MW; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Monmouth Univ.; Univ. of California, Berkeley katyamack@berkeley.edu Changes in cis- regulatory regions are thought to play a major role in the genetic basis of adaptation. […]
Adaptive plasticity and genetic differences in mouthpart length across a broad landscape in a cactus-feeding bug
Meeting Abstract 113-4 Sunday, Jan. 7 08:45 – 09:00 Adaptive plasticity and genetic differences in mouthpart length across a broad landscape in a cactus-feeding bug ALLEN, PE*; CUI, Q; MILLER, CW; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida pabloallen@ufl.edu Phenotypic plasticity is important for organisms facing heterogeneous environments because it can allow them to quickly […]
Using data mining and mass spectrometry sequencing to derive a consensus coral ‘biomineralization toolkit’
Meeting Abstract 112-4 Sunday, Jan. 7 08:45 – 09:00 Using data mining and mass spectrometry sequencing to derive a consensus coral ‘biomineralization toolkit’ DRAKE, JL*; WHITELEGGE, JP; JACOBS, DK; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Los Angeles jeanadrake@eeb.ucla.edu Stony coral skeletal proteins, termed the ‘biomineralization toolkit’, control mineral formation and […]
The starlet sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis) as an emerging model organism for venom studies
Meeting Abstract 112-2 Sunday, Jan. 7 08:15 – 08:30 The starlet sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis) as an emerging model organism for venom studies. MACRANDER, J*; SACHKOVA, MY; MORAN, Y; REITZEL, AM; Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte; Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte jmacrand@uncc.edu https://macrander.wordpress.com/ The starlet sea anemone, […]
Paleohabitat Modeling of Marine Threespine Stickleback Glacial-Age Refugia
Meeting Abstract 112-7 Sunday, Jan. 7 09:30 – 09:45 Paleohabitat Modeling of Marine Threespine Stickleback Glacial-Age Refugia KING, R.W.; Clark University, Worcester MA rking@clarku.edu During the last glacial maximum, the Cordilleran Ice Sheet covered mainland British Columbia including much of Vancouver Island. Sea level was 125-145m below the present level, creating ice-free habitats on the low-slope continental […]
Oxygen, temperature, and the cold cradle of animal evolution a paleophysiological perspective on the Ediacaran fossil record
Meeting Abstract 112-6 Sunday, Jan. 7 09:15 – 09:30 Oxygen, temperature, and the cold cradle of animal evolution: a paleophysiological perspective on the Ediacaran fossil record BOAG, TH*; ELDER, LE; HULL, PM; SPERLING, EA; Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University; Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University; Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University; Department of Geological […]
