Meeting Abstract 115-6 Monday, Jan. 7 09:15 – 09:30 Comparative Kinematics and Hydrodynamics of Mysticete Cetaceans: Morphological and Ecological Correlates with Swimming Performance GOUGH, WT*; SEGRE, PS; CADE, DE; FISH, FE; KENNEDY, JH; SIENKIEWICZ, R; POTVIN, J; GOLDBOGEN, JA; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University; West Chester University; Saint Louis University; Saint Louis University; Saint Louis University; […]
year: 2019
Sexual Selection on Competitive Females Drives the Evolution of Male Parental Care in the Giant Water Bug, Abedus herberti (Hemiptera Belostomatidae)
Meeting Abstract 114-5 Monday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:15 Sexual Selection on Competitive Females Drives the Evolution of Male Parental Care in the Giant Water Bug, Abedus herberti (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) DALY-ENGEL, TS*; LYTLE, DA; WHEELER, DE; SMITH, RL; Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne; Oregon State University, Corvallis; University of Arizona, Tucson; University of Arizona, Tucson tdalyengel@fit.edu https://www.facebook.com/Dalyengellab/ […]
Octopamine mediates mating interactions and sexual conflict in the house cricket (Achaeta domesticus)
Meeting Abstract 114-2 Monday, Jan. 7 08:15 – 08:30 Octopamine mediates mating interactions and sexual conflict in the house cricket (Achaeta domesticus) ADEOLA, FI*; LAILVAUX, SP; University of New Orleans; University of New Orleans slailvaux@gmail.com Mating interactions are rife with conflict because the evolutionary interests of males and females seldom coincide. Intersexual conflict modifies the opportunity, form, […]
Environmental Effects on Behavior and Fitness The Impact of Temporary Nutritional Deprivation on Future Reproduction in the Leaf-footed Cactus Bug (Narnia femorata)
Meeting Abstract 114-6 Monday, Jan. 7 09:15 – 09:30 Environmental Effects on Behavior and Fitness: The Impact of Temporary Nutritional Deprivation on Future Reproduction in the Leaf-footed Cactus Bug (Narnia femorata) WILNER, D*; GREENWAY, EV; CIRINO, LA; MILLER, CW; Univ. of Florida; Univ. of Florida; Univ. of Florida; Univ. of Florida danielawilner@ufl.edu Environmental conditions can have strong […]
Copulatory plugs potentially affect multiple stages of pregnancy
Meeting Abstract 114-7 Monday, Jan. 7 09:30 – 09:45 Copulatory plugs potentially affect multiple stages of pregnancy LOUGH-STEVENS, M*; URNESS, M; HOBBS, A; GHIONE, C; DEAN, M; University of Southern California; University of Southern California; University of Southern California; University of Southern California; University of Southern California loughste@usc.edu The mammalian copulatory plug, which coagulates after male ejaculation […]
Can male contest limit assortative female preference in a polymorphic poison frog
Meeting Abstract 114-1 Monday, Jan. 7 08:00 – 08:15 Can male contest limit assortative female preference in a polymorphic poison frog? YANG, Y*; RICHARDS-ZAWACKI, CL; Univ. of Pittsburgh; Univ. of Pittsburgh yusan.yang8@gmail.com https://yusanyang.wordpress.com/ Assortative mate preferences (i.e. preferring mates of a similar phenotype to one’s self) are hypothesized to limit gene flow and accelerate reproductive isolation among […]
Can Females Differentially Allocate Resources to Offspring Sired by Different Males
Meeting Abstract 114-3 Monday, Jan. 7 08:30 – 08:45 Can Females Differentially Allocate Resources to Offspring Sired by Different Males? LEVELL, ST*; REZNICK, DN; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside sleve004@ucr.edu http://slevell.wixsite.com/slevell The Viviparity-Driven Conflict Hypothesis (VDCH) predicts that the placenta provides a novel arena for conflict over resources. Parent-offspring conflict is a predicted to […]
A Tangled Web Why do Some Individuals Mate with the Wrong Species
Meeting Abstract 114-4 Monday, Jan. 7 08:45 – 09:00 A Tangled Web: Why do Some Individuals Mate with the Wrong Species? GREENWAY, G*; HAMEL, J; MILLER, CW; Univ. of Florida; Elon University; Univ. of Florida egreenway@ufl.edu Reproductive interference, or reproductive interactions between heterospecific individuals, is commonly reported across taxa, but its drivers are still far from clear. […]
Will abalone survive climate change Comparative digestive physiology and the effect of temperature stress on abalone across the Pacific Ocean
Meeting Abstract 113-7 Monday, Jan. 7 09:30 – 09:45 Will abalone survive climate change? Comparative digestive physiology and the effect of temperature stress on abalone across the Pacific Ocean FREDERICK, AR*; CATABAY, C; CLEMENTS, KD; GERMAN, DP; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of Auckland; Univ. of California, Irvine alyssa.frederick@uci.edu http://alyssa frederick.weebly.com Withering syndrome […]
The meat sweats the effects of increasing dietary protein content on enteric microbial diversity and digestive and metabolic outcomes in a marine herbivorous fish
Meeting Abstract 113-5 Monday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:15 The meat sweats: the effects of increasing dietary protein content on enteric microbial diversity and digestive and metabolic outcomes in a marine herbivorous fish GERMAN, DP*; HERRERA, MJ; HERAS, J; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine dgerman@uci.edu http://german.bio.uci.edu The marine herbivorous fish […]
