Meeting Abstract 106-4  Monday, Jan. 6 14:15 – 14:30  Parallel adaptation to hypoxia in the blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus. BOGGS, TE*; FRIEDMAN, JS; GROSS, JB; University of Cincinnati boggste@mail.uc.edu Hypoxia is an important environmental pressure that likely drives novel adaptive solutions. To cope with this extreme condition, animals often evolve low-oxygen tolerance, or improve oxygen retrieval […]

Meeting Abstract 106-1  Monday, Jan. 6 13:30 – 13:45  Derived Loss of Signal Plasticity in a Genus of Weakly Electric Fish SAENZ, DE*; WINEMILLER, KO; MARKHAM, MR; Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University; University of Oklahoma dsaenz@tamu.edu Signal plasticity can maximize the utility of costly animal signals. This is especially true for multi-functional signals such as the […]

Meeting Abstract 106-5  Monday, Jan. 6 14:30 – 14:45  Climate variation facilitates morphological, not physiological, divergence in song sparrows GAMBOA, M P*; KOHLRUSS, P S; WOLF, B O; SILLETT, T S; FUNK, W C; GHALAMBOR, C K; Colorado State University; Colorado State University; University of New Mexico; Migratory Bird Center, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute; Colorado State University; […]

Meeting Abstract 106-3  Monday, Jan. 6 14:00 – 14:15  Brazilian Phenotypic Plasticity under Climate Changes: an Evolutionary History Scripted in the Coral-Dinoflagellate Symbiosis FARIA, S*; GOODBODY-GRINGLEY, G; MARANGONI, L; PEREIRA, C; BATEMAN, S; ZILBERBERG, C; MIES, M; KITAHARA, M; BIANCHINI, A; GARLAND, T; NAVAS, C; Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences; Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences; Monaco Scientific […]

Meeting Abstract 106-7  Monday, Jan. 6 15:00 – 15:15  Are mitochondria the major contributor of reactive oxygen species production? No. ZHANG, Y*; WONG, HS; University of Memphis; Buck Institute for Research on Aging yzhang24@memphis.edu Oxidative stress has been proposed as a mediator underlying different life-history trade-offs. Evolutionary physiologists often assume mitochondria as the center of release and […]

Meeting Abstract 106-2  Monday, Jan. 6 13:45 – 14:00  Acclimation to warmer temperatures attenuates heat-shock plasticity in high elevation populations of common lizards GILBERT, AL*; RUTSCHMANN, A; FITSCHEN-BROWN, MS; MILES, DB; CLOBERT, J; Ohio University; University of Auckland; Ohio University; Ohio University; tion of Experimental and Theoretical Ecology, Moulis, France anthony.gilbert09@gmail.com As the intensity of heat waves […]

Meeting Abstract 105-1  Monday, Jan. 6 13:30 – 13:45  The evolution of cutaneous muscles in placental mammals HALL, MI*; PLOCHOCKI, JH; SOSA, JRR; VOEGELE, GM; Midwestern University, AZ; University of Central Florida; Midwestern University, AZ; Dartmouth College, NH mhallx1@midwestern.edu Four ventrolateral muscular layers consistently support the thorax and abdomen of most tetrapods, while only two muscular layers […]

Meeting Abstract 105-6  Monday, Jan. 6 14:45 – 15:00  O anus where art thou? An investigation of ctenostome bryozoans SCHWAHA, T; University of Vienna, Department of Integrative Zoology thomas.schwaha@univie.ac.at Defecation is a common process of removing undigestible food resources that can be quite copious in suspension feeders. In bryozoans the anus is situated outside of the food […]

Meeting Abstract 105-4  Monday, Jan. 6 14:15 – 14:30  Morphological evolution of the praying mantis (Mantodea) raptorial foreleg in relation to body size and depth perception OUFIERO, CE; Towson U coufiero@towson.edu http://wp.towson.edu/coufiero Mantises (Mantodea) are a group of 2600+ ecologically diverse species that all use raptorial forelegs for prey capture and processing. The mantis foreleg is comprised […]

Meeting Abstract 105-3  Monday, Jan. 6 14:00 – 14:15  Linking Phenotypic Modularity to Directional Selection on Multiple Functional Performances SIMON, MN*; BRANDT, R; KOHLSDORF, T; MARROIG, G; University of Sao Paulo; University of Sao Paulo; University of Sao Paulo; University of Sao Paulo monique.simon@usp.br A better comprehension of the evolution of complex multivariate phenotypes can be achieved […]