Meeting Abstract 138-7 Tuesday, Jan. 7 15:00 – 15:15 Female hummingbirds with male-like coloration may avoid aggressive interaction at food resources FALK, JJ*; RUBENSTEIN, D; WEBSTER, M; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama; Columbia University, New York City, NY; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY j.jinsing@gmail.com http://www.birdmorph.com A major source of variation in the animal […]
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Effect of anthropogenic sound on the communication space of the oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau
Meeting Abstract 138-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15 Effect of anthropogenic sound on the communication space of the oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau PUTLAND, RL*; MACKIEWICZ, AG; ROGERS, LS; MENSINGER, AF; University of Minnesota Duluth; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; University of Washington; University of Minnesota Duluth rputland@d.umn.edu Many animals rely on sound for important cues […]
Dialects in the high-frequency song of a hummingbird
Meeting Abstract 138-8 Tuesday, Jan. 7 15:15 – 15:30 Dialects in the high-frequency song of a hummingbird DUQUE, FG*; MONTEROS, M; NASIR, I; UMA, S; RODRIGUEZ-SALTOS, CA; CARRUTH, L; BONACCORSO, E; WILCZYNSKI, W; Georgia State U, Atlanta, GA; Inst Nacional de Biodiversidad, Quito, EC; Georgia State U, Atlanta, GA; Georgia State U, Atlanta, GA; Emory U, Atlanta, […]
Why morphology matters for management the role of organismal form and function in wildlife conservation and management
Meeting Abstract 137-1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 13:30 – 13:45 Why morphology matters for management: the role of organismal form and function in wildlife conservation and management SUSTAITA, D*; FARABAUGH, S/M; BARTHMAN-THOMPSON, L; Department of Biological Sciences, California State University San Marcos; Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Global; Suisun Marsh Unit, California Department of Fish and […]
Responses of Juvenile Eastern Garter Snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) to Own, Littermate, and Control Chemicals
Meeting Abstract 137-5 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:30 – 14:45 Responses of Juvenile Eastern Garter Snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) to Own, Littermate, and Control Chemicals PEPPER, H E*; PARTIN, A M; JENKINS, M S; ROWLAND, J F; BURGHARDT, G M; University of Tennessee, Knoxville hpepper@vols.utk.edu Chemical cues and signals are essential components of numerous behaviors among squamate reptiles, especially […]
Refuge Populations as Research Populations Morphology, Reproduction and Ecology in a Captive Population of Devils Hole Pupfish
Meeting Abstract 137-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15 Refuge Populations as Research Populations: Morphology, Reproduction and Ecology in a Captive Population of Devils Hole Pupfish GUMM, JM*; STANTON, M; FEUERBACHER, OG; Ash Meadows Fish Conservation Facility, USFWS; Ash Meadows Fish Conservation Facility, USFWS; Ash Meadows Fish Conservation Facility, USFWS jennifer_gumm@fws.gov Captive populations are critical to the […]
Linking Effects of Acid Mine Drainage to Ecology and Morphology of Riparian Birds
Meeting Abstract 137-2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 13:45 – 14:00 Linking Effects of Acid Mine Drainage to Ecology and Morphology of Riparian Birds CORBIN, CE*; ROPER, VG; Bloomsburg University ccorbin@bloomu.edu Acid mine drainage (AMD) constrains within-stream trophic linkages and has negative effects on freshwater ecosystems. The extent to which AMD affects higher trophic levels in riparian ecosystems is […]
Implications of muscle performance on the management of recreationally and commercially important fishes
Meeting Abstract 137-4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:15 – 14:30 Implications of muscle performance on the management of recreationally and commercially important fishes. MORAN, C J*; HUDSON, D; GERRY, S P; The Citadel; Maritime Aquarium; Fairfield University cmoran3@citadel.edu Many fisheries in the Northeastern United states are seasonal as cooling temperatures in the fall trigger many species to migrate […]
Functional Ecomorphology in the Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin); the Effect of Head-starting on Morphology and Bite Force
Meeting Abstract 137-6 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:45 – 15:00 Functional Ecomorphology in the Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin); the Effect of Head-starting on Morphology and Bite Force REISENFELD, K*; MCELROY, E; ROOSENBURG, W; The College of Charleston ; The College of Charleston ; Ohio University reisenfeldk@g.cofc.edu Head-starting describes the captive rearing and care of animals through their juvenile […]
When Five Means Four (and Something Else) Ontogeny of the Pectoral Fin of the Plainfin Midshipmen, Porichthys notatus (Batrachoididae Batrachoidiformes), with implications to evolution of Batrachoidiformes
Meeting Abstract 136-2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 13:45 – 14:00 When Five Means Four (and Something Else): Ontogeny of the Pectoral Fin of the Plainfin Midshipmen, Porichthys notatus (Batrachoididae: Batrachoidiformes), with implications to evolution of Batrachoidiformes VAZ, D/F*; HILTON, E/J; Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary dbistonvaz@vims.edu Batrachoidiformes is a monophyletic group of mostly […]
