Meeting Abstract 82-3 Monday, Jan. 6 08:30 – 08:45 The impact of sand moisture on the temperature-sex ratio responses of developing loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles LOLAVAR, A*; WYNEKEN, J; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University alolavar@fau.edu All species of sea turtles exhibit a cooler male/warmer female temperature-sex ratio response. Field and experimental studies on loggerhead sea […]
year: 2020
Out of time and out of room Are montane salamanders vulnerable to extinction due to climate change
Meeting Abstract 82-4 Monday, Jan. 6 08:45 – 09:00 Out of time and out of room: Are montane salamanders vulnerable to extinction due to climate change? FARALLO, VR*; MUÑOZ, MM; Yale University; Yale University vfarallo@gmail.com http://www.vincentfarallo.net In response to global climate change, many terrestrial species are shifting their ranges poleward or upwards in elevation. Montane species with […]
Measuring the Outcome of Reintroduction Efforts for an Endangered Butterfly
Meeting Abstract 82-2 Monday, Jan. 6 08:15 – 08:30 Measuring the Outcome of Reintroduction Efforts for an Endangered Butterfly STEELE CABRERA, S*; HUNT, TS; HADDAD, NM; LUCKY, A; DANIELS, JC; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL ssteelecabrera@flmnh.ufl.edu […]
Consequences of pharmacologically induced corticosterone hormone on body temperature and body condition in the banner-tailed kangaroo rat
Meeting Abstract 82-8 Monday, Jan. 6 09:45 – 10:00 Consequences of pharmacologically induced corticosterone hormone on body temperature and body condition in the banner-tailed kangaroo rat. MORALES, OJ*; WALKER, N; WARNE, RW; BOYLES, JG; Southern Illinois University – Carbondale; Southern Illinois University – Carbondale; Southern Illinois University – Carbondale; Southern Illinois University – Carbondale vincere90@gmail.com Anthropogenic environmental […]
Body-Temperature Management by Hovering and Perching Hummingbirds in Cold and Warm Temperatures
Meeting Abstract 82-6 Monday, Jan. 6 09:15 – 09:30 Body-Temperature Management by Hovering and Perching Hummingbirds in Cold and Warm Temperatures POWERS, DR*; LAPSANSKY, AB; SHANNON, ES; TOBALSKE, BW; George Fox University; University of Montana; George Fox University; University of Montana dpowers@georgefox.edu http://www.dpowerslab.com Hummingbirds generate large amounts of heat during hovering. When ambient temperatures (Ta) are cool […]
Biophysical ecology and the evolution of methods are they deleterious mutations
Meeting Abstract 82-7 Monday, Jan. 6 09:30 – 09:45 Biophysical ecology and the evolution of methods: are they deleterious mutations? SEARS, MW*; NUSSEAR, KE; SIMANDLE, ET; Clemson University; University of Nevada, Reno; University of Nevada, Reno thermalecology@gmail.com http://www.thermalecology.org Ever since Cowles and Bogert demonstrated that reptiles could thermoregulate using behavior, investigators have developed various methods to show […]
PEACH The Physiology Exoplanet Astroecology model for Characterizing Habitability
Meeting Abstract 81-4 Monday, Jan. 6 08:45 – 09:00 PEACH: The Physiology Exoplanet Astroecology model for Characterizing Habitability CEJA, AY*; WAY, MJ; KANE, SR; University of California, Riverside; NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY; University of California, Riverside aceja005@ucr.edu http://almaceja.wix.com/almaceja A primary objective of astrobiology is to identify habitable exoplanets. Here, I apply an […]
Mitonuclear discordance Reveals Cryptic Genetic Diversity, Gene Flow, and a Complex Demographic History in a Problematic Complex of Mesoamerican Toads
Meeting Abstract 81-3 Monday, Jan. 6 08:30 – 08:45 Mitonuclear discordance Reveals Cryptic Genetic Diversity, Gene Flow, and a Complex Demographic History in a Problematic Complex of Mesoamerican Toads FIRNENO, TJ*; O’NEILL, JR; PORTIK, DM; EMERY, AH; TOWNSEND, JH; FUJITA, MK; University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas; Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania; University of Arizona, […]
Incorporating the movement of Marine Megafauna is critical to developing appropriate marine protected areas
Meeting Abstract 81-2 Monday, Jan. 6 08:15 – 08:30 Incorporating the movement of Marine Megafauna is critical to developing appropriate marine protected areas COSTA, D.P*; HUCKSTADT, L.A; University of California at Santa Cruz; University of California at Santa Cruz costa@ucsc.edu http://costa.eeb.ucsc.edu/ Movement patterns of marine megafauna vary broadly, from species that are highly resident moving no more […]
Extinction, persistence, and resiliency in the Caribbean fossil record
Meeting Abstract 81-7 Monday, Jan. 6 09:15 – 09:30 Extinction, persistence, and resiliency in the Caribbean fossil record KEMP, ME; The University of Texas at Austin mkemp@austin.utexas.edu The Caribbean is one of the most well-studied biodiversity hotspots, regions that in total cover less than 3% of the Earth’s surface yet host the majority of the planet’s endemic […]
