Meeting Abstract 49-1  Sunday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 10:45  Nutrient manipulation differentially affects microbiome structure and host physiology in rodents with distinct dietary niches TREVELLINE, BK; MARTíNEZ-MOTA, R; DERTING, T; DARRACQ, A; PASCH, B; DEARING, MD; KOHL, KD*; Univ. of Pittsburgh; Univ. of Utah; Murray State Univ. ; Murray State Univ. ; Northern Arizona Univ.; Univ. of […]

Meeting Abstract 49-5  Sunday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 11:45  Effects of Arbovirus Infections on Digestive Physiology, Growth, and Survival in Young Animals FASSBINDER-ORTH, CA; Creighton University, Omaha, NE carolfassbinder-orth@creighton.edu Arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) infections are known to exhibit age-dependent patterns of virulence in their hosts, with the young and old often being the most susceptible to severe infection. […]

Meeting Abstract 49-4  Sunday, Jan. 5 11:15 – 11:30  A ‘Dispersal Syndrome’ Approach for Relating High Paracellular Absorption in Birds and Bats to Plant Ecology PRICE, ER*; JARA, RF; University of North Texas; University of North Texas edwin.price@unt.edu Birds and bats rely heavily on paracellular nutrient absorption, unlike non-flying mammals, which rely principally on transporter-mediated transcellular absorption. […]

Meeting Abstract 48-8  Sunday, Jan. 5 11:45 – 12:00  The genome of the chiton Acanthopleura granulata: perspectives on biomineralization from polyplacophorans VARNEY, RM*; SPEISER, DI; KOCOT, KM; Univ. of Alabama; Univ. of South Carolina; Univ. of Alabama rvarney@crimson.ua.edu http://rvarney.people.ua.edu/ The wide diversity of structures produced through biomineralization by molluscs has long been of interest to materials science. […]

Meeting Abstract 48-5  Sunday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15  The Evolution and Role of GTPases of Immunity Associated Proteins (GIMAPs) in Cnidarians COELHO, JC*; POOLE, AZ; Berry College; Berry College Jenny.Coelho@vikings.berry.edu Corals, which are members of Phylum Cnidaria, play a critical role in coral reefs, one of the world’s most productive and diverse ecosystems. Coral reef health […]

Meeting Abstract 48-2  Sunday, Jan. 5 10:15 – 10:30  Roles pH and Temperature May Play in the Life History of the Tuna Crab, Pleuroncodes planipes WEBB, SJ*; SEBRIGHT, Z; TAYLOR, JRA; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD s3webb@ucsd.edu Tuna crabs, Pleuroncodes planipes, are unique crustaceans because adults go […]

Meeting Abstract 48-7  Sunday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 11:45  Prey, Populations, and the Pleistocene: Evidence for Low COI Variation in a Widespread North American Leech MACK, JM*; DE CARLE, D; KVIST, S; University of Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum, University of Maryland, College Park; University of Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum; University of Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum joemack@umd.edu Geographically […]

Meeting Abstract 48-6  Sunday, Jan. 5 11:15 – 11:30  Predator-induced plasticity across echinoderm life history stages BARNES, DK*; ALLEN, JD; William & Mary; William & Mary dbarnes@email.wm.edu Marine invertebrates frequently exhibit complex life cycles, including major life history transitions that coincide with habitat changes. In many marine invertebrates, adults live on the bottom of the ocean (the […]

Meeting Abstract 48-4  Sunday, Jan. 5 10:45 – 11:00  Making it Big and Losing Friends: Algal Symbiont Contributions are Shaped by Sea Anemone Life History BEDGOOD, SA*; BRACKEN, MES; University of California Irvine; University of California Irvine sbedgood@uci.edu The stability of nutrient exchange in a mutualistic symbiosis is highly dependent on the availability of resources to both […]

Meeting Abstract 48-3  Sunday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 10:45  Exploring local adaptation to salinity and temperature variability in the copepod Tigriopus californicus LIGUORI, AL; Stony Brook University alyssa.liguori@stonybrook.edu https://alyssaliguori.com/ Local adaptation has been studied in a broad range of taxa for decades. However, we have limited understanding of how often local adaptation occurs in variable environments. Whether […]