Meeting Abstract 33-7  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:00 – 15:15  Sexual Selection Favors Phenotypic Plasticity in Body Coloration in a Polymorphic Cichlid Fish DIJKSTRA, PD*; FIALKOWSKI, RJ; JANESKI, HM; AUFDEMBERGE, PM; Central Michigan University, Department of Biology, Mt. Pleasant, MI; Central Michigan University, Department of Biology, Mt. Pleasant, MI; Central Michigan University, Department of Biology, Mt. Pleasant, MI; […]

Meeting Abstract 33-2  Saturday, Jan. 4 13:45 – 14:00  Plasticity and the Origin of Evolutionary Pattern FOSTER, S A*; BAKER, J A; Clark University; Clark University sfoster@clarku.edu The role of phenotypic plasticity in evolution has become increasingly apparent in recent years. A primary recent interest has involved the possibility that it could guide evolutionary transitions and influence […]

Meeting Abstract 33-3  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:00 – 14:15  Phenotypic Plasticity and the Response to Increasing Temperatures in a Tropical Lowland Lizard ROSSO, AA*; LOGAN, ML; MCMILLAN, WO; COX, CL; Georgia Southern University; University of Nevada Reno; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Florida International University ar20855@georgiasouthern.edu https://www.coxevolab.org/ Climate change is an important agent of selection on physiology and […]

Meeting Abstract 33-1  Saturday, Jan. 4 13:30 – 13:45  Nitrogen Excretion Plasticity and Reproductive Colonization of Land by Frogs: Multiple Strategies to Avoid Ammonia Toxicity MENDEZ-NARVAEZ, J*; WARKENTIN, K; Boston University; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute javier0620@gmail.com Ammonia excretion is cheap but requires water; excreting urea helps terrestrial vertebrates conserve water and avoid ammonia toxicity. The desiccation risk […]

Meeting Abstract 33-5  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:30 – 14:45  Developmental temperature alters brain gene expression in adult Drosophila melanogaster HELMS CAHAN, S*; FRIETZE, SE; GERRARD, DL; BORA, K; KAPLAN, I; PEREZ, M; LOCKWOOD, BL; TEETS, NM; WATERS, JK; AXEN, HJ; University of Vermont; University of Vermont; University of Vermont; University of Vermont; University of Vermont; LeTourneau University; […]

Meeting Abstract 32-6  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:45 – 15:00  Sustained Metabolic Scope: Verification from Eared Grebe Time and Energy Budgets ELLIS, HI*; SAN FRANCISCO, S; University of San Diego; Texas Tech University ellis@sandiego.edu Time-activity budgets of Eared Grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) have been measured at least four times at fall staging areas on two continents. We created a […]

Meeting Abstract 32-8  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:15 – 15:30  Partial Migration in Mexican free-tailed Bats: Ecology and Bioenergetics of Winter Residents KUNKEL, E L*; DALE, A S; FULLER, N W; MCGUIRE, L P; Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX Emma.Kunkel@ttu.edu Migration evolves when […]

Meeting Abstract 32-4  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:15 – 14:30  Paired Estimates of Metabolic Rate and Gill Surface Area in the Horn Shark (Heterodontus francisci) PRINZING, TS*; BIGMAN, BS; SKELTON, Z; WEGNER, NC; DULVY, NK; Simon Fraser University, Burnaby BC; Simon Fraser University, Burnaby BC; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla CA; NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science, Center La […]

Meeting Abstract 32-7  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:00 – 15:15  Is a novel marker of oxidative damage linked to aerobic scope and flying performance in birds exposed to crude oil? GOODCHILD, CG*; DURANT, SE; Oklahoma State University; University of Arkansas christopher.goodchild@okstate.edu Birds externally exposed to crude oil have impaired flying performance due to crude oil damaging the microstructure […]

Meeting Abstract 32-2  Saturday, Jan. 4 13:45 – 14:00  Energy expenditure of cage activity versus wheel running in deer mice DOLAN, JE*; MUSIAL, NA; HAMMOND, KA; UC, Riverside; UC, Riverside; UC, Riverside jdola001@ucr.edu In the lab, mice are often kept in cages seemingly without any way to exercise, thus restricting their voluntary energy expenditure. Because of this […]