Meeting Abstract 130-6 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:45 – 12:00 Parental investment strategies in a highly polytocous species: maternal attributes and resource availability modulate litter size and sex ratio CHINN, SM*; BEASLEY, JC; University of Georgia sarahchinn@uga.edu Female condition significantly influences timing of reproduction, age at first breeding and offspring survival, and is proposed as a driver of […]
year: 2020
Nocturnal surveys of seahorses, Hippocampus erectus, reveal increased densities and seasonal recruitment patterns
Meeting Abstract 130-4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 Nocturnal surveys of seahorses, Hippocampus erectus, reveal increased densities and seasonal recruitment patterns MASONJONES, HD; ROSE, E*; ELSON, J; University of Tampa, FL; University of Tampa, FL; University of Tampa, FL erose@ut.edu Although the field of nighttime ecology remains understudied, nocturnal surveys can play an integral part in […]
Males with damaged weapons produce more offspring in non-competitive environments
Meeting Abstract 130-1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 Males with damaged weapons produce more offspring in non-competitive environments CIRINO, LA*; LENGA, SH; MILLER, CW; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida lacirino@ufl.edu https://lacirino.weebly.com/ Some males engage in fierce competitions using elaborate weapons to gain access to females and reproduction. Yet, not all males in […]
Humans Get Fat on Fat Diets, Why Don’t Birds
Meeting Abstract 130-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 Humans Get Fat on Fat Diets, Why Don’t Birds? KRIDER, L; HALSEY, L; YAP, KN; WILLIAMS, TD*; Simon Fraser University, Burnaby; University of Roehampton, UK; Simon Fraser University, Burnaby; Simon Fraser University, Burnaby tdwillia@sfu.ca https://tonydwilliamslab.weebly.com/ Obesity is a major issue in modern human societies, in part linked to […]
Comparative Ecology and Physiology of Anoles on Dominica
Meeting Abstract 130-5 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45 Comparative Ecology and Physiology of Anoles on Dominica WATSON, CM; Midwestern State University charles.watson@msutexas.edu http://www.watsonecolab.com The Island of Dominica is currently home to two species of anole, the endemic Dominican Anole (Anolis oculatus), and the invasive Puerto Rican Crested Anole (Anolis cristatellus). While some populations of the native […]
When the Expected Doesn’t Happen A Lack of Local Adaptation in Trinidadian Guppies
Meeting Abstract 129-1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30 When the Expected Doesn’t Happen: A Lack of Local Adaptation in Trinidadian Guppies COHEN, HE*; KANE, EA; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University hc02684@georgiasouthern.edu When populations occupy different environments, divergent selection pressures can result in phenotypic differentiation in traits that provide a local fitness advantage. Trinidadian guppy (Poecilia […]
Temperature Adaptation Influences Environmental and Symbiotic Fitness in the Squid-Vibrio Mutualism
Meeting Abstract 129-5 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 Temperature Adaptation Influences Environmental and Symbiotic Fitness in the Squid-Vibrio Mutualism CORYELL, RL*; NISHIGUCHI, MK; New Mexico State University; New Mexico State University nish@nmsu.edu http://nishsymbiosislab.com Sepiolid squids (Cephalopoda: Sepiolidae) are found in mutualistic partnerships with members of the Vibrionaceae throughout the world. Beneficial microbes that are environmentally transferred […]
Shedding light on specificity the phylogeography of a bioluminescent symbiosis
Meeting Abstract 129-6 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45 Shedding light on specificity: the phylogeography of a bioluminescent symbiosis GOULD, A*; FRITTS-PENNIMAN, A; California Academy of Sciences agould@calacademy.org All organisms depend on symbiotic interactions with bacteria for their success, yet little is known of the evolutionary processes that shape the specificity of these associations. Coral reef fish […]
Persistence of Carotenoids in the Red Eyespots of Copepods (Tigriopus californicus) on Carotenoid-free Diets
Meeting Abstract 129-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00 Persistence of Carotenoids in the Red Eyespots of Copepods (Tigriopus californicus) on Carotenoid-free Diets JUSTYN, NM*; HEINE, KB; PETEYA, JA; HOOD, WR; SHAWKEY, MD; WANG, B; HILL, GE; Auburn University; Auburn University; John Carroll University; Auburn University; Ghent University; Auburn University; Auburn University nmj0005@tigermail.auburn.edu Copepods can serve as […]
Evidence for Extraocular Photosensitivity in the Bioluminescent Organs of Deep-sea Shrimp
Meeting Abstract 129-7 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:45 – 12:00 Evidence for Extraocular Photosensitivity in the Bioluminescent Organs of Deep-sea Shrimp BRACKEN-GRISSOM, H.D*; DELEO, D.M; PORTER, M.L; IWANICKI, T.; SICKLES, J.; FRANK, T.M; Florida International University ; Florida International University ; University of Hawai’i at Mānoa; University of Hawai’i at Mānoa; Nova Southeastern University; Nova Southeastern University hbracken@fiu.edu […]
