Meeting Abstract 13-1 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:15 – 10:30 Extreme size variation in an armed weevil sheds light on the relationship between body mass and metabolic rate SOMJEE, U*; ANZALDO, S; MARTING, PM; PAINTING, CJ; POWELL, E; HICKEY, T; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama; Arizona State University, USA; Arizona State University, USA; University of Auckland, New Zealand; […]
year: 2020
Evidence for a Semi-Aquatic Ecology in a 30-Million-Year-Old Beaver and the Evolution of Locomotion in Castoridae
Meeting Abstract 13-7 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:45 – 12:00 Evidence for a Semi-Aquatic Ecology in a 30-Million-Year-Old Beaver and the Evolution of Locomotion in Castoridae CALEDE, J; The Ohio State University, Marion, OH calede.1@osu.edu The family Castoridae is today represented by only two species, the Eurasian and the North American beavers. Both animals are large semi-aquatic rodents. […]
Effect of Exercise Training on Brain Allometry and Cognitive Abilities in Anolis carolinensis
Meeting Abstract 13-3 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:45 – 11:00 Effect of Exercise Training on Brain Allometry and Cognitive Abilities in Anolis carolinensis SORLIN , MV*; MARKS, JR; JOHNSON, MA; HUSAK, JF; LAILVAUX, SP; University of New Orleans, LA; University of New Orleans, LA; Trinity University, San Antonio, TX; University of Saint Thomas, Saint Paul, MN ; University […]
The Color of Jewels Evolution of Color Patterns Across a Speciose Lineage of Jewel Beetles
Meeting Abstract 12-1 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:30 – 10:45 The Color of Jewels: Evolution of Color Patterns Across a Speciose Lineage of Jewel Beetles LORD, NP*; WELLER, HI; SHARKEY, CR; Louisiana State University; Brown University; University of Minnesota nlord@lsu.edu http://www.coleopterasystematics.com Animal coloration is a fundamental aspect of visual communication (e.g., sexual selection, aposematism) and crypsis (e.g., camouflage, […]
Mortality and Physiology of Nasonia Hybrids
Meeting Abstract 12-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:15 – 11:30 Mortality and Physiology of Nasonia Hybrids GIBSON, JD*; BOTNARU, L; COBB, BA; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University jgibson@georgiasouthern.edu https://www.insectevolution.org/ Nasonia is a genus with four species of parasitoid wasp that can be crossed in the laboratory, producing hybrids that demonstrate varying levels of reproductive […]
How to investigate the origins of novelty insights gained from ecology, genomics, function, and fitness landscapes
Meeting Abstract 12-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:00 – 11:15 How to investigate the origins of novelty: insights gained from ecology, genomics, function, and fitness landscapes MARTIN, CM; University of California, Berkeley chmartin@berkeley.edu http://ib.berkeley.edu/labs/martin/ Biologists are drawn to the most extraordinary adaptations in the natural world, i.e. evolutionary novelties, yet rarely do we understand the microevolutionary processes underlying […]
Evidence for an African Cave Lion (Panthera sp) Multiple Panthera individuals from Bridge Cave, Bolt’s Farm, South Africa
Meeting Abstract 12-6 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:30 – 11:45 Evidence for an African Cave Lion (Panthera sp): Multiple Panthera individuals from Bridge Cave, Bolt’s Farm, South Africa KUHN, BF*; SALESA, MJ; MAURICIO, A; ARGANT, A; RANDOPH-QUINNEY, P; KGASI, L; GOMMERY, D; University of Johannesburg, South Africa; Departamento de Paleobiología, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC, Madrid, Spain; Departamento […]
Ecological divergence in the sponge genus Ircinia
Meeting Abstract 12-2 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:45 – 11:00 Ecological divergence in the sponge genus Ircinia KELLY, JB*; THACKER, RW; Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY joseph.b.kelly@stonybrook.edu Microbiomes can have substantial impacts on the ecological identities and evolutionary histories of their hosts. In the sponge genus Ircinia, evolutionary responses to host-microbial […]
To Flee or Not to Flee A Comparison of Predator Avoidance Behaviors Under Varied Light and Predatory Conditions
Meeting Abstract 11-3 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:45 – 11:00 To Flee or Not to Flee: A Comparison of Predator Avoidance Behaviors Under Varied Light and Predatory Conditions MICHELS, NO*; HRABIK, TR; MENSINGER, AF; University of Minnesota Duluth; University of Minnesota Duluth; University of Minnesota Duluth miche498@d.umn.edu The quantity and quality of information during predator-prey interactions is influenced […]
The Effects of Temperature on the Predatory and Defensive Strikes of Rattlesnakes
Meeting Abstract 11-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:15 – 11:30 The Effects of Temperature on the Predatory and Defensive Strikes of Rattlesnakes WHITFORD, MD*; FREYMILLER, GA; HIGHAM, TE; CLARK, RW; San Diego State University; San Diego State University; University of California, Riverside; San Diego State University mwhitford@ucdavis.edu Locomotor performance is heavily influenced by body temperature due to the […]
