Meeting Abstract 11-6  Saturday, Jan. 4 11:30 – 11:45  Growth, lifespan, and reproductive investment of Physa snails exposed to predators GOEPPNER, SR*; LUTTBEG, B; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University scott.goeppner@okstate.edu Past research has shown that Physa snails change their shell morphology, life history, and behavior based on the type of predators in their environment. The snails […]

Meeting Abstract 11-4  Saturday, Jan. 4 11:00 – 11:15  Feeding of Crayfish Snakes: A Model System for Testing the Roles of Predator Anatomy and Behavior on Foraging Ecology GRIPSHOVER, ND*; JAYNE, BC; University of Cincinnati; University of Cincinnati gripshnd@mail.uc.edu Snakes are a classic example of a gape-limited predator, but ironically gape has been quantified directly in fewer […]

Meeting Abstract 11-7  Saturday, Jan. 4 11:45 – 12:00  Does individual performance influence antipredator behavioral strategy choice in chameleons? DROWN, RM*; ANDERSON, CV; University of South Dakota; University of South Dakota rachel.drown@coyotes.usd.edu Animals are under a constant selective pressure to avoid predation. They are often equipped with several anti-predatory behavior strategies based on their morphology, physiology and […]

Meeting Abstract 11-2  Saturday, Jan. 4 10:30 – 10:45  Differences in behavioral plasticity among populations of threespine stickleback experiencing a novel predation threat. STEVENS II, DR*; GRAHAM, MA; BADJIS, CB; MASON, JN; BAKER, JA; FOSTER, SA; Clark University dalstevens@clarku.edu Rapid, novel changes to an organism’s environment due to invasive species are a global threat to biodiversity. Behavioral […]

Meeting Abstract 11-1  Saturday, Jan. 4 10:15 – 10:30  Calling Owl: Rails Do Not Reduce Vocal Activity Rates in Response to Predation Risk GOLDBERG, DL*; BASSINGTHWAITE, TA; BEILKE, S; WARD, MP; CAPPARELLA, AP; Illinois State University; Illinois State University; Audubon Great Lakes, Chicago; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Illinois State University dlgoldb@ilstu.edu Animal communication carries the risk […]

Meeting Abstract 10-1  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:00 – 08:15  Phylogenomics and Biogeography of the Gondwanan Vicariant Harvestman Family Pettalidae (Arachnida, Opiliones) BAKER, CM*; BOYER, SL; GIRIBET, G; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Macalester College, St Paul, MN; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA baker02@g.harvard.edu We tested the hypothesis that Gondwanan vicariance contributed to the circum-Antarctic distribution of Pettalidae, a family […]

Meeting Abstract 10-3  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:30 – 08:45  Macroevolutionary Relationships Between High Contrast Patterns and Body Shape in Teleost Fishes ZAPFE, KL *; LAROUCHE, O; PRICE, SA; Clemson University; Clemson University; Clemson University kzapfe@g.clemson.edu Visually striking animals are found across the Tree of Life, but we are still untangling the story behind bold color pattern displays. […]

Meeting Abstract 10-6  Saturday, Jan. 4 09:15 – 09:30  Macroecology and Morphological Evolution of the Frog Skull BARDUA, C*; BON, M; FABRE, A-C; DAS, K; HERREL, A; STANLEY, EL; BLACKBURN, DC; GOSWAMI, A; NHM, London; NHM, London; NHM, London; MfN, Berlin; MNHN, Paris ; FMNH, Florida; FMNH, Florida; NHM, London carla.bardua.15@ucl.ac.uk Anurans (frogs) are the most speciose […]

Meeting Abstract 10-4  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:45 – 09:00  Identifying Atypical Modes of Continuous Trait Evolution KING, TK*; BROWN, JM; Louisiana State University ; Louisiana State University tking21@lsu.edu Phylogenetic comparative methods (PCMs) are used to make comparisons among organisms while considering their shared evolutionary histories. Brownian motion (BM) and the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck (OU) process are the main models […]

Meeting Abstract 10-5  Saturday, Jan. 4 09:00 – 09:15  How do mitochondrial genes with high mutation rates remain functional? NIX, RM*; THUESON, K; RABINOWITZ, S; HAVIRD, JC; Baylor University; University of Texas at Austin; University of Texas at Austin; University of Texas at Austin rachel_nix1@baylor.edu While mitochondrial (mt) genes in bilaterian animals have high mutation rates, mt […]