Meeting Abstract 3-3 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:30 – 08:45 Gliding through clutter – obstacle-avoidance and path-planning in the flying lizard Draco dussumieri KHANDELWAL, P C*; HEDRICK, T L; UNC Chapel Hill; UNC Chapel Hill pranavk@live.unc.edu Gliding animals frequently traverse complex spatial habitats to perform ecologically relevant behaviors. However, unlike flapping flyers, gliders are constrained in their ability […]
year: 2020
Directed Aerial Descent in Arboreal Salamanders
Meeting Abstract 3-1 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:00 – 08:15 Directed Aerial Descent in Arboreal Salamanders BROWN, CE*; DEBAN, SM; DUDLEY, R; SATHE, EA; University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; University of California, Berkeley, CA; University of California, Berkeley, CA cbrown43@mail.usf.edu Many arboreal animals, from insects to vertebrates, use directed aerial descent […]
Sex-biased Gene Expression and Sexual Dimorphism in Anole Lizards
Meeting Abstract 2-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:45 – 09:00 Sex-biased Gene Expression and Sexual Dimorphism in Anole Lizards CHUNG, AK*; COX, RM; LOGAN, ML; MCMILLAN, WO; COX, CL; University of California, Los Angeles; University of Virginia; University of Nevada, Reno; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Georgia Southern University akc9ab@g.ucla.edu Adult males and females of a species often possess […]
Repeated mitochondrial evolution underlies adaptation to extreme environments
Meeting Abstract 2-8 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:45 – 10:00 Repeated mitochondrial evolution underlies adaptation to extreme environments BARTS, N*; GREENWAY, R; HENPITA, C; ARNDT, S; SHAW, J; KELLEY, J; TOBLER, M; Kansas State University; Kansas State University; Oklahoma State University; University of Cambridge; Oklahoma State University ; Washington State University; Kansas State University barts2@ksu.edu Extreme environments are […]
Poleward proliferation of an inshore squid
Meeting Abstract 2-7 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:30 – 09:45 Poleward proliferation of an inshore squid BURFORD, B*; WILD, L; SCHWARZ, R; KOSMA, M; CHENOWETH, E; SREENIVASAN, A; GILLY, W; HEINTZ, R; FIELD, J; HOVING, HJ; STRALEY, J; DENNY, M; Stanford University; University of Alaska Fairbanks; GEOMAR; University of Alaska Fairbanks; University of Alaska Southeast; University of Alaska […]
Habitat Structure Influences Sex-Specific Patterns of Multilevel Selection in Experimental Populations of Forked Fungus Beetles
Meeting Abstract 2-6 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:15 – 09:30 Habitat Structure Influences Sex-Specific Patterns of Multilevel Selection in Experimental Populations of Forked Fungus Beetles COSTELLO, RA*; COOK, PA; FORMICA, VA; BRODIE III, ED; University of Virginia; University of Virginia; Swarthmore College; University of Virginia rac2zb@virginia.edu Multilevel selection occurs when a group phenotype influences individual fitness above and […]
Females pay the price high costs of reproduction dictate sensitivity to diet quality in adult crickets
Meeting Abstract 2-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:00 – 09:15 Females pay the price: high costs of reproduction dictate sensitivity to diet quality in adult crickets TREIDEL, LA*; CLARK, RM; WILLIAMS, CM; UC Berkeley; Sienna College; UC Berkeley lisa.treidel@berkeley.edu Primary productivity and thus food quality are predicted to fluctuate along with changing global climates. Organismal performance and life […]
Decreased thermal tolerance in corals from high-frequency variable environments
Meeting Abstract 2-1 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:00 – 08:15 Decreased thermal tolerance in corals from high-frequency variable environments KLEPAC, CN*; BARSHIS, DJ; Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA cklep001@odu.edu Coral bleaching events (i.e., dis-association between coral animals and their dinoflagellate photosymbionts) are increasing in frequency and severity, resulting in widespread losses in coral cover and an urgency to […]
Cuticular hydrocarbons and the integration of myrmecophile rove beetles into ant colonies
Meeting Abstract 2-3 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:30 – 08:45 Cuticular hydrocarbons and the integration of myrmecophile rove beetles into ant colonies NARAGON, TH*; BRüCKNER, AK; WIJKER, RS; SESSIONS, AL; PARKER, J; Caltech; Caltech; Caltech; Caltech; Caltech tnaragon@caltech.edu Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) play a dual role in insects: they prevent against water loss across the cuticle and they are […]
Climate-related variation in metabolic rate across the geographic range of an invasive ectotherm
Meeting Abstract 2-2 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:15 – 08:30 Climate-related variation in metabolic rate across the geographic range of an invasive ectotherm POWERS, SD*; THOMPSON, LM; PARRY, D; GRAYSON, KL; AGOSTA, SJ; Virginia Commonwealth University; Clemson University; State University of New York; Virginia Commonwealth University powerssd3@vcu.edu Our current understanding of how physiological traits respond to divergent climates […]
