SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 108-10 Sat Jan 2 Invaders sourced from islands: thermal matching, potential or plasticity? Claunch, NM*; Goodman, CM; Reed, RN; Romagosa, CM; Taylor, EN; University of Florida; University of South Florida; United States Geological Survey, Fort Collins, CO; University of […]
year: 2021
Ice-binding proteins and freeze tolerance in the bay mussel (Mytilus trossulus)
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 108-9 Sat Jan 2 Ice-binding proteins and freeze tolerance in the bay mussel (Mytilus trossulus) Box, ICH*; Marshall, KE; University of British Columbia, Department of Zoology, Vancouver, BC; University of British Columbia, Department of Zoology, Vancouver, BC box@zoology.ubc.ca Many […]
Genetic variation in phenotypic plasticity of thermal limits in Drosophila melanogaster
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 108-11 Sat Jan 2 Genetic variation in phenotypic plasticity of thermal limits in Drosophila melanogaster Awde, DN*; Teets, NM; University of Kentucky; University of Kentucky davidawde@gmail.com Thermal conditions are an important determinant of performance and species distributions, and the […]
Computer assisted analysis to improve throughput and precision of knockdown time assays
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 108-5 Sat Jan 2 Computer assisted analysis to improve throughput and precision of knockdown time assays Perez-Galvez, FR*; Awde, D; McCabe, EA; Teets, NM; University of Kentucky; University of Kentucky; University of Kentucky; University of Kentucky frpe222@uky.edu Knockdown-time assays, […]
Ability of RCH to protect against physiological damage from sublethal chilling in Drosophila melanogaster
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 108-7 Sat Jan 2 Ability of RCH to protect against physiological damage from sublethal chilling in Drosophila melanogaster Unfried, LN*; Teets, NM; University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY laura.unfried@uky.edu Rapid cold hardening (RCH) is a […]
A simple and dynamic thermal gradient device for measuring thermal performance in small ectotherms
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 108-6 Sat Jan 2 A simple and dynamic thermal gradient device for measuring thermal performance in small ectotherms Ritchie, MW*; Dawson, JW; MacMillan, HA; Carleton University ; Carleton University ; Carleton University marshallritchie@cmail.carleton.ca Ectotherm performance and fitness are heavily […]
Thermal plasticity in a combustion impaired dragonfly phenotype
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 107-1 Sat Jan 2 Thermal plasticity in a combustion impaired dragonfly phenotype Stupski, SD*; Schilder, RJ; Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University sqs6157@psu.edu One of the central challenges in thermal biology is understanding at a physiological level the mechanisms […]
The biophysical basis of thermal tolerance in fish eggs
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 107-11 Sat Jan 2 The biophysical basis of thermal tolerance in fish eggs Martin, BM*; Dudley, PN; Kashef, NS; Stafford, DM; Reeder, WJ; Tonina, D; Del Rio, AM; Foott, JS; Danner, EM; University of Amsterdam; University of California Santa […]
Temperature, nutrition and life history among New Zealand stick insects
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 107-9 Sat Jan 2 Temperature, nutrition and life history among New Zealand stick insects Cubillos, CA*; Augustine, KE; Sinclair, BJ; Buckley, TR; University of Auckland, Auckland; Landcare Research, Auckland; Western University, Ontario; Landcare Research ccub151@aucklanduni.ac.nz Temperature constrains the kinetics […]
Physiological adaptation to local temperature differences among bat wing muscles
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 107-7 Sat Jan 2 Physiological adaptation to local temperature differences among bat wing muscles Rummel, AD*; Swartz, SM; Marsh, RL; Brown University andrea_rummel@brown.edu The high, constant body temperatures (Tb) of endotherms like birds and mammals are thought to facilitate […]
