T142. Topics in Paleoecology: Predation/Biotic Interactions, Fidelity/Taphonomy, and Community Ecology/Whole Organism Paleoecology I

Session No. 149
Tuesday, 6 November 2012: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
217D (Charlotte Convention Center)

T142. Topics in Paleoecology: Predation/Biotic Interactions, Fidelity/Taphonomy, and Community Ecology/Whole Organism Paleoecology I

Paleontological Society; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division

 

Carrie L. Tyler, Amelinda E. Webb, Mary Elizabeth Kosloski, Frank L. Forcino, Emily S. Stafford and Simon A.F. Darroch, Advocates
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8:00 AM
SIX THOUSAND LITTLE PIECES: SHELL FRAGMENTS AS AN INDICATOR OF CRUSHING PREDATION INTENSITY
STAFFORD, Emily S.1, CHOJNACKI, Nikqueta2, TYLER, Carrie L.3, SCHNEIDER, Chris L.4 and LEIGHTON, Lindsey R.2, (1)Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, Western Carolina University, 294 Belk, Cullowhee, NC 28723, (2)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, (3)Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL 32607, (4)Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, emmastaf@gmail.com, emmastaf@gmail.com
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8:15 AM
COMPARING PREDATION FREQUENCY BETWEEN TWO MORPHOLOGIES OF SPISULA SP. (BIVALVIA)
TWERDY, Pamela A., STAFFORD, Emily S. and LEIGHTON, Lindsey R., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, ptwerdy@ualberta.ca, ptwerdy@ualberta.ca
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8:30 AM
QUANTIFYING ADAPTIVE COSTS: STABLE ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANTI-PREDATORY MORPHOLOGIES IN BUSYCONINE WHELKS
KOSLOSKI, Mary Elizabeth, Geological Sciences, Colby College, Waterville, ME 04901 and DIETL, Gregory, Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, mkoslosk@colby.edu, mkoslosk@colby.edu
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8:45 AM
PREY EFFECTIVENESS? CONSPECIFIC COMPETITION LEADS TO AN INCREASE IN INCOMPLETE DRILL HOLES
HUTCHINGS, Jack A., Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620 and HERBERT, Gregory S., School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Ave., Tampa, FL 33620, jahutch2@gmail.com, jahutch2@gmail.com
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9:00 AM
SPECIES REDUNDANCY AND FAUNAL STABILITY IN THE FOSSIL RECORD
NAGEL-MYERS, Judith1, DIETL, Gregory2, HANDLEY, John C.2 and BRETT, C.E.3, (1)Geology, St. Lawrence University, 23 Romoda Drive, Canton, NY 13617, (2)Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, (3)Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology/Physics Building, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, jnagel@stlawu.edu, jnagel@stlawu.edu
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9:15 AM
DO PREDATORY DRILL HOLES INFLUENCE THE TRANSPORT AND DEPOSITION OF GASTROPOD SHELLS?
COLLINS, Ben M.J.1, MOLINARO, Darrin J.2, BURNS, Michael E.3, STAFFORD, Emily S.4 and LEIGHTON, Lindsey R.1, (1)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, (2)Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, (3)Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada, (4)Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, Western Carolina University, 294 Belk, Cullowhee, NC 28723, bmcollin@ualberta.ca, bmcollin@ualberta.ca
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9:30 AM
DIETARY RECONSTRUCTIONS OF MODERN AND FOSSIL SMALL MAMMALS IN A GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEM OF SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS
HAVELES, Andrew W., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, TALMADGE, Kristian A., University of California - San Diego, San Diego, CA 92182, FOX, David L., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0219 and FOX-DOBBS, Kena, Department of Geology, University of Puget Sound, 1500 N. Warner St, Tacoma, WA 98416-1048, have0118@umn.edu, have0118@umn.edu
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9:45 AM
SPATIAL VARIATION IN DRILLING PREDATION WITHIN A BIOGEOGRAPHIC TRANSITION IN THE PLEISTOCENE LOWER WACCAMAW FORMATION OF THE CAROLINAS
KELLEY, Patricia H., Department of Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5944 and DIETL, Gregory P., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850-1398, kelleyp@uncw.edu, kelleyp@uncw.edu
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10:00 AM
FUNCTIONAL SHELL COLOR PATTERN POLYMORPHISM IN PUPERITA PUPA
DURHAM, Stephen R., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, srd77@cornell.edu, srd77@cornell.edu
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10:15 AM
EXPLORATORY SPATIAL ANALYSES AS AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH FOR UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANISMS THAT DRIVE THE NATICID DRILL HOLE DISTRIBUTION
ROJAS, Alexis1, HENDY, Austin J.W.1 and DIETL, Gregory2, (1)Florida Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 117800, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, (2)Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, arojasb@ufl.edu, arojasb@ufl.edu
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10:30 AM
THE EFFECT OF WAVE EXPOSURE ON CRAB PREDATION OF LITTORINIDS ON SAN SALVADOR ISLAND, BAHAMAS
SMITH, Jansen A., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, jas933@cornell.edu, jas933@cornell.edu
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10:45 AM
EDGE DRILLING IN RECENT BIVALVES FROM RED SEA: ECOLOGICAL VS. ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES
CHATTOPADHYAY, Devapriya, Department of Earth Science, IISER Kolkata, Mohanpur, WB-741252, India, ZUSCHIN, Martin, Department of Paleontology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, Vienna, A-1090, Austria and TOMASOVYCH, Adam, Geological Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, 84005, Slovakia, devapriya@iiserkol.ac.in, devapriya@iiserkol.ac.in
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11:00 AM
CRINOIDS AS PREY AND PREDATORS: DIVERSE EVIDENCE FROM THE FOSSIL RECORD AND RECENT (Invited Presentation)
DONOVAN, Stephen K., Geology, NCB Naturalis, Postbus 9517, Leiden, 2300RA, Netherlands, Steve.Donovan@ncbnaturalis.nl, Steve.Donovan@ncbnaturalis.nl
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11:20 AM
PROGRESSION OF THE EARLY MESOZOIC MARINE REVOLUTION IN TWO OCEANS: CASE STUDIES FROM TETHYS AND PANTHALASSA
TACKETT, Lydia S., Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, 3651 Trousdale Parkway, ZHS 233, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740 and BOTTJER, David, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, Tackett@usc.edu, Tackett@usc.edu
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11:35 AM
ALTERNATE MODES OF NATICID PREDATION: AN EXPERIMENTAL TEST OF THE INFLUENCE OF SUBSTRATE DEPTH ON DRILLING BEHAVIORS
VISAGGI, Christy C., Geosciences, Georgia State University, PO Box 4105, Atlanta, GA 30302, DIETL, Gregory P., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850-1398 and KELLEY, Patricia H., Department of Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5944, cvisaggi@gsu.edu, cvisaggi@gsu.edu
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