SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P25-9 Sat Jan 2 Effects of elevated temperature on 8-hydroxy-2’-deoxyguanosine expression and DNA damage in the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Faizur Rahman, MD *; Saydur Rahman, MD ; University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; University of Texas Rio Grande […]
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Effect of temperature on sperm motility and longevity in Anolis sagrei
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P25-7 Sat Jan 2 Effect of temperature on sperm motility and longevity in Anolis sagrei Wang, W*; Gunderson , A; Tulane university ; Tulane university wwang16@tulane.edu To examine the ecological and evolutionary impact of global climate change on animals, […]
Does ultraviolet light influence thermoregulation behavior in lizards
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P25-4 Sat Jan 2 Does ultraviolet light influence thermoregulation behavior in lizards? Conley, DA*; Lattanzio, MS; Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA; Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA dane.conley.18@cnu.edu http://www.treelizard.net Diurnal lizards often shuttle between exposed sunlit and shaded […]
Do microRNAs mediate the response to cold stress in the flesh fly, Sarcophaga bullata
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P25-1 Sat Jan 2 Do microRNAs mediate the response to cold stress in the flesh fly, Sarcophaga bullata? Reynolds, JA*; Bryant, C; Ohio State University; Ohio State University reynolds.473@osu.edu During the winter insects face numerous challenges including low temperatures, […]
Body temperature is more important than seasonality and steroid levels in determining immunity in the hibernating tegu lizard
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P25-13 Sat Jan 2 Body temperature is more important than seasonality and steroid levels in determining immunity in the hibernating tegu lizard Madelaire, CB*; Zena, LA; Dillon, D; Pereira, D; Hunt, K; Buck, CL; Bicego, KC; Gomes, FR; Northern […]
The role of social interactions in iridovirus transmission among terrestrial Isopoda
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P24-1 Sat Jan 2 The role of social interactions in iridovirus transmission among terrestrial Isopoda Eley, M*; Gatzke, T; Eastburn, M; Princeton High School, Princeton, NJ meley.1303@gmail.com Viruses of the family Iridoviridae are known to cause mass mortality in […]
The effect of Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection on feather quality and maintenance in house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus)
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P24-6 Sat Jan 2 The effect of Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection on feather quality and maintenance in house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus) Alms, DM*; Langager, MM; Weitzman, CL; Hawley, DM; Virginia Tech dma080@vt.edu When organisms, such as songbirds, are faced with […]
Interspecific competition differentially influences disease dynamics via competing mechanisms in a directly transmitted disease system
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P24-4 Sat Jan 2 Interspecific competition differentially influences disease dynamics via competing mechanisms in a directly transmitted disease system Eleftheriou, A*; Luis, AD; University of Montana, Missoula; University of Montana, Missoula andreas.eleftheriou@umontana.edu The dilution effect hypothesis posits that as […]
Insufferable bookworms and their crabby victims Quantifying the infection intensity of flatworms on horseshoe crab book gills
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P24-3 Sat Jan 2 Insufferable bookworms and their crabby victims: Quantifying the infection intensity of flatworms on horseshoe crab book gills Piechocki, C*; Liang, N; O’Reilly, S; Brianik, C; Bopp, J; Cerrato, R; Allam, B; Stony Brook University; Stony […]
Estimation of prevalence and qPCR copy number of Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola and Snake Fungal Disease in a snake community in southern Illinois, with notes on detection methods
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P24-2 Sat Jan 2 Estimation of prevalence and qPCR copy number of Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola and Snake Fungal Disease in a snake community in southern Illinois, with notes on detection methods Smaga, CR*; Allender, MC; Jiménez, FA; Southern Illinois University, […]
