Sex steroids as mediators of phenotypic integration, genetic correlations, and evolutionary transitions

Meeting Abstract 104-3  Monday, Jan. 6 14:00 – 14:15  Sex steroids as mediators of phenotypic integration, genetic correlations, and evolutionary transitions COX, RM*; WITTMAN, T; ROBINSON, CD; COX, CL; JOHN-ALDER, HB; University of Virginia; University of Virginia; University of Virginia; Georgia Southern University; Rutgers University rmc3u@virginia.edu http://www.coxlabuva.org Comparative endocrinologists have increasingly adopted evolutionary approaches not only to […]

SICB Journals – synergy, status, and a call to action

Meeting Abstract 104-5  Monday, Jan. 6 14:30 – 14:45  SICB Journals – synergy, status, and a call to action MULLER, U*; SUMMERS, AP; CSUF; UW – Friday Harbor Labs fishguy@uw.edu Two journals are published by the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology SICB: Integrative and Comparative Biology (ICB) and Integrative Organismal Biology (IOB). Both journals serve the […]

Patterns in Reproductive Seasonality Inferred From Annual Testosterone Cycles In Baleen Of Adult Male Bowhead Whales (Balaena mysticetus)

Meeting Abstract 104-2  Monday, Jan. 6 13:45 – 14:00  Patterns in Reproductive Seasonality Inferred From Annual Testosterone Cycles In Baleen Of Adult Male Bowhead Whales (Balaena mysticetus) HUNT, KE*; BUCK, CL; HUDSON, J; FERNáNDEZ-AJó, A; HEIDE-JøRGENSEN, MP; FERGUSON, SH; MATTHEWS, CJD; George Mason U; N Arizona U; U Manitoba; N Arizona U; Greenland Inst Nat Res; Fish […]

Immune and hormonal circadian rhythms in captive bred Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)

Meeting Abstract 104-1  Monday, Jan. 6 13:30 – 13:45  Immune and hormonal circadian rhythms in captive bred Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) TITON, SCM*; TITON JR, B; TEIXEIRA, RV; LIMA, AS; GARCIA NETO, PG; FERREIRA, LF; ASSIS, VR; GOMES, FR; MARKUS, RP; University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; University […]

Ideas and initiatives for the two SICB journals

Meeting Abstract 104-6  Monday, Jan. 6 14:45 – 15:00  Ideas and initiatives for the two SICB journals SUMMERS, AP*; MULLER, U; UW -Friday Harbor Labs; CSUF fishguy@uw.edu The editors of Integrative Comparative Biology and Integrative Organismal Biology will continue a dialog with members on issues of transparency, inclusion, diversity, and accessibility. The aim of this time slot […]

Evidence for expression of the sodium iodide symporter (NIS) in novel neural and ovarian locations in teleost fish

Meeting Abstract 104-4  Monday, Jan. 6 14:15 – 14:30  Evidence for expression of the sodium iodide symporter (NIS) in novel neural and ovarian locations in teleost fish HOLLOWAY, ND*; MACKENZIE, DS; RILEY, BB; Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University nholloway@bio.tamu.edu https://www.bio.tamu.edu/graduate-student-page-nicholas-holloway/ Iodine, an essential component of thyroid hormone, can only be obtained through the […]

Temperature Dependences and Angular Resolution of the Pacific Rattlesnake Facial Pit

Meeting Abstract 103-4  Monday, Jan. 6 14:15 – 14:30  Temperature Dependences and Angular Resolution of the Pacific Rattlesnake Facial Pit. BAKKEN, G.S*; SCHRAFT, H.A; ORDUNO-BAEZ, A; CLARK, R.W; San Diego State Univ.; San Diego State Univ.; San Diego State Univ.; San Diego State Univ. george.bakken@indstate.edu The pitviper facial pit functions as a chamber-type “eye”. Uniquely, rather than […]

Tactile active sensing and learning in plant-insect pollination

Meeting Abstract 103-7  Monday, Jan. 6 15:00 – 15:15  Tactile active sensing and learning in plant-insect pollination DEORA, T*; BRUNTON, BW; AHMED, M; DANIEL, TL; University of Washington, Seattle, WA; University of Washington, Seattle, WA; University of Washington, Seattle, WA; University of Washington, Seattle, WA tanvid2@uw.edu Sensory systems play a crucial role in the interaction between plants […]

Sensory biology of of mosquito-flower interactions

Meeting Abstract 103-3  Monday, Jan. 6 14:00 – 14:15  Sensory biology of of mosquito-flower interactions RIFFELL, J*; CHAN, J; OKUBO, R; University of Washington; University of Washington; University of Washington jriffell@uw.edu Mosquitoes are important vectors of disease and require sources of carbohydrates for reproduction and survival. Unlike host-related behaviors of mosquitoes, comparatively less is understood about the […]

No Place Like Home Sea Turtles and Geomagnetic Imprinting

Meeting Abstract 103-5  Monday, Jan. 6 14:30 – 14:45  No Place Like Home: Sea Turtles and Geomagnetic Imprinting LOHMANN, KJ*; BROTHERS, JR; LOHMANN, CMF; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill klohmann@email.unc.edu http://lohmannlab.web.unc.edu/ Various marine animals migrate across vast expanses of ocean before […]

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