Meeting Abstract 103-1 Monday, Jan. 6 13:30 – 13:45 Interneurons for Mechanosensory Processing in Adult Drosophila JOHNSON, TL*; DEFINO, NJ; RAUSCHER, MJ; HECKSCHER, ES; FOX, JL; Case Western Reserve University; University of Arizona; Case Western Reserve University; University of Chicago; Case Western Reserve University jlf88@case.edu Sensory-motor integration is important for coordinating behaviors like walking and flying. In […]
Archives: Abstracts
Do I Match Exploring Self-Awareness of Color for Background Matching in Texas Horned Lizards
Meeting Abstract 103-6 Monday, Jan. 6 14:45 – 15:00 Do I Match? Exploring Self-Awareness of Color for Background Matching in Texas Horned Lizards MCENTIRE, KD*; POLJAN, M; VELA, S; THOMPSON, ML; BAUM, A; Trinity University, San Antonio; Trinity University, San Antonio; Trinity University, San Antonio; Trinity University, San Antonio; Trinity University, San Antonio kmcentir@trinity.edu Camouflage through background […]
Compounds without borders a novel paradigm for quantifying complex odors and responses to scent-pollution in bumblebees
Meeting Abstract 103-2 Monday, Jan. 6 13:45 – 14:00 Compounds without borders: a novel paradigm for quantifying complex odors and responses to scent-pollution in bumblebees SPRAYBERRY, JDH; Muhlenberg College jordannasprayberry@muhlenberg.edu Bumblebees are critical pollinators whose populations have been declining over the past several decades. Successful foraging improves colony fitness, thus understanding how anthropogenic influences modulate foraging behavior […]
Sugar Flux and Metabolism in the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Meeting Abstract 102-4 Monday, Jan. 6 14:15 – 14:30 Sugar Flux and Metabolism in the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird. MUHAMMAD, S*; DICK, MF; WELCH, KC; University of Toronto; University of Toronto; University of Toronto saad.muhammad@mail.utoronto.ca Hummingbirds are one of two flying nectarivores that can uniquely use recently ingested fructose or glucose to power flight. Previous work in our lab […]
Investigating the mechanisms of diet-induced metabolic depression in wild rodents
Meeting Abstract 102-3 Monday, Jan. 6 14:00 – 14:15 Investigating the mechanisms of diet-induced metabolic depression in wild rodents TREVELLINE, BK*; MAIER, M; MARTINEZ-MOTA, R; DERTING, T; PASCH, B; DEARING, MD; KOHL, KD; Univ. of Pittsburgh; Univ. of Pittsburgh; Univ. of Utah; Murray State Univ.; Northern Arizona Univ.; Univ. of Utah; Univ. of Pittsburgh brian.trevelline@gmail.com Many animals […]
Identification and quantification of Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar, Arctic char Salvelinus alpinus, Cod Gadus morhua, and Capelin Mallotus villosus in Striped Bass diets in Labrador
Meeting Abstract 102-1 Monday, Jan. 6 13:30 – 13:45 Identification and quantification of Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar, Arctic char Salvelinus alpinus, Cod Gadus morhua, and Capelin Mallotus villosus in Striped Bass diets in Labrador YANG, ZY; EASY, RH*; AVERY, TA; Acadia University; Acadia University; Acadia University jacksonyang@acadiau.ca In 2017, Striped Bass were found for the first time […]
Does a Well-Balanced Diet Keep You Going When the Going Gets Cold
Meeting Abstract 102-2 Monday, Jan. 6 13:45 – 14:00 Does a Well-Balanced Diet Keep You Going When the Going Gets Cold? LITTLER, A*; GARCIA, M; TEETS, N; University of Kentucky; University of Kentucky; University of Kentucky asli226@uky.edu Cold stress is detrimental to insect fitness and has driven the evolution of coping mechanisms for low temperature stressors. Ecological […]
Does a Cannibal Feeding Strategy Impart Differential Metabolic Performance in Young Burbot Lota lota
Meeting Abstract 102-7 Monday, Jan. 6 14:45 – 15:00 Does a Cannibal Feeding Strategy Impart Differential Metabolic Performance in Young Burbot Lota lota? FRAZIER, AJ*; JENSEN, NR; YOUNG, SP; COOLEY-RIEDERS, CC; TODGHAM, AE; University of California, Davis; Kootenai Tribe of Idaho; Kootenai Tribe of Idaho; University of California, Davis; University of California, Davis ajfrazier@ucdavis.edu The practice of […]
Do digestive enzyme activities explain increased plant digestibility in a newly omnivorous lizard
Meeting Abstract 102-8 Monday, Jan. 6 15:00 – 15:15 Do digestive enzyme activities explain increased plant digestibility in a newly omnivorous lizard? WEHRLE, BA*; GONZALEZ, AX; STONE, J; RANKINS, D; VUU, E; HERREL, A; TADIC, Z; GERMAN, D; UC Irvine; UC Irvine; UC Irvine; UC Irvine; UC Irvine; MNHN/CNRS; U. Zagreb; UC Irvine bwehrle@uci.edu http://www.beckwehrle.weebly.com A population […]
A tale of two islands stress response and immune function of an insular pit viper following ecological disturbance
Meeting Abstract 102-6 Monday, Jan. 6 14:30 – 14:45 A tale of two islands: stress response and immune function of an insular pit viper following ecological disturbance. SANDFOSS, MR*; CLAUNCH, NM; STACY, NI; ROMAGOSA, CM; LILLYWHITE, HB; University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; […]
