Meeting Abstract 96-3  Monday, Jan. 6 14:00 – 14:15  Structural Adaptations of Nepenthes gracilis Pitcher Lids to Capture Insects Using Drop Impacts LENZ, AS; School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, UK anne-kristin.lenz@bristol.ac.uk Pitcher plants are a group of carnivorous plants that trap and digest prey in their cup-shaped leaves. The traps are passive and have several […]

Meeting Abstract 96-6  Monday, Jan. 6 14:45 – 15:00  Rice Root Tip Circumnutation Facilitates Exploratory Behavior MCCASKEY, EN*; LEHNER, K; TAYLOR, I; BENFEY, PN; GOLDMAN, DI; Georgia Tech; Duke University; Duke University; Duke University; Georgia Tech emccaskey@gatech.edu Circumnutation is the oscillatory movement of a variety of plant organs including roots. Little is known about the function of […]

Meeting Abstract 96-2  Monday, Jan. 6 13:45 – 14:00  How fishes use body wave interference to accelerate LIAO, JC*; AKANYETI, O; Whitney Lab for Marine Bioscience, University of Florida; Aberystwyth University, Ceredigion UK jliao@whitney.ufl.edu The ability for fishes to move fast is critical for successful prey capture and predator evasion. Here, we uncover the physiological and hydrodynamic […]

Meeting Abstract 96-7  Monday, Jan. 6 15:00 – 15:15  Gait Rhythmogenesis and Spatiotemporal Ordering in Self-propelling Unicellular Microorganisms WAN, KY; University of Exeter, UK k.y.wan2@exeter.ac.uk http://www.micromotility.com Interlimb coordination is a highly dynamic phenomenon which enabled the first vertebrates to negotiate terrestrial habitats during the evolutionary transition from sea to land. Surprisingly, attainment of complex limb coordination is […]

Meeting Abstract 96-8  Monday, Jan. 6 15:15 – 15:30  Collective Behavior of Worm Blobs OZKAN-AYDIN, Y*; GOLDMAN, D I; BHAMLA, M S; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology yaydin6@gatech.edu Aggregate formation and clustering are common behaviors observed across taxa and can facilitate the survival of the collective (Allee, 1978). Here we […]

Meeting Abstract 95-3  Monday, Jan. 6 14:00 – 14:15  Obligate cavity-nesting shapes the evolution of territorial aggression, but not testosterone, in both female and male birds ROSVALL, KA*; LIPSHUTZ, SE; Indiana University, Bloomington krosvall@indiana.edu https://rosvall.lab.indiana.edu/ Our understanding of the proximate and ultimate mechanisms shaping competitive phenotypes primarily stems from research on male-male competition for mates, even though […]

Meeting Abstract 95-7  Monday, Jan. 6 15:00 – 15:15  Molecular evolution and sex-biased expression of Drosophila melanogaster female reproductive tract tissues MCDONOUGH, CE*; PITNICK, S; DORUS, S; Syracuse University; Syracuse University; Syracuse University mcdonouce@gmail.com http://cemcdonough.com For species with internal fertilization, the complex interactions between the female reproductive tract (FRT) and male ejaculate(s) are critical to fertility, influence […]

Meeting Abstract 95-4  Monday, Jan. 6 14:15 – 14:30  How social challenges modulate steroid signaling in the female brain GEORGE, EM*; ROSVALL, KA; Indiana University Bloomington; Indiana University Bloomington georgee@indiana.edu https://elizabethmgeorge.wixsite.com/biol Little is known about the mechanisms underlying female-female aggression, despite increasing evidence of its adaptiveness in many species. While some male vertebrates socially modulate circulating testosterone […]

Meeting Abstract 95-5  Monday, Jan. 6 14:30 – 14:45   Fitness and mortality costs to females in a system with allied sexual coercion MCENTEE, M*; KRZYSZCZYK, E; FOROUGHIRAD, V; FRèRE, C; MANN, J; Georgetown University, Washington, DC; Georgetown University, Washington, DC; Georgetown University, Washington, DC; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia; Georgetown University, Washington, DC mhm95@georgetown.edu […]

Meeting Abstract 95-8  Monday, Jan. 6 15:15 – 15:30  Corticosterone treatment influences expression of gene pathways linked to meiotic segregation in preovulatory follicles of the domestic hen NAVARA, KJ*; WROBEL, ER; BENTZ, AB; LORENZ, WW; GARDNER, S; MENDONçA, MT; The University of Georgia; The University of Georgia; The University of Georgia; Indiana University, Bloomington; Auburn University; Auburn […]