Meeting Abstract 45-6  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30  Perceived paternity affects parental care behaviour in bluegill sunfish (Lepomis machrochirus) CHURCHMAN, EKL*; HAIN, TJA; KNAPP, R; NEFF, BD; University of Western Ontario, London, ON; University of Western Ontario, London, ON; University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; University of Western Ontario, London, ON echurchm@uwo.ca Understanding the mechanisms that lead […]

Meeting Abstract 45-1  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:15  Introduction to Celebrating the scientific contributions of Rosemary Knapp: hormones and alternative reproductive tactics WOODLEY, SK*; MOORE, IT; Duquesne University; Virginia Tech woodleys@duq.edu https://www.duq.edu/academics/faculty/sarah-woodley On February 3rd, 2019, Dr. Rosemary (Roe) Knapp, Professor at the University of Oklahoma, passed away after a long courageous battle with breast cancer. […]

Meeting Abstract 45-2  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30  Hormones and Behavior in Sunfish: Celebrating 17 years of Collaboration with Rosemary Knapp NEFF, BD; Western University, London, ON bryandneff@gmail.com A longstanding focus of my research has been to bridge levels of analysis from mechanism to adaptation. One of the first avenues in this pursuit was to understand […]

Meeting Abstract 45-4  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00  Hormonal Regulation of Alternative Mating Tactics in Anuran Amphibians: A Tribute to Rosemary Knapp LEARY, CJ; University of Mississippi cjleary@olemiss.edu Rosemary Knapp was an incredibly influential figure in behavioral endocrinology. Her meticulous work on hormonal regulation of alternative mating tactics set the stage for research in this area […]

Meeting Abstract 45-5  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15  Brain transcriptional profiles of alternative reproductive tactics in bluegill sunfish PARTRIDGE, CG*; MACMANES, MD; KNAPP, R; NEFF, BD; Grand Valley State University; University of New Hampshire; University of Oklahoma; University of Western Ontario partridc@gvsu.edu Bluegill sunfish are a classic system for studying male alternative reproductive tactics (ARTs). In […]

Meeting Abstract 45-7  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:30 – 09:45  Behavioral Timing: The Essential Role of Neurohormonal Mechanisms BASS, AH; BASS, And; Cornell University, UC Bodega Marine Laboratory ahb3@cornell.edu Field studies of animals behaving in their natural habitat provide an essential context for framing questions related to the evolution of daily and seasonal changes in social behavior. How […]

Meeting Abstract 44-2  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30  Tracking Physiological Time: Timing and Duration of Cold Exposure Impacts Seasonal Life History Timing in a Temperate Insect TOXOPEUS, J*; DOWLE, EJ; RAGLAND, GJ; University of Colorado, Denver, CO; University of Otago, New Zealand; University of Colorado, Denver, CO jantina.toxopeus@ucdenver.edu Many organisms time their development to ensure that […]

Meeting Abstract 44-3  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45  Non Target Impacts of the Herbicide 2,4,-D on Early Life Stages of Fish KARASOV, WH*; DEHNERT, GK; University of Wisconsin, Madison; University of Wisconsin, Madison wkarasov@wisc.edu 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is contained in many systemic herbicides used worldwide for selective weed control of invasive plants in agriculture and aquatic […]

Meeting Abstract 44-1  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:15  Near Infrared Reflectance & Thermoregulation in Epipedobates Poison Frogs SHIELDS-ESTRADA, AK*; CANNATELLA, DC; University of Texas at Austin; University of Texas at Austin ashieldsestrada@utexas.edu Adaptive variation in color reflects a suite of organismal specific traits and behaviors, ranging from warning signaling to thermoregulation. However, how this variation is […]

Meeting Abstract 44-6  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30  Did the flint water crisis also harm wild birds? Examining blood lead of three urban birds in Flint, MI GLYNN, KJ*; ZAHOR, DL; CHIPARUS, SL; CORNELIUS, JM; Eastern Michigan University; Eastern Michigan University; Eastern Michigan University; Oregon State University kglynn2@emich.edu Anthropogenic activities can emit metal pollutants, such as […]