Meeting Abstract P3-224  Monday, Jan. 6  On designing and implementing a new course as a new professor KANE, EA; Georgia Southern University ekane@georgiasouthern.edu http://thekanelab.com In my 4th semester as an Assistant Professor, I was responsible for creating the course I was hired to teach – a new upper level lecture and lab course in biomechanics. However, I […]

Meeting Abstract P3-187  Monday, Jan. 6  Observation learning of the cap pushing response in honey bees (Apis mellifera) RODRIGUEZ, SD*; DE JESUS-SOTO, MG; FLETCHER, SJ; PRETENDS EAGLE, TJ; PENTANIDOU, T; TSCHEULIN, T; BARTHELL, J; GIRAY, T; ABRAMSON, CI; St. Philip’s College; Univ Puerto Rico; SE Okla. St Univ ; NDSU; Univ of the Aegean; Univ of the […]

Meeting Abstract P3-19  Monday, Jan. 6  Nuclear Compensation as the Dominant Form of Mitonuclear Coevolution THUESON, KA*; RABINOWITZ, SA; HAVIRD, JC; The University of Texas at Austin kiley.thueson@utexas.edu Eukaryotes are made up of two different genomes that must interact with one another precisely and mitonuclear coevolution is predicted to maintain these interactions. Nuclear compensation, a form of […]

Meeting Abstract P3-81  Monday, Jan. 6  Non-synonymous variation at a metabolic enzyme locus (Pgi) under purifying selection ROCERETO, SK*; WHITTALL, JB; WHEAT, CW; RANK, NE; DAHLHOFF, EP; Santa Clara Univ; Santa Clara Univ; Univ Stockholm; Sonoma State Univ; Santa Clara Univ srocereto@scu.edu Mechanisms driving selection on protein coding genes may be best understood by examining them in […]

Meeting Abstract P3-201  Monday, Jan. 6  Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio as a Measure of Immune Response in Humans Exposed to Novel Microbiomes MARSHALL, AS*; MULLINS, H; URISTA, CY; DAVIS, JE; Radford University, Radford, Virginia; Radford University, Radford, Virginia; Radford University, Radford, Virginia; Radford University, Radford, Virginia amarshall39@radford.edu Much research has been done on the long-term adaptive consequences of migration; […]

Meeting Abstract P3-180  Monday, Jan. 6  Neuroendocrine basis of cognition and behavior in a highly social cichlid fish WALLACE, KJ*; HOFMANN, HA; University of Texas at Austin; University of Texas at Austin kwallace@utexas.edu http://kellyjwallace.github.io How do an individual’s decision-making and behavioral tendencies change when their social environment is altered? Individual variation in cognitive performance can be predicted […]

Meeting Abstract P3-179  Monday, Jan. 6  Neural Transcriptomic Responses to Social Opportunity WANG, JY*; PAGGEOT, LX; FRIESEN, CN; SOLOMON-LANE, TK; HOFMANN, HA; YOUNG, RL; The University of Texas at Austin; The University of Texas at Austin; The University of Texas at Austin; The University of Texas at Austin; The University of Texas at Austin; The University of […]

Meeting Abstract P3-77  Monday, Jan. 6  Nest-Site Selection and Breeding Success of Passerines in the Southernmost Forest of the World JARA, RF*; CREGO, RD; SAMUEL, MD; ROZZI, R; JIMéNEZ, JE; University of North Texas; University of North Texas; University of Wisconsin-Madison; University of North Texas; University of North Texas rociojara@my.unt.edu Among the hypotheses explaining nest-site selection and […]

Meeting Abstract P3-56  Monday, Jan. 6  Nest size and 11-ketotestosterone in bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) HAIN, TJA*; CHURCHMAN, EKL; 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 tjhain@uwo.ca In some species, males congregate on breeding grounds (leks) to […]

Meeting Abstract P3-101  Monday, Jan. 6  Natural variations in fecal steroid hormones across pregnancy and population BLEKE, CA*; FRENCH, SS; ROBERTS, SB; GESE, EM; Utah State University; Utah State University; Idaho Department of Fish and Game; USDA-National Wildlife Research Center bleke.cole@gmail.com We are investigating factors impacting pronghorn antelope (Antilocapra americana) population growth rates and fawn:doe ratios by […]