Meeting Abstract P3-52  Monday, Jan. 6  How does weapon loss influence mating behavior in the coreid Narnia femorata? ANGELIS, E*; GREENWAY, G; MILLER, CW; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida angelisemm@gmail.com Males of many species invest in elaborate and costly weapons in order to secure access to mates. The permanent loss of one of […]

Meeting Abstract P3-215  Monday, Jan. 6  How does cell proliferation in the optic tectum change when fish see? HAGEN, OL*; CERVENY, KL; Reed College; Reed College hageno@reed.edu Unlike mammals, many anamniotes exhibit lifelong growth of the retina and its target brain tissue, the optic tectum. In zebrafish, retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) project from the inner layer of […]

Meeting Abstract P3-72  Monday, Jan. 6  How Predators and Conspecifics Influence Crayfish Shelter Preference? LUEBBERT, KM*; MARTIN, AL; Saginaw Valley State University; Saginaw Valley State University kmluebbe@svsu.edu In the natural environment, there are varying levels of complexity of resources such as food, shelter, and mates. Previous studies have shown that crayfish exhibit preferences for shelters, and these […]

Meeting Abstract P3-63  Monday, Jan. 6  How Do Males Reproduce When Prospective Partners Prefer to Mate with Themselves? KECK, CMT*; EARLEY, RL; GRESHAM, JD; The University of Alabama; The University of Alabama; The University of Alabama ckeck@crimson.ua.edu The mangrove rivulus fish (Kryptolebias marmoratus) is one of only two self-fertilizing vertebrates. Populations consist of predominantly self-fertilizing hermaphroditic fish, […]

Meeting Abstract P3-166  Monday, Jan. 6  How Bats Don’t Crash and Burn: Bilateral Muscle Recruitment for Recovery Maneuvers in Egyptian Fruit Bats BORTONI, A; MORRIS, AT*; YOUNG, IR; BREUER, KS; SWARTZ, SM; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI alexander_morris1@brown.edu Bats show outstanding flight […]

Meeting Abstract P3-60  Monday, Jan. 6  Hormonal circuits responsible for reproductive behavior L’ECUYER, Z*; SHARP, S; TODD, K; Westminster College, Salt Lake City Utah; Westminster College, Salt Lake City Utah; Westminster College, Salt Lake City Utah zml0219@westminstercollege.edu A long standing hypothesis in neuroscience assumes that closely related species that perform identical behaviors are thought to also share […]

Meeting Abstract P3-92  Monday, Jan. 6  Historical DNA Methylation Using Computational Methods ZHANG, P*; XU, S; HEATH-HECKMAN, E; JACOBS, D; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Los Angeles pzhang312@ucla.edu DNA methylation leaves behind ‘footprints’ in genomes which allows us to infer historical DNA methylation levels […]

Meeting Abstract P3-197  Monday, Jan. 6  Hierarchical shifts in green anole social networks following brown anole invasion ELLISON, M*; BUSH, J; University of Tennessee, Knoxville; University of Tennessee, Knoxville Melliso4@vols.utk.edu Invasive species have a variety of impacts on our natural world, ranging from habitat destruction and species displacement to single population evolutionary shifts. On occasions where the […]

Meeting Abstract P3-85  Monday, Jan. 6  Haplotype-Phased de novo Genome Assembly of the Marine Annelid Capitella teleta Using a Three-Generation Long-Read Binning Approach GONZALEZ, P*; SEAVER, EC; BAXEVANIS, AD; NHGRI/NIH; University of Florida; NHGRI/NIH paul.gonzalez@nih.gov Sequencing the genome of organisms that combine high levels of heterozygosity with small body size is challenging and, as a result, the […]

Meeting Abstract P3-40  Monday, Jan. 6  Gonadotropin-Inhibitory Hormone and its Receptor in Zebra Finch Spinal Cord: A Novel Pathway for Neuropeptide Action? COMITO, D*; BENTLEY, GE; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley dcomito@berkeley.edu Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) is a neuropeptide that typically acts in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis to inhibit reproductive activity and sociosexual behaviors. GnIH […]