Meeting Abstract P2-59  Sunday, Jan. 5  The operational sex ratio and reproductive state influence female aggression and competition in a conventional lek-like mating system MACLEOD, PF*; RENN, SCP; RENN, Sus; Reed College renns@reed.edu Social living, while adaptive in terms of enhanced access to mates and predator avoidance, also comes at a cost in terms of increased competition […]

Meeting Abstract P2-220  Sunday, Jan. 5  The neuromechanics of locomotion in sea stars (Protoreaster nodosus) PO, T*; HEYDARI, S; KANSO, E; MCHENRY, MJ; UC Irvine mmchenry@uci.edu Sea stars walk through the coordinated action of hundreds of tube feet despite lacking a central nervous system. We investigated the neuromechanics of walking in sea stars through a combination of […]

Meeting Abstract P2-235  Sunday, Jan. 5  The infection of young-of-year threespine stickleback by a cestode parasite WOHLLEBEN, AW*; FOSTER, SA; BAKER, J; Clark University, Worcester MA Awohlleben@clarku.edu Infection rates often vary substantially among host populations, both on local and global scales. Here, we take advantage of the freshwater adaptive radiation of the threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in […]

Meeting Abstract P2-132  Sunday, Jan. 5  The effects of temperature on contraction of smooth muscle in the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris and its action in response to acetylcholine MBOG, RM*; WILLIAMS, J; KRAJNIAK, KG; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville rmbog@siue.edu Lumbricus terrestris” is an anecic earthworm that experiences different thermal environments. […]

Meeting Abstract P2-219  Sunday, Jan. 5  The effects of extrinsic loading on the coordinated landings of Rhinella marina FLORES, E*; DUMAN, A; AZIZI, E; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine aduman@uci.edu During landing the musculoskeletal system is responsible for dissipating mechanical energy, causing the body to undergo rapid decelerations. Previous work […]

Meeting Abstract P2-204  Sunday, Jan. 5  The effects of different exercise regimes on tendon remodeling in mice (Mus musculus) VALENCIA, M/M*; ASHZAND, B/A; BOWENS, J/L; MONROY, J/A; HORNER, J/M; California State University San Bernardino; California State University San Bernardino; California State University San Bernardino; Claremont Colleges; California State University San Bernardino 007074841@coyote.csusb.edu Tendons are series elastic structures […]

Meeting Abstract P2-206  Sunday, Jan. 5  The effect of stimulation intensity on the range of optimal lengths of mouse hindlimb muscles DELAP, SJC*; RIMKUS, B; SHEHAJ, A; KONOW, N; UMass Lowell; UMass Lowell; UMass Lowell; UMass Lowell samuel_delap@student.uml.edu http://Konowlab.weebly.com In vertebrate skeletal muscle, increases in the intensity of recruitment has been shown to result in a left-shift […]

Meeting Abstract P2-171  Sunday, Jan. 5  The effect of social context, acclimation, and feeding status on critical thermal maximum of honey bees PERCIVAL, C*; PULLEY, K; TAPSAK, S; TSCHEULIN, T; PENTANIDOU, T; GONZALEZ, V; ABRAMSON, C; HRANITZ, J; BARTHELL, J; Pomona College; University of Texas at El Paso; Bloomsburg University; University of the Aegean; University of the […]

Meeting Abstract P2-228  Sunday, Jan. 5  The effect of enclosure type on locomotion and energy expenditure in captive lemurs WUNDERLICH, RE*; ORLANDI, D; TONGEN, AL; James Madison University; James Madison University; James Madison University wunderre@jmu.edu The extent to which captive environments facilitate physically similar experiences to those in the wild is important to health and husbandry decisions […]

Meeting Abstract P2-81  Sunday, Jan. 5  The VTMax of embryos: interacting effects of warming and dehydration on hatching behavior in red-eyed treefrogs, Agalychnis callidryas (Anura: Phyllomedusidae) GUEVARA MOLINA, SC; RIBEIRO GOMES, F; WARKENTIN, KM*; University of São Paulo, Brazil; University of S�o Paulo, Brazil; Boston University, MA and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panamá scarolinemolina@usp.br Climate change is […]