Meeting Abstract P2-12  Sunday, Jan. 5  Effects of gamete age on development in broadcast spawning marine invertebrates YEO, AC*; RICHARDSON, EL; DEAKER, D; GARCIA, A; BYRNE, M; ALLEN, JD; William and Mary; Monash University; University of Sydney; Université Libre de Bruxelles; University of Sydney; William and Mary acyeo@email.wm.edu For broadcast spawning organisms like echinoderms, the timing of […]

Meeting Abstract P2-225  Sunday, Jan. 5  Effects of caudofemoralis longus tenotomy on 3D kinetics and kinematics in juvenile alligators MADRID GALICIA, VS*; ARIAS, AA; VEGA, K; ELSEY, RM; AZIZI, E; OWERKOWICZ, T; Univ of California Irvine; Univ of California Irvine; CSU San Bernardino; Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge; Univ of California Irvine; CSU San Bernardino vmadridg@uci.edu The caudofemoralis longus […]

Meeting Abstract P2-148  Sunday, Jan. 5  Effects of aerobic exercise training on mitochondrial function in lizards REARDON, K M*; HUSAK, J F; University of St. Thomas kara.reardon21@gmail.com Endurance performance is an important survival trait for many vertebrates and can be improved in both mammals and nonmammals by aerobic exercise training. Mitochondria biogenesis likely contributes to this through […]

Meeting Abstract P2-138  Sunday, Jan. 5  Effects of Triiodothyronine on Metabolism in Lizards KHAWAJA, Y*; HUSAK, J; University of St. Thomas khaw4895@stthomas.edu Thyroid hormones play a key role in regulating metabolic rates in mammals and some non-mammal species. Thyroid hormones, especially triiodothyronine (T3), also play a role in altering mitochondrial number and function, as well as oxidative […]

Meeting Abstract P2-143.5  Sunday, Jan. 5  Effects of Dietary Methylmercury on Songbird Hippocampal Neuroanatomy BRITTAIN, CB*; SMITH, T; STILL, SE; MENON, A; CRISTOL, DA; WADA, H; Auburn University, Auburn; Auburn University, Auburn; Auburn University, Auburn; William & Mary, Williamsburg; William & Mary, Williamsburg; Auburn University, Auburn cnw0012@auburn.edu Methylmercury is a widespread neurotoxic stressor in both aquatic and […]

Meeting Abstract P2-166  Sunday, Jan. 5  Effects of Dehydration on Cutaneous Water Loss and Preferred Body Temperature in Sceloporus consobrinus VAN SANT, MJ*; OUFIERO, CE; Cameron University; Towson University mvansant@cameron.edu We have previously found that the lizard Sceloporus consobrinus could reduce rates of cutaneous evaporative water loss (CEWL) when exposed to desiccating conditions (e.g. warmer temperatures), suggesting […]

Meeting Abstract P2-201  Sunday, Jan. 5  Effects of Caffeine on Jump Performance in Rhinella marina HUYNH, G*; DUMAN, A; AZIZI, E; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine aduman@uci.edu Caffeine is consumed widely for its stimulatory effects. Previous work has shown caffeine affects Ca2+ release in muscle, which increases force production at […]

Meeting Abstract P2-56  Sunday, Jan. 5  Effects of Bisphenol-S and Estrogen on p53 Expression in Ovarian Tissue of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) FAIRBANKS, J*; DEMARAIS, A; University of Puget Sound jfairbanks@pugetsound.edu Bisphenol A (BPA) is one the most widely used plasticizing compounds. As an endocrine disruptor, BPA could affect ovarian function and embryonic development. Bisphenol S (BPS) has […]

Meeting Abstract P2-51  Sunday, Jan. 5  Earliest known material of Amia, bowfin, from the Sentinel Butte Formation (Paleocene), Medora, North Dakota MOORE, AG*; NEWBREY, MG; MARTíN-ABAD, H; BOYD, C; HOGANSON, J; BAIR, MA; Department of Biology, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA; Department of Biology, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA; Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; North Dakota […]

Meeting Abstract P2-57  Sunday, Jan. 5  Dorsal pattern polymorphism in female Brown Anoles: testing the “male-mimicry hypothesis” COOK, TO; FARGEVIEILLE, A*; WARNER, DA; Auburn University, Auburn, AL; Auburn University, Auburn, AL; Auburn University, Auburn AL akf0020@auburn.edu To understand the evolution of polymorphisms in females, many scientists have been interested in the “male mimicry hypothesis”. The evolutionary explanation […]