Meeting Abstract P2-85 Sunday, Jan. 5 Behavioral responses to acute and persistent heat stress in nestling tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) SERMERSHEIM, LO*; WOODRUFF, MJ; ROSVALL, KA; Center for Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, Indiana University; Biology, Indiana University; Biology, Indiana University lsermers@iu.edu Rising global temperatures are generating new thermal challenges for animals across the tree of life. […]
Archives: Abstracts
Behavioral and Electrophysiological Response of Medicinal Leeches to UV Light
Meeting Abstract P2-122 Sunday, Jan. 5 Behavioral and Electrophysiological Response of Medicinal Leeches to UV Light WOODS, CE*; PADILLA, G; TODD, K; Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah; Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah; Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah sew0307@westminstercollege.edu There is a great deal known about leech neuronal circuitry, however, their visual system has not […]
Behavioral Conditioning of Astatotilapia burtoni Without Overtraining
Meeting Abstract P2-91 Sunday, Jan. 5 Behavioral Conditioning of Astatotilapia burtoni Without Overtraining HARMAN, AR*; SJOBLOM, NP; RENN, SCP; Reed College; Reed College; Reed College harmaran@reed.edu The modern field of Animal Behavior was born through collaboration between behaviorists and ethologists. Today we can still learn a lot about the natural behavior of animals using the controlled and […]
Banksia seed pod opening – structure and mechanics of a long-term functional pericarp
Meeting Abstract P2-229 Sunday, Jan. 5 Banksia seed pod opening – structure and mechanics of a long-term functional pericarp REPPE, F*; HUSS, JC; FRATZL, P; EDER, M; Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany; Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany; Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany; Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam, Germany friedrich.reppe@mpikg.mpg.de The […]
Background levels of intersex in Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) revealed through histological evaluation of gonadal tissue from three interconnected water bodies
Meeting Abstract P2-70 Sunday, Jan. 5 Background levels of intersex in Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) revealed through histological evaluation of gonadal tissue from three interconnected water bodies JOSHI, MM*; KLAR, EA; ABERNATHY, AL; SIBLEY, AL; BELT, JM; NEWBREY, MG; Columbus State University, Columbus, GA; Columbus State University, Columbus, GA; Columbus State University, Columbus, GA; Columbus State University, […]
Avian Host Diversity Detected in Blood Meal Analysis of Two Species of Culex Mosquitoes Collected from Urban Habitats in Pennsylvania
Meeting Abstract P2-239 Sunday, Jan. 5 Avian Host Diversity Detected in Blood Meal Analysis of Two Species of Culex Mosquitoes Collected from Urban Habitats in Pennsylvania ANDERSON, HB*; HUTCHINSON, M; CORBIN, CE; HRANITZ, JM; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Harrisburg; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania hba35279@huskies.bloomu.edu West Nile virus (WNV) was […]
Attack of the Clones Examining the Factors that Influence Cloning in Echinoderm
Meeting Abstract P2-9 Sunday, Jan. 5 Attack of the Clones: Examining the Factors that Influence Cloning in Echinoderm PETERSON, BN*; YEO, AC; ALLEN, JD; William & Mary; William & Mary; William & Mary bnpeterson@email.wm.edu Larval cloning has been observed in a variety of species of marine invertebrates, but is perhaps best known in echinoderms. Larvae have been […]
Associative learning in the brittle star Ophioderma brevispinum
Meeting Abstract P2-139 Sunday, Jan. 5 Associative learning in the brittle star Ophioderma brevispinum GO, M*; NOTAR, JC; JOHNSEN, S; Duke University; Duke University; Duke University mcg52@duke.edu Associative learning can be defined as changes that an organism makes in its behavior due to associations it forms between stimuli in its environment. Research on associative learning in echinoderms […]
Assessment of Novel Biomarkers of Kidney Function and Damage in Migratory Songbirds After Long-duration Flight
Meeting Abstract P2-147 Sunday, Jan. 5 Assessment of Novel Biomarkers of Kidney Function and Damage in Migratory Songbirds After Long-duration Flight GLIDDEN, CA*; DEAKIN, JE; DESIMONE, JG; ELOWE, CR; GROOM, DJE; SLEZACEK, J; GERSON, AR; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; University of Western Ontario; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; University of […]
Assessing the concept and thermal sensitivity of the Pcrit in the mayfly N triangulifer
Meeting Abstract P2-159 Sunday, Jan. 5 Assessing the concept and thermal sensitivity of the Pcrit in the mayfly N. triangulifer COCHRAN, J K*; ORR, S E; BUCHWALTER, D B; North Carolina State University jkcochra@ncsu.edu Climate change and various human activities decrease the dissolved oxygen (DO) content of freshwater ecosystems. Historically, scientists have used the concept of the […]
