Meeting Abstract P2-88  Sunday, Jan. 5  A Comparison of Stereotypic and Anticipatory Behavior in Cougars (Puma concolor) and Lions (Panthera leo) from Zoo to Sanctuary BABB, MH*; LOHMANN, C; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill mattbabb@live.unc.edu A core pillar of animal behavior research is that environment can profoundly affect […]

Meeting Abstract P2-144  Sunday, Jan. 5  13C-Glucose oxidation testing in laboratory mice: effects of dose, temperature, and nutritional state MCCUE, MD*; LIGHTON, JRB; Sable Systems International; Sable Systems International mmccue@sablesys.com Glucose is the predominant fuel source for most animal tissues. We employed an experimental approach called glucose oxidation testing to quantify glucose oxidation in real time. Laboratory […]

Meeting Abstract P1-161  Saturday, Jan. 4  ¬¬¬Assessment of Population Size and Dialect Presence in the Endangered Yellow-Naped Amazon, Amazona auropalliata DUPIN, MK*; DAHLIN, CR; WRIGHT, TF; New Mexico State University; The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; New Mexico State University mdupin@nmsu.edu Successful planning for species conservation requires a thorough understanding of behavior and communication in wild populations […]

Meeting Abstract P1-269  Saturday, Jan. 4  Xenobiotic estradiol-17ß and the microbial gut communities of hatchling American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) MURPHY, KM*; WATKINS, M; FINGER, JW; KELLEY, MD; ELSEY, RM; WARNER, DA; MENDONçA, MT; Auburn University, Auburn, AL; Auburn University, Auburn, AL; Auburn University, Auburn, AL; Auburn University, Auburn, AL; LA Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Rockefeller Wildlife […]

Meeting Abstract P1-128  Saturday, Jan. 4  What regulates the growth of bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) recruits: competition for light or for space? DOBKOWSKI, KA*; FARR, D; Bates College; University of Southern California kdobkows@gmail.com Competition is an important factor structuring where new bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) recruits begin to grow in nearshore environments of the Salish Sea. This […]

Meeting Abstract P1-238  Saturday, Jan. 4  Weakly Electric Fish as Charismatic Midi-fauna: Lessons in Neuroscience Broader Impacts. MALTBY, R*; WILLIS, KL; MARKHAM, MR; University of Oklahoma, Norman; University of Oklahoma, Norman; University of Oklahoma, Norman rmaltby@ou.edu http://rosaliemaltby.com Science communication is linked to basic research in ways that are increasingly appreciated by the scientific community, funding agencies, and […]

Meeting Abstract P1-67  Saturday, Jan. 4  Visualizing Deep-Sea Eye Adaptations Using Micro-CT 3D Reconstructions ROBLES, KD*; LIN, C; OSBORN, K; Brown University, Providence, RI; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC karen_robles@brown.edu Hyperiid amphipods are small crustaceans that live in the midwater (all the ocean water below the surface but above the sea floor) where light […]

Meeting Abstract P1-198  Saturday, Jan. 4  Visual Fields in Mudskippers and Related Gobiid Fishes HERNANDEZ, AI*; SCANLAN, LG; COOK, W; SCHMITZ, L; Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA; Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA; Claremont McKenna, Scripps, and Pitzer College, Claremont, CA; Claremont McKenna, Scripps, and Pitzer College, Claremont, CA ahernandez20@students.claremontmckenna.edu Mudskippers are a charismatic assemblage of gobiid teleosts […]

Meeting Abstract P1-31  Saturday, Jan. 4  Very low genetic diversity in two species of North Atlantic sea stars HARPER, FM*; CLARKE, DG; Rollins College, Winter Park, FL; Rollins College, Winter Park, FL fharper@rollins.edu Following the retreat of the Last Glacial Maximum in the North Atlantic about 20,000 years ago, two sibling species of sea stars, Asterias rubens […]

Meeting Abstract P1-54  Saturday, Jan. 4  Variable Evolutionary Rates in the Morphology of the Extinct Clade Aetosauria (Reptilia: Archosauria) HOFFMAN, DK*; UYEDA, JC; NESBITT, SJ; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech devinkh5@vt.edu Though evolutionary rates of living organisms can be estimated using molecular data, paleontological studies of morphology can be hindered by a reliance on parsimony, which […]