Meeting Abstract P1-3  Saturday, Jan. 4  Assessing the Function of the POU-Domain Transcription Factor Pit-1 During Development of the Cnidarian Nematostella vectensis SILVA, MAP*; NAKANISHI, N; University of Arkansas; University of Arkansas magostin@uark.edu The class I POU-domain transcription factor, POU-I (Pit-1), has an ancient evolutionary origin at the base of animals, but was later lost in protostome […]

Meeting Abstract P1-69  Saturday, Jan. 4  Assessing Physiological Plasticity in the Face of Climate Change in Natural and Lab Reared Drosophila Species Collected Across Elevational Gradients AXEN, HJ*; TAFT, C; WILSON-WUESTEFELD, A; DEPELLIGRINI, F; CLIFFORD, M; Salve Regina University heather.axen@salve.edu Temperature plays a large and crucial role in the distribution of species, affecting physiological processes, biophysical structures, […]

Meeting Abstract P1-244  Saturday, Jan. 4  Assessing Background DNA Damage across Tissues in House Sparrows ESTRADA, RS*; GORMALLY, BMG; ROMERO, LM; Tufts University; Tufts University; Tufts University rodolfo.estrada@tufts.edu For several decades, measuring plasma corticosterone levels has been a staple in studying the stress response. More recently, additional downstream metrics such as DNA damage have been studied using […]

Meeting Abstract P1-261  Saturday, Jan. 4  Are you what you eat? Do lipids cause an intracellular response within skeletal muscle cells? MONTANO, D.F*; KANATOUS, S.B; Colorado State University dmontano@rams.colostate.edu Lipids have been repeatedly shown to influence aerobic ability in mammalian models, such as marine mammals’ reliance on lipids to power dives. The expression of the oxygen-binding protein […]

Meeting Abstract P1-243  Saturday, Jan. 4  Annual Baseline and Post Restraint Hormonal and Immune Variations in Males of Toads (Rhinella icterica) TITON JR., B*; BARSOTTI, AMG; VAZ, RI; TEIXEIRA, RV; NAVAS, CA; GOMES, FR; University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, […]

Meeting Abstract P1-167  Saturday, Jan. 4  Androgens modulate dynamic changes in multimodal display structure in the Bornean rock frog (Staurois parvus) KIRONDE, E*; FURLAN, F; FUXJAGER, M.J; PREININGER, D; MANGIAMELE, L; Smith College; Université Paris Diderot; Brown University; Vienna Zoo; Smith College ekironde@smith.edu Multimodal communication often evolves in noisy habitats, where selection favors multiple ways to send […]

Meeting Abstract P1-197  Saturday, Jan. 4  Ancestral effects on convergence in zooplanktivorous butterflyfishes HODGE, JR*; PRICE, SA; WAINWRIGHT, PC; Clemson University; Clemson University; University of California, Davis jennifer.renee.hodge@gmail.com Establishing patterns of morphological convergence among organisms that share similar ecologies is the first step toward understanding the interplay between adaptation and constraint. In fishes, zooplanktivory is a specialized […]

Meeting Abstract P1-186  Saturday, Jan. 4  An Intralaryngeal Whistle Using an Elaborated Structure Enables Song in Alston’s Singing Mouse SMITH, SK*; HAKANSSON, J; FRAZEL, PW; LONG, MA; ELEMANS, CPH; PHELPS, SM; University of Texas Austin; University of Southern Denmark; NYU Langone samksmith@utexas.edu Most mammals produce sound via vocal fold vibration, in accordance with the myoelastic-aerodynamic theory. However, […]

Meeting Abstract P1-246  Saturday, Jan. 4  Ambient Light at Night (ALAN) and the Stress Response of Green Anoles MCGRATH, MR*; HOWEY, CAF; University of Scranton; University of Scranton margaret.mcgrath@scranton.edu Animals in urban areas may be exposed to constant ambient light at night (ALAN), which could affect stress levels within these individuals. Glucocorticoids are hormones that mobilize glucose […]

Meeting Abstract P1-180  Saturday, Jan. 4  Allometric growth and shifting diet in the large-bodied traversodontid cynodont, Exaeretodon argentinus, with implications for modeling growth in distorted specimens WYND, BM*; UYEDA, JC; NESBITT, SJ; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA bmwynd@vt.edu Post-natal growth in vertebrates reflects repositioning on the trophic scale, whether through […]