Win-stay, lose-shift and bower marauding The time evolution of dispersion and destruction

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P35-4  Sat Jan 2  Win-stay, lose-shift and bower marauding: The time evolution of dispersion and destruction Smith, JM*; Potter, RB; Pruett-Jones, SG; University of Washington, Seattle; University of California, Los Angeles; The University of Chicago smithju@uw.edu Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchidae) are […]

Population density and the reproductive hormone conopressin affect the mating behavior of the nudibranch Berghia stephanieae differently

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P35-7  Sat Jan 2  Population density and the reproductive hormone conopressin affect the mating behavior of the nudibranch Berghia stephanieae differently Tait, CC*; Nedeljkovic, K; Olson, MN; Katz, PS; University of Massachusetts Amherst; University of Massachusetts Amherst; University of […]

Male mice behavioral response to female squeak intensity

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P35-2  Sat Jan 2  Male mice behavioral response to female squeak intensity McAlister, SM*; Hurley, LM; Indiana University siemcali@iu.edu https://twitter.com/ScienceSierra In opposite-sex interactions, male mice produce high-frequency ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs). In contrast, females produce broadband vocalizations (BBVs), commonly referred […]

Learning to be attractive investigating the role of learning in the expression of complex sexual signals

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P35-5  Sat Jan 2  Learning to be attractive: investigating the role of learning in the expression of complex sexual signals Spezie, G*; Fusani, L; University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria; Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Biology, University of Vienna, […]

Female Aneides aeneus avoid mating with inferior males near egg deposition time

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P35-3  Sat Jan 2  Female Aneides aeneus avoid mating with inferior males near egg deposition time Cupp, PV; Eastern Kentucky University paul.cupp@eku.edu Late in the breeding season, some male green salamanders, Aneides aeneus, may enter rock crevices containing gravid […]

Creepy Crawly Compensation Examining the costs of ectoparasite-induced compensatory growth in late-stage nestlings

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P35-9  Sat Jan 2  Creepy Crawly Compensation: Examining the costs of ectoparasite-induced compensatory growth in late-stage nestlings Lusk, EP*; Casto, JM; Illinois State University; Illinois State University elusk@ilstu.edu When normal growth rates are suppressed, organisms may undergo a rapid […]

Are melanistic plumage characteristics a signal of mitochondria number, oxidative stress and fitness in male house sparrows

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P35-8  Sat Jan 2  Are melanistic plumage characteristics a signal of mitochondria number, oxidative stress and fitness in male house sparrows? Galante, H*; Kittilson, JD; Elderbrock, EK; Heidinger, BJ; Greives, TJ; North Dakota State University holland.galante@ndsu.edu Plumage ornaments such […]

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