Meeting Abstract P1.136  Sunday, Jan. 4  Pre- & Post-synaptic Actions of Kainate: Negative Feedback at Glutamatergic Nerve Terminals LEE, J.-Y.*; BHATT, D; BHATT, D; CHUNG, W.-Y.; COOPER, R.L.; Dept of Biology, Univ of KY, Lexington, KY, & Army, Daejun, Republic of Korea; Univ of KY; Univ of KY; Dept. of Chem, Korea Military Academy, Seoul, Republic of […]

Meeting Abstract P1.100  Sunday, Jan. 4  Population Divergence and Sexual Asymmetry of Visual Performance in Sceloporus undulatus Lizards at the White Sands Ecotone. NAVA, S. S.; Indiana University and the Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior snava@indiana.edu In animal communication, the sensory drive model predicts that visual signals evolve to match the visual abilities of […]

Meeting Abstract P1.16  Sunday, Jan. 4  Playing in the mud: Cumacea (Crustacea) of the Comau Fjord, Chile GERKEN, S.; University of Alaska, Anchorage sarah.gerken@uaa.alaska.edu Cumaceans are small, benthic marine crustaceans that are commonly encountered in mud and soft sand substrates, at depths from the intertidal to deep-sea trenches. As peracarid crustaceans, cumaceans brood their young in a […]

Meeting Abstract P1.11  Sunday, Jan. 4  Plastron redness in Red-bellied Turtles as an index for fitness TORREY, K.W.*; BAKER, P.J.; Swarthmore College; Swarthmore College ktorrey1@swarthmore.edu Carotenoid-based ornamentation is thought to be an honest signal of health in many vertebrate taxa; however, this relationship has not been studied in turtles. The Eastern Red-bellied Turtle, Pseudemys rubriventris, displays carotenoid […]

Meeting Abstract P1.69  Sunday, Jan. 4  Placental Calcium Provision in a Lizard with Prolonged Oviductal Egg Retention LINVILLE, B.J.*; STEWART, J.R.; ECAY, T.W.; HERBERT, J.F.; THOMPSON, M.B.; East TN State Univ; East TN State Univ; East TN State Univ; Univ Sydney; Univ Sydney zbjl22@goldmail.etsu.edu An hypothesis to explain the evolution of viviparity and placentation in reptiles predicts […]

Meeting Abstract P1.74  Sunday, Jan. 4  Photic Niche and Photosensitivity of the Pineal Oscillator in Anolis Species MOORE, A.M.**; BARRY, B.D.; MENAKER, M.; University of Virginia; University of Virginia; University of Virginia afm4z@virginia.edu Circadian clocks coordinate behavior and physiology such that events occur at the appropriate time of day or night. Light is the most salient cue […]

Meeting Abstract P1.159  Sunday, Jan. 4  Phenotypic placticity of body size in response to atmospheric oxygen in Drosophila melanogaster HUBB, A. J.*; KLOK, C. J.; HARRISON, J. F.; Arizona State Univeristy; Arizona State University; Arizona State University alex.hubb@asu.edu The concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere has strong effects on adult body size in a variety of animals, […]

Meeting Abstract P1.93  Sunday, Jan. 4  Perturbing flight paths in Lepidoptera by inducing abdominal flexion LOUDON, S. J.*; ALDWORTH, Z. N.; DANIEL, T. L.; University of Washington; University of Washington; University of Washington sloudon@u.washington.edu Insects use rapid body rotations during flight control. These rotations are generally considered to be initiated by the wings. Insects can also use […]

Meeting Abstract P1.92  Sunday, Jan. 4   Perceptual modeling of egg color mimicry in cuckoo-host coevolutionary arms races IGIC, B*; GRIM, T; CASSEY, P; MOSKAT, C; RUTILA, J; HAUBER, ME; University of Auckland, New Zealand; Palacky University, Czech Republic; University of Birmingham, UK; Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest; University of Joensuu, Finland; University of Auckland, New Zealand […]

Meeting Abstract P1.163  Sunday, Jan. 4  Optical geometry, perch orientation, and microhabitat selection in a sit-and-wait aerial predator, Megalagrion xanthomelas WALGUARNERY, J.*; SCHROEDER, R.; BUTLER, M.A.; University of Hawaii; University of Hawaii; University of Hawaii justinww@hawaii.edu Habitats of high spatial variation in absolute light levels and spectral quality present a challenge to animals that rely on visual […]