Meeting Abstract P1.34  Sunday, Jan. 4  Ecology of injury in marine soft sediment communities: methyl green staining improves identification of regenerating spionid polychaetes LINDSAY, S.M.; Univ. of Maine, Orono slindsay@maine.edu Marine infauna such as polychaetes are ecosystem engineers, disturbing sediments as they feed, defecate, burrow, irrigate and build tubes. These activities influence fluxes between sediments and the […]

Meeting Abstract P1.151  Sunday, Jan. 4  Early testosterone exposure in amphibian eggs: no effects on development, growth, or behavior WIDDER, P.D.; Virginia Tech widder@vt.edu In a variety of egg-laying taxa, steroid hormones have been found to be maternally transferred to the yolk of eggs. Furthermore, additional studies, especially in birds, have found that early exposure of the […]

Meeting Abstract P1.91  Sunday, Jan. 4  Durophagivores vs. mixed feeders: niche differentiation using stereoscopic dental microwear DEWAR, E.W.; Suffolk Univ. edewar@suffolk.edu Because dental enamel preserves a record of foods recently chewed, the microwear of teeth has long been used to differentiate diets in living and extinct groups of mammals. For this work, I used a stereoscopic low-magnification […]

Meeting Abstract P1.67  Sunday, Jan. 4  Don’t put all your eggs in one basket: Growth, self-maintenance, and fledgling survival in Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) chicks raised in experimentally manipulated broods ERICKSON, P.A.**; NICHOLS, K.S.; MITCHELL, G.W.; MAUCK, R.A.; HAUSSMANN, M.F.; Kenyon College, Gambier, OH; Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME; Univ. of Guelph, ON; Kenyon College, Gambier, OH; Bucknell […]

Meeting Abstract P1.125  Sunday, Jan. 4  Does fetal betamethasone exposure increase the potential for fatigue in the scalenus muscle of guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus)? DORNHOFFER, T.M.**; WEIGAND, K.L.; DEAROLF, J.L.; Hendrix College, Conway, AR dornhoffertm@hendrix.edu Betamethasone is a corticosteroid, a group of drugs often used to reduce mortality in premature infants. Its effects on breathing muscle development, […]

Meeting Abstract P1.109  Sunday, Jan. 4  Does dietary protein limit mass gain in migrating blackcaps refueling at stopovers? AAMIDOR, Sarah E*; BAUCHINGER, Ulf; PINSHOW, Berry; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev amidors@bgu.ac.il Both fat and protein are used by birds as fuel during migratory flight, and need to […]

Meeting Abstract P1.160  Sunday, Jan. 4  Does Maternal Stress Alter Egg Composition? JOHNSTON, Gwynne I.H.*; SHAFFERY, Heather M.; MOORE, Michael C.; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University gjohnston@asu.edu Many studies have shown that treating females with hormones can alter the phenotype of their offspring. These phenotypic effects could be due solely to changes in […]

Meeting Abstract P1.10  Sunday, Jan. 4  Do parasites and body condition explain variation in anti-predator vigilance? BLUMSTEIN, D.T.; CHMURA, H.E.*; WEY, T.; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Swarthmore College; Univ. of California, Los Angeles hchmura1@swarthmore.edu Most animals must allocate some time to anti-predator vigilance. While hundreds of studies have examined antipredator vigilance in birds and mammals, much […]

Meeting Abstract P1.97  Sunday, Jan. 4  Do Circatidal or Circalunidian Clocks Control Locomotor Rhythms in the American Horseshoe Crab? RAMBERG PIHL, Nicole/C*; WATSON, Winsor/H; CHABOT, Christopher/C; Plymouth State University; University of New Hampshire; Plymouth State University ncrambergpihl@mail.plymouth.edu Like many other inter-tidal dwellers or visitors, the American Horseshoe Crab, Limulus polyphemus, expresses endogenous locomotor activity rhythms that can […]

Meeting Abstract P1.24  Sunday, Jan. 4  Distinguishing the validity of subspecies of the endangered Hawaiian tree snail Achatinella mustelina using a principal component analysis of shell characters PELEP, Peltin O.*; HADFIELD, Michael G.; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Hawaii at Manoa peltin@hawaii.edu The endangered Hawaiian tree snail species Achatinella mustelina was divided into 25 subspecies […]