Meeting Abstract P1.81  Tuesday, Jan. 4  What makes a feather shine? A nanostructural basis for glossy black colors in feathers MAIA, R.*; D’ALBA, L.A.; SHAWKEY, M.D.; The University of Akron; The University of Akron; The University of Akron rm72@zips.uakron.edu Colors in feathers are produced by pigments, or nanostructurally organized tissues that interact with light. One of the […]

Meeting Abstract P1.114  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Very bendable bodies: a kinematic analysis of hagfish swimming LIM, J.L.*; WINEGARD, T.M.; Harvard University; University of Guelph jlim@oeb.harvard.edu While the notorious sliming habits of hagfish have been well-studied, their swimming behaviour has yet to receive the same amount of attention. Our goal is to provide a detailed quantitative analysis of […]

Meeting Abstract P1.16  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Ventilatory response to temperature extremes in the grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio. MIKA, T.L.*; REIBER, C.L.; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; University of Nevada, Las Vegas mikat@unlv.nevada.edu Metabolic rate increases in poikilothermic animals exposed to increased temperature. The systems responsible for oxygen uptake and distribution must keep pace with this increased rate […]

Meeting Abstract P1.136  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Variation in field hydration state among species of Australian hylid frogs TRACY, C.R.*; TIXIER, T.; LE NOENE, C.; MARTIN, S.; CHRISTIAN, K.A.; Charles Darwin University chris.tracy@cdu.edu.au Frogs species face interesting and different challenges to maintaining hydration state, depending on ecological habit (e.g. arboreal, terrestrial, aquatic). We have previously shown that ecological […]

Meeting Abstract P1.155  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Variable success of two colony founding strategies: A case study using the California seed-harvester ant BESPALOVA, Ioulia*; WATERS, James; Mount Holyoke College; Arizona State University bespa20i@mtholyoke.edu The California seed-harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex californicus, has a broad geographic distribution across the southwestern United States. Two colony founding strategies have been identified in this […]

Meeting Abstract P1.18  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Unidirectional Airflow in the Lungs of American Alligators INGEBRETSEN, S; SCHACHNER, E; FARMER, CG*; University of Utah, Salt Lake City; University of Utah, Salt Lake City ; University of Utah, Salt Lake City cg.frmr@gmail.com The recent observation that airflow is unidirectional in the lungs of American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) raises the […]

Meeting Abstract P1.106  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Two distinct escape responses in the larval zebrafish, the C-start and S-start, show variability in a well-studied behavior LIU, Y.-C.*; BAILEY, I.; HALE, M. E.; Univ. Chicago; Univ. Chicago; Univ. Chicago ycliu@uchicago.edu Startle responses are crucial to the survival of predatory attacks. In fishes, the most common startle response is the […]

Meeting Abstract P1.116  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Turning Performance in Cuttlefish Sepia pharaonis WIGTON, R.A.*; SCOTT, L.E.; KRUEGER, P.K.; BARTOL, I.K.; Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA; Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA; Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX; Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA rwigt001@odu.edu Using complex motions of fins that extend along the length of the mantle and pulsed jets […]

Meeting Abstract P1.28  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Transcriptome-level responses of corals to copper SCHWARZ, Jodi*; JONES, Ross; VENN, Alex; NOYES, Tim; MITCHELMORE, Carys; Vassar College; Australian Institute of Marine Science; Centre Scientifique de Monaco; Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences; Chesapeake Biological Laboratory joschwarz@vassar.edu Copper pollution is an increasing concern in the marine environment, as the international ban on […]

Meeting Abstract P1.1  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Torpor patterns and non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) levels in golden-mantled ground squirrels (Callospermophilus lateralis) under natural conditions BURDETT, K.A.*; HEALY, J.E.; BUCK, C.L.; FLORANT, G.L.; Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; Institute of Artic Biology and Dept. of Biology and Wildlife, Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks, […]