Meeting Abstract P1.121  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Size effect on wing deformation and aerodynamics in insect hovering flight NAKATA, Toshiyuki*; LIU, Hao; Chiba Univ., Japan; Chiba Univ., Japan nakata@graduate.chiba-u.jp Flapping wings of most insects change their shapes passively and dynamically due to inertial and aerodynamic forces during flight. We have carried out a computational fluid-structure interaction (FSI) analysis […]

Meeting Abstract P1.73  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Site contrasts in molt dynamics of the Carolina Chickadee WANG, Michael Y.*; DEERING, Camille M.; BUTLER, Luke K.; The College of New Jersey; The College of New Jersey; The College of New Jersey lbutler@tcnj.edu The annual post-breeding (prebasic) molt of temperate songbirds is sensitive to environmental conditions, but we know relatively […]

Meeting Abstract P1.137  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Seat patch water potentials of two anuran species, Lithobates pipiens and Pseudacris cadaverina. LEMENAGER, L.A. *; TRACY , C.R. ; University of Nevada lemen22@hotmail.com The water potentials of the seat patches of anuran amphibians (Northern leopard frog, Lithobates pipiens; and California Treefrog, Pseudacris cadaverina) were inferred from experiments of water exchange […]

Meeting Abstract P1.76  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Seasonal, sex and age differences in immune function and corticosterone in Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) MERRILL, L.**; ROTHSTEIN, S.I.*; O’LOGHLEN, A.L.*; WINGFIELD, J.C.*; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Davis lmerrill@lifesci.ucsb.edu If resources are limiting, organisms should exhibit variation […]

Meeting Abstract P1.35  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Seasonal myostatin expression patterns in migratory birds PRICE, E.R.*; BAUCHINGER, U.; ZAJAC, D.M.; CERASALE, D.J.; MCFARLAN, J.T.; GERSON, A.R.; MCWILLIAMS, S.R.; GUGLIELMO, C.G.; University of Western Ontario; University of Rhode Island; University of Western Ontario; Cornell University; University of Guelph; University of Western Ontario; University of Rhode Island; University of Western […]

Meeting Abstract P1.4  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Seasonal Variation in Egg Size in the Loggerhead Sea Turtle: Resource Partitioning in the Nesting Female PATEL, K.V.*; WILLIAMS, K; FRICK, M; ROSTAL, D.C.; Georgia Southern University ketan_v_patel@georgiasouthern.edu Understanding maternal contributions and strategies in reproduction can reflect how resources are allocated in response to resource availability and physiological constraints by the […]

Meeting Abstract P1.132  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Role of the Frenula in Cubomedusan Directional Swimming EICHINGER, Justin M*; SATTERLIE, Richard A; University of North Carolina Wilmington; University of North Carolina Wilmington jme1463@uncw.edu Box Jellyfish (Class: Cubozoa) are strong, active swimmers capable of evading hazardous obstacles and orienting to photic stimuli. However, the underlying neuromuscular physiology responsible for complex […]

Meeting Abstract P1.42  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Rhogocytes of the giant keyhole limpet, Megathura crenulata MARTIN, Alanna M.*; MARTIN, Gary G.; TSAI, Whitney L. E.; BUTLER, Robert; Occidental College, Los Angeles; Occidental College, Los Angeles; Occidental College, Los Angeles; Cal Tech, Pasadena gmartin@oxy.edu Rhogocytes are cells scattered throughout the connective tissue of gastropods that are thought to be […]

Meeting Abstract P1.165  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Repeated handling reduces activity but not mating in a Plethodontid salamander BLILEY, Jaci M.; WOODLEY, Sarah K.*; Duquesne University; Duquesne University woodleys@duq.edu Vertebrates respond to real or perceived threats by mounting stress responses that allow an animal to avoid, counter, or cope with the stressor. Amphibians across the world are currently […]

Meeting Abstract P1.29  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Regulation of Ecdysteroid Biosynthesis in the fiddler crab, Uca pugilator KHAMBADAKONE, D*; DURICA, D.S.; HOPKINS, P. M.; Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman; Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman; Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman deepak.p.khambadakone-1@ou.edu Ecdysteroid biosynthesis in crustaceans occurs in the Y-organs. In the fiddler crab, Uca pugilator, ecdysone (E), 25 deoxyecdysone (25dE) are the […]