Meeting Abstract P1.24 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Lipids Affect the Behavior of Some Strains of Zebrafish: Geographic Origin Plays a Role PERTILLA, M.V.*; RUIZ, M.; MARTINS, E.P.; Tuskegee University; Indiana University; Indiana University mpertilla@yahoo.com Dietary lipids play a vital role in animal physiology and behavior, often enhancing courtship and reproduction. Zebrafish are a biomedically-important model organism, originating from […]
sessions: Posters Session 1
Light Intensity, not photoperiod, stimulates the reproductive system of equatorial Rufous-collared Sparrows (Zonotrichia capensis)
Meeting Abstract P1.150 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Light Intensity, not photoperiod, stimulates the reproductive system of equatorial Rufous-collared Sparrows (Zonotrichia capensis) SMALL, TW*; MOORE, IT; University of Memphis; Virginia Tech twsmall@memphis.edu Rufous-collared Sparrows breed in a wide variety of environmental conditions throughout their range and breeding phenology can be associated with local climatic variables. In the portion of […]
Life stage affects water loss in the Gila monster, a desert dwelling lizard
Meeting Abstract P1.135 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Life stage affects water loss in the Gila monster, a desert dwelling lizard MOELLER, KT*; DENARDO, DF; Arizona State University karla.moeller@asu.edu Juveniles often experience the same environmental conditions as intraspecific adults, but may have different limitations due to decreased body size (and related increase in surface area-to-volume ratio) or physiological differences. […]
Leptin modulates mate choice permissiveness in the Plains spadefoot toad (Spea bombifrons)
Meeting Abstract P1.148 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Leptin modulates mate choice permissiveness in the Plains spadefoot toad (Spea bombifrons) GARCIA, NW*; BURMEISTER, SS; PFENNIG, KS; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill nwgarcia@email.unc.edu In mammals, leptin has an important role in lipid homeostasis and is expressed almost […]
Leadership Behavior in Banded Mongooses (Mungos mungo)
Meeting Abstract P1.159 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Leadership Behavior in Banded Mongooses (Mungos mungo) FAIRBANKS, B.M.*; ALEXANDER, K.S.; HAWLEY, D.M.; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech bonniemf@vt.edu In many species of social animals, leadership of the group is strictly allocated to one sex, and often to one individual within the group. A leader is an individual that begins […]
Late Emerging Trunk Neural Crest Cells Form the Turtle Plastron
Meeting Abstract P1.63 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Late Emerging Trunk Neural Crest Cells Form the Turtle Plastron CEBRA-THOMAS, J.A.; TERRELL, A.; YIN, M.; SHAH, S.P.; BETTERS, E.; DOLES, T.; GILBERT, S.F*; Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA; Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA; Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA; Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, […]
LOCOMOTOR STRESS AND MINERAL MOBILIZATION FROM THE MATERNAL SKELETON
Meeting Abstract P1.89 Tuesday, Jan. 4 LOCOMOTOR STRESS AND MINERAL MOBILIZATION FROM THE MATERNAL SKELETON HOOD, Wendy R; Auburn University wrhood@auburn.edu During reproduction, female mammals support the ossification of their offspring’s skeletons by supplementing dietary mineral with mineral mobilized from their own bone. The relative contribution of mothers likely rises with litter size, so constraints on the […]
Island Toads Mature at Smaller Sizes than Mainland Toads on Three Atlantic Coast Barrier Islands
Meeting Abstract P1.72 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Island Toads Mature at Smaller Sizes than Mainland Toads on Three Atlantic Coast Barrier Islands EVANCHO, B.J.*; GERARD, N.R.; HRANITZ, J.M.; KLINGER, T.S.; CORBIN, C.E.; Bloomsburg University PA jhranitz@bloomu.edu Studies in 1988 and 1989 revealed island dwarfism in a population of Fowlers toads (Bufo woodhousii fowleri) inhabiting Assateague Island VA. The […]
Investigations into the Relationship between Post-Stress Metabolic Rates and Growth of Fishes
Meeting Abstract P1.163 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Investigations into the Relationship between Post-Stress Metabolic Rates and Growth of Fishes BARKOWSKI, N.A.*; LOCHMANN, S.E.; FULLER, A.; HAUKENES, A.H.; University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; USDA-ARS HKD Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center; University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff nbarkowski@uaex.edu The objective of this study […]
Intervertebral Disc Ontogeny in Land Mammals and Cetaceans
Meeting Abstract P1.57 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Intervertebral Disc Ontogeny in Land Mammals and Cetaceans MORAN, Meghan M.*; THEWISSEN, JGM; Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy; Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy mmoran1@neoucom.edu This project aims to understand the molecular mechanisms that control mammalian intervertebral disc ontogeny. The mammalian intervertebral disc consists of the […]
