Meeting Abstract P1.8  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Biophysical modeling of the temporal niche: From first principles to the evolution of activity patterns LEVY, O; DAYAN, T; KRONFELD-SCHOR, N*; PORTER, WP; Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv; Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv; Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv; University of Wisconsin, Madison NogaKS@tauex.tau.ac.il Most mammals can be characterized as nocturnal or diurnal. However infrequently, species may overcome […]

Meeting Abstract P1.7  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Biomimetic Desiccation Loggers for Intertidal Mollusks BURNETT, N.P.*; LIMA, F.P.; WETHEY, D.S.; Univeristy of South Carolina; Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos; University of South Carolina burnettnp@gmail.com Intertidal organisms regularly experience both marine and terrestrial habitats and can be affected by extreme conditions in either habitat. In particular, sessile […]

Meeting Abstract P1.126  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Behavioral and physiological studies of sex pheromonal olfaction in interspecific antennal imaginal disc transplants LEE, S.-G.*; POOLE, K.; LINN JR., C.E.; VICKERS, N.J.; University of Utah; Cornell University; Cornell University; University of Utah s.g.lee@utah.edu The closely-related moth species Heliothis virescens and Heliothis subflexa have sympatric distributions in North America. Both species […]

Meeting Abstract P1.115  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Attitude is Everything: Extending models of fish kinematics to maneuvers VERHEGGEN, Heidi*; GENG, Liusha; ROOT, Robert; Lafayette College; Lafayette College; Lafayette College verheggh@lafayette.edu A primary component of studying fish locomotion is quantifying locomotor kinematics for a wide variety of undulatory swimming behaviors among various fish species. One approach we have found […]

Meeting Abstract P1.147  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Arginine vasotocin alters male-male interactions in Xenopus laevis EGO, Courtney L.*; ESSELBURN, Kathryn M.; RHODES, Heather J.; Denison University; Denison Univeristy; Denison University courtneyego@gmail.com The African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, has a rich vocal repertoire that it uses for social and reproductive signalling. Male frogs produce at least five different types […]

Meeting Abstract P1.38  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Applying Eco-immunological Techniques to a Free-ranging Population of Red Squirrels in the Yukon of Canada ZYSLING, DA*; BOONSTRA, R; BOUTIN, SA; HUMPHRIES, MM; MCADAM, AG; PLACE, NJ; Cornell Univ, Ithaca; Univ of Toronto, Scarborough, Toronto; Univ of Alberta, Edmonton; McGill Univ, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue; University of Guelph; Cornell Univ, Ithaca daz32@cornell.edu Immune responses […]

Meeting Abstract P1.156  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Ants on the Move MOYANO, M.; University of Utah martin.moyano@utah.edu Temperature plays a fundamental role in ant societies, as it can have important individual, colony and community-level effects. In this study we aimed to understand the moving behavior of Pheidole dentata colonies to new nest sites and the influence that temperature, […]

Meeting Abstract P1.19  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Anatomy of the tracheole system supplying Drosophila flight muscle WATERS, James S; HEINRICH, Stephanie M.*; HARRISON, Jon F.; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University smheinri@asu.edu Insect tracheal systems provide conduits for transporting air into and out of the insect and throughout its tissues. Extensive research has focused on […]

Meeting Abstract P1.111  Tuesday, Jan. 4  An evolutionary simulation of predator-prey interactions in early fish-like vertebrates DAHAL, Bidur K*; PHAM, Tong T; LIN, Khine; LIEW, Chun W; ROOT, Robert G; LONG JR, John H; Lafayette College; Lafayette College; Lafayette College; Lafayette College; Lafayette College; Vassar College liew@cs.lafayette.edu Based on evidence from living fish species, we predict that […]

Meeting Abstract P1.157  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Aggression in the clonal intertidal sea anemone Anthopleura dowii PARISSENTI, L.; PAM, M.; PEARSE, V.*; Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University, Pacific Grove, CA; Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University, Pacific Grove, CA; Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University, Pacific Grove, CA vpearse@gmail.com The clonal intertidal sea anemone Anthopleura dowii possesses […]