Meeting Abstract P1.193  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Male green salamanders, Aneides aeneus, may help defend some nest sites CUPP, JR., P. V.; Eastern Kentucky University paul.cupp@eku.edu During an ongoing study of brooding behavior in female green salamanders, Aneides aeneus, six males (n=6)were found in crevices adjacent to brooding crevices or nest sites. The same males were in these […]

Meeting Abstract P1.208  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Low ambient temperatures may reduce cold endurance in wintering black-capped chickadees LEWDEN, Agnes; PETIT, Magali; VEZINA, Francois*; Université du Québec à Rimouski, Qc. Canada; Université du Québec à Rimouski, Qc. Canada; Université du Québec à Rimouski, Qc. Canada francois_vezina@uqar.ca Regulation of body temperature is of premium importance for the maintenance of […]

Meeting Abstract P1.50  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Long term exposure to high environmental ammonia (HEA) impairs net ammonia secretion over the skin of the African Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis CRUZ, M.J.; SOURIAL, M.M.; WEIHRAUCH, D.*; University of Manitoba; University of Manitoba; University of Manitoba weihrauc@cc.umanitoba.ca Ammonia excretion rates of the fully aquatic frog Xenopus laevis were determined to […]

Meeting Abstract P1.73  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Local Adaptation and Responses to Climate Change in Colias Butterflies MACLEAN, HJ*; HIGGINS, JK; KINGSOLVER, JG; BUCKLEY, LB; Univ.of North Carolina, Chapel Hill hmaclean@live.unc.edu Species are expected to move upward to seek thermal refuge from climate change. Effectively predicting these movements requires linking functional traits and behaviors to environmental variables. The […]

Meeting Abstract P1.151  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Leptin and seasonal variation in sickness responses in Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus) CARLTON, E.D.*; DEMAS, G.E.; Indiana University, Bloomington; Indiana University, Bloomington elcarlto@indiana.edu Sickness behaviors (e.g. fever, anorexia) characterize an adaptive response generated by an organism to aid in clearance of pathogens. However, these behaviors are energetically costly, and the magnitude […]

Meeting Abstract P1.52  Wednesday, Jan. 4  K-dependent 3H-D-glucose transport by hepatopancreatic BBMV of the marine shrimp, Litopenaeus setiferus. OBI, I.*; STERLING, K.M.; SIMMONS, T.; AHEARN, G.A.; U of North Florida, Jacksonville; U of North Florida, Jacksonville; U of North Florida, Jacksonville; U of North Florida, Jacksonville gahearn@unf.edu This study reports the occurrence and properties of K-dependent 3H-D-glucose […]

Meeting Abstract P1.132  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Jumping in the Trinidadian guppy SOARES, Daphne; Univ of Maryland College Park daphne.soares@gmail.com Many fishes are able to jump out of the water and launch themselves into flight. Often such behavior is associated with prey capture, migration or predator avoidance. Here I study the Trinidadian guppy (Poecilia reticulata) which has rapidly […]

Meeting Abstract P1.40  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Isolation and expression patterns of two V1a-type arginine vasotocin receptor mRNAs in the protogynous bluehead wrasse LEMA, SC*; SALVESEN, KE; SLANE, MA; GODWIN, J; California Polytechnic State University; Pennsylvania State University; North Carolina State University; North Carolina State University slema@calpoly.edu Arginine vasotocin has been implicated as a key regulator of behavioral […]

Meeting Abstract P1.66  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Investigating Changes in Diamondback Terrapin Nesting Behavior in Jamaica Bay, New York BURKE, RL; DOLCEMASCOLO, P*; KANONIK, A; Hofstra University; Montclair State University; Town of Hempstead Dept of Conservation and Waterways dolcemascop1@gmail.com Little is known about the process by which turtles abandon old nesting areas and colonize new nesting areas, but […]

Meeting Abstract P1.185  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Intertidal and subtidal Crepidula fornicata experiencing drastically different thermal conditions have similar physiological tolerances DIEDERICH, C.M.*; PECHENIK, J.A.; Tufts University; Tufts University casey.diederich@tufts.edu For sessile marine organisms, the intertidal zone is a physically stressful environment at low tide, and thus a less favorable place to live than the adjacent subtidal zone. […]