Meeting Abstract P1.223  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Assessing gene expression profiles during seasonal thermoregulation in a hibernating primate, Cheirogaleus medius FAHERTY, S.L.*; YODER, A.D.; Duke University; Duke University sheena.faherty@duke.edu In most species, obesity is considered detrimental to health, however in some hibernating mammals, the endogenous circannual cycle includes seasonal periods of obese and lean states. At present, a […]

Meeting Abstract P1.9  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Antipredator behavior of red-eared slider hatchlings in response to visual and chemical predator cues HICKE, Justin W.*; BOWDEN, Rachel M.; Illinois State University, Normal, IL; Illinois State University, Normal, IL jwhicke@ilstu.edu Vision and olfaction are common channels of predator detection in aquatic vertebrates, though research on predator detection by aquatic reptiles […]

Meeting Abstract P1.200  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Antioxidant capacity and oxidative stress in the freeze-tolerant woolly bear caterpillar, Pyrrharctia isabella CHURCH, A.; LEGTERS, C.; PAPA, J.; TYMOCHKO, L.; ELNITSKY, M.A.*; Mercyhurst College; Mercyhurst College; Mercyhurst College; Mercyhurst College; Mercyhurst College melnitsky@mercyhurst.edu Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are normal byproducts of aerobic metabolism. However, increased production of these molecules may […]

Meeting Abstract P1.184  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Altitudinal differences in songbird fattening rates during fall migration WILLIAMS, Tony D*; EVANS OGDEN, Lesley J; MARTIN, Kathy; Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, Canada; Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada tdwillia@sfu.ca It is clear that stopover habitats can be limiting for some migratory songbirds and this […]

Meeting Abstract P1.96  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Aeroelastic flutter and flight sounds across birds CLARK, CJ*; PRUM, RO; Yale Univ. Peabody Museum christopher.clark@yale.edu Flight generates sound. Birds such as ducks, doves, loons, ravens, vultures and hornbills make tonal sounds during ordinary flight, while others such as flycatchers, snipe, honeyguide, manakins, guans and cotingas make tonal sounds during specialized […]

Meeting Abstract P1.115  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Adipose fin function in Horabagrus brachysoma: first identification of a muscular control mechanism for the adipose fin STEWART, TA*; HALE, ME; Univ. of Chicago; Univ. of Chicago tomstewart@uchicago.edu The adipose fin lies between the dorsal and caudal fins of some actinopterygian fishes. Among fish fins it is unique in its lack […]

Meeting Abstract P1.189  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Abundance and Variation of Invertebrate Zooplankton in a Georgia Estuary HOWELL, A.L.*; FRANCIS, JR., A.W.; Armstrong Atlantic State Univ., Savannah, GA ah8353@students.armstrong.edu Zooplankton is an essential source of nutrition for larval and juvenile fishes as well as many adult planktivores. While temporal patterns of zooplankton occurrence and abundance have been described […]

Meeting Abstract P1.25  Wednesday, Jan. 4  AHR-1, AHR-2, AND CYP1A EXPRESSION IN TISSUES OF CREOSOTE-ADAPTED ATLANTIC KILLIFISH (FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS) FROM THE ELIZABETH RIVER, VA USA WOJDYLO, J.E.; RICE, C.D.*; Clemson University, Clemson SC; Clemson University, Clemson SC cdrice@clemson.edu The Atlantic Wood (AW) creosote facility on the Elizabeth River, Portsmouth VA, is a declared EPA Superfund site. Compared […]

Meeting Abstract P1.103  Wednesday, Jan. 4  A revised model of feather shape development FEO, Teresa J*; PRUM, Richard O; Yale University; Yale University teresa.feo@yale.edu Feathers come in a wide range of shape and size ranging from a few millimeters to over a meter. This diversity of form allows birds to perform an equally diverse set of functions […]

Meeting Abstract P1.88  Wednesday, Jan. 4  A mechanistic understanding of yolk steroid effects PAITZ, RT*; BOWDEN, RM; Illinois St. University; Illinois St. University rpaitz@ilstu.edu In oviparous vertebrates, egg yolks contain numerous steroids of maternal origin at the time of oviposition and manipulations of these yolk steroids have been shown to influence the phenotype of the resulting offspring. […]