Meeting Abstract P1.175  Friday, Jan. 4  Pheromone exposure influences preoptic arginine vasotocin gene expression and inhibits social approach behavior in response to rivals, but not potential mates MANGIAMELE, L.A.*; KEENEY, A.D.T.; D’AGOSTINO, E.N.; THOMPSON, R.R.; Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME; Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME; Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME; Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME lmangiam@bowdoin.edu The nonapeptide arginine vasotocin (AVT) […]

Meeting Abstract P1.140  Friday, Jan. 4  Phenotypic Plasticity and Adaptation in Fundulus Glycolytic Muscle Physiology DAYAN, DI*; OLESKIAK, MF; University of Miami, Miami FL ddayan@rsmas.miami.edu Throughout their natural history, organisms become adapted to specific thermal environments, resulting in discrete ranges of temperatures at which physiological processes are optimized. For many organisms, however, body temperature fluctuates in a […]

Meeting Abstract P1.84  Friday, Jan. 4  Phenotype-environment correlations in Cinclodes ovenbirds: Linking morphology to isotopic niche RADER, J.A. *; NEWSOME, S.D. ; CHESSER, R.T.; MARTINEZ DEL RIO, C.; University of Wyoming; University of Wyoming; National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution; University of Wyoming jrader@uwyo.edu The species in the genus Cinclodes (Furnariidae), inhabit coastal and riparian zones […]

Meeting Abstract P1.85  Friday, Jan. 4  Parthenogenetic whiptail lizards vary more between year classes than by size, age or habitat TULGA, S*; FERRER, E; WERNING, S; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley sarahtulga@berkeley.edu Genetic, ontogenetic, environmental, and sexual differences all contribute to observed morphological variation within species, but teasing apart the […]

Meeting Abstract P1.112  Friday, Jan. 4  Oxidative stress in fasting adult breeding northern elephant seals SHARICK, JT*; VAZQUES-MEDINA, JP; ORTIZ, RM; CROCKER, DE; Sonoma State Univ.; Univ. of California, Merced; Univ. of California, Merced; Sonoma State Univ. jeffsharick@gmail.com Prolonged fasting is associated with oxidative stress including increases in the production of reactive oxygen species, oxidative damage and […]

Meeting Abstract P1.117  Friday, Jan. 4  Osmoregulation in wolf eel (Anarrhichthys ocellatus) during acclimation to dilute seawater SHAUGHNESSY, C. A.*; RADLOFF, J.; BYSTRIANSKY, J. S.; BALFRY, S. K.; DePaul University; Vancouver Aquarium; DePaul University; Vancouver Aquarium ciaran.a.shaughnessy@gmail.com Once strictly considered a marine stenohaline species, the wolf eel (Anarrhichthys ocellatus) is now shown to tolerate a wider range […]

Meeting Abstract P1.163  Friday, Jan. 4  Origin of luciferase genes in cypridinid ostracods (Crustacea) LEUNG, N.L.*; TAKETA, D.A.; TORRES, E.; OAKLEY, T.H.; UCSB; UCSB; California State Univ. Los Angeles; UCSB nleung@lifesci.ucsb.edu How new features originate is a central question in evolutionary biology, but the molecular changes that lead to evolutionary novelty are difficult to surmise. Our goal […]

Meeting Abstract P1.69  Friday, Jan. 4  Optimal approach strategies for fish predators based on lateral line sensation NAIR, A.M.*; STEWART, W.J.; MCHENRY, M..J.; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine amnair@uci.edu In order to survive, predatory fish must effectively strike and capture prey. In a darkened environment, prey fish can use their […]

Meeting Abstract P1.10  Friday, Jan. 4  Odor sharing among kin in birds: assessing whether female songbirds transfer preen oil to their nestlings during brooding SLOWINSKI, S.P.*; WHITTAKER, D.J.; KETTERSON, E.D.; Indiana University, Bloomington; BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action, Michigan State University; Indiana University, Bloomington sslowins@indiana.edu Avian preen oil, secreted by the uropygial gland, […]

Meeting Abstract P1.173  Friday, Jan. 4  Nonylphenol Effects on Chemosensory Orientation Behavior of the Crayfish, Orconectes propinquus WAALKES, W.C.*; BERGMAN, D.A.; Grand Valley State University; Grand Valley State University waalkesw@mail.gvsu.edu Proper sensory input and motor output relies on constant nervous system activity. We proposed to test the neurological effects of a chemical pollutant on crayfish, Orconectes propinquus. […]