Meeting Abstract P1-17  Saturday, Jan. 4  Developmental and Evolutionary Scaling in the Olfactory System of Birds HOGAN, AVC*; BALANOFF, AM; BEVER, GS; Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, MD; Johns Hopkins University, MD; Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, MD ahogan7@jhmi.edu Birds show large variation in olfactory morphology, including the olfactory bulb and olfactory turbinates, yet studies on the […]

Meeting Abstract P1-2  Saturday, Jan. 4  Development of the Stomach of the Carnivorous Tadpoles of the Budgett’s Frog, Lepidobatrachus laevis Compared to Filter Feeding Tadpoles AUSTIFF, JK; Harvard University jkaustiff@g.harvard.edu Typical frog tadpoles are filter feeders and lack a digestively active stomach. Only later, during metamorphosis, do they develop a functional stomach that allows the shift to […]

Meeting Abstract P1-258  Saturday, Jan. 4  Development of an Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Avian Corticosterone Binding Globulin ANTUNES, IK*; JOHNSON, EB; MERTZ, PS; MALISCH, JL; St. Mary’s College of Maryland; University of Pittsburgh; St. Mary’s College of Maryland; St. Mary’s College of Maryland ikantunes@smcm.edu Corticosterone (CORT) is a frequently quantified hormone in the field of avian […]

Meeting Abstract P1-121  Saturday, Jan. 4  Design and use of species-specific Carcinus maenas eDNA primers to analyze shedding and degradation rates of eDNA DANZIGER, A*; FREDERICH, M; University of New England, Biddeford, ME; University of New England, Biddeford, ME mfrederich@une.edu The emergence of environmental DNA (eDNA) detection provides a powerful tool to detect and monitor biodiversity, including […]

Meeting Abstract P1-94  Saturday, Jan. 4  Dark Firefly Seduction: Identifying the Mate Attracting Mechanism of Ellychnia corrusca via Bioinformatics MARTINS, L*; LOWER, S; Bucknell University; Bucknell University lmm037@bucknell.edu The mechanisms by which insects attract mates can be divided into three categories: visual, chemical, and auditory. Fireflies (Lampyridae) are an excellent example of the first category, as males […]

Meeting Abstract P1-206  Saturday, Jan. 4  Crushers: When Lanternfish Develop Modified Pharyngeal Jaws SUMMERS, DA*; WAINWRIGHT, DK; Harvard University; Yale University dexter@mightycheese.com Lanternfish (Myctophidae) are a common and diverse group of small to medium sized deep-sea fish. They are an integral part of the vertical migration of deep-sea fish towards the surface each night, which in turn […]

Meeting Abstract P1-83  Saturday, Jan. 4  Correlating nest defense behaviors in eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis) and tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) with features of the nesting site and nest stage. MILLER, NA*; FOLTZ, SL; Radford University ; Radford University nmiller215@radford.edu One of the fundamental goals in an organism’s life is to reproduce. Raising young is an energy intensive […]

Meeting Abstract P1-64  Saturday, Jan. 4  Copulatory transfer of fluorescent powder suggests sexual selection for larger males in a wild lizard population BHAVE, RS*; REEDY, AM; WITTMAN, T; COX, RM; University of Virginia, Charlottesville; University of Virginia, Charlottesville; University of Virginia, Charlottesville; University of Virginia, Charlottesville rsb7bz@virginia.edu Understanding pre-copulatory sexual selection in a wild population is often […]

Meeting Abstract P1-212  Saturday, Jan. 4  Convergent and Constructive Craniofacial Trait Evolution in Three Cave-Dwelling Populations of Astyanax Mexicanus BERNING, D/J*; POWERS, A/K; GROSS, J/B; University of Cincinnati; Harvard Medical School; University of Cincinnati berninde@gmail.com The Mexican tetra, Astyanax mexicanus, has evolved a number of regressive (pigmentation and eye loss) and constructive (enhanced lateral line and gustatory […]

Meeting Abstract P1-105  Saturday, Jan. 4  Contrast Sensitivity and Spatial Resolution in the Trinidadian Guppy (Poecilia reticulata) SOLIE, SE*; JOHNSEN, S; Duke University; Duke University sarah.solie@duke.edu Female Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata) are known to assess male sexual signals on the basis of pattern elements that vary in color, size, and contrast. While color vision in guppies has […]