Meeting Abstract P1.23  Friday, Jan. 4  Linking manipulative experiments to field data to test the dilution effect VENESKY, M.; LIU, X.; SAUER, E.*; ROHR, J.; The University of South Florida; Chinese Academy of Sciences; The University of South Florida; The University of South Florida erinsauer@mail.usf.edu The dilution effect, the hypothesis that biodiversity reduces disease risk, has received […]

Meeting Abstract P1.45  Friday, Jan. 4  Limits on the body size and shape of animals SHARMA, N*; DHAWALE, N; VENKADESAN, M; National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore; National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore; National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore neelimas@ncbs.res.in Material strength of bone and muscle impose limits on body mass and on aspect ratio (width/height) as […]

Meeting Abstract P1.202  Friday, Jan. 4  Limb drag during sand-swimming TAZ, H*; SHARPE, S/S; GOLDMAN, D/I; Wesleyan College; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology hxtaz@wesleyancollege.edu The sandfish lizard (Scincus scincus) buries into granular media like desert sand using body undulations and limbs. Once the animal is subsurface, the limbs are placed near the body and […]

Meeting Abstract P1.135  Friday, Jan. 4  Latitudinal variation in the cold tolerance of the intertidal copepod Tigriopus californicus WALLACE, G.T.*; NEUFELD, C.J.; Whitman College; University of Washington wallacgt@whitman.edu Broadly distributed species may adapt to local temperature conditions such that isolated populations have different thermal tolerance ranges than the species as a whole. Therefore, to accurately predict how […]

Meeting Abstract P1.186  Friday, Jan. 4  It’s About Time: Chelonian Physiological Ecology and Conservation HENEN, BT; United States Marine Corps bthenen@yahoo.com Rate phenomena are central measures of the physiological and ecological exaptations and adaptations of many vertebrate endotherms and ectotherms. For Agassiz’s Desert Tortoises, Gopherus agassizii, physiological and ecological rates help demonstrate advantages of ectothermy in a […]

Meeting Abstract P1.34  Friday, Jan. 4  Island Dwarfism Affects Female Fecundity in Fowler’s Toad: Quantity Versus Quality? DOWNS, L.K.*; BARRILE, G.M.; BOWER, C.D.; HRANITZ, J.M.; KLINGER, J.M.; MOORE, J.T.; Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg lkd30583@huskies.bloomu.edu Previous research comparing island and mainland populations of Anaxyrus (formerly Bufo) fowleri documented high population densities and island dwarfism in the population on Assateague […]

Meeting Abstract P1.138  Friday, Jan. 4  Interaction between HPA and HPG axes in two rapidly diverging Oregon Junco (Junco hyemalis thurberi) populations. ABOLINS-ABOLS, M*; KETTERSON, E D; Indiana University; Indiana University mabolins@indiana.edu How life histories evolve depends upon complex interactions among multiple traits that vary in their degree of interdependence. Two of the most important physiological systems […]

Meeting Abstract P1.224  Friday, Jan. 4  Influence of maternal yolk testosterone on aromatase activity in the pre-optic area of the brain in 3-day-old domestic chickens MCAVOY, K.A.*; BENOWITZ-FREDERICKS, Z.M.; Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA; Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA kam048@bucknell.edu Maternal effects are a mother’s non-genetic contributions to development, such as the deposition of androgens into avian egg yolks, […]

Meeting Abstract P1.185  Friday, Jan. 4  Influence of Ambient Temperature on Specific Dynamic Action in Bluefin Tuna GLEISS, A C*; WHITLOCK, R E; DALE, J J; CLARK, T D; BLOCK, B A; Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University; Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute, Helsinki; Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University; Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville; Hopkins Marine […]

Meeting Abstract P1.87  Friday, Jan. 4  In vivo measurement of cranial kinesis in Gekko gecko using XROMM methodology MONTUELLE, SJ*; VESSEL, C; WILLIAMS, SH; Ohio University; Ohio University; Ohio University montuell@ohio.edu Kinetic skulls are characterized by moveable joints within the cranium. While cranial kinesis is a variable feature among vertebrates, the skull of gekkotan lizards is a […]