Meeting Abstract P1.87  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Employing a DNA methylation-sensitive assay to elucidate the effects of ocean acidification on larvae of the Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas). JOHNSON, KM*; HOFMANN, GE; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara kevin.johnson@lifesci.ucsb.edu Environmental stress can promote epigenetic modifications (e.g. changes in DNA methylation) that regulate gene expression. […]

Meeting Abstract P1.192  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Electrophysiology of the Neuron 2014: Open access neural simulation software to promote active learning in neurobiology. MARKHAM, M.R.; The University of Oklahoma markham@ou.edu Neural simulation software allows students to interactively learn how neurons work and learn the mechanisms that neurons use to encode and transmit information. The most widely used […]

Meeting Abstract P1.186  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Electroantennogram Responses of Acheta domesticus to Plant-Associated Volatiles NESLUND, M/C*; BAKER, T/C; SHIELDS, V/D/C; Towson University; The Pennsylvania State University; Towson University mneslu1@students.towson.edu Insects use their antennae to locate food sources, mates, and oviposition sites. The antennae are the main olfactory sensory organs or sensilla by which odorants pass through […]

Meeting Abstract P1.158  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Effects of thyroid hormones and glucocorticoids on lung development in metamorphosing Xenopus laevis tadpoles YAO, A*; CLARK, F; TEMKIN, M; SCHREIBER, A.M.; St. Lawrence University, NY; Bard College, NY; St. Lawrence University, NY; St. Lawrence University, NY aschreiber@stlawu.edu Prior to metamorphosis, the primary respiratory surfaces of X. laevis tadpoles are […]

Meeting Abstract P1.2  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Effects of noise on female preference functions in the acoustically communicating grasshopper Chorthippus biguttulus REICHERT, M.S.; Humboldt University-Berlin michael.s.reichert@hu-berlin.de The efficiency of animal communication is ultimately limited by the organisms’ perceptual abilities and by errors induced by environmental interference with signal transmission. Noise is a major source of communication errors […]

Meeting Abstract P1.46  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Effects of low tide conditions on the photosynthetic health of the kelp Saccharina sessilis NGUYEN, T.T*; HENDERSON, S.Y; BURNAFORD, J.L; University of Washington Friday Harbor Laboratories; Cerritos College; California State University, Fullerton vynguyen313@csu.fullerton.edu Intertidal seaweeds experience different environmental conditions during high and low tides, and stressful low-tide conditions may directly […]

Meeting Abstract P1.45  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Effects of low tide conditions on susceptibility to herbivory in the kelp Saccharina sessilis PINEDA, J.R.*; HENDERSON, S.Y.; BURNAFORD, J.L.; University of Washington Friday Harbor Laboratories; Cerritos College; California State University Fullerton jpineda@skidmore.edu Conditions in the intertidal zone differ at high and low tide. One potential low-tide stressor is wind, […]

Meeting Abstract P1.142  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Effects of frequent disturbances on corticosterone production and infection intensity in a songbird, the dark-eyed junco HANAUER, RE*; KETTERSON, ED; Indiana University; Indiana University rhanauer@indiana.edu When an animal colonizes a new habitat, it may encounter unfamiliar circumstances that it is not adapted or acclimated to and that are therefore likely […]

Meeting Abstract P1.165  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Effects of desiccation stress on gene expression in the mosquito Aedes aegypti HOFFMAN, J.*; SYLLA, M.; GRAY, E.M.; Colorado College; Colorado State University; Colorado College jacob.hoffman@coloradocollege.edu Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) is the primary disease vector for both Dengue and Yellow Fever. Climate change is likely affecting the distribution of these […]

Meeting Abstract P1.63  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Effects of an immune response on reproduction and appetite in the red-sided garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) UHRIG, E.J.*; FRIESEN, C.R.; MASON, R.T.; Oregon State University, Corvallis; University of Sydney, Australia; Oregon State University, Corvallis uhrige@science.oregonstate.edu Mounting an immune response, typically a costly endeavor for an organism, can have physiological […]