Meeting Abstract P1-71  Saturday, Jan. 4  Body mass in female and male fox squirrels (Sciurus niger) at Saint Mary’s College YERGA, KM*; GAMS, HC; YOUNG, VKH; Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN; Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN; Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN kyerga01@saintmarys.edu Urbanization can affect native species by altering their food availability, habitat structure, […]

Meeting Abstract P1-237  Saturday, Jan. 4  BiteScis: Teacher-Researcher Partnerships to Develop Engaging Research-Based Lessons LUCAS, KN*; KEEP, S; MOREY, S; University of Michigan; BiteScis; BiteScis and Abbott Lawrence Academy kelsey.n.lucas@gmail.com In recent years, it has become clear that we need for new approaches to STEM education to increase scientific literacy, engagement, and student retention. While several interventions […]

Meeting Abstract P1-176  Saturday, Jan. 4  Biomechanics of Herndon Climb EVANGELISTA, D*; FIGUEROA, S; United States Naval Academy; United States Naval Academy evangeli@usna.edu Collective behaviors, in which an aggregation of cooperative agents form a structure to traverse an obstacle have been studied in ants, termites, and other small animals. Some study of this topic has been done […]

Meeting Abstract P1-108  Saturday, Jan. 4  Bioinspired trans-equatorial navigation using sequential measurements of magnetic inclination TAYLOR, BK*; KEHL, C; The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill brian.taylor@unc.edu http://taylorlab.web.unc.edu/ Diverse taxa use Earth’s magnetic field to navigate both locally, and across global scales. Several of these animals have demonstrated […]

Meeting Abstract P1-131  Saturday, Jan. 4  Biogeography of the Ouachita Dusky Salamander, Desmognathus brimleyorum CLAY, TA*; HESS, AJ; BONETT, RM; Nicholls State University; University of Tulsa; University of Tulsa tim.clay@nicholls.edu https://timothyclay.weebly.com The Ouachita dusky salamander, Desmognathus brimleyorum, is a semi-aquatic salamander restricted to the Interior Highlands of Arkansas and Oklahoma. We conducted surveys during their active season […]

Meeting Abstract P1-74  Saturday, Jan. 4  Behavioral and Physiological Effects of Variation in Maternal Care and Glucocorticoids WESTRICK, SE*; VAN KESTEREN, F; BOUTIN, S; LANE, JE; MCADAM, AG; DANTZER, B; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; University of Alberta, Edmonton; University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon; University of Guelph, Guelph, ON; University of Michigan, Ann […]

Meeting Abstract P1-171  Saturday, Jan. 4  Behavioral Variation of Poison Frog Tadpoles in an Open Field JACKSON, C P*; FISCHER, E K; O’CONNELL, L A; Stanford University, Stanford christo4@stanford.edu Many species, though phylogenetically very similar, have radically different behaviors. Evaluating these behavioral differences is key to understanding how species’ behavior can change to adapt to their environment. […]

Meeting Abstract P1-157  Saturday, Jan. 4  Assessing the Influences of Habitat Structure on Bird Song Propagation HARDT, B*; BENEDICT, L; University of Northern Colorado; University of Northern Colorado braelei.hardt@gmail.com Many taxa produce long-range acoustics signals for the purpose of communication with conspecifics. These signals play an important role in mate attraction and retention as well as territory […]

Meeting Abstract P1-3  Saturday, Jan. 4  Assessing the Function of the POU-Domain Transcription Factor Pit-1 During Development of the Cnidarian Nematostella vectensis SILVA, MAP*; NAKANISHI, N; University of Arkansas; University of Arkansas magostin@uark.edu The class I POU-domain transcription factor, POU-I (Pit-1), has an ancient evolutionary origin at the base of animals, but was later lost in protostome […]

Meeting Abstract P1-69  Saturday, Jan. 4  Assessing Physiological Plasticity in the Face of Climate Change in Natural and Lab Reared Drosophila Species Collected Across Elevational Gradients AXEN, HJ*; TAFT, C; WILSON-WUESTEFELD, A; DEPELLIGRINI, F; CLIFFORD, M; Salve Regina University heather.axen@salve.edu Temperature plays a large and crucial role in the distribution of species, affecting physiological processes, biophysical structures, […]