Meeting Abstract P1.56 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30 Connections between non-mitochondrial phospholipid fatty acid composition and life history in temperate and tropical birds CALHOON, E.A.*; WILLIAMS, J.B.; Ohio State University; Ohio State University calhoon.18@osu.edu Temperate birds tend to have a fast pace of life, having short life-spans with high reproductive output and high metabolic rate, whereas tropical birds […]
sessions: Posters Session 1
Conflicts between locomotor modes terrestrial and aquatic locomotion in the Senegal running frog, Kassina senegalensis
Meeting Abstract P1.117 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30 Conflicts between locomotor modes: terrestrial and aquatic locomotion in the Senegal running frog, Kassina senegalensis REYNAGA, CM*; DANOS, N; AZIZI, E; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine cmmreynaga@gmail.com Most frog species specialize in either jumping or swimming as a primary mode of locomotion. However, […]
Conditioned behavioral responses to artificial water flows by the lateral line system in a cichlid fish
Meeting Abstract P1.182 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30 Conditioned behavioral responses to artificial water flows by the lateral line system in a cichlid fish SCHWALBE, M.A.B*; SEVEY, B.J.; WEBB, J.F.; University of Rhode Island; University of Rhode Island; University of Rhode Island mbergstrom@my.uri.edu The peacock cichlid, Aulonocara stuartgranti, uses its lateral line system to detect hydrodynamic stimuli generated […]
Computing body mass from skeletons using photogrammetric models
Meeting Abstract P1.210 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30 Computing body mass from skeletons using photogrammetric models NEUMEYER, C.H.*; FARMER, C.G.; Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City; Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City courtney.neumeyer@utah.edu Body mass underpins numerous key life history traits. Therefore, it is an important characteristic to deduce in order to understand the biology of both extinct […]
Competition-induced gut length plasticity, food intake and growth in red-eyed treefrogs
Meeting Abstract P1.39 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30 Competition-induced gut length plasticity, food intake and growth in red-eyed treefrogs RODRIGUEZ, WB*; JENNINGS, KX; BOUCHARD, SB; WARKENTIN, KM; Otterbein Univ., Westerville OH; Otterbein Univ., Westerville OH; Otterbein Univ., Westerville OH; Boston Univ. sbouchard@otterbein.edu Red-eyed treefrogs, Agalychnis callidryas, vary greatly in larval growth rate, larval period, and size at metamorphosis […]
Comparison of gut microbiota diversity among avian species from Papua New Guinea
Meeting Abstract P1.36 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30 Comparison of gut microbiota diversity among avian species from Papua New Guinea EL-BIBANY, A.H.*; ZYLBERBERG, M.; DUMBACHER, J.P.; Univ. of California, Davis; California Academy of Sciences; California Academy of Sciences ahelbibany@ucdavis.edu Recent studies have highlighted the importance of the microbiome in determining the metabolism, physiology, and susceptibility to disease of […]
Comparison of bee visitation on blue and white-pale pink morphs of Vitex agnus-castus in Lesvos, Greece
Meeting Abstract P1.29 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30 Comparison of bee visitation on blue and white-pale pink morphs of Vitex agnus-castus in Lesvos, Greece PASCUAL, C.J.*; BOWER, C.; BURROWS, S.; LEVINSON, B.; POLK, T.; BLATZHEIM, L.; GONZALEZ, V.H.; BARTHELL, J.F.; PETANIDOU, T.; Univ. of Maryland, College Park; Bloomsburg Univ. of Pennsylvania; Utah State Univ.; Univ. of California, San […]
Comparison of bee visitation at blue and white morphs of Vitex agnus-castus in Lesvos, Greece
Meeting Abstract P1.30 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30 Comparison of bee visitation at blue and white morphs of Vitex agnus-castus in Lesvos, Greece PASCUAL, C.J.*; BOWER, C.D.; BURROWS, S.; LEVINSON, B.; POLK, T.J.; BLATZHEIM, L; GONZALEZ, V.; BARTHELL, J.F.; PETANIDOU, T.; HRANITZ, J.M.; University of Maryland, College Park; Bloomburg University of Pennsylvania; Utah State University; University of California, […]
Comparative Analysis of Insect Ovaries Lessons from comparing Drosophila ovaries to other insects
Meeting Abstract P1.97 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30 Comparative Analysis of Insect Ovaries: Lessons from comparing Drosophila ovaries to other insects KUNTTAS-TATLI, E.*; OZPOLAT, B.D.; Carnegie Mellon University; University of Maryland ekunttas@andrew.cmu.edu The Drosophila ovary is a well-understood model system used to study various cellular processes, including stem cell maintenance, cell migration, cell shape changes, and metabolism. Holometabolous […]
Coastal runoff effects on an exploited Hawaiian fishery
Meeting Abstract P1.171 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30 Coastal runoff effects on an exploited Hawaiian fishery COCKETT, PM*; HOGAN, JD; GURSKI, LM; PENNOYER, K; BIRD, CE; Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi; Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi pcockett@islander.tamucc.edu Coastal […]