Assessing Background DNA Damage across Tissues in House Sparrows

Meeting Abstract P1-244  Saturday, Jan. 4  Assessing Background DNA Damage across Tissues in House Sparrows ESTRADA, RS*; GORMALLY, BMG; ROMERO, LM; Tufts University; Tufts University; Tufts University rodolfo.estrada@tufts.edu For several decades, measuring plasma corticosterone levels has been a staple in studying the stress response. More recently, additional downstream metrics such as DNA damage have been studied using […]

Are you what you eat Do lipids cause an intracellular response within skeletal muscle cells

Meeting Abstract P1-261  Saturday, Jan. 4  Are you what you eat? Do lipids cause an intracellular response within skeletal muscle cells? MONTANO, D.F*; KANATOUS, S.B; Colorado State University dmontano@rams.colostate.edu Lipids have been repeatedly shown to influence aerobic ability in mammalian models, such as marine mammals’ reliance on lipids to power dives. The expression of the oxygen-binding protein […]

Androgens modulate dynamic changes in multimodal display structure in the Bornean rock frog (Staurois parvus)

Meeting Abstract P1-167  Saturday, Jan. 4  Androgens modulate dynamic changes in multimodal display structure in the Bornean rock frog (Staurois parvus) KIRONDE, E*; FURLAN, F; FUXJAGER, M.J; PREININGER, D; MANGIAMELE, L; Smith College; Université Paris Diderot; Brown University; Vienna Zoo; Smith College ekironde@smith.edu Multimodal communication often evolves in noisy habitats, where selection favors multiple ways to send […]

Ancestral effects on convergence in zooplanktivorous butterflyfishes

Meeting Abstract P1-197  Saturday, Jan. 4  Ancestral effects on convergence in zooplanktivorous butterflyfishes HODGE, JR*; PRICE, SA; WAINWRIGHT, PC; Clemson University; Clemson University; University of California, Davis jennifer.renee.hodge@gmail.com Establishing patterns of morphological convergence among organisms that share similar ecologies is the first step toward understanding the interplay between adaptation and constraint. In fishes, zooplanktivory is a specialized […]

An Intralaryngeal Whistle Using an Elaborated Structure Enables Song in Alston’s Singing Mouse

Meeting Abstract P1-186  Saturday, Jan. 4  An Intralaryngeal Whistle Using an Elaborated Structure Enables Song in Alston’s Singing Mouse SMITH, SK*; HAKANSSON, J; FRAZEL, PW; LONG, MA; ELEMANS, CPH; PHELPS, SM; University of Texas Austin; University of Southern Denmark; NYU Langone samksmith@utexas.edu Most mammals produce sound via vocal fold vibration, in accordance with the myoelastic-aerodynamic theory. However, […]

Ambient Light at Night (ALAN) and the Stress Response of Green Anoles

Meeting Abstract P1-246  Saturday, Jan. 4  Ambient Light at Night (ALAN) and the Stress Response of Green Anoles MCGRATH, MR*; HOWEY, CAF; University of Scranton; University of Scranton margaret.mcgrath@scranton.edu Animals in urban areas may be exposed to constant ambient light at night (ALAN), which could affect stress levels within these individuals. Glucocorticoids are hormones that mobilize glucose […]

Allometric growth and shifting diet in the large-bodied traversodontid cynodont, Exaeretodon argentinus, with implications for modeling growth in distorted specimens

Meeting Abstract P1-180  Saturday, Jan. 4  Allometric growth and shifting diet in the large-bodied traversodontid cynodont, Exaeretodon argentinus, with implications for modeling growth in distorted specimens WYND, BM*; UYEDA, JC; NESBITT, SJ; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA bmwynd@vt.edu Post-natal growth in vertebrates reflects repositioning on the trophic scale, whether through […]

Aggression by convict cichlid pairs as a means to deter brood mixing in a natural setting

Meeting Abstract P1-76  Saturday, Jan. 4  Aggression by convict cichlid pairs as a means to deter brood mixing in a natural setting VAN BREUKELEN, NA; SANTANGELO, N*; Salem Community College, Carneys Point, New Jersey; Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York nicholas.santangelo@hofstra.edu https://nicksantafish.wixsite.com/hofstra-faculty Parental aggression can be a costly behavior and flexible in its expression based upon context. While […]

Acoustic reception in salamanders Skull vibrations enable sound pressure detection

Meeting Abstract P1-111  Saturday, Jan. 4  Acoustic reception in salamanders: Skull vibrations enable sound pressure detection CAPSHAW, G*; SOARES, D; CHRISTENSEN-DALSGAARD, J; CARR, CE; University of Maryland, College Park; New Jersey Institute of Technology; University of Southern Denmark; University of Maryland, College Park gcapshaw@umd.edu The evolution of a tympanic middle ear was a crucial sensory innovation that […]

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