Meeting Abstract P1-54 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Nuances in diet quality and quantity influence phenotypic dimorphism during honey bee (Apis mellifera) caste determination SLATER, G*; BOWSHER, J; YOCUM, G; SLATER, garett; North Dakota State University Fargo, ND; USDA-ARS Fargo,ND garett.p.slater@ndsu.edu Nutrition intake during the larval stage of holometabolous insects influences and fuels growth throughout metamorphosis. In social […]
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Nonylphenol disruption of osmoregulation in the gill of the estuarine arrow goby Clevelandia ios
Meeting Abstract P1-208 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Nonylphenol disruption of osmoregulation in the gill of the estuarine arrow goby Clevelandia ios JOHNSON, K.M.*; LEMA, S.C.; Cal Poly State Univ., SLO; Cal Poly State Univ., SLO kaitlin.johnson24@gmail.com Recent evidence indicates that some of California’s coastal estuaries are contaminated with the chemical 4-nonylphenol (4-NP). The compound 4-NP is a […]
Neuropeptide Activity in Sex Role Conventional and Sex Role Reversed Julidochromis
Meeting Abstract P1-153 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Neuropeptide Activity in Sex Role Conventional and Sex Role Reversed Julidochromis RENN, S.C.P.; SCHMIDT, C.*; YOHANNES, M.; Reed College; Reed College; Reed College chrissyschmidt3@gmail.com Julidochromis transcriptus, demonstrates conventional sex-biased parental and aggressive behaviors (i.e. males are more aggressive than females), whereas their close relative, Julidochromis marlieri, exhibits reversed sex-biased behaviors […]
Neural processing during high-order cognitive tasks in the honeybee Apis mellifera
Meeting Abstract P1-163 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Neural processing during high-order cognitive tasks in the honeybee Apis mellifera RUSCH, C*; ROTH, E; VINAUGER, C; RIFFELL, JA; University of Washington, Seattle; University of Washington, Seattle; University of Washington, Seattle; University of Washington, Seattle ruschc2@uw.edu There is an increasing interest in understanding the neural bases of cognition. Insects, with […]
Neural Determinants of Behavior in an Organism without a Nervous System
Meeting Abstract P1-157 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Neural Determinants of Behavior in an Organism without a Nervous System ARUL NAMBI RAJAN, A*; HABERKERN, N; WEATHERHOLT, A; CHUNG, A; RIVERA, A; University of the Pacific; University of the Pacific; University of the Pacific; University of the Pacific; University of the Pacific a_arulnambirajan@u.pacific.edu Pax6 has proven to be a […]
Nestling experience predicts long-term phenotype in Florida scrub-jays
Meeting Abstract P1-198 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Nestling experience predicts long-term phenotype in Florida scrub-jays ELDERBROCK, E.K.*; SMALL, T.W.; SCHOECH, S.J.; University of Memphis kldrbrck@memphis.edu Environmental factors, such as sibling competition, parental care, food availability and weather conditions, can influence the development of altricial young. These factors may “program” an individual’s organizational pathways to best match the […]
Muscle twitch time limits gait dynamics in Anolis lizards
Meeting Abstract P1-79 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Muscle twitch time limits gait dynamics in Anolis lizards PARK, N.R.*; ANDERSON, C.V.; ROBERTS, T.J.; Brown Univ., RI; Brown Univ., RI; Brown Univ., RI noel_park@brown.edu Maximum sprint speed should be determined by the contractile properties of muscles, but the exact nature of this link is unclear. It has been suggested […]
Motor patterns of the hind limb muscles of pleurodire turtles correlations between changes in muscle attachments and activity
Meeting Abstract P1-72 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Motor patterns of the hind limb muscles of pleurodire turtles: correlations between changes in muscle attachments and activity PRUETT, J.E.*; MAYERL, C.J.; RIVERA, A.R.V; BLOB, R.W.; Clemson University; Creighton University; Clemson University; Clemson University jepruet@clemson.edu Among the two extant lineages of turtles, pleurodires show derived specializations of the pelvic skeleton […]
Morphological diversification in livebearing fishes of the family Poeciliidae
Meeting Abstract P1-46 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Morphological diversification in livebearing fishes of the family Poeciliidae CULUMBER, ZW*; TOBLER, M; Kansas State University; Kansas State University tobler@ksu.edu http://www.sulfide-life.info/mtobler/ The livebearing fishes of the family Poeciliidae represent an ecologically diverse group including over 270 species that are distributed throughout North, Central, and South America as well as the […]
Molt Cycle-Dependent Stress Tolerance in the Juvenile Green Crab, Carcinus maenas
Meeting Abstract P1-84 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Molt Cycle-Dependent Stress Tolerance in the Juvenile Green Crab, Carcinus maenas PELLETIER, G.*; FREDERICH, M.; Univ. of New England, Biddeford; Univ. of New England, Biddeford mfrederich@une.edu The European green crab, Carcinus maenas, is variable in ventral sternite coloration, green after molting and often dark red after prolonged intermolt. Previous studies […]
