Meeting Abstract P1-187 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Brain aromatase increases with parental experience and behavior in male mice DUARTE-GUTERMAN, P*; MERKL, A; RILEY, L; GEISSLER, DB; EHRET, E; University of Ulm; University of British Columbia, Vancouver; University of Ulm; University of Ulm; University of Ulm; University of Ulm duarte.paula@gmail.com In mammals, maternal care is universal and its […]
sessions: Posters Session 1
Brain Transcriptional Profiles of Male Alternative Reproductive Tactics in Bluegill Sunfish
Meeting Abstract P1-154 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Brain Transcriptional Profiles of Male Alternative Reproductive Tactics in Bluegill Sunfish PARTRIDGE, CG; MACMANES, MD; KNAPP, R*; NEFF, BD; Univ. Western Ontario; Univ. New Hampshire; Univ. Oklahoma; Univ. Western Ontario rknapp@ou.edu Understanding the genetic mechanisms influencing variation in behavior can provide insight into how different behavioral phenotypes within populations evolve […]
Blue Crab Movements in a Wind Driven System Summer and Fall Movements of Adults
Meeting Abstract P1-176 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Blue Crab Movements in a Wind Driven System: Summer and Fall Movements of Adults RITTSCHOF, D.*; HENCH, J.; DARNELL, M.Z.; CHEN, J.; Duke University Marine Laboratory, Nicholas School; Duke University Marine Laboratory, Nicholas School; Biology Department Nicholls State University; Duke University Marine Laboratory, Nicholas School ritt@duke.edu https://nicholas.duke.edu/…/rittschof We studied movements […]
Behavioral resilience with a tiny brain can workers of the ant Pheidole dentata compensate for reductions in sensory ability
Meeting Abstract P1-137 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Behavioral resilience with a tiny brain: can workers of the ant Pheidole dentata compensate for reductions in sensory ability? PLUIMER, B.R.*; MUSCEDERE, M.L.; Hendrix College; Hendrix College brock.pluimer@gmail.com Ants live in a sensory world dominated by smell, which they experience via their antennae. Damage to the antennae would be expected […]
Behavioral and molecular evidence for opsin-based extraocular photoreception in stomatopod crustaceans
Meeting Abstract P1-143 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Behavioral and molecular evidence for opsin-based extraocular photoreception in stomatopod crustaceans DONOHUE, M.W.*; CARLETON, K.L.; CRONIN, T.W.; Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County willard3@umbc.edu Stomatopod crustaceans possess extraordinary visual systems and other unique adaptations. Stomatopod eyes contain dozens of opsins, the protein portion of a visual pigment. Until now, no studies […]
Bee visitation patterns of Centaurea solstitialis L (Asteraceae) in an urban environment in northwestern Turkey
Meeting Abstract P1-123 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Bee visitation patterns of Centaurea solstitialis L. (Asteraceae) in an urban environment in northwestern Turkey OLSEN, AM*; MALLULA, ML; TOSUNOGLU, A; ÇAKMAK, I; HRANITZ, J; BARTHELL, J; GONZALEZ, V; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; University of Kansas; Uludağ University; Uludağ University; Bloomsburg University; University of Central Oklahoma; University of Kansas […]
Avoidance by bees and flies to field-realistic concentrations of four types of pesticides
Meeting Abstract P1-111 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Avoidance by bees and flies to field-realistic concentrations of four types of pesticides PARK, K.E.*; CAKMAK, I; HRANITZ, J; BARTHELL, J; GONZALEZ, V.H.; Pomona College; Uludağ University; Bloomsburg University; University of Central Oklahoma; University of Kansas kep02013@mymail.pomona.edu Pesticides are routinely employed in modern agriculture, harming beneficial pollinators in addition to […]
Aromatase genes and their enhancers in P pulcher, a cichlid species with environmental sex determination
Meeting Abstract P1-150 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 “Aromatase genes and their enhancers in P. pulcher, a cichlid species with environmental sex determination” DRISCOLL, RMH*; RENN, SCP; HURD, PH; Reed College; Reed College; University of Alberta rosdrisc@reed.edu Sex determination mechanisms vary greatly across the teleost fishes. In fact the process of, and environmental influences on, sexual differentiation often […]
Arduino based olfactory stimulus system
Meeting Abstract P1-135 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Arduino based olfactory stimulus system WECHSLER, S*; SPRAYBERRY, JDH; Muhlenberg College sw246939@muhlenberg.edu The sensory substrates of foraging in bumblebees are incompletely understood – as such this is an area of active investigation. When studying foraging behavior of bumblebees in a laboratory setting, collecting data on an individual-level, rather than a […]
Amphibian diversity and the occurrence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the Las Piedras watershed of the Madre de Dios region of Peru during the dry season
Meeting Abstract P1-99 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Amphibian diversity and the occurrence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the Las Piedras watershed of the Madre de Dios region of Peru during the dry season HEBERT, S*; CAUGHRON, J; DAVIS, J; CLOSE, M; Radford University; Radford University; Radford University; Radford University shebert3@radford.edu Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has been implicated as a […]
