Meeting Abstract P1-76 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 The Fight for Light: Biotic determinants of Nereocystis luetkeana distribution FLANAGAN , K*; DOBKOWSKI , K; Univ. of Washington ; Univ. of Washington darby.flanagan@gmail.com Bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana , is the dominant kelp forest species in the Salish Sea and plays an important role in the marine coastal […]
sessions: Posters Session 1
The Evolution of Social Behavior and Neuromuscular Junctions in Caribbean Anole Lizards
Meeting Abstract P1-115 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 The Evolution of Social Behavior and Neuromuscular Junctions in Caribbean Anole Lizards ZEB, AJ*; PAYNE, AA; JOHNSON, MA; Trinity University azeb@trinity.edu Signals are relayed from an animal’s nervous system to its muscles via neurotransmitters, chemicals that are released from a motoneuron, travel across the neuromuscular junction (NMJ), and […]
The Evolution of Color Signals in Stomatopod Crustaceans
Meeting Abstract P1-39 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 The Evolution of Color Signals in Stomatopod Crustaceans PORTER, ML*; CHAN, A; GUMM, JM; University of Hawai’i at Manoa; University of Hawai’i at Manoa; Stephen F. Austin State University mlporter@hawaii.edu Stomatopod crustaceans have the most complex visual systems described in animals and display species-specific color signals used in […]
The Effect of Tannins on Swimming Performance of Threespine Stickleback
Meeting Abstract P1-244 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 The Effect of Tannins on Swimming Performance of Threespine Stickleback BAKER, JA*; SHEN, Y; Clark Univ.; Clark Univ. jbaker@clarku.edu http://wordpress.clarku.edu/foster-baker-lab/ Tannins comprise a large class of natural compounds that are produced by plants for defensive purposes. A variety of forms accumulate in large quantities in plant tissue, after […]
The Effect of Prior Shortening On Residual Force Enhancement After Stretch
Meeting Abstract P1-202 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 The Effect of Prior Shortening On Residual Force Enhancement After Stretch ADITY, RIFAT*; NISHIKAWA, KIISA; Northern Arizona University ra675@nau.edu The mechanism of muscle contraction was first explained by the sliding filament theory. However, Force enhancement after stretch is a long know but poorly understood property of active muscles […]
The Effect of Masking the Parietal Eye on Normal Baseline Behaviors Regarding Light (UVb) and Heat Preference of the Bearded Dragon Pogona vitticeps and the Green Anole Anolis carolinensis
Meeting Abstract P1-35 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 The Effect of Masking the Parietal Eye on Normal Baseline Behaviors Regarding Light (UVb) and Heat Preference of the Bearded Dragon Pogona vitticeps and the Green Anole Anolis carolinensis ADAMS, S.L.*; FURIMSKY, M.M.; Westminster College adamsl22@wclive.westminster.edu The parietal eye is a photosensitive structure with a well-developed cornea, retina, […]
The Effect of Kisspeptin 1 on Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Neurons in Embryonic Medaka (Oryzias latipes)
Meeting Abstract P1-134 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 The Effect of Kisspeptin 1 on Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Neurons in Embryonic Medaka (Oryzias latipes) KASS, HR*; SANDVIK, GK; FONTAINE, R; WELTZIEN, FA; BAKER, DM; University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA; Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo; Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo; University of Mary Washington hkass@umw.edu […]
The Effect of Incubation Temperature on Embryo Metabolism and Hatchling Morphology of Northern Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus)
Meeting Abstract P1-161 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 The Effect of Incubation Temperature on Embryo Metabolism and Hatchling Morphology of Northern Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus) MAVROIDIS, SM*; MAINWARING, WJ; STRAITS, SK; YANIK, BM; NICKLES, NE; Univ. of Mount Union mavrois@mountunion.edu In many oviparous species, incubation temperature plays an important role in the energy use of developing […]
The Developmental Defects Associated with Thermal Stress in Anolis sagrei
Meeting Abstract P1-93 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 The Developmental Defects Associated with Thermal Stress in Anolis sagrei KYRKOS, J*; LACHANCE, D; CZESNY, B; SANGER, T; Loyola Univ. Chicago; Loyola Univ. Chicago; Loyola Univ. Chicago; Loyola Univ. Chicago tsanger@luc.edu http://www.anolisevodevo.com Global climate change is affecting organisms at rates to which they cannot readily adapt. Terrestrial vertebrate […]
The Contributions of Setae to Gripping Force and Locomotor Stability in an Arboreal Lizard (Furcifer oustaleti)
Meeting Abstract P1-237 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 The Contributions of Setae to Gripping Force and Locomotor Stability in an Arboreal Lizard (Furcifer oustaleti) MOBERLY, IT*; MOON, BR; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; University of Louisiana at Lafayette itm3905@louisiana.edu Arboreal habitats present some of the greatest challenges to movement, as they contain complex arrangements of perches […]
