Meeting Abstract P1-140 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Glucocorticoids and parental effort in tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) PRICHARD, M.R. *; BREUNER, C.W.; University of Montana; University of Montana mackenzie1.prichard@umontana.edu Historically, elevated stress hormones are thought to suppress reproductive effort, as summarized in the ‘cort-fitness hypothesis’ and the ‘cort-trade-off hypothesis.’ However, that elevated glucocorticoids (GCs) during breeding […]
sessions: Posters Session 1
Getting a New Head in Life the Non-homology of the Rotifer Corona and Infundibulum
Meeting Abstract P1-96 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Getting a New Head in Life: the Non-homology of the Rotifer Corona and Infundibulum YANG, H*; HOCHBERG, A; DHIMITRI, S; HOCHBERG, R; WALSH, E; WALLACE, R; Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell; Univ. of Massachusetts, Boston; Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell; Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell; Univ. of Texas, El Paso; Ripon […]
Geographic Variation in Bumblebee Flight Morphology Suggests Aerodynamic Limitations on Upslope Range Shifts
Meeting Abstract P1-257 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Geographic Variation in Bumblebee Flight Morphology Suggests Aerodynamic Limitations on Upslope Range Shifts PARSONS, ZM*; RACHOCKI, L; OYEN, KJ; JARDINE, LE; LOZIER, JD; DILLON, ME; University of Wyoming; University of Wyoming; University of Wyoming; University of Wyoming; University of Alabama; University of Wyoming zparsons@uwyo.edu Geographic ranges of diverse […]
Gecko Adhesion on Wet and Dry Rough Substrates
Meeting Abstract P1-233 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Gecko Adhesion on Wet and Dry Rough Substrates STARK, AY; PALECEK, AM*; ARGENBRIGHT, CW; BERNARD, C; BRENNAN, AB; KLITTICH, MR; NIEWIAROWSKI, PH; DHINOJWALA, A; The University of Louisville; The University of Akron; University of Florida; The University of Akron; University of Florida; The University of Akron; The University […]
Foot Shape Variation Within Foot-propelled Swimming Birds
Meeting Abstract P1-238 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Foot Shape Variation Within Foot-propelled Swimming Birds MARQUES, I*; CLIFTON, GT; BIEWENER, AA; State University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil ; Concord Field Station, Harvard U., Bedford, MA; CFS, Harvard U., Bedford, MA isabela.marques.bio@gmail.com Within the great diversity of birds, many lineages have colonized aquatic environments. Birds that […]
Fluoromicrometry using X-ray video to measure the in vivo muscle dynamics of animal behaviors
Meeting Abstract P1-205 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Fluoromicrometry: using X-ray video to measure the in vivo muscle dynamics of animal behaviors CAMP, AL*; ASTLEY, HC; HORNER, AM; ROBERTS, TJ; BRAINERD, EL; Brown University; Univ. of Akron; California State University, San Bernardino; Brown University; Brown University ariel.l.camp@gmail.com http://arielcamp.weebly.com/ Muscles produce an amazing range of animal movements, […]
Flight performance of vultures across an elevation gradient
Meeting Abstract P1-265 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Flight performance of vultures across an elevation gradient RADER, JA*; HEDRICK, TL; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill jrader@live.unc.edu Animals must tune their physical performance to compensate for changing environmental conditions. The breadth of this environmental tolerance may, in turn, contribute to delineating the species’ geographic range. […]
Fitness Consequences of Self-Fertilization versus Outcrossing for the Mangrove Rivulus Fish
Meeting Abstract P1-105 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Fitness Consequences of Self-Fertilization versus Outcrossing for the Mangrove Rivulus Fish GRESHAM, JD*; EARLEY, RL; University of Alabama; University of Alabama jdgresham1@crimson.ua.edu Mangrove rivulus fish (Kryptolebias marmoratus) exist predominantly as self-fertilizing hermaphrodites but males occur in varying abundances across their expansive geographical range. As follows, levels of outcrossing […]
First Postcranial Skeleton of a Gondwanatherian Mammal Reconstructing Posture and Locomotion
Meeting Abstract P1-176 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 First Postcranial Skeleton of a Gondwanatherian Mammal: Reconstructing Posture and Locomotion HOFFMANN, S*; KRAUSE, DW; HU, Y; NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury; Denver Museum of Nature & Science, CO; Stony Brook University, NY shoffm04@nyit.edu Until recently, the fossil record of the Cretaceous to Paleogene Gondwanatheria almost […]
Field Guide to Mosquitoes of Medical Importance in Hawaii
Meeting Abstract P1-7 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Field Guide to Mosquitoes of Medical Importance in Hawaii KONTE, RB*; KAPAN, DD; Cleveland Institute of Art, OH ; California Academy of Sciences beccakonte@gmail.com http://www.rebeccakonte.com The Hawaiian Islands are home to invasive species of mosquitoes. Several of these species are vectors of diseases that can pose a serious […]
