Meeting Abstract P1-264  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Field 3D Kinematics of Unsteady Flight in Wild Blue Jays WILLIAMS, M*; JACKSON, BE; Longwood University; Longwood University jacksonbe3@longwood.edu https://blogs.longwood.edu/jacksonlab/ Flight imposes numerous mechanical and evolutionary constraints on those animals that possess the ability; hence bird flight has been a focus of biomechanical studies for decades. Most of […]

Meeting Abstract P1-55  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Female Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) Behavior in Response to a Foreign Object in the Nest WARD, MV*; GRAY, BL; WILLIAMS, K; Ohio University; Ohio University; Ohio University mw352308@ohio.edu In order to avoid parasitism, maintain nest cleanliness, and defend their broods, many birds have developed behavioral responses to foreign […]

Meeting Abstract P1-276  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Feeding on the Unseen: Ingestion and Assimilation of Bacteriophages by Brachionus plicatilis (Rotifera). STRAZNICKAS, BN*; JAECKLE, WB; Illinois Wesleyan University; Illinois Wesleyan University bstrazni@iwu.edu The rotifer, Brachionus plicatilis, ingests particulate foods ranging from ∼0.4 – 10 μm in size. Although clearance rates of small particles (< 1 μm) […]

Meeting Abstract P1-142  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Fecal glucocorticoid metabolites reflect endogenous and environmental factors in free-living California ground squirrels BURTON, CT*; WORKING, CL; VO, M; SURBER, LL; LIN, H; GEARHART, LM; REED, SY; JANG, CE; SMITH, JE; Biology Department, Mills College, Oakland, California 94613; Mills College; Mills College; Mills College; Mills College; Mills College; […]

Meeting Abstract P1-8  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Exploring student understanding and attitudes in introductory biology courses: lessons learned MULLER, UK*; MERANA, G; BOSSE, E; LENT, DD; WALTER, EM; California State University Fresno; California State University Fresno; California State University Fresno; California State University Fresno; California State University Fresno umuller@csufresno.edu Biology university instructors received their call […]

Meeting Abstract P1-44  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Exceptionally high fundamental frequencies in a bird vocalization DUQUE-MENDOZA, FG*; RODRIGUEZ-SALTOS, CA; Georgia State University; Emory University fduque1@student.gsu.edu Hearing is often tuned to acoustic features in conspecific vocalizations. For example, in birds, most vocalizations are in a frequency range between 1- 6 kHz, with some reaching 9 kHz. […]

Meeting Abstract P1-52  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Examination of Sexually Dimorphic and Aposematic Color Patches of Frogs for Carotenoid Pigments OWEN, PC*; MUSTAFA, AB; STRINGFIELD, TW; University of Cincinnati patrick.owen@uc.edu Males of many species of animals use bright color patches as visual signals. If sexually dimorphic, these patches are typically found in males that use […]

Meeting Abstract P1-94  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Evolution of the Pea Aphid Photoperiod Response BONNER, ER*; SPIEGEL, EL; DAVIS, GK; Bryn Mawr College; Bryn Mawr College; Bryn Mawr College ebonner@brynmawr.edu http://gdavis.blogs.brynmawr.edu/ The Pea Aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, exhibits a remarkable adaptive response to seasonal changes in photoperiod. In spring and summer, aphids reproduce asexually, yielding large […]

Meeting Abstract P1-215  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Evolution of Mineralized Dental Tissue Material Properties KAY, DI*; ERICKSON, GM; KUHN-HENDRICKS, SM; Florida State University; Florida State University; Florida State Univeristy dkay@bio.fsu.edu As gnathostomes diversified, modifications to dental form and mineralized tissue constituents (enamel, dentines and cementum) facilitated a variety of trophic niches. Previous assumptions that non-mammalian […]

Meeting Abstract P1-181  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Evidence of a Pineal Gland in Crocodylia SEDLMAYR, JC*; SCHACHNER, ER; KLEY , N; GIGNAC, PM; LSUHSC-SOM; LSUHSC-SOM; Stony Brook School of Medicine ; Oklahoma State Univ. Center for Health Sciences jsedlm@lsuhsc.edu Among all vertebrates, crocodylians are thought to be unique in lacking a pineal gland. This is […]