Meeting Abstract P1-125 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Embryonic Development of the Stress Axis in Two Model Teleost Species FIORETTI, SE*; FALVEY, EL; BAKER , DM; University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA; University of Mary Washington; University of Mary Washington sfiorett@umw.edu The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a commonly studied model organism utilized for stress research due […]
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Elastic recoil mechanism in the tongue-projection of the gold-striped salamander, Chioglossa lusitanica
Meeting Abstract P1-285 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Elastic recoil mechanism in the tongue-projection of the gold-striped salamander, Chioglossa lusitanica WOODY, CA*; STINSON, CM; DEBAN, SM; University of South Florida; University of South Florida; University of South Florida cwoody@mail.usf.edu Salamanders often use tongue projection to feed on land. Most plethodontid salamanders possess a high-powered, thermally robust, […]
Egg mass clumping and exposure survival in intertidal gastropod embryos
Meeting Abstract P1-86 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Egg mass clumping and exposure survival in intertidal gastropod embryos SAMPLE, A*; VON DASSOW, YJ; VON DASSOW, M; Bowling Green State University, Ohio; Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, NC; Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, NC brutus.sample@gmail.com Intertidal organisms use a variety of adaptations to protect offspring from environmental […]
Efficient Coding and the Emergence of Sensory Biases
Meeting Abstract P1-34 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Efficient Coding and the Emergence of Sensory Biases HULSE, SV*; MENDELSON, TC; University of Maryland Baltimore County; University of Maryland Baltimore County hsamuel1@umbc.edu Sensory bias plays a pivotal role our modern theory of sexual selection. Despite this, mechanisms for how biases emerge are only partially understood. The efficient […]
Effects of acute and chronic salinity changes on thermal tolerance in the tidepool copepod Tigriopus californicus
Meeting Abstract P1-167 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Effects of acute and chronic salinity changes on thermal tolerance in the tidepool copepod Tigriopus californicus HIZON, B*; STRAND, E; ALVES, S; LANE, J; DENNY, MW; DOWD, WW; Loyola Marymount University; Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University bhizon@lion.lmu.edu The copepod Tigriopus californicus inhabits dynamic tidepools where multiple environmental […]
Effects of Radioactive Contamination in Chernobyl, Ukraine and Fukushima, Japan on the Developmental Instability of Butterfly Species
Meeting Abstract P1-92 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Effects of Radioactive Contamination in Chernobyl, Ukraine and Fukushima, Japan on the Developmental Instability of Butterfly Species BRETZ, KJ*; BONISOLI-ALQUATI, A; MOUSSEAU, TM; Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge ; Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia kbretz@email.sc.edu http://cricket.biol.sc.edu/chernobyl/Chernobyl_Research_Initiative/Introduction.html The long-term effects of radioactive exposure from […]
Dynamical modeling of hovering in insects, hummingbirds, and bats
Meeting Abstract P1-269 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Dynamical modeling of hovering in insects, hummingbirds, and bats VEJDANI, HR; BOERMA, DB; SWARTZ, SM; BREUER, KS*; Brown University ; Brown University ; Brown University ; Brown University kbreuer@brown.edu http://breuerlab.engin.brown.edu In hovering flight, which has evolved independently in insects, birds, and bats, animals can maintain a stable position […]
Double-stranded RNA knocks down expression of the target gene in coral larvae
Meeting Abstract P1-90 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Double-stranded RNA knocks down expression of the target gene in coral larvae STRADER, MS*; MATZ, MV; The University of Texas at Austin; The University of Texas at Austin stradermarie@gmail.com Reef-building coral larvae expend their limited energy reserves producing costly GFP-like fluorescent proteins (FPs). The function of larval fluorescence […]
Does the House Sparrow Passer domesticus Represent a Global Model Species for Egg Rejection Behavior
Meeting Abstract P1-54 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Does the House Sparrow Passer domesticus Represent a Global Model Species for Egg Rejection Behavior? MANNA, TJ*; COOPER, C; BAYLIS, S; SHAWKEY, MD; WATERHOUSE, GIN; GRIM, T; HAUBER, ME; CUNY Hunter College; North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences; Monash University; University of Akron; University of Auckland; Palacký University; […]
Does short-term HPG axis activation have long-term effects in tree swallows
Meeting Abstract P1-138 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Does short-term HPG axis activation have long-term effects in tree swallows? NAVARRO, D*; GEORGE, EM; ROSVALL, KA; Washington State University, Pullman; Indiana University, Bloomington; Indiana University, Bloomington david.navarro@wsu.edu Testosterone (T) mediates many life history and behavioral trade-offs in vertebrates. Biologists interested in these effects often use implants to […]
