Meeting Abstract P1-46  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Call Characteristics Of Island And Mainland Fowler’s Toad BELLES, AP*; HUCKANS, J; KLINGER, TS; HRANITZ, JM; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania jhranitz@bloomu.edu With many advantages, vocalization is perhaps the most common form of communication used by vertebrates. […]

Meeting Abstract P1-20  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Calcium Signaling in GABAergic-Cortical Astrocyte coCulture is influenced by Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 (FGFR1) ROGERS, DJ*; HENDRICK, M; WATSON, GM; SMITH, KM; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; University of Louisiana at Lafayette djr8585@louisiana.edu Astrocytes in the cerebral […]

Meeting Abstract P1-25  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Caffeine’s Effects on Drosophila expressing Tau Pathology BOOTH, AM*; HER, A; WEISSENFELS, M; JALALI, A; LAMBRECHT, DI; CHAPMAN, H; LENT, D; California State University, Fresno abooth@ucdavis.edu Current research indicates that caffeine administration in mammalian models expressing tau pathology (associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD)) leads to a reduction in […]

Meeting Abstract P1-4  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  CIRCLE: Connecting Interdisciplinary undergraduate Research with Community-engaged Learning Experiences WOODLEY, SK*; ODONNELL, AF; Duquesne University; Duquesne University woodleys@duq.edu In summer of 2016, undergraduates in the Duquesne University Summer Undergraduate Research Program (URP) participated in 2 models of community-engaged learning. The first was a “push-out” model, where URP students […]

Meeting Abstract P1-150  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Breast is Best: Exploring the Differential Effects of Breast Milk versus Formula on the Growth of Neonate Gut Bacteria OSMANI, M; University of North Florida morsal.osmani@gmail.com Breast milk has been shown to have beneficial effects toward signal species that signify good infant gut health. One of these species […]

Meeting Abstract P1-30  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Body Temperature, Cerebral Vasculature, and the Potential for Brain Warming in Cownose Rays (Rhinoptera bonuses) BEDORE, CN*; WEGNER, NC; Georgia Southern University; Southwest Fisheries Science Center cbedore@georgiasouthern.edu The visual system of the cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonuses) demonstrates temperature sensitivity similar to that of cranially endothermic billfishes. Although physiological […]

Meeting Abstract P1-63  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Body Size, Task Specialization, and Olfactory Learning In Carpenter Ants (Camponotus americanus) EUBANK, J*; EDDINGTON, SA; MUSCEDERE, ML; Hendrix College, Conway AR; Hendrix College, Conway AR; Hendrix College, Conway AR eubankaa@hendrix.edu Polymorphism in social insect colonies is predicted to increase colony fitness by improving the efficiency of division […]

Meeting Abstract P1-148  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Bird-Bed Bugs: evaluating the effects of abundance vs. diversity of nest-dwelling bacteria on maternal deposition of egg yolk antibodies in wild tree swallows FORSMAN, AM*; PERALTA-SANCHEZ, JM; WINKLER, DW; KNIGHT, R; ANGERT, ER; Cornell Univ.; Univ. Granada, Spain; Cornell Univ.; Univ. of California, San Diego; Cornell Univ. amf226@cornell.edu […]

Meeting Abstract P1-273  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Biomimetic Gill Raker Models Demonstrate Non-Contact Prey Retention Via Vortical Filtration in Mobulid Fishes BOLLA, V*; SUMMERS, A.P.; PAIG-TRAN, E.W.M.; California State University, Fullerton; University of Washington; California State University, Fullerton rbolla@csu.fullerton.edu Mobulid fishes (manta and devil rays) are massive ram filter feeders that prey primarily on zooplankton […]

Meeting Abstract P1-235  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Bioinspired, long-term, reversible adhesion GAMEL, K*; FLAMMANG, BE; New Jersey Institute of Technology; New Jersey Institute of Technology kmg27@njit.edu Manmade adhesives often fail on wet, compliant surfaces, which can result in poor performance and loss when attaching sensors in medical, defense, and research situations. However, a number of […]