Meeting Abstract P1-89 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Temperature Affects Photoperiod-induced Gene Expressions in the Hypothalamus, Liver and Muscle in a Migratory Songbird: Insights into Genetic Regulation of Seasonal Physiology and Behaviour SUR, S*; SHARMA, A; KUMAR, V; University of Delhi, Delhi; University of Delhi, Delhi; University of Delhi, Delhi drvkumar11@gmail.com We investigated the role of […]
sessions: Posters Session 1
Teaching Using “The Martian” A Problem-solving Based Approach to Physiology
Meeting Abstract P1-4 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Teaching Using “The Martian:” A Problem-solving Based Approach to Physiology GIBB, A.C.; Northern Arizona University alice.gibb@nau.edu http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/acg/ The challenge of maintaining human life in a non-earth environment illuminates the fundamental physiological problem of homeostasis. The astronaut depicted in “The Martian,” first a novel by Andy Weir and then […]
Sub-Lethal Effects of Neonicitinoids on the Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee, Megachile rotundata
Meeting Abstract P1-178 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Sub-Lethal Effects of Neonicitinoids on the Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee, Megachile rotundata PALMERSHEIM, MC*; HELM, BR; ROYAUTE, R; MALLINGER, RE; YOCUM, G; North Dakota State University, Fargo; North Dakota State University, Fargo; North Dakota State University, Fargo; USDA-ARS, Fargo; USDA-ARS, Fargo michala.palmersheim@ndus.edu Neonicotinoids are commonly used pesticides in U.S. […]
Structure and context of female rejection vocalizations modify behavior in male mice
Meeting Abstract P1-67 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Structure and context of female rejection vocalizations modify behavior in male mice LONG, EV*; HOOD, KE; HURLEY, LM; Indiana University; Indiana University; Indiana University longede@indiana.edu In rodents, vocalizations of different structure may induce different responses in receivers. During courtship interactions, male house mice (Mus musculus) produce ultrasonic vocalizations […]
Stage-Specific Responses to Heat Stress in an Invasive Forest Pest
Meeting Abstract P1-195 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Stage-Specific Responses to Heat Stress in an Invasive Forest Pest BANAHENE, N*; SALEM, S; BYRNE, H; GLACKIN, M; THOMPSON, L; FASKE, T; AGOSTA, S; ECKERT, A; GRAYSON, K; Univ. of Richmond, VA; Univ. of Richmond, VA; Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond; Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond; Univ. of Richmond, VA; […]
Squirrels on the move The response of Southern flying squirrels (G volans) to rising ambient temperatures
Meeting Abstract P1-205 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Squirrels on the move: The response of Southern flying squirrels (G. volans) to rising ambient temperatures HENSLEY, VR*; LEVESQUE, DL; University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA; University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA vanessa.hensley@maine.edu Increasing temperatures have the potential to rapidly alter species’ range distributions and subsequent interactions. In […]
Squid light organ pH influences bacterial composition in the Euprymna-Vibrio fischeri beneficial symbiosis
Meeting Abstract P1-157 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Squid light organ pH influences bacterial composition in the Euprymna-Vibrio fischeri beneficial symbiosis PIPES, B.L.*; CORNWELL, A.L.; NISHIGUCHI, M.K.; New Mexico State University; New Mexico State University; New Mexico State University brian.pipes@gmail.com http://nishsymbiosislab.com/ The bioluminescent marine bacterium Vibrio fischeri has been used to study mechanisms of environmental specificity […]
Species Delimitation and Phylogeography of Endemic Hawaiian Parasitoid Wasps Genus Spolas (Hymenoptera Ichneumonidae)
Meeting Abstract P1-135 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Species Delimitation and Phylogeography of Endemic Hawaiian Parasitoid Wasps: Genus Spolas (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) GRAHAM, NR*; PECK, RW; GILLESPIE, RG; University of California, Berkeley ; Hawaii Cooperative Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Hilo; University of California, Berkeley n.graham@berkeley.edu Parasitic Hymenoptera are one of the most successful and least […]
Sometimes less is more focusing on heat waves improves estimates of turtle sex ratios
Meeting Abstract P1-201 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Sometimes less is more: focusing on heat waves improves estimates of turtle sex ratios WILSON CARTER, A*; SADD, BM; TUBERVILLE, TD; PAITZ, RT; BOWDEN, RM; Illinois State University; Illinois State University; University of Georgia; Illinois State University; Illinois State University amandawilson1213@gmail.com Many turtles possess temperature-dependent sex determination, which […]
Sexually transmitted microbes as a potential cost of extra-pair activity in female tree swallows
Meeting Abstract P1-230 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Sexually transmitted microbes as a potential cost of extra-pair activity in female tree swallows HERNANDEZ, J*; VERNASCO, BJ; ESCALLÓN, C; BELDEN, LK; MOORE, IT; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech jess228@vt.edu Up until the advent of modern molecular techniques, most avian species were considered […]
