Meeting Abstract P1-194  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Effects of High Temperature and Low Oxygen on Early Life Stage Chinook Salmon Survival and Physiology DEL RIO, AM*; DAVIS, BE; KUELTZ, D; TODGHAM, AE; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis amdelrio@ucdavis.edu Climate change and drought can lead […]

Meeting Abstract P1-187  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Effects of Glyphosate and Roundup on the brine shrimp Artemia franciscana BERTHELEMY, NJ; Weber State University, Ogden nberthelemy@weber.edu Introduction: The herbicide Roundup and its active ingredient, Glyphosate, used for weed control, end up in water where they affects life, including, the brine shrimp Artemia franciscana, from the Great […]

Meeting Abstract P1-91  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Effects of Circadian Time-Memory on Foraging Recruitment in Honey Bees VAN NEST, BN*; OTTO, MW; MOORE, D; Case Western Reserve University; Corblu Ecology Group; East Tennessee State University bnv11@case.edu Forager honey bees (Apis mellifera) are able to remember both the location and time of day food is collected. […]

Meeting Abstract P1-175  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Effects of Altered pH on Juvenile Feeding Rates in the Marine Gastropod Crepidula fornicata LITLE , JW*; PIRES, A; PECHENIK, JA; LITLE, Jack; Pomona College; Dickinson College; Tufts University john.litle@pomona.edu Today’s ocean surface is subject to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration, which lowers ocean pH and carbonate ion […]

Meeting Abstract P1-171  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Effects of Acidification and Salinity Stress on Development in Larvae and Juveniles of the Marine Gastropod Crepidula fornicata TAYLOR, RE*; RESNIKOFF, A; PECHENIK, JA; PIRES, A; Dickinson College; Dickinson College; Tufts University; Dickinson College pires@dickinson.edu The earth’s oceans are becoming more acidic due to absorption of atmospheric CO2. […]

Meeting Abstract P1-273  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Effect of collision speed on rate of wing wear in Bombus impatiens bumblebees AHLHOLM, PD*; MOUNTCASTLE, AM; Bates College; Bates College pahlholm@bates.edu Many flying insects accumulate progressive, irreversible wing damage over their lifetimes, which can have severe consequences for the animal, including reduced maneuverability and increased risk of […]

Meeting Abstract P1-86  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Effect of Timed Food Availability on Daily Activity, Feeding and Grooming Behavior, and Testicular Growth in Zebra Finches PRABHAT, A*; BATRA, T; KUMAR, V; University of Delhi; University of Delhi; University of Delhi drvkumar11@gmail.com We investigated if the period of daily food availability affects circadian clock governed behavioral […]

Meeting Abstract P1-54  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Effect of Sex Steroid Hormones on Neurogenesis in the Injured Red-Sided Garter Snake Brain JOHNSON, S.*; KROHMER, R.W.; Saint Xavier University; Saint Xavioer University johnson.s12@mymail.sxu.edu Injury to the homeotherm brain results in the upregulation of the estrogen-synthesizing enzyme aromatase. While peripheral estrogens have been shown to be neurogenic […]

Meeting Abstract P1-72  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Effect of Environmental Sand Coloring on Reflectance of Neogonodactylus oerstedii BYRD, AD; CRONIN, TW*; UMBC; UMBC UE80736@umbc.edu Mantis shrimp can detect ultraviolet (UV) light, and Neogonodactylus oerstedii displays many varying colors and shades. This study was to test if the reflectance of the mantis shrimp species, N. oerstedii, […]

Meeting Abstract P1-27  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Ecology and Evolution in the Sensory Morphospace of Threespine Sticklebacks MOBLEY, RB*; BOUGHMAN, JW; Michigan State University; Michigan State University mobleyro@msu.edu Sensory systems evolve under the influence of other senses, as well as the external environment. Because sensory systems can be physiologically expensive to produce, use and maintain, […]