Meeting Abstract P1-87 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Early birds need the “worm”: nectarivore flight initiation distance varies with time of day FERGUSON, SM*; GILSON, LN; BATEMAN, PW; Curtin University stephen.ferguson1@curtin.edu.au http://sferg.weebly.com Optimal escape theory predicts that animals should flee from predators when the cost of staying outweighs the cost of flight. Potential costs and, consequently, […]
sessions: Posters Session 1
Don’t Get Your Feathers Ruffled Exploring Candidate Mechanisms Linking Plumage Color and Stress Resilience in Tree Swallows
Meeting Abstract P1-251 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Don’t Get Your Feathers Ruffled: Exploring Candidate Mechanisms Linking Plumage Color and Stress Resilience in Tree Swallows RODRIGUEZ, AM*; TAFF, CC; ZIMMER, C; VITOUSEK, MN; Cornell University; Cornell University; Cornell University; Cornell University amr394@cornell.edu Signal traits can convey information about an individual’s physiological state. These signals often serve […]
Does muscle morphology and composition predict function
Meeting Abstract P1-28 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Does muscle morphology and composition predict function? FANT, JA*; OLIVIERI, RA; EKSTROM, LJ; Wheaton College, MA; Wheaton College, MA; Wheaton College, MA fant_john@wheatoncollege.edu Muscles are multifunctional. During concentric contractions, they shorten quickly to produce motion. During eccentric contractions, they slowly lengthen while activated to dissipate energy and absorb […]
Does TA-65 influence telomere length and loss during early life in house sparrows (Passer domesticus)
Meeting Abstract P1-147 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Does TA-65 influence telomere length and loss during early life in house sparrows (Passer domesticus)? VANGORDER-BRAID, J/T*; SIRMAN, A/E; HEIDINGER, B/J; North Dakota State University; North Dakota State University; North Dakota State University jennifer.vangorderbr@ndsu.edu Understanding the mechanisms that contribute to variation in longevity is critical to evolutionary ecology […]
Do larval settlement preferences determine local distribution patterns of the serpulid annelid Ficopomatus enigmaticus
Meeting Abstract P1-163 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Do larval settlement preferences determine local distribution patterns of the serpulid annelid Ficopomatus enigmaticus? YEE, AK*; PERNET, B; California State University Long Beach; California State University Long Beach alisonkyee@gmail.com The serpulid Ficopomatus enigmaticus, likely a native of Australia, has established populations on every continent except Antarctica. Invasive populations […]
Do Algal Symbionts Communicate With Their Anemone Hosts Using Phytoestrogens
Meeting Abstract P1-249 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Do Algal Symbionts Communicate With Their Anemone Hosts Using Phytoestrogens? MURPHY, PR*; WOLFE, LG; BURKART, EC; ROARK, AM; Furman University; Furman University; Furman University; Furman University parker.murphy@furman.edu Cnidarians are evolutionarily ancient metazoans, many of which form symbioses with intracellular, photosynthetic algae. It is assumed that this symbiosis primarily […]
Divergent designs mechanical and anatomical variation along the vertebral column of two species of “dogfish” shark
Meeting Abstract P1-272 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Divergent designs: mechanical and anatomical variation along the vertebral column of two species of “dogfish” shark PORTER, ME*; KRYVI, H; LONG, JH; Florida Atlantic University; University of Bergen, Norway; Vassar College me.porter@fau.edu In sharks, the vertebral column is engaged as a spring: both intervertebral joints and centra strain […]
Dispersal vs Repulsion Prenol elicits diverse behavior in Entomopathogenic Nematodes
Meeting Abstract P1-78 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Dispersal vs. Repulsion: Prenol elicits diverse behavior in Entomopathogenic Nematodes KIN, K*; BAIOCHHI, T; DILLMAN, A; Univ. of California, Riverside kkin001@ucr.edu Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are parasites that are able to kill insect pests and are widely used as biological control agents. During their lifecycle, EPN infective juveniles (IJs) […]
Discerning developmental windows of larval feeding structure plasticity
Meeting Abstract P1-160 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Discerning developmental windows of larval feeding structure plasticity APREA, C/J*; MCALISTER, J/S; College of the Holy Cross; College of the Holy Cross cjapre18@g.holycross.edu https://www.linkedin.com/in/ciroaprea27/ As sea urchin larvae develop and grow post-fertilization, they produce a series of ciliated, skeleton supported “arms” that are used for feeding and swimming. […]
Differential gene expression and citrate synthase activity in skeletal muscle of cornsnakes (Pantherophis guttatus) following different modes of locomotion
Meeting Abstract P1-216 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Differential gene expression and citrate synthase activity in skeletal muscle of cornsnakes (Pantherophis guttatus) following different modes of locomotion GERALD, GW*; WASS, ED; NOVINSKI, D; PROKUPEK-PICKETT, A; MARIAN, AD; MCGINN, TM; Nebraska Wesleyan University; Nebraska Wesleyan University; Nebraska Wesleyan University; Nebraska Wesleyan University; College of Charleston; Nebraska Wesleyan […]
