Meeting Abstract P1-124  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Quantifying the Rentention of BPA in Regenerating Planaria MOODY, TV*; FAGAN, A; CHAN, E; MASS, S; ST. JOHN, P; SUNY New Paltz; SUNY New Paltz; SUNY New Paltz; SUNY New Paltz; SUNY New Paltz moodyt1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu Bisphenyl A (BPA) is a xeno-estrogen that mimics the effects of estrogen and […]

Meeting Abstract P1-270  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Quantifying physiological constraints of prey capture in Centrarchid fishes ROSENBLOOM, JE*; GIDMARK, NJ; Knox College jerosenbloom@knox.edu Predator-prey interactions put attributes of the predator (e.g. biting force) against those of the prey (e.g. body size). These attributes are constrained by both physical phenomena (e.g. lever mechanics) and physiological phenomena […]

Meeting Abstract P1-217  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Quantifying biodiversity temporally across a 15 year period: Biodiversity varies year to year and by seasons in the San Elijo Lagoon RUIZ, A; California State University, San Marcos ruiz112@cougars.csusm.edu Wetlands are vastly important in maintaining avian diversity worldwide. Aquatic, migratory species, and species that inhabit yearly rely heavily […]

Meeting Abstract P1-103  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Quantifying Arribada Nesting Behavior Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) BONKA, A*; WIBBELS, T; NAVARRO, E; MONTANO, J; ROSAS, M; MARIN, G; ACOSTA, H; LOPEZ, M; PENA, LJ; BURCHFIELD, P; ILLESCAS, F; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville, TX; Gladys Porter […]

Meeting Abstract P1-277  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Quantification conundrum: Just how repeatable are dental complexity measurement methods? MELSTROM, KM*; WISTORT, ZP; University of Utah; University of Utah keeganmelstrom@gmail.com Increases in the availability and affordability of 3D model generation have led to the rapid development of methods that evaluate the morphology of extinct and extant animals. In […]

Meeting Abstract P1-14  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 18:30  Putting interviews to the test: What biases do you face when interviewing for a post-doc? BURNETT, N.P.*; COMBES, S.A.; Univ. of California, Davis burnettnp@gmail.com The post-doctoral training period is a critical career stage for researchers in the life sciences. Unfortunately, many scientists from under-represented groups leave academia before […]

Meeting Abstract P1-125  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Pupation and Eclosion are Delayed Following Imaginal Disc Damage in Early Instar Larvae in the Hornworm, Manduca sexta MAHONEY, A*; FUSE, M; San Francisco State University; San Francisco State University mahoney5@mail.sfsu.edu Tissue damage results in developmental delays in many organisms, putatively by delaying key developmental hormones, allowing for […]

Meeting Abstract P1-176  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Precise Decrease in the Tempo of the Song of a Tropical Wren RODRíGUEZ-SALTOS, CA*; DUQUE, FG; Psychology Department, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322; Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302 carodr5@emory.edu Animals often time their behavioral displays with precision. Sometimes, they change the tempo of the display […]

Meeting Abstract P1-77  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Pre-and post-natal development of the lower jaw in two live bearing poeciliid species. NSANGOU, AA*; STAAB, KL; Mcdaniel college; Mcdaniel college aan004@mcdaniel.edu Most larval fish species must begin feeding upon hatching, but livebearing species such as the mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis, and mollies,Poecilia spp., develop the feeding apparatus before […]

Meeting Abstract P1-67  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Postcranial Skeletal Pneumaticity in Cuculidae GUTHERZ, SB*; O’CONNOR, PM; Ohio University; Ohio University sgutherz0819@gmail.com Birds possess unique modifications of the tetrapod Bauplan, including pneumatization of the postcranial skeleton that results from invasion of bone by respiratory epithelium. The degree of pneumaticity in living birds varies greatly among taxa. […]