Meeting Abstract P1-230  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Opportunistic sampling, model-based clustering and least-cost path analysis aid in identification of connectivity corridors in the Texas Rolling Plains HALSEY, MK*; STUHLER, JD; BRADLEY, RD; STEVENS, RD; RAY, DA; Texas Tech University; Texas Tech University; Texas Tech University; Texas Tech University; Texas Tech University michaela.halsey@ttu.edu At a time […]

Meeting Abstract P1-113  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Nestling Corticosterone Levels are Increased After Adult Provisioning in Florida Scrub-Jays ELDERBROCK, EK*; SMALL, TW; SCHOECH, SJ; College of Wooster; University of Memphis; University of Memphis eelderbrock@wooster.edu Nutritional deficiency often results in increased corticosterone levels in nestling birds and corticosterone, a metabolic and stress-related steroid hormone, is hypothesized […]

Meeting Abstract P1-116  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Offspring Discrimination by Mothers and Fathers in a Biparental Mammal NGUYEN, TC*; SALTZMAN, W; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside tnguy240@ucr.edu The ability to differentiate between kin and non-kin may confer fitness benefits such as altruism or inbreeding avoidance. In parental care-giving species, parents may also […]

Meeting Abstract P1-154  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Neighbors, Rivals, and Frenemies: Social Networks in the Maritime Earwig, Anisolabis maritima COONFIELD, A.J.*; IYENGAR, V.K.; Villanova University; Villanova University acoonfie@villanova.edu The spatial distribution of conspecifics can provide important insights into aggression and competition in social species, particularly those in which both sexes possess weaponry. The maritime earwig […]

Meeting Abstract P1-97  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Natural sex ratio bias in Japanese quail, Coturnix japonica CURRY, JE*; NAVARA, KJ; University of Georgia; University of Georgia jcurry@uga.edu Many studies in various avian species have reported sex ratios deviating from the expected 1:1 male to female ratio. This literature almost exclusively focuses on various factors that […]

Meeting Abstract P1-271  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Myology of the adhesion disc of Snailfishes (Liparidae: Cyclopteroidea) MYERS, C.R.*; VAZ, D.F.B.; Mount Holyoke College; Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary myers22c@mtholyoke.edu Several lineages of teleost fishes have evolved ventral adhesive organs that allow adhesion to substrates. The superfamily Cyclopteroidea contains two families […]

Meeting Abstract P1-177  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Multimodal Female Stimuli Influence Vocal and Nonvocal Behaviors of Male House Mice (Mus musculus) ZHANG, X*; RONALD, KL; HURLEY, LM; Indiana University, Bloomington xinzzhan@iu.edu House mice use multimodal signals (e.g., auditory and olfactory) intersexual communication. However, more studies have been done on how females respond to signals from […]

Meeting Abstract P1-175  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Multimodal signal processing: how do female songbirds prioritize song and plumage cues? SEWALL, KB*; BECK, ML; Virginia Tech; Rivier University ksewall@vt.edu http://kbsewall.weebly.com/ Research in animal communication often examines receivers’ responses to unimodal signals — signals that are transmitted and received through only one sensory channel. However, receivers are […]

Meeting Abstract P1-252  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Multilocus phylogenetics in a widespread African anuran lineage (Brevicipitidae: Breviceps) reveals patterns of diversity reflecting geoclimatic change. NIELSEN, SV; Florida Museum of Natural History stunie@gmail.com In order to assess the influence of geomorphology and climatic shifts on species diversification in sub-Saharan Africa, I reconstructed the pattern and timing […]

Meeting Abstract P1-49  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Morphology and Kinematics of Suction Feeding In Oxylebius pictus CASTANEDA, N*; MEHTA, R; University of California, Santa Cruz; University of California, Santa Cruz nocastan@ucsc.edu Predator-prey interactions shape community dynamics through trophic transfer and changes in species composition. Morphology is a crucial factor in feeding interactions, often determining whether […]