Meeting Abstract P1-182 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Cracking the CHC Code: Olfactory Communication in the Eusocial Harpegnathos saltator COURTS, LG*; KITTREDGE, MJ; PASK, GM; Bucknell University lgc009@bucknell.edu Insects rely heavily on their sense of smell as a way to assess their surroundings and nearby organisms. In a lifestyle termed eusociality, bees, wasps, and ants form […]
sessions: Posters Session 1
Costly Competing Investments Does Spring Migration Distance Influence the Reproductive Hormones at Arrival to the Breeding Site in a Polygynous Species
Meeting Abstract P1-134 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Costly Competing Investments: Does Spring Migration Distance Influence the Reproductive Hormones at Arrival to the Breeding Site in a Polygynous Species? ESHLEMAN, M. A.*; KLUG, P. E.; GREIVES, T. J.; North Dakota State University; USDA-APHIS-WS, NWRC; North Dakota State University michelle.angelucci@ndsu.edu Early breeding individuals are often able to […]
Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) does not influence basal or depolarized GABA release from tectal neurons in Xenopus laevis
Meeting Abstract P1-133 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) does not influence basal or depolarized GABA release from tectal neurons in Xenopus laevis PRATER, CM*; CARR, JA; Texas Tech University; Texas Tech University christine.prater@ttu.edu The 41 amino acid peptide CRF reduces food intake and related behaviors by acting on tectal CRFR1 receptors in the […]
Context in courtship the role of leptin in social investment decisions in singing mice
Meeting Abstract P1-151 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Context in courtship: the role of leptin in social investment decisions in singing mice GIGLIO, EM*; PHELPS, SM; GIGLIO, Erin; University of Texas at Austin; University of Texas at Austin eringiglio@gmail.com The ability of animals to adapt to context is one of the most important challenges facing any […]
Comparison of resistance to tearing in the skin of two flatfishes of the Pacific Northwest
Meeting Abstract P1-29 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Comparison of resistance to tearing in the skin of two flatfishes of the Pacific Northwest REGAN, MC*; GIBB, AC; Wake Forest Univ., Winston Salem; Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff regamc13@wfu.edu Fishes use skin as their first line of defense against predation or hazards in their habitat, and scales have […]
Conspecific chemical communication in a live-bearing fish, Poecilia latipinna
Meeting Abstract P1-96 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Conspecific chemical communication in a live-bearing fish, Poecilia latipinna BRISTOW, M.L.*; GABOR, C.R.; HUERTAS, M.; Texas State University mlb325@txstate.edu http://mckennabristow.wp.txstate.edu/ Aquatic environments can be dark or turbid, making visual cues difficult to detect. In these cases, chemical communication is advantageous. Poecilia latipinna, a live-bearing fish, lives in waterbodies […]
Color and Scent as Cues for Reward Association During Honey Bee Foraging
Meeting Abstract P1-150 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Color and Scent as Cues for Reward Association During Honey Bee Foraging TWOMBLY ELLIS, JF*; MARKLAND, S; AMBROSE, AF; ORTIZ ALVARADO, CA; GONZALES BETANCOURT, VH; BARTHELL, JF; PETANIDOU, TF; TSCHEULIN, T; ABRAMSON, CI; GIRAY, T; Cornell University; Oklahoma State University; Savannah State University ; University of Puerto Rico; […]
Collapsing Hotspots, Extinction, and Recovery The Evolutionary History of Herbivorous Reef Fishes
Meeting Abstract P1-199 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Collapsing Hotspots, Extinction, and Recovery: The Evolutionary History of Herbivorous Reef Fishes ZAPFE, KL*; FRéDéRICH, B; SANTINI, F; FEDERMAN, S; FIELD, D; DORNBURG, A; Clemson University; University of Liège; Associazione Italiana per lo studio della Biodiversita; Yale University; University of Bath; North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences kzapfe@clemson.edu […]
Chronic stimulation during larval zebrafish development affects startle response
Meeting Abstract P1-62 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Chronic stimulation during larval zebrafish development affects startle response STOKES, KA*; DIMITRI SKANDALIS, ; JIMMY LIAO, ; University of Utah; University of Florida; University of Florida katieannestokes@gmail.com In stress disorders such as PTSD, chronic exposure to a threat stimulus results in sensitization or hypervigilance. Much remains unknown […]
Chick Triglyceride Levels May Reflect Parental Provisioning Decisions in Response to Experimental Food Reduction
Meeting Abstract P1-89 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Chick Triglyceride Levels May Reflect Parental Provisioning Decisions in Response to Experimental Food Reduction EDWARDS, KM*; CAINE, PB; LACEY, LM; HATCH, SA; BENOWITZ-FREDERICKS, Z M; Bucknell Univ.; Bucknell Univ.; Bucknell Univ.; Inst. Seabird Research & Cons.; Bucknell Univ. kme012@bucknell.edu Seabirds live in variable environments where food availability is […]
