BOLIN, Greta M.*; BURGGREN, Warren W.; University of North Texas; University of North Texas: Effects of Incubation Humidity on Kidney Development in Chicken Embryos Embryological development in birds is influenced by ambient humidity during incubation. Indeed, high (HH) and low (LH) humidity incubation increase mortality rates in chicken embryos, due to the osmotic stresses of […]

GODDARD, Adam C*; BATTIPROLU, Pavan K; RODNICK, Kenneth J; Idaho State University; Idaho State University; Idaho State University: Effects of Exogenous Glucose on Cardiac Oxygen Consumption and Lactate Release in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss) Oxygen and energy substrates are key determinants of cardiac function. The importance of glucose under non-stimulated conditions has not been defined […]

ZYSLING, D.A.*; KETTERSON, E.D.; DEMAS, G.E.; Indiana University; Indiana University; Indiana University: Effects of 2-DG induced metabolic stress on immune function in long- and short-day housed Siberian hamsters Phodopus sungorus Individuals of many species are faced with marked seasonal variation in environmental conditions and must adapt to potentially large fluctuations in energy availability and expenditure. […]

DURANT, S.E.; HOPKINS, W.A.*; TALENT, L.G.; ROMERO, L.M.; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory; Oklahoma State University; Tufts University: Effect of exogenous corticosterone on respiration in a reptile Release of glucocorticoids (GCs) enables organisms to meet energy requirements during stressful situations […]

SMITH, S.B.*; MCWILLIAMS, S.R.; GUGLIELMO, C.G.; University of Rhode Island, Kingston; University of Rhode Island, Kingston; University of Western Ontario, London, Canada: Effect of diet composition on plasma metabolites in a migratory songbird Plasma metabolites are sensitive indicators of fuel use in birds, and so they may be useful for assessing the physiological state of […]

BROWN, A.C.; WEBER, K.L.*; University of New England, Biddeford, ME; University of New England, Biddeford, ME: Effect of Seasonal Temperature on Prey Size Selection, Consumption Rates, and Energetic Cost of Attack by Asterias vulgaris on Mytilus edulis The intertidal habitat on the coast of Maine has large seasonal fluctuations in temperature and there is very […]

KAMILAR, JM; PATEL , BA*; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook University: Ecological and behavioral correlates of fore- and hind-limb lengths in primates Different hypotheses have been proposed for the evolution of relatively long limbs in some mammalian groups. One proposal suggests that the relatively long limbs observed in carnivores, ungulates and primates are related to […]

TURMELLE, Amy S.*; ALLEN, Louise C.; SCHMAEMAN, Cynthia; MENDONCA, Mary T.; KUNZ, Thomas H.; MCCRACKEN, Gary F.; University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; Boston University, Boston, MA; Auburn University, Auburn, AL; Auburn University, Auburn, AL; Boston University, Boston, MA; University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN: Ecological Effects of Innate and Adaptive Immune Function in Brazilian Free-tailed Bats […]

BLANK, T.M.*; BURGGREN, W.W.; Univ. of North Texas; Univ. of North Texas: Early Respiratory Development of the Blue Gourami (Trichogaster trichopterus), an Air-breathing Fish Environmental factors can alter relative developmental timing of individuals (�heterokairy�), though how this influences onset of aerial respiration in air-breathing fish is unknown. Thus we examine the effects of hypoxia on […]

GIBBS, A. G.*; LARSEN, K. M. F.; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; University of Arizona: EFFECTS OF DAILY HEAT SHOCK ON DEVELOPMENT AND WATER BALANCE IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER Drosophila melanogaster is a widely used model for heat stress. Most studies, however, have subjected flies to a single bout of high temperature. In nature, developing larvae […]