Meeting Abstract P2-6 Sunday, Jan. 5 Colony Recognition and Aggression in Invasive Argentine Ants (Linepithema humile)of Georgia CAINE, P/B*; GIBSON, J/D; Bucknell University, Lewisburg Pennsylvania; Georgia Southern University, Statesboro Georgia pbc008@bucknell.edu An invasive species with introduced ranges worldwide, Argentine ants outcompete local ant species, instigating potentially drastic changes in their introduced ecosystems and threatening the Georgia intercoastal […]
sessions: Posters Session 2
Climbing Performance as a Physical Cost of Reproduction in Prairie Lizards (Sceloporus consobrinus)
Meeting Abstract P2-224 Sunday, Jan. 5 Climbing Performance as a Physical Cost of Reproduction in Prairie Lizards (Sceloporus consobrinus) VICK, CP*; GIFFORD, ME; University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR; University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR cvick2@cub.uca.edu Bearing offspring can put females at disadvantages, in predator escape, foraging, and the overall energetic cost. We investigated the effects bearing […]
Characterizing the Thermal Ecology of a Montane Lizard Community
Meeting Abstract P2-162 Sunday, Jan. 5 Characterizing the Thermal Ecology of a Montane Lizard Community CLIFTON, IT*; REFSNIDER, JM; University of Toledo; University of Toledo ian.clifton@rockets.utoledo.edu http://itclifton.com Elevational clines have long been recognized for their consistent patterns of climatic variation. Specifically, daily temperatures at lower elevations are generally warmer and less variable than daily temperatures at higher […]
Characterizing the Digestive Microbiome of Antarctic Sea Stars
Meeting Abstract P2-18 Sunday, Jan. 5 Characterizing the Digestive Microbiome of Antarctic Sea Stars CLINE, NW*; BROTHERS, CJ; MORROW, CD; CURTIS, MD; ANDERSON, SM; AMSLER, CD; SHILLING, AJ; MCCLINTOCK, JB; Walla Walla University; Walla Walla University; University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Walla Walla University; University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of South […]
Changes in Saccular Hair Cell Density During Ontogeny of the Plainfin Midshipman Fish
Meeting Abstract P2-112 Sunday, Jan. 5 Changes in Saccular Hair Cell Density During Ontogeny of the Plainfin Midshipman Fish LOZIER, NR*; SISNEROS , JA; University of Washington; University of Washington nlozier@uw.edu Plainfin midshipman fish (Porichthys notatus) are a marine teleost species that relies on the production and reception of acoustic communication signals for mating, and therefore […]
Central oxytocin and vasopressin receptor distributions in the house mouse, Mus domesticus, and non-commensal congeners, M spretus and M spicilegus
Meeting Abstract P2-117 Sunday, Jan. 5 Central oxytocin and vasopressin receptor distributions in the house mouse, Mus domesticus, and non-commensal congeners, M. spretus and M. spicilegus JOHNSTON, M*; FINTON, C; BRASS, K; OPHIR, AG; CAMPBELL, P; Oklahoma State University, Department of Integrative Biology, Stillwater, OK; Cornell University, Department of Psychology, Ithaca, NY; Oklahoma State University, Department of […]
Capital Breeding In a Diapausing Copepod a Transcriptomics Analysis
Meeting Abstract P2-64 Sunday, Jan. 5 Capital Breeding In a Diapausing Copepod: a Transcriptomics Analysis RONCALLI, V*; CIESLAK, MC; HOPCROFT, RR; LENZ, PH; University of Barcelona, Spain ; University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, USA ; University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USA; University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, USA roncalli@ub.edu In highly-seasonal and food-limited environments, life histories have evolved strategies […]
Can problem-solving during natural foraging give insight into behavioural innovation by the American Lobster, Homarus americanus
Meeting Abstract P2-100 Sunday, Jan. 5 Can problem-solving during natural foraging give insight into behavioural innovation by the American Lobster, Homarus americanus? HODGSON, ML*; WEBBER, RL; MCGAW, IJ; WYETH, RC; St. Francis Xavier University; St. Francis Xavier University; Memorial University; St. Francis Xavier University x2016pkc@stfx.ca Phenotypic plasticity is a key adaptation for organisms facing a variable environment. […]
Building a mechanical model of a tiny suction feeder to explore its performance landscape
Meeting Abstract P2-234 Sunday, Jan. 5 Building a mechanical model of a tiny suction feeder to explore its performance landscape SINGH, K*; HIDALGO, F; BERG, O; LAW, D; MüLLER, UK ; California State University, Fresno; University of California, Berkley krizmasingh@mail.fresnostate.edu Bladderworts, aquatic carnivorous plants, use specialized traps (with a mouth opening of about 0.2mm in diameter) to […]
Brood Incubation May Provide Reciprocal Thermal Benefits for Worker Bumble Bees
Meeting Abstract P2-165 Sunday, Jan. 5 Brood Incubation May Provide Reciprocal Thermal Benefits for Worker Bumble Bees KEAVENY, EC*; DILLON, ME; University of Wyoming; University of Wyoming ekeaveny@uwyo.edu Bumble bees are well-known heterotherms, able to regulate high body temperatures by taking advantage of heat generation from highly active thoracic muscles. Facultative shunting of heat between thorax and […]
