Meeting Abstract P2-139 Sunday, Jan. 5 Associative learning in the brittle star Ophioderma brevispinum GO, M*; NOTAR, JC; JOHNSEN, S; Duke University; Duke University; Duke University mcg52@duke.edu Associative learning can be defined as changes that an organism makes in its behavior due to associations it forms between stimuli in its environment. Research on associative learning in echinoderms […]
sessions: Posters Session 2
Assessment of Novel Biomarkers of Kidney Function and Damage in Migratory Songbirds After Long-duration Flight
Meeting Abstract P2-147 Sunday, Jan. 5 Assessment of Novel Biomarkers of Kidney Function and Damage in Migratory Songbirds After Long-duration Flight GLIDDEN, CA*; DEAKIN, JE; DESIMONE, JG; ELOWE, CR; GROOM, DJE; SLEZACEK, J; GERSON, AR; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; University of Western Ontario; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; University of […]
Assessing the concept and thermal sensitivity of the Pcrit in the mayfly N triangulifer
Meeting Abstract P2-159 Sunday, Jan. 5 Assessing the concept and thermal sensitivity of the Pcrit in the mayfly N. triangulifer COCHRAN, J K*; ORR, S E; BUCHWALTER, D B; North Carolina State University jkcochra@ncsu.edu Climate change and various human activities decrease the dissolved oxygen (DO) content of freshwater ecosystems. Historically, scientists have used the concept of the […]
Are there common patterns of ontogenetic shell shape changes between aquatic and terrestrial emydid turtles
Meeting Abstract P2-194 Sunday, Jan. 5 Are there common patterns of ontogenetic shell shape changes between aquatic and terrestrial emydid turtles? ROBIN, H*; STAYTON, CT; Bucknell University; Bucknell University hgr004@bucknell.edu All turtles have a higher mortality risk as juveniles due to their smaller, less ossified, and weaker shells. Thus juveniles must use other strategies such as concealment […]
Are Introduced Species More Plastic A Comparison of the Heat-Hardening Capacity of Native and Non-Native Anolis Lizards
Meeting Abstract P2-154 Sunday, Jan. 5 Are Introduced Species More Plastic? A Comparison of the Heat-Hardening Capacity of Native and Non-Native Anolis Lizards DEERY, SW*; HARO, D; GUNDERSON, A; Tulane University; Tulane University; Tulane University sdeery@tulane.edu An important negative anthropogenic effect on the natural environment is the introduction of invasive species. One hypothesis to explain invasive species’ […]
Ants Build Defensively Against Ant Traps in the Field
Meeting Abstract P2-102 Sunday, Jan. 5 Ants Build Defensively Against Ant Traps in the Field PRETENDS EAGLE, TJ*; RODRIGUEZ, SD; GONZALEZ, V; ABRAMSON, CI; North Dakota State University; Saint Philip’s College; University of Kansas; Oklahoma State University troy.pretendseagle@ndsu.edu The study of pesticides and other agrochemicals on insect behavior is an important and active area of research. During […]
Annelid Bioluminescence The Search for Luciferases in Annelid Trancriptomes
Meeting Abstract P2-10 Sunday, Jan. 5 Annelid Bioluminescence: The Search for Luciferases in Annelid Trancriptomes HANNON, MC*; HILLIARD, J; GARBUGLIO DE OLIVEIRA, A; SCHULZE, A; Texas A&M University, Galveston; Texas A&M University, Galveston; University of São Paulo, Brazil; Texas A&M University, Galveston MCHannon23@tamu.edu There are 13 known bioluminescent families in the phylum Annelida, including polychaetes and clitellates. […]
Androgen levels in sexually dimorphic musculature of a sex changing fish, Lythrypnus dalli
Meeting Abstract P2-76 Sunday, Jan. 5 Androgen levels in sexually dimorphic musculature of a sex changing fish, Lythrypnus dalli STARKEY, J.M*; WHITE, K.J; PRADHAN, D.S; Idaho State University starjer2@isu.edu In vertebrates, androgen biosynthesis and signaling through receptor binding are critical regulators of physiological and morphological processes for male-typical reproductive behavior. Muscles essential for courtship behavior and copulation […]
Anatomy of the crocodylian bronchial tree and implications for the ancestral archosaurian lung
Meeting Abstract P2-49 Sunday, Jan. 5 Anatomy of the crocodylian bronchial tree and implications for the ancestral archosaurian lung SCHACHNER, ER*; DIAZ, RE; HEDRICK, BP; Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center; California State University, Los Angeles; Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center eschac@lsuhsc.edu To understand the origin and evolution of the morphologically and functionally divergent avian and […]
Anatomy of the Respiratory System of the African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus erithacus)
Meeting Abstract P2-42 Sunday, Jan. 5 Anatomy of the Respiratory System of the African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus erithacus) LAWSON, AB*; ECHOLS, MS; HEDRICK, BP; SCHACHNER, ER; Louisiana State University HSC; Echols Veterinary Services, Salt Lake City, UT; Louisiana State University HSC; Louisiana State University HSC Adam.B.Lawson@gmail.com Over the past century, the avian respiratory system has received […]
