Meeting Abstract P2-136 Sunday, Jan. 5 Social Regulation of Neural Transcriptomes HAN, JW*; FRIESEN, CN; YOUNG, RL; HOFMANN, HA; UT Austin; UT Austin; UT Austin; UT Austin jiaweihan96@gmail.com Social status can affect numerous aspects of individual behavior, but the mechanisms by which social cues exert their effects on physiological processes are poorly understood. Here we use the […]
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Skin Deep The Estrogenicity of Sunscreens and Moisturizers
Meeting Abstract P2-77 Sunday, Jan. 5 Skin Deep: The Estrogenicity of Sunscreens and Moisturizers FEINGOLD, SR*; ROARK, AM; Furman University; Furman University sarah.feingold@furman.edu Many personal care products contain endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs). These compounds can occur naturally (e.g., phytoestrogens) or can be synthetic (e.g., ultraviolet filters and phthalates). Many EDCs agonize estrogen receptors (ERs), thereby stimulating expression of […]
Sex, Food, and Friends in Daily Life Learning and Transmission of Knowledge in Captive Zebra Finches
Meeting Abstract P2-92 Sunday, Jan. 5 Sex, Food, and Friends in Daily Life: Learning and Transmission of Knowledge in Captive Zebra Finches CARTY, T*; PHILSON, C; DAVIS, J; Radford University tcarty1@radford.edu Have you ever gone to a vending machine and found it to be broken? Have you ever seen someone else hitting and yelling at a vending […]
Seasonal Variation in Oxidative Stress for Zebra Mussels Exposed to an Acute Thermal Challenge
Meeting Abstract P2-20 Sunday, Jan. 5 Seasonal Variation in Oxidative Stress for Zebra Mussels Exposed to an Acute Thermal Challenge PORTER, NA*; JOST, JA; Bradley University nporter@mail.bradley.edu Since being introduced to the US, the invasive zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, has spread rapidly and caused extensive damage by harming native species, altering water quality, and biofouling hard surfaces. […]
Scrumptious Sargassum Feeding Preferences of Pugettia producta
Meeting Abstract P2-107 Sunday, Jan. 5 Scrumptious Sargassum: Feeding Preferences of Pugettia producta FARR, D*; DOBKOWSKI, K; University of Southern California and Friday Harbor Labs; Bates College and Friday Harbor Labs dfarr@usc.edu Invasive wireweed (Sargassum muticum) may be causing changes in the distribution and abundance of native bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) beds in the Salish Sea. S. […]
Scaling of Lunge Feeding Kinematics in Baleen Whales
Meeting Abstract P2-96 Sunday, Jan. 5 Scaling of Lunge Feeding Kinematics in Baleen Whales GOUGH, WT*; CADE, DE; POTVIN, J; KAHANE-RAPPORT, SR; GOLDBOGEN, JA; Stanford University; University of California, Santa Cruz; Saint Louis University; Stanford University; Stanford University wgough@stanford.edu Although gigantic body size and obligate filter feeding mechanisms have evolved in multiple independent vertebrate lineages (mammals and […]
Salinity Responses of the Desert Shrubs Isocoma acradenia and Larrea tridentata
Meeting Abstract P2-149 Sunday, Jan. 5 Salinity Responses of the Desert Shrubs Isocoma acradenia and Larrea tridentata IBARRA, JN*; WHITTEMORE, KS; NAQUIN, TE; SILVA, MA; CHO, A; TEEPLE, JB; SCHENK, HJ; MOCKO, K; BURNAFORD, JL; HOESE, WJ; California State University, Fullerton jennifer.ibarra@csu.fullerton.edu Desert organisms are great for studying adaptive responses to high-stress environments. For example, desert plants […]
Running endurance after leg loss in cockroaches
Meeting Abstract P2-221 Sunday, Jan. 5 Running endurance after leg loss in cockroaches SAINTSING, AJ*; FULL, RJ; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley andrew_saintsing@berkeley.edu Cockroaches show remarkable robustness to leg loss, but locomotion is more energetically costly. Previously, we discovered that the loss of one and both middle legs increased the cost of locomotion for […]
Rising Ocean Temperatures Affect Red and White Muscle Recruitment in Fish Species
Meeting Abstract P2-208 Sunday, Jan. 5 Rising Ocean Temperatures Affect Red and White Muscle Recruitment in Fish Species HATCHER, M*; FLORENDO, J; MAIA, A; Rhode Island College; University of Rhode Island; Rhode Island College mhatcher_1915@email.ric.edu We evaluated the recruitment of red and white muscles of four Narragansett Bay fish species – summer flounder, winter flounder, black sea […]
Red-light activated neuronal control with an optimized mammalian expression vector
Meeting Abstract P2-135 Sunday, Jan. 5 Red-light activated neuronal control with an optimized mammalian expression vector VALADEZ, J*; WILLIAMS, C; BEAUDOIN, G; Trinity University jullianvaladez@gmail.com Optogenetics is the process by which a light-operated ion channel is expressed in neurons to enable photon-activation of action potential firing in neurons. This project identified mechanisms of innovation in the usage […]
