Meeting Abstract P3.149  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Effects of progesterone and corticosterone administration on offspring primary sex ratio in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) GAM, A.E.*; MENDON, M.T.; NAVARA, K.J.; The University of Georgia; Auburn University; Then University of Georgia knavara@uga.edu Researchers have documented significant skews in the primary sex ratios of avian offspring in relation to a […]

Meeting Abstract P3.105  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Effects of habitat quality on maternal investment in two Georgia populations of Gopherus polyphemus. ENTZ, J. E.*; ROSTAL, D.C.; Georgia Southern University jentz1211@yahoo.com Food for Gopherus polyphemus hinges on diversity of burn influenced herbaceous ground cover. 2 populations with different burn regimes were studied. Fort Stewart Army Reservation (FSAR) is frequently […]

Meeting Abstract P3.167  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Effects of chronic stress during molt on the heart rate and heart rate variability of European starlings KOSTELANETZ, Sophia A.*; DICKENS, Molly J.; BUTLER, Luke K.; ROMERO, L. Michael; Tufts University; Tufts University; Tufts University; Tufts University sophia.kostelanetz@tufts.edu Chronic stress (CS) is the physiological condition of over-stimulation of coping mechanisms to […]

Meeting Abstract P3.26  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Effects of cadmium exposure on mitochondrial response to environmental anoxia and re-oxygenation in eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica). KUROCHKIN, IO*; IVANINA, AV; EILERS, S; SOKOLOVA, IM; University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, USA; University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, USA; Hochschule Bremen, Bremen, Germany; University of North Carolina at Charlotte, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.98  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Effects of an experimental immune enhancement, rather than an immune challenge, in a wild bird. MATSON, K.D.; CARLTON, E.D.*; HOWARD, J.L.; HUDAK, C.A.; LYNN, S.E.; MAUCK, R.A.; University of Groningen; Kenyon College; Kenyon College; The College of Wooster; The College of Wooster; Kenyon College k.d.matson@rug.nl Experimental manipulations of the immune systems […]

Meeting Abstract P3.9  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Effects of Two Forms of EDTA, on Cadmium Accumulations in Gill of the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica YATES, M.*; CARROLL, M.A.; CATAPANE, E.J.; Medgar Evers College mona40t@yahoo.com Cadmium (Cd) is a trace metal with no known biological functions. In humans it adversely affects a number of organs, including kidney, liver and […]

Meeting Abstract P3.135  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Effects of Habitat Structure on Predation of Agalychnis callidryas tadpoles by Giant Water Bugs (Belostomatidae) GONYER, Kristy M.*; MCCOY, Michael W.; VONESH, James R.; WARKENTIN, Karen M.; Reed College; Boston University; Virginia Commonwealth University; Boston University gonyerk@reed.edu Predation success is often affected by abiotic factors such as a habitats structural complexity. […]

Meeting Abstract P3.179  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Effects of Anthropogenic Stressors on Larval Recruitment in the Reef Coral Porites hawaiiensis ANSON, J.Y.*; RICHMOND, R.H.; MARTINEZ, J.A.; Kewalo Marine Laboratory, Honolulu, HI; Kewalo Marine Laboratory, Honolulu, HI; Kewalo Marine Laboratory, Honolulu, HI jorg@hawaii.edu Anthropogenic stressors affecting nearshore ecosystems are an important problem throughout the Pacific Islands. Due to the […]

Meeting Abstract P3.15  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Effects Of Ozone Exposure On The Specific Dynamic Action Of The Cane Toad, Bufo marinus JOHNSON, S.R.; MAUTZ, W.J.; DOHM, M.R.*; Chaminade University, Honolulu, HI; University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI; Chaminade University, Honolulu, HI mdohm@chaminade.edu Ozone (O3), a highly reactive gas, is a common air pollutant in many urban […]

Meeting Abstract P3.127  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Effect of nest temperature on egg-brooding behavior, metabolism, and clutch-nest thermal relations in Children’s pythons (Antaresia childreni) STAHLSCHMIDT, ZR*; DENARDO, DF; Arizona State Univ. – Tempe; Arizona State Univ. – Tempe zs@asu.edu Parental care meets several critical needs of developing offspring, and egg-brooding in pythons is an exceptional model for examining […]