Meeting Abstract P3.48 Thursday, Jan. 6 Tadpole density changes the relationship of red-eyed treefrog morphology and jumping performance CHARBONNIER, J.F*; LANDBERG, T.; Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond; Boston Univ., Boston charbonnierj@vcu.edu As organisms develop, increased body size is often accompanied by shape changes that alter the morphology–performance relationship. Animals with different growth histories may also have different shapes […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
THERMOREGULATORY AND CARDIOPULMONARY DISRUPTIONS DUE TO MALARIAL INFECTION IN THE WESTERN FENCE LIZARD, SCELOPORUS OCCIDENTALIS
Meeting Abstract P3.80 Thursday, Jan. 6 THERMOREGULATORY AND CARDIOPULMONARY DISRUPTIONS DUE TO MALARIAL INFECTION IN THE WESTERN FENCE LIZARD, SCELOPORUS OCCIDENTALIS SCHOLNICK, David/A*; DICK, Kristen/N; GILPIN, Nathan/T; Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon; Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon; Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon david.scholnick@pacificu.edu Western fence lizards, Sceloporus occidentalis, are frequently parasitized by the malaria causing protozoan, Plasmodium […]
THE CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF OCTOPAMINERGIC NEURONS
Meeting Abstract P3.102 Thursday, Jan. 6 THE CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF OCTOPAMINERGIC NEURONS LEHMAN, Herman K.; Hamilton College, Clinton, NY hlehman@hamilton.edu Biogenic amines are among the most important modulators of vertebrate and invertebrate nervous system function and behavior. Changes in the amount of a neuromodulator released by a neuron can have profound effects on behavior and […]
Swimming hydrodynamics at intermediate Reynolds numbers in water boatmen
Meeting Abstract P3.14 Thursday, Jan. 6 Swimming hydrodynamics at intermediate Reynolds numbers in water boatmen NGO, V.*; MCHENRY, M.J.; Univ. of California, Irvine vngo3@uci.edu A tremendous diversity of swimming animals are a few millimeters in length. Understanding the fluid dynamics at this scale is complicated because neither viscous nor inertial forces may be assumed to be negligible. […]
Subspecies comparisons of the physiological mechanisms regulating the traits of migratory and resident White-crowned Sparrows, Zonotrichia leucophyrs
Meeting Abstract P3.10 Thursday, Jan. 6 Subspecies comparisons of the physiological mechanisms regulating the traits of migratory and resident White-crowned Sparrows, Zonotrichia leucophyrs NEMETH, Z*; KRAUSE, J; CAMPION, A; RAMENOFSKY, M; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis znemeth@ucdavis.edu Every spring billions of birds migrate north to breed […]
Study of Serotonin and Dopamine Post-Synaptic Receptor Mechanisms in the Bivalve Mollusc Crassostrea virginica
Meeting Abstract P3.94 Thursday, Jan. 6 Study of Serotonin and Dopamine Post-Synaptic Receptor Mechanisms in the Bivalve Mollusc Crassostrea virginica ADAMS, T*; BEAUBRUN, D; NELSON, M; CARROLL, M.A.; CATAPANE, E.J.; Medgar Evers College; Kingsborough Community College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College catapane@mec.cuny.edu Lateral cilia of gill of Crassostrea virginica are controlled by serotonergic-dopaminergic […]
Short- and long-term effects of predation threat on development, growth, and behavior in wood frogs
Meeting Abstract P3.2 Thursday, Jan. 6 Short- and long-term effects of predation threat on development, growth, and behavior in wood frogs STARKEY, Dakota*; WARNE, Robin W.; CRESPI, Erica J.; Vassar College; Vassar College; Vassar College dastarkey@vassar.edu In order to investigate the physiological and behavioral effects of predation threat during larval development in amphibians, we conducted a suite […]
Salps to sea turtles Hg and Se in leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) Lessons learned from two populations
Meeting Abstract P3.8 Thursday, Jan. 6 Salps to sea turtles: Hg and Se in leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea). Lessons learned from two populations. PERRAULT, J.*; MILLER, D.L.; WYNEKEN, J.; Florida Atlantic Univ.; Veterinary Diagnostic and Investigational Lab., Univ. of Georgia-Tifton; Florida Atlantic Univ. jperrau2@fau.edu Leatherback turtles are pelagic migrants that specialize on gelatinous zooplankton prey. They […]
Respiratory function response to acute bacterial exposure in the American lobster, Homarus americanus
Meeting Abstract P3.147 Thursday, Jan. 6 Respiratory function response to acute bacterial exposure in the American lobster, Homarus americanus BRINGS, Victoria E.; JORGENSEN, Darwin D.*; Roanoke College; Roanoke College jorgensen@roanoke.edu Bacterial infection in some crustacean arthropods invokes an immune response involving the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. Hemocytes are mobilized in response to infection, engulf bacterial cells, and […]
Repeatable nest defense behavior in a wild passerine
Meeting Abstract P3.109 Thursday, Jan. 6 Repeatable nest defense behavior in a wild passerine BURTKA, J. L.*; GRINDSTAFF, J. L.; Oklahoma State University jay.burtka@okstate.edu Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) adults may be injured or killed when competing with an invasive passerine, the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) for access to nesting sites. Both species utilize similar habitats and readily […]
