Meeting Abstract P3.92  Thursday, Jan. 6  Remarkably large repertoires of V1R pheromone receptors in strepsirrhine primates CHAN, Lauren M*; YODER, Anne D.; Duke University; Duke University lauren.chan@duke.edu The mammalian genome contains hundreds of odorant (OR) and pheromone (V1R and V2R) receptors thought to improve detection and discrimination of chemical cues. Huge variation in repertoire size across taxa […]

Meeting Abstract P3.29  Thursday, Jan. 6  Rediscovering a Lost Crab Genus: Aegla within the Interior Atlantic Forest of Canindeyú, Paraguay SATTERLEE, S.A.*; KUHLE, C.W.; RAMÍREZ-PINTO, F.; FERNÁNDEZ, S.; VELÁZQUEZ, M.C.; JACKSON, L.; ZUERCHER, G.L.; TAYLOR, M.S.; Southeast Missouri State University sasatterlee1s@semo.edu In 1985, Aegla spp. (Crustacea: Aeglidae) were collected by Dr. John Kochalka within the Rio Tebicaury […]

Meeting Abstract P3.54  Thursday, Jan. 6  Quantifying Maneuverabilty in Bluegill Sunfish GERRY, S.P.*; LIAO, J.; IVES, C.; ELLERBY, D.J.; Wellesley College; Wellesley College; Wellesley College; Wellesley College sgerry@wellesley.edu Bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) from a littoral habitat exhibit morphological features indicative of maneuverability as compared to their pelagic counterparts. Littoral bluegill have a deeper, broader body shape; and […]

Meeting Abstract P3.42  Thursday, Jan. 6  Quantification of glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors in House Sparrow brain and peripheral tissues LATTIN, C.R.*; WALDRON-FRANCIS, K. ; RICHARDSON, J.W.; BREUNER, C.W.; ROMERO, L.M.; Tufts University; Tufts University; Northern Essex Community College; University of Montana; Tufts University christine.lattin@tufts.edu The hormone corticosterone (CORT) is essential in modulating normal activity levels and metabolism; […]

Meeting Abstract P3.129  Thursday, Jan. 6  Preliminary Study of Anti-fatigue Failure Mechanisms in the Trochilid Skeleton FAJARDO, R.J.*; SCHMITZ, J.E.; RIPLOG-PETERSON, S.; O’CONNOR, P.M.; UTHSCSA, San Antonio; UTHSCSA, San Antonio; AZ Sonoran Desert Mus.; Ohio Univ. fajardor@uthscsa.edu Wing stroke frequency in medium-sized hummingbirds (e.g., Selasphorus rufus) is ~52 Hz during feeding flight. This level of cyclic loading […]

Meeting Abstract P3.52  Thursday, Jan. 6  Predator evasion in zebrafish is mediated by the lateral line system. CARDENAS, G.S.*; STEWART, W.J; MCHENRY, M.J.; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine cardenag@uci.edu The ability to sense water flow plays a key role in a variety of fish behaviors. The flow created by prey […]

Meeting Abstract P3.118  Thursday, Jan. 6  Population genetics of the American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis CARRUTH, W. C.*; HARRISON, J. S.; ROSTAL, D. C.; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University wcarrut1@georgiasouthern.edu An east-west phylogeographic split near the Apalachicola River between Alabama and Georgia has been detected for the American alligator. This phylogeographic pattern is similar […]

Meeting Abstract P3.121  Thursday, Jan. 6  Plasticity of the stress response in variable environments: a reaction norm approach in the mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus) HANNINEN, AF*; EARLEY, RL; The University of Alabama; The University of Alabama amanda.hanninen@gmail.com Plasticity in metabolic activity drives adaptive shifts in substrate use to maintain positive energy balance in variable environments, a process […]

Meeting Abstract P3.75  Thursday, Jan. 6  Physiological Variability in Neonatal Nine-banded Armadillo Clonal Siblings: Responses to Simulated Burrow Conditions During Development SPENCER, M.A.*; LENGYEL, M.S.; KNIGHT, F.; BAGATTO, B.; The University of Akron mas133@zips.uakron.edu The interaction between the environment and an individual’s genetic template influence all physiological processes within an animal. The dynamics of this interaction will […]

Meeting Abstract P3.113  Thursday, Jan. 6  Phylogeography of the Cave-Obligate Millipede Genus Tetracion LORIA, Stephanie F.*; ZIGLER, Kirk S.; LEWIS, Julian J.; Sewanee: The University of the South; Sewanee: The University of the South; Lewis and Associates: Cave, Karst and Groundwater Biological Consulting LLC loriasf0@sewanee.edu Millipedes are an understudied group. Little is known about their ecology, life […]