Meeting Abstract P3.111 Thursday, Jan. 6 Nest box orientation and surrounding vegetation height influence nest box preference in eastern bluebirds ANDERSON, EM*; NAVARA, KJ; The University of Georiga; The University of Georgia knavara@uga.edu As a response to substantial declines in populations of eastern bluebirds, there has been a large movement throughout North America to construct and place […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
Nest Site Defense by Brooding Female Green Salamanders, <1>Aneides aeneus<1>
Meeting Abstract P3.107 Thursday, Jan. 6 Nest Site Defense by Brooding Female Green Salamanders, <1>Aneides aeneus<1/> CUPP, JR., P. V.; Eastern Kentucky University paul.cupp@eku.edu Brooding behavior and nest site defense in female green salamanders, <1>Aneides aeneus<1/>, was studied from 1976-2004 in SE KY. Females deposited and defended single clusters of eggs (range = 12-25 eggs) in individual […]
Multiple Paternity within the Northern Subpopulation of Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
Meeting Abstract P3.115 Thursday, Jan. 6 Multiple Paternity within the Northern Subpopulation of Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) LASALA, J*; HARRISON, JS; WILLIAMS, K; FRICK, M; ROSTAL, DC; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University; Caretta Research Project; Caretta Research Project; Georgia Southern University jl02621@georgiasouthern.edu Mating systems play an important role in shaping life history evolution and population […]
Morphological adaptations for high dexterity and extreme bite fore in the pharyngeal jaw of Black Carp
Meeting Abstract P3.67 Thursday, Jan. 6 Morphological adaptations for high dexterity and extreme bite fore in the pharyngeal jaw of Black Carp LOPRESTI, E F*; GIDMARK, N J; BRAINERD, E L; Brown University; Brown University; Brown University lopresti.eric@gmail.com Producing high bite force is essential for durophagous feeding. Eating hard-shelled prey such as snails is limited by two […]
Modeling the Effects of Harvesting on Firefly Population Viability
Meeting Abstract P3.36 Thursday, Jan. 6 Modeling the Effects of Harvesting on Firefly Population Viability BAUER, C.B.*; LEWIS, S.M.; FAUST, L.F.; REED, J.M.; Tufts University; Tufts University; Tufts University Carolyn.Bauer@tufts.edu North American fireflies in the genus Photinus are commercially harvested to extract the enzyme luciferase, despite the availability of recombinant enzyme. No one has evaluated the potential […]
Metabolic Cost of Pregnancy and Lactation in the Nine-Banded Armadillo
Meeting Abstract P3.77 Thursday, Jan. 6 Metabolic Cost of Pregnancy and Lactation in the Nine-Banded Armadillo LENGYEL, M.S.*; SPENCER, M.A.; RIGGS, G.; BECKET, A.; MOORE, F.B.G.; BAGATTO, B.; The University of Akron msl26@zips.uakron.edu The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) has a unique reproductive physiology. Armadillos are the only known mammals to exhibit obligate polyembryony, and D. novemcinctus can […]
Long-term Field Study on Temperature Dependent Sex Determination in the Gopher Tortoise in Southeast Georgia (1997-2008)
Meeting Abstract P3.37 Thursday, Jan. 6 Long-term Field Study on Temperature Dependent Sex Determination in the Gopher Tortoise in Southeast Georgia (1997-2008) ROSTAL, D/C; Georgia Southern University, Statesboro Rostal@georgiasouthern.edu The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) ranges from the southern tip of Florida to the southern coastal plain of South Carolina. No studies have attempted to see how temperatures […]
Long-Term Study of Loggerhead Sea Turtle Hatchling Sex Ratios on Two Georgia Barrier Islands (2000-2010)
Meeting Abstract P3.40 Thursday, Jan. 6 Long-Term Study of Loggerhead Sea Turtle Hatchling Sex Ratios on Two Georgia Barrier Islands (2000-2010) WILLIAMS, K. L.*; FRICK, M. G.; LEBLANC, A. M.; DRAKE, K. K.; TUTTLE, J.; SPARROW, J.; ROSTAL, D.; Caretta Research Project, Savannah, GA; Friends of the National Zoo, Washington DC; Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA; Georgia […]
Lethal and Subethal Effects of Flumethrin (VAROSTOP®) on the Anatolian Honey Bee in the Republic of Turkey
Meeting Abstract P3.127 Thursday, Jan. 6 Lethal and Subethal Effects of Flumethrin (VAROSTOP®) on the Anatolian Honey Bee in the Republic of Turkey DUELL, M.*; APTED, T.; HALL, N.; BATES-ALBERS, L.; PENDERGRAFT, L.; ZUNIGA, E.; SORUCU, A.; ABRAMSON, C.I.; AYDIN, L.; BARTHELL, J.F.; CAKMAK, I.; ORUC, H.H.; WELLS, H.; HRANITZ, J.M.; IKIZOGLU, D.; SELOVA, S.; Bloomsburg Univ. […]
Lactating hares in the cold the role of heat dissipation
Meeting Abstract P3.17 Thursday, Jan. 6 Lactating hares in the cold: the role of heat dissipation VALENCAK, TG*; RUF, T; University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna; University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna Teresa.Valencak@vetmeduni.ac.at Similar to small rodents, European hares (Lepus europaeus), reach extremely high levels of energy turnover during lactation. In hares, energy turnover levels off during late lactation, […]
