Meeting Abstract P3.218 Sunday, Jan. 6 Temperature-dependent behaviors in the Texas spiny lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) BLACKMON, T.N.*; JOHNSON, M.A.; Trinity University, San Antonio; Trinity University, San Antonio tblackmo@trinity.edu The maintenance of body temperature is a critical task for ectotherms, which rely largely on the temperature of their environment for thermoregulation. In reptiles in particular, many animals use […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
Taxonomic and adaptive significance of morphological variation in North American Cercis
Meeting Abstract P3.86 Sunday, Jan. 6 Taxonomic and adaptive significance of morphological variation in North American Cercis LEATHERMAN, L.S.T.*; NOWELL, C.; SCHILLER, A.M.; FRITSCH, P.W.; Oberlin College; San Francisco State Univ. and California Academy of Sciences; Evergreen State College; California Academy of Sciences lleather@oberlin.edu In North America, Cercis traditionally comprises the eastern species C. canadensis, composed of […]
THE INDETERMINATE GROWTH CONUNDRUM How do fishes continue to grow throughout their lives
Meeting Abstract P3.74 Sunday, Jan. 6 THE INDETERMINATE GROWTH CONUNDRUM: How do fishes continue to grow throughout their lives? FROEHLICH, JM*; FOWLER, ZG; REMILY, EA; ROMERO AROCHA, SR; GALT, NJ; BIGA, PR; UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM; NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY; NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY; NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM; UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA […]
THE EFFECT OF THE PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM VIBRIO CAMPBELLII ON FATIGUE IN THE ATLANTIC BLUE CRAB, CALLINECTES SAPIDUS, DURING SUSTAINED EXERCISE
Meeting Abstract P3.121 Sunday, Jan. 6 THE EFFECT OF THE PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM VIBRIO CAMPBELLII ON FATIGUE IN THE ATLANTIC BLUE CRAB, CALLINECTES SAPIDUS, DURING SUSTAINED EXERCISE ROMAN, M. R.*; BURNETT, K. G.; BURNETT, L. E.; College of Charleston; College of Charleston; College of Charleston mdr8306@uncw.edu The Atlantic blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, is a highly mobile crustacean that […]
Swing Leg Control Disturbance rejection versus injury avoidance
Meeting Abstract P3.199 Sunday, Jan. 6 Swing Leg Control: Disturbance rejection versus injury avoidance BLUM, Y*; BIRN-JEFFERY, AV; VEJDANI, HR; HURST, JW; DALEY, MA; Royal Veterinary College, London, UK; Royal Veterinary College, London, UK; Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon; Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon; Royal Veterinary College, London, UK yblum@rvc.ac.uk We seek to understand the strategies used […]
Stress response of wild-caught rufous hummingbirds
Meeting Abstract P3.180 Sunday, Jan. 6 Stress response of wild-caught rufous hummingbirds GOLOFF, B.M.*; GONZALEZ-GOMEZ, P.; WINGFIELD, J.C.; HIEBERT, S.M.; Swarthmore College; Univ. California, Davis; IFICC; Univ. California, Davis; Swarthmore College shieber1@swarthmore.edu The stress responses of wild-caught rufous hummingbirds (Selasphorus rufus) were characterized by determining the corticosterone (CORT) concentration in cloacal fluid (CF) collected noninvasively over 60 […]
Stress physiology of songbirds in response to bird feeding activities
Meeting Abstract P3.172 Sunday, Jan. 6 Stress physiology of songbirds in response to bird feeding activities. HUBER, SJ*; WILCOXEN, TE; HORN, DJ; Millikin University; Millikin University; Millikin University shuber@millikin.edu The purpose of this study was to observe stress physiology and its interaction with reproductive endocrinology in relation to variation in food availability among communities of common feeder-using […]
Stress management How do repeated stressors affect antioxidant capacity and oxidative damage
Meeting Abstract P3.178 Sunday, Jan. 6 Stress management: How do repeated stressors affect antioxidant capacity and oxidative damage? FASANELLO, V,J.*; FISCHER, C.P.; FLETCHER, K.L.; MAKRIS, M.E.; SEECOF, O.M.; VASSALLO, B.G.; HAUSSMANN, M.F.; Bucknell Univ.; Bucknell Univ.; Bucknell Univ.; Bucknell Univ.; Bucknell Univ.; Bucknell Univ.; Bucknell Univ. mfh008@bucknell.edu Oxidative respiration results in the production of reactive oxygen species […]
Sleeping Dwarfs Photoperiodic Modulation of Infection-Induced Sleep in Siberian Hamsters (Phodopus sungorus)
Meeting Abstract P3.149A Sunday, Jan. 6 Sleeping Dwarfs: Photoperiodic Modulation of Infection-Induced Sleep in Siberian Hamsters (Phodopus sungorus) ASHLEY, N.T.*; ZHANG, N.; WEIL, Z.M.; MAGALANG, U.J.; NELSON, R.J.; Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; The Ohio State University, Columbus, […]
Sexual dimorphisms in behavior in two long-snouted Anolis lizard species
Meeting Abstract P3.82 Sunday, Jan. 6 Sexual dimorphisms in behavior in two long-snouted Anolis lizard species ROBINSON, C.D.*; SANGER, T.J.; BATTLES, A.C.; JOHNSON, M.A.; Trinity University, San Antonio, TX; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Trinity University, San Antonio, TX; Trinity University, San Antonio, TX crobins3@trinity.edu Sexual dimorphisms can evolve as the result of sexual selection or because of […]
