Meeting Abstract P3.140  Sunday, Jan. 6  Diet-induced enlargement of the gastrointestinal tract increases nutrient absorption rates in locusts by allowing larger meals rather than better absorptive efficiency. CLISSOLD, F.J.*; BROWN, Z.; SIMPSON, S.J.; The Univ. of Sydney, Australia; The Univ. of Sydney, Australia; The Univ. of Sydney, Australia fiona.clissold@sydney.edu.au Increasing the size of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) […]

Meeting Abstract P3.36  Sunday, Jan. 6  Diet of Red Lionfish (Scorpaenidae) from Biscayne Bay, Florida, based on gut content analysis HAROLD, AS*; ZURLO, D; TOLINE, CA; DOTY, S; MCDONOUGH, V; College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina; College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina; National Park Service, Charleston, South Carolina; College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina; Biscayne National Park, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.179  Sunday, Jan. 6  Diel rhythm of plasma corticosterone in White’s treefrog, Litoria caerulea KAISER, K.*; JONES, C.G.; MARENTES, A.A.; WEICKUM, R.M.; SALTZMAN, W.; Univ. of California, Riverside kristinekaiser@gmail.com Although widely thought of as stress hormones, glucocorticoids have myriad functions, and in most organisms are secreted in a diel cycle. The circadian rhythm of circulating […]

Meeting Abstract P3.48  Sunday, Jan. 6  Developmental shifts in heart position for the diamondback water snake ANDERSON, G.E.*; SECOR, S.M.; University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa ganderson@crimson.ua.edu Heart position in snakes relative to body length has been hypothesized to be adaptively correlated with habitat (aquatic, terrestrial, and arboreal) and shown to be conserved phylogenetically. Among […]

Meeting Abstract P3.163  Sunday, Jan. 6  Designing bio-inspired tailed robots to turn using bendable backs. GUDENUS, V.*; LIBBY, T.; HALDANE, D.W.; FULL, R.J.; UAS Technikum-Wien; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley viktor.gudenus@chello.at Typically, rapid-running, agile, legged robots have possessed rigid, single-segment bodies. Slower legged robots have employed modular bodies, but these […]

Meeting Abstract P3.118  Sunday, Jan. 6  Density Estimates, Growth Patterns, and Diet of the California moray, Gymnothorax mordax, Around Catalina Island MEHTA, R/S; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz rsmehta1123@gmail.com Documenting the trophic ecology, density, spatial distributions, and growth rates of top predators is essential to our understanding of community dynamics. Despite the probable importance of morays in […]

Meeting Abstract P3.49  Sunday, Jan. 6  Dehydration stress during embryonic development alters autonomic regulation of the cardiovascular system in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) TATE, KB*; CROSSLEY II, DA ; Univ. North Texas; Univ. North Texas kevtate@gmail.com The incubation environment has a profound influence on development. Egg-laying amniotes, such as the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), develop within […]

Meeting Abstract P3.183  Sunday, Jan. 6  Defense behavior and the stress response in three species of python BRASHEARS, J.A.*; FOKIDIS, H.B.; DENARDO, D.F.; Colgate University; University of British Colombia; Arizona State University jbrashears@colgate.edu Previous research has focused on correlating an animal’s type of defense behavior with its stress response. Proactive defense behaviors (fighting or fleeing)have been associated […]

Meeting Abstract P3.18  Sunday, Jan. 6  Dear Enemies and Nasty Neighbors in the Crayfish Procambarus clarkii WHITE, M.; ANDREWS, K.*; TIERNEY, A.J.; Colgate University; Colgate University; Colgate University atierney@colgate.edu The dear enemy effect predicts that territorial animals will respond less aggressively to neighbors compared to strangers. In contrast, there is also a proposed nasty neighbor effect in […]

Meeting Abstract P3.127  Sunday, Jan. 6  Cytokine Gene Expression and Lymphocyte Expansion During Graft Rejection in Mice MCMICHAEL, J. W. *; FIELD, K. A.; Bucknell University; Bucknell University jm081@Bucknell.edu The strength and type of immune response triggered by an antigen can be quantitatively measured by determining the gene expression profile of cytokines. By comparing the relative expression […]