Meeting Abstract P3.18  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Resident male lizards are attracted to artificially-presented chemical cues CAMPOS, SM*; KING, C; MARTINS, EP; Indiana University, Bloomington; Indiana University, Bloomington; Indiana University, Bloomington smcampos@indiana.edu In many animals, territorial residents have a considerable advantage in aggressive encounters, and in gaining access to mates and other resources. Here we use male […]

Meeting Abstract P3.2  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Reproductive Foraging Theory: spider males choose mates by selecting among competitive environments JORDAN, LA*; KOKKO, H; KASUMOVIC, M; University of Texas at Austin lyndonjordan@gmail.com Mate choice frequently operates differently for males and females due to male competition for mates. Competitive interactions can alter the fitness payoffs of choice and the […]

Meeting Abstract P3.96  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Relating the pentaradial starfish body plan to the bilaterian anterior posterior axis LEVINE, J.*; MCCAULEY, B.; HINMAN, V.; LOWE, C.; Stanford Univ.; Carnegie Mellon Univ.; Carnegie Mellon Univ.; Stanford Univ. levinej@stanford.edu The echinoderms are a bilaterian phylum with a highly derived radially symmetric adult body plan. As larvae, echinoderms possess […]

Meeting Abstract P3.193  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Regional Expression of Foxp2 in response to testosterone in the brain of Hyla cinerea SINKIEWICZ, DM*; WILCZYNSKI, W; Georgia State University; Georgia State University dsinkiewicz1@gsu.edu Vocalization is a conspicuous form of communication that is observed across most of the vertebrate taxa. Foxp2 is a gene that is implicated in the […]

Meeting Abstract P3.179  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Reconstructing changes in 3D body shape during the pregnancy of three species of viviparous fish (Poeciliidae): effects of placentation and superfetation FLEUREN, M.*; QUICAZAN-RUBIO, E.M.; VOESENEK, C.J.; VAN LEEUWEN, J.L.; POLLUX, B.J.A.; Experimental Zoology Chair Group, Wageningen University; Experimental Zoology Chair Group, Wageningen University; Experimental Zoology Chair Group, Wageningen University; […]

Meeting Abstract P3.79  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Rate of change in metabolic performance in response to thermal variations in three North American passerine species DUBOIS, K.*; HALLOT, F.; MILBERGUE, M.; VEZINA, F.; Université du Québec à Rimouski karinedubois777@yahoo.ca Thermal acclimatization in birds is associated with adjustments in metabolic performance. Basal metabolic rate (BMR) and maximal thermogenic capacity […]

Meeting Abstract P3.191  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Quest for Neurogenic Genes in Ctenophores KO, J.H.*; KOHN, A.B.; MOROZ, L.L.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge and Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, St. Augustine, FL; Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, St. Augustine, FL; Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, St. Augustine, FL kojulieh@mit.edu The ctenophore Pleurobrachia bachei is a basal […]

Meeting Abstract P3.148  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Quantifying the Relationship Between Curvature and Sheath Length in Bird Claws NOTO, C.R.*; ZANNO, L.E.; WITYNSKI, D.; MEYER, K.; University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha; North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, N.C. State Univ., Raleigh; University of Wisconsin-Parkside; University of Wisconsin-Parkside noto@uwp.edu Many studies have related the claw geometry of birds (size, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.111  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Prevalence of Ranavirus in Contaminated and Uncontaminated Sites on the Savannah River Site WINZELER, M.E.*; LANCE, S.L.; LOVE, C.N.; NUNZIATA, S.O.; SCOTT, D.E.; Savannah River Ecology Lab, Univ. of Georgia, Aiken, SC; Savannah River Ecology Lab, Univ. of Georgia, Aiken, SC; Savannah River Ecology Lab, Univ. of Georgia, Aiken, SC; […]

Meeting Abstract P3.67  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Pre-heating to sublethal temperature did not improve thermal limits of lizard embryos LEVY, O; SMITH, C; BOATENG, K; KUMAR, D*; ANGILLETTA, MJ; Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA; Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA; Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA; Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA; […]