Meeting Abstract P3.59  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Plasticity of pigmentation and thermoregulation of the harlequin bug, Murgantia histrionica, in response to developmental temperature WHITE, A E*; OLSON, J R; Kenyon College; Kenyon College whiteae@kenyon.edu Sustaining homeostasis in a changing environment relies on an organism’s ability to maintain an internal temperature within a specific range through thermoregulation. When […]

Meeting Abstract P3.106  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Physiological responses of Seaside Sparrows to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill BERGEON BURNS, C.M.*; WOLTMANN, S.; STOUFFER, P.C.; TAYLOR, S.S.; Louisiana State University and Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge; Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Louisiana State University and Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge; Louisiana State University and Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge […]

Meeting Abstract P3.169  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Phase-contrast MRI analysis of Diapsid respiratory flow patterns in situ CIERI, R.L.*; FARMER, C.G.; University of Utah; University of Utah bob.cieri@gmail.com The study of fluid flow in biological structures has historically been hindered by the difficulty of observing realistic fluid motion in situ. Respiratory flow is especially difficult to study […]

Meeting Abstract P3.158  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Perinatal escape performance and morphological scaling of Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata) DIAL, T.R.*; BRAINERD, E.L.; Brown University terry_dial@brown.edu One of the most vulnerable, and therefore critical, stages in life is that when a new generation first enters the outside world. Producing relatively mature neonates increases offspring survivorship, but at the […]

Meeting Abstract P3.41  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Parasite Pal: A Rare Occurence of Human Infection by Gongylonema pulchrum ALLEN, J.D.*; ESQUELA-KERSCHER, A; College of William and Mary; Eastern Virginia Medical School jdallen@wm.edu We describe a rare case of human infection by the nematode Gongylonema pulchrum. The parasite was isolated from the oral cavity of a resident of […]

Meeting Abstract P3.102  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  PCB contamination in Yadkin River NC fish: potential human and ecological impacts WILLIAMS, L.E.*; DEFUR, P.L.; Environmental Stewardship Concepts; Environmental Stewardship Concepts environsc@gmail.com We reviewed fish contamination data collected by the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources on the Yadkin River Basin following reports that PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) concentrations are […]

Meeting Abstract P3.4  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Nutritional effects on male traits and female mate choice in hybrid populations of northern swordtails Xiphophorus malinche x birchmanni. DELCLOS, PJ*; ROSENTHAL, GG; Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University pdelclos@bio.tamu.edu A major goal in evolutionary ecology is to determine how a given environmental factor may affect a suite of ecologically […]

Meeting Abstract P3.198  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Neuronal Plasticity in the Forebrain of the Male Checkered Garter Snake: Effect of Sex Steroid Hormones on Dendritic Spine Formation PATEL, N.T.*; KROHMER, R.W.; Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL; Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL krohmer@sxu.edu In many seasonally breeding species, changes in the density and/or morphology dendritic spines appears to […]

Meeting Abstract P3.194  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Neurogenesis and the expression of doublecortin in the cortex of Sceloporus occidentalis WILSON, RC*; BARRIGA-HERNANDEZ, J; NELSON, MB; LOUPY, KM; YOUNG, KM; BARNO, AR; STRAND, CR; Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo; Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria; Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria; Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo; […]

Meeting Abstract P3.8  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Neural basis of feeding and reproduction in the maternal mouthbrooding fish, Astatotilapia burtoni PORTER, DT*; MARUSKA, KP; Louisiana State University; Louisiana State University dport14@tigers.lsu.edu Reproduction in vertebrates is an important but energetically costly process, especially for females who invest in parental care. Reproductive and feeding processes are often tightly linked […]