Meeting Abstract P3.165 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Nest soil moisture and incubation temperature influences on visceral organ mass in snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) neonates FINKLER, M.S.*; HOLDA, J.; CATT, B.; Indiana University, Kokomo mfinkler@iuk.edu We investigated whether variation in moisture availability and temperature during incubation influenced the relative size of visceral organs of hatchling snapping turtles. Snapping […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
Neither chronic stress nor a costly-life history stage affect wound-healing in European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)
Meeting Abstract P3.24 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Neither chronic stress nor a costly-life history stage affect wound-healing in European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) DURANT, SE*; DE BRUIJN, R; TRAN, M; ROMERO, LM; Oklahoma State Univ; Tufts Univ; Tufts Univ; Tufts Univ sarah.durant@okstate.edu Chronic stress, potentially through the actions of corticosterone, is thought to have negative consequences for immune […]
Myostatin and mTOR expression in the blackback land crab (Gecarcinus lateralis) Y-organ after molt cycle manipulation
Meeting Abstract P3.26 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Myostatin and mTOR expression in the blackback land crab (Gecarcinus lateralis) Y-organ after molt cycle manipulation MUDRON, M. R.*; CHANG, E. S.; MYKLES, D. L.; Colorado State University, Fort Collins ; UC Davis Bodega Marine Lab, Bodega Bay; Colorado State University, Fort Collins megan.mudron@gmail.com Ecdysteroids produced from the molting gland […]
Musculoskeletal specializations of foot-propelled swimming birds
Meeting Abstract P3.166 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Musculoskeletal specializations of foot-propelled swimming birds CLIFTON, GC*; CARR, JA; Concord Field Station, Harvard U., Bedford, MA; CFS, Harvard U., Bedford, MA glenna.clifton@gmail.com Within the great diversity of birds, numerous lineages have colonized aquatic environments. Birds that swim using their feet face opposing constraints for locomotion on land versus through […]
More than just slippery – The impact of biofilm on the attachment of running water insect larvae
Meeting Abstract P3.167 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 More than just slippery – The impact of biofilm on the attachment of running water insect larvae DITSCHE-KURU, P.*; KOVALEV, A.; MICHELS, J.; KOOP, J.H.; GORB, S.N.; University of Washington, USA; University of Kiel, Germany; University of Kiel, Germany; University of Kiel, Germany; Federal Inst. Hydrology, Koblenz, Germany; University of […]
Molecular Modules of Maternal Care Neural gene expression in the mouth-brooding cichlid A burtoni
Meeting Abstract P3.7 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Molecular Modules of Maternal Care: Neural gene expression in the mouth-brooding cichlid A. burtoni. RENN, SCP*; SCHAUPP, H; SCHMIDT, C; Reed College; Reed College; Reed College renns@reed.edu Much like rodents at the time of parturition, mother fish at the time of fry release undergo a dramatic behavioral switch from avoidance […]
Mind your step What is the effect of soil compaction on soil invertebrate movement
Meeting Abstract P3.119 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Mind your step: What is the effect of soil compaction on soil invertebrate movement? CHOW, M.H.*; MANCIA, S.I.; HUANG, X.; MCMILLAN, B.; JACOBS, M.W.; McDaniel College; McDaniel College; McDaniel College; Bryn Mawr School; McDaniel College mhc006@mcdaniel.edu Human foot-traffic and livestock treading can cause levels of soil compaction that can influence […]
Migration to summer feeding grounds is associated with changes in plasma glucocorticoids and glucose in red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis)
Meeting Abstract P3.30 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Migration to summer feeding grounds is associated with changes in plasma glucocorticoids and glucose in red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis). MAINE, AR*; DAYGER, CA; RICHARDS, DY; RAMIREZ, LM; LUTTERSCHMIDT, DI; Portland State University, Oregon d.lutterschmidt@pdx.edu Transitions between life history stages are often characterized by dramatic switches from one behavior mode […]
Metazoan parasite infracommunities of juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtles
Meeting Abstract P3.112 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Metazoan parasite infracommunities of juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtles SULLIVAN, E.M.; University of Massachusetts Lowell erin_sullivan@student.uml.edu The Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) turtle is the most endangered of all sea turtle species. Physiological surveys of these animals are therefore made difficult due to limited sampling opportunities. This has led to a […]
Mechanisms and effects of stretch feedback in the lobster heart
Meeting Abstract P3.185 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Mechanisms and effects of stretch feedback in the lobster heart HARMON, K*; CHIN-PURCELL, M; DICKINSON, PS; Bowdoin College pdickins@bowdoin.edu The neurogenic heart of the lobster, Homarus americanus, is controlled by a small pattern generator, the cardiac ganglion (CG). Previous studies suggest that crustacean heart muscle provides feedback to the CG, […]
