Meeting Abstract P3.173  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Individual variation in locomotor performance and behavior in Northern Curly-tailed Lizards (Leiocephalus carinatus) DIAMOND, K. M.*; GIFFORD, M. E.; POWELL, R.; Clemson Univ.; Univ. of Arkansas, Little Rock; Avila Univ. kmdiamo@clemson.edu Leiocephalus carinatus is a territorial sit-and-wait predatory lizard native to Cuba and the Bahamas that utilizes diverse display behaviors […]

Meeting Abstract P3.53  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Individual and combined effects of ibuprofen and its photodegradants on southern toad tadpoles BROWN, J.B.*; TURNER, S.E.; RAMIREZ , J.N.; CORY, W.C.; WELCH, A.M.; College of Charleston; College of Charleston; College of Charleston; College of Charleston; College of Charleston jbbrown@g.cofc.edu Many pharmaceuticals are not completely broken down within the body […]

Meeting Abstract P3.64  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Individual (co)variation in standard metabolic rate, feeding rate, and exploratory behavior in semi-aquatic salamanders GIFFORD, M/E*; CAREAU, V; CLAY, T/A; Univ. of Arkansas, Little Rock; Deakin University, Victoria, Australia; Univ. of Arkansas, Little Rock megifford@ualr.edu Repeatability is an important measurement in evolutionary analyses because it provides information regarding the benefit […]

Meeting Abstract P3.3  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Immune investment, muscles, and female mate choice MANESS, TJ*; ANDERSON, DJ; Louisiana Tech Univerity; Wake Forest University tmaness@latech.edu Mate choice hypotheses are based on the premise that choosers exploit phenotypic cues that accurately predict the potential mate’s fitness. Behavioral ecologists traditionally link “individual quality” with exaggerated secondary sexual characteristics or […]

Meeting Abstract P3.188  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Identification of a 5-HT7 receptor in the ABRM of the mussel Mytilus edulis MCPHERSON, D.*; COLLISSON, N.; IUPPA, A.; KATZ, R.; LOVETT, J.; SUNY Geneseo; SUNY Geneseo; SUNY Geneseo; SUNY Geneseo; SUNY Geneseo mcpherso@geneseo.edu The anterior byssus retractor muscle (ABRM) of the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, has been studied intensively […]

Meeting Abstract P3.34  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  How do yolk corticosterone and fluctuating incubation temperatures affect hatchling behavior and physiology? CARTER, AW*; ZIMMERMAN, LM; PAITZ, RT; BOWDEN, RM; Illinois State University ; Illinois State University ; University of Illinois; Illinois State University afwilso@ilstu.edu The environment an organism experiences early in development can have profound and persistent effects […]

Meeting Abstract P3.99  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  High density, strand-specific RNA-seq analysis of the Pacific WhiteLeg Shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei JOHNSON, JG*; KNIFFIN, CD; BURNETT, LE; BURNETT, KG; College of Charleston; College of Charleston; College of Charleston; College of Charleston jilljohnson821@gmail.com Acclimation to hypoxia in the Pacific whiteleg shrimp involves regulation at the level of the transcriptome. Previous […]

Meeting Abstract P3.157  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Head Stability During Walking in Alligator mississippiensis GEORGI, JA*; MANFREDI, KR; Midwestern University, Glendale; Midwestern University, Glendale jgeorgi@midwestern.edu Increasingly more studies are addressing the connection between locomotion and the semicircular ducts. However, the relationship between these organs that sense the rotational movement of the head and locomotion is indirect. During […]

Meeting Abstract P3.21  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Habitat fragmentation and avian behavior: a 3-year study examining the underlying complexities of population number and behavioral aggression across habitat size and shape. COOPER, L.N.*; STEELE, L.; SCHROEDER, A.; O’BRIEN, S.; Radford University, Radford, VA; Marian University, Indianapolis, IN; Marian University, Indianapolis, IN; Radford University, Radford, VA lncooper@radford.edu Fragmentation of […]

Meeting Abstract P3.135  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Guinea fowl running in rough terrain with reduced proprioceptive feedback GORDON, J.C.*; DALEY, M.A.; CARR, J.; HOLT, N.C.; BIEWENER, A.A.; Royal Veterinary College, UK; Royal Veterinary College, UK; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA jcgordon@rvc.ac.uk A fuller understanding of neuromuscular control of stable bipedal […]