Meeting Abstract P3.163 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Do visual cues modulate motor control strategies during landing in toads? DESLAURIERS, A*; DANOS, N; AZIZI, E; University of California Irvine; University of California Irvine; University of California Irvine adeslaur@uci.edu Toads are well adapted to using their forelimbs for landing during bouts of continuous hopping. During the aerial phase of […]
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Dissociating sex from choice Deciphering the neural basis of female mating decisions
Meeting Abstract P3.9 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Dissociating sex from choice: Deciphering the neural basis of female mating decisions ZHENG, DJ*; DEANGELIS, R; HARRIS, RM; HOFMANN, HA; UT Austin, Austin TX; UT Austin, Austin TX; UT Austin, Austin TX; UT Austin, Austin TX djzheng@utexas.edu Across vertebrates social decision-making processes are regulated by a conserved set of brain […]
Digital tendon morphology and adhesive performance in five gekkotan lizards
Meeting Abstract P3.153 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Digital tendon morphology and adhesive performance in five gekkotan lizards KUO, C-Y*; PAVLUHINA-SHOWALTER, I; FEDERLE, W; CROSBY, A; IRSCHICK, DJ; Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst; Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst; Univ. of Cambridge; Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst; Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst chiyun@bio.umass.edu The adhesive ability of that gekkotan lizards possess to move […]
Differential use of hyperthermia as a thermoregulatory strategy in birds exposed to high temperature
Meeting Abstract P3.78 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Differential use of hyperthermia as a thermoregulatory strategy in birds exposed to high temperature GERSON, AR*; SMITH, EK; TALBOT, W; O’NEILL, JJ; MCKECHNIE, A; WOLF, BO; University of New Mexico; University of New Mexico; University of New Mexico; University of New Mexico; University of Pretoria; University of New Mexico agerson@unm.edu […]
Differential Gene Expression During Early Embryogenesis in the Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi
Meeting Abstract P3.100 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Differential Gene Expression During Early Embryogenesis in the Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi KOCH, BJ*; SCHNITZLER, CE; GILDEA, DE; HENRY, JQ; MARTINDALE, MQ; BAXEVANIS, AD; BROWNE, WE; Natl. Human Genome Res. Inst., NIH; Natl. Human Genome Res. Inst., NIH; Natl. Human Genome Res. Inst., NIH; Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Whitney Lab. for […]
Differences in susceptibility to the amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis across host age
Meeting Abstract P3.121 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Differences in susceptibility to the amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis across host age BRADLEY, P. W.*; BLAUSTEIN, A. R.; Oregon State University; Oregon State University paul.bradley@science.oregonstate.edu Metamorphosis can be a stressful period for amphibians with the transition from an aquatic and herbivorous lifestyle to that of a more terrestrial and carnivorous […]
Dietary phosphate strongly and nonlinearly affects performance of an omnivourous herbivore
Meeting Abstract P3.43 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Dietary phosphate strongly and nonlinearly affects performance of an omnivourous herbivore CEASE, A.J.*; FAY, M.; ELSER, J.J.; HARRISON, J.F.; The University of Sydney; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University arianne.cease@sydney.edu.au Comparison of the nitrogen, carbohydrate and phosphorus contents of plants and herbivores suggest that phosphorus (P) limitation […]
Development of endothermy getting to the heart of the problem
Meeting Abstract P3.75 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Development of endothermy: getting to the heart of the problem FABER III, A.R.*; GOY SIRSAT, S.K.; SIRSAT, T.S.; DZIALOWSKI, E.M.; SOTHERLAND, P.R.; Kalamazoo College; Univ. of North Texas; Univ. of North Texas; Univ. of North Texas; Kalamazoo College Alan.Faber10@kzoo.edu Precocial birds develop from ectothermy to endothermy during the final days […]
Development of a system to study the effects of foot use on punching force
Meeting Abstract P3.159 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Development of a system to study the effects of foot use on punching force LEVENFELD, V*; GOLDMAN, D.I.; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology vlevenfeld@gmail.com Martial artists have developed different styles of fighting over thousands of years. High level practitioners know well the importance of integrated body, limb […]
Development of Endothermy in the Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus)
Meeting Abstract P3.76 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Development of Endothermy in the Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus) SIRSAT, T.S.*; GOY SIRSAT, S.K.; DZIALOWSKI, E.M.; University of North Texas, Denton; University of North Texas, Denton; University of North Texas, Denton tusharsirsat@gmail.com Development of endothermy is associated with the maturation of aerobic capacity in avian species. In precocial species such […]
