Meeting Abstract P3.123 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Comparative Performance of an Endemic Oahu snail (Auriculella sp.) in Native versus NonNative Host Plants HOWARD, C.A.K*; HOLLAND, B.S.; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Hawaii at Manoa cierrah@hawaii.edu Although Hawaiian snails generally occur only on native plants, a single population has been observed in nonnative ginger and […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
Chronic elevation of the stress hormone, corticosterone, slows cutaneous wound healing in a terrestrial salamander (Desmognathus ochrophaeus)
Meeting Abstract P3.25 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Chronic elevation of the stress hormone, corticosterone, slows cutaneous wound healing in a terrestrial salamander (Desmognathus ochrophaeus) THOMAS, J.R.*; WOODLEY, S.K.; Duquesne University; Duquesne University thomasj6@duq.edu In vertebrates, a physiological response to a stressor is the activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. One consequence of this activation is the release […]
Characterization of yolk glucocorticoids and their metabolism during the embryonic development of the red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta)
Meeting Abstract P3.22 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Characterization of yolk glucocorticoids and their metabolism during the embryonic development of the red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta) TREIDEL, LA*; PAITZ, RT; BOWDEN, RM; Illinois St. Univ.; Univ. of Illinois; Illinois St. Univ. latreid@ilstu.edu Oviparous vertebrate eggs contain a number of steroids, including glucocorticoids, at the time of laying. During embryonic […]
Changes in endocrine status and gonadal morphology in mangrove rivulus exposed to ethinyl estradiol
Meeting Abstract P3.51 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Changes in endocrine status and gonadal morphology in mangrove rivulus exposed to ethinyl estradiol LEE, E.A.*; SCHMITT, A.; EARLEY, R.L.; The University of Alabama; The University of Alabama; The University of Alabama lizlee423@gmail.com A diversity of aquatic organisms inhabit mangrove ecosystems, which are rapidly becoming imperiled due to anthropogenic influences. […]
Changes in androgen receptor expression in a brain region controlling communication behavior across populations of black ghost knifefish (Apteronotus albifrons)
Meeting Abstract P3.200 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Changes in androgen receptor expression in a brain region controlling communication behavior across populations of black ghost knifefish (Apteronotus albifrons) HO, WH*; SMTIH, GT; Indiana University, Bloomington; Indiana University, Bloomington wwho@indiana.edu Rapid evolutionary shifts in the magnitude and direction of sexual dimorphism of behavior can result from changes in responsiveness […]
Cephalopods Do It Differently Insights from Neurogenomics
Meeting Abstract P3.98 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Cephalopods Do It Differently: Insights from Neurogenomics WINTERS, GC*; KOHN, AB; STERN, N; HOCHNER, B; WALTERS, ET; DICOSMO, A; MOROZ, LL; Whitney Lab, Neuroscience Dept, UF; Whitney Lab UF; Hebrew Univ. Jerusalem; Hebrew Univ. Jerusalem; UT Houston; Univ. Naples; Whitney Lab, Neuroscience Dept, UF gabrielle.winters@gmail.com Cephalopods (Nautilus, Loligo, Octopus, and […]
Cardiac muscle in Homarus americanus responds differently to loading in transverse and longitudinal directions
Meeting Abstract P3.141 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Cardiac muscle in Homarus americanus responds differently to loading in transverse and longitudinal directions DICKINSON, E.*; JOHNSON, A.S.; ELLERS, O.; DICKINSON, P.S.; Bowdoin College; Bowdoin College; Bowdoin College; Bowdoin College edickins@bowdoin.edu Central pattern generators (CPGs) are neural networks that generate stereotyped outputs, which drive rhythmic behaviors. CPGs can be modulated […]
Can physiological flexibility mitigate the effects of climate change in desert lizards Part I Thermal performance
Meeting Abstract P3.65 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Can physiological flexibility mitigate the effects of climate change in desert lizards? Part I: Thermal performance PIRTLE, E.I.; TODD, J; TRACY, CR; TRACY, CR*; Univ. of Melbourne; Univ. of Nevada Reno; Univ. of Nevada Reno; California State Univ. Fullerton ctracy@fullerton.edu It has been hypothesized that, in the next hundred years, […]
Body density of batoids in relation to ecology Morphological control of buoyancy
Meeting Abstract P3.127 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Body density of batoids in relation to ecology: Morphological control of buoyancy FISH, F.E.*; FONTANELLA, J.E.; GABLER, M.K.; SAADAT, M.; West Chester University; West Chester University; West Chester University; University of Virginia ffish@wcupa.edu Control of buoyancy is a major factor in the ecology of aquatic animals. Buoyancy is determined by […]
Biomechanic effects of the coordination of head bobbing and footfalls during locomotion in quail
Meeting Abstract P3.137 Monday, Jan. 6 15:30 Biomechanic effects of the coordination of head bobbing and footfalls during locomotion in quail NYAKATURA, J.A.*; ANDRADA, E.; Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Germany; Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Germany john.nyakatura@uni-jena.de Head bobbing of birds is considered a primarily opto-motoric phenomenon that improves vision. It comprises of a hold and a thrust phase and has been […]
