Meeting Abstract P3-4 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Thermo-limit respirometry in rain forest and dry forest Atta soldiers: are tropical ectotherms really living close to their thermal limits? MARTINEZ, E.; AGOSTA, S.J.*; Virginia Commonwealth Univ. ; Virginia Commonwealth Univ. sagosta@vcu.edu Climate warming is predicted to have particularly strong effects on tropical organisms. Studies suggest that tropical organisms have […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
Thermal Preference and Avoidance Behaviors in the Porcelain Crab Petrolisthes cinctipes
Meeting Abstract P3-1 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Thermal Preference and Avoidance Behaviors in the Porcelain Crab Petrolisthes cinctipes LAM, E.K. *; YOU MAK, K.T.; GUNDERSON, A.R.; STILLMAN, J.H.; San Francisco State Univ.; San Francisco State Univ.; San Francisco State Univ.; San Francisco State Univ. ek3lam@gmail.com Increased frequency of severe high temperatures is expected to increase with global […]
The role of dpp in shell coiling of a slipper shell snail
Meeting Abstract P3-147 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 The role of dpp in shell coiling of a slipper shell snail ROSS, DL*; PERRY, KJ; HENRY, JQ; SHUBIN, NH; Univ. of Chicago; Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Univ. of Chicago DarcyLRoss@uchicago.edu The gastropod shell is well-studied due to its preservation in the fossil record and interesting […]
The role of complement in challenge of the anemone Aiptasia with Serratia marcescens
Meeting Abstract P3-46 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 The role of complement in challenge of the anemone Aiptasia with Serratia marcescens POOLE, AZ*; WEIS, VM; Western Oregon University; Oregon State University poolea@wou.edu The complement system is an innate immune pathway that in vertebrates, involves a series of proteolytic cleavage events that initiate phagocytosis and destruction of foreign cells. […]
The relationship between fast-start performance and electric signaling under high and low oxygen in the African mormyrid, Gnathonemus victoriae
Meeting Abstract P3-192 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 The relationship between fast-start performance and electric signaling under high and low oxygen in the African mormyrid, Gnathonemus victoriae ACKERLY, KL*; CHAPMAN, LJ; KRAHE, R; McGill University; McGill University; McGill University kerri.ackerly@mail.mcgill.ca http://kerrilynnackerly.weebly.com Many fishes perform quick and sudden swimming maneuvers known as fast-starts in an attempt to escape when […]
The natural history and behavior of the mound-building mason spider Castianeira teewinot (Corinnidae)
Meeting Abstract P3-191 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 The natural history and behavior of the mound-building mason spider Castianeira teewinot (Corinnidae) RABOIN, M.J.*; ELIAS, D.O.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley maggie.raboin@berkeley.edu Mason spiders are a member of the sac spider family, Corinnidae. Unlike other Corinnids, mason spiders cover their egg sacs with pebble mounds. I […]
The influence of object neophobia on behavioral coping and hormonal stress responses in great tits (Parus major) selected for divergent personalities
Meeting Abstract P3-175 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 The influence of object neophobia on behavioral coping and hormonal stress responses in great tits (Parus major) selected for divergent personalities. WITONSKY, KR*; HYDER, L; BAUGH, AT; Swarthmore College, PA; Swarthmore College, PA; Swarthmore College, PA kwitons1@swarthmore.edu Novel object assays have been used extensively to explore avian behavior and it […]
The impact of substrate on the terrestrial locomotion of juvenile Oligocottus maculosus (tidepool sculpin)
Meeting Abstract P3-111 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 The impact of substrate on the terrestrial locomotion of juvenile Oligocottus maculosus (tidepool sculpin). PACE, CM*; GIBB, AC; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University Cinnamon.Pace@nau.edu Tidepool sculpins, Oligocottus maculosus , are found in the rocky intertidal, and juveniles are often present in the high intertidal at low tide where they […]
The effects of size and shape of holes on the choice of refuge by snakes
Meeting Abstract P3-195 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 The effects of size and shape of holes on the choice of refuge by snakes IBANEZ, G.G.*; JAYNE, B.C.; University of Cincinnati; University of Cincinnati ibanezgg@mail.uc.edu A key feature of the ecology of many species of snakes is that when they are not active, they often hide beneath objects and […]
The effects of metformin of skeletal muscle differentiation and fusion
Meeting Abstract P3-65 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 The effects of metformin of skeletal muscle differentiation and fusion OCHAB, J.L.*; KOENIG, A.J.; KINSEY, S.T.; Universirty of North Carolina Wilmington jlo3999@uncw.edu J.L. Ochab, A.J. Koenig, S.T. Kinsey The University of North Carolina Wilmington jlo3999@uncw.edu The effects of metformin on skeletal muscle differentiation and fusion AMP activated protein kinase (AMPK) […]
