Meeting Abstract P3-86 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Intestinal enzyme activity in nestling house sparrows (Passer domesticus) not depressed by high dietary lipid content ROTT, K.H.*; CAVIEDES-VIDAL, E.; KARASOV, W.H.; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Universidad Nacional San Luis & CONICET; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison katherine.rott@gmail.com Previous research has indicated that high dietary lipid content inhibits intestinal carbohydrase activity. […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
Interspecific variation in blood physiology in Caribbean Anolis lizards
Meeting Abstract P3-93 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Interspecific variation in blood physiology in Caribbean Anolis lizards WEBBER, MA*; IVANOV, BM; JOHNSON, MA; Trinity University; Trinity University; Trinity University mwebber@trinity.edu Across vertebrates, red blood cells transport oxygen throughout the body. Generally, the oxygen capacity of the blood varies with temperature and altitude, such that animals inhabiting environments with […]
Interleukin-6, parasites, and death Why are big chicks better than small chicks
Meeting Abstract P3-58 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Interleukin-6, parasites, and death: Why are big chicks better than small chicks? VIRGIN, EE*; ROSVALL, KA; Northern Illinois University; Indiana University emilyevirgin@gmail.com Behavioral ecologists oftentimes use proxies for fitness because fitness can be difficult to measure directly in the wild. For example, nestling mass prior to fledging predicts survival into […]
Insight from Lamprey on the origin of vertebrate myelin
Meeting Abstract P3-144 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Insight from Lamprey on the origin of vertebrate myelin YUAN, T*; MCCAULEY, D.W.; Univ. of Oklahoma; Univ. of Oklahoma tianyuan@ou.edu The evolution of large body size in animals required the ability to propagate electrical signals rapidly along neurons for long distances. One solution was to increase the diameter of axons […]
Influence of reduced pH on growth and development of the marine gastropod Crepidula fornicata
Meeting Abstract P3-36 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Influence of reduced pH on growth and development of the marine gastropod Crepidula fornicata PECHENIK, J*; PIRES, A; BURNS, R; BOGAN, S; MEI, M; Tufts University, Medford MA; Dickson College, Carlisle PA; Tufts University, Medford MA; Dickson College, Carlisle PA; Tufts University, Medford MA jan.pechenik@tufts.edu http://ase.tufts.edu/biology/faculty/pechenik/ The world’s oceans are […]
In silico discovery of the first putative receptors from the American lobster, Homarus americanus
Meeting Abstract P3-136 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 In silico discovery of the first putative receptors from the American lobster, Homarus americanus LAMEYER, T.J.*; PASCUAL, M.G.; STANHOPE, M.E.; CHI, M.; SHEA, D.N.; MARDER, E.; SCHULTZ, D.J.; DICKINSON, P.S.; CHRISTIE, A.E.; Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME 04011; University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822; Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME 04011; […]
Immunity scales with body mass among terrestrial mammals
Meeting Abstract P3-59 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Immunity scales with body mass among terrestrial mammals BAUTISTA, T.R.*; DOWNS, C.J.; BALL, R.; DOCHTERMANN, N.A.; MURPHY, S.; MARTIN, L.B.; University of Michigan; Hamilton College; Lowry Park Zoo; North Dakota State University; University of South Florida; University of South Florida tbautist@umich.edu http://travisrbautista.weebly.com/ Body mass influences various morphological, behavioral and physiological […]
Identifying the normal reactive scope of female sailfin mollies in different reproductive states
Meeting Abstract P3-176 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Identifying the normal reactive scope of female sailfin mollies in different reproductive states KIM, DS*; GABOR, CR; EARLEY, RL; Texas State Univ.; Texas State Univ.; Univ. of Alabama dianakim@txstate.edu Individuals vary in circulating baseline levels of stress hormones (predictive homeostasis) and in their response to a stressor (reactive homeostasis). However, […]
Identifying candidate shared horizontally transferred genes in the kissing bug Rhodnius prolixus
Meeting Abstract P3-15 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Identifying candidate shared horizontally transferred genes in the kissing bug Rhodnius prolixus BROWN, K*; WEIGEL, E.G.; WERREN, J.W.; KOVACS, J.L.; Spelman College; Spelman College; University of Rochester; Spelman College kbrown87@scmail.spelman.edu Horizontal gene transfer also known as HGT, is the transfer of genetic material between different genomes by mechanisms other than […]
Hybridization between the invasive Cyprinodon variegatus and endemic C rubrofluviatilis
Meeting Abstract P3-7 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Hybridization between the invasive Cyprinodon variegatus and endemic C. rubrofluviatilis AYERS, KD*; GUMM, JM; Stephen F. Austin State University; Stephen F. Austin State University krisdayers@hotmail.com Invasive species threaten biodiversity and native species through hybridization. This is the case with pupfish species throughout Texas and the Southwest. We are investigating the […]
