Meeting Abstract P3-116  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Social Resilience and Behavioral Flexibility in Major Workers of the Ant Pheidole dentata POOLE, AM*; MUSCEDERE, ML; Hendrix College, Conway AR; Hendrix College, Conway AR pooleam@hendrix.edu Polymorphism in social insect workers is often assumed to enhance division of labor but limit colony resilience in the face of environmental […]

Meeting Abstract P3-178  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Small, Hot, and Fuzzy – High Upper Critical Limits and a Large Thermoneutral Zone in a Small Tropical Mammal THONIS, AE*; CEBALLOS, RM; TUEN, AA; LEVESQUE, DL; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Univ. Malaysia Sarawak; Univ. of Maine, Orono thonia@rpi.edu As the earth’s ambient […]

Meeting Abstract P3-179  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Small birds can improve thermogenic capacity without changing their muscle size VEZINA, F*; MILBERGUE, M; Universite du Quebec a Rimouski; Universite du Quebec a Rimouski francois_vezina@uqar.ca Acclimatization to winter cold in small northern resident bird species is typically associated with increases in maximal shivering thermogenic capacity (summit metabolic […]

Meeting Abstract P3-103  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Slime Trail Tracking in Nerita scabricosta GASKIN, AG*; COLLIN, R; University of Idaho, Moscow; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute gask5472@vandals.uidaho.edu Mucous trail following is a strategy used by a variety of snails and may be utilized for mating, foraging, and ease of locomotion. Nerita scabricosta, an abundant intertidal snail […]

Meeting Abstract P3-73  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Single neuron RNA-Seq reveals differential expression in neurons regulating the defensive withdrawal reflexes of Aplysia californica BOSTWICK, CJ*; YANG, Q; KOHN, AB; HAWKINS, RD; MOROZ, LL; University of Florida; Columbia University; University of Florida; Columbia University; University of Florida cbostwick87@gmail.com Aplysia californica is a valuable model organism for […]

Meeting Abstract P3-26  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Sickness Behaviors in House Sparrow Flocks with Different Prevalences of Simulated Infection VAZIRI, GV*; ADELMAN, JS; VAZIRI, Grace; Iowa State University; Iowa State University gvaziri@iastate.edu Determining how an animal’s social context alters the expression of sickness behaviors (e.g. lethargy and anorexia) will help us understand how pathogens impact […]

Meeting Abstract P3-77  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Sex differences in cortical brain region volumes in Western fence lizards, Sceloporus occidentalis KUMRO, MB*; STRAND, CR; Cal Poly State Univ, San Luis Obispo; Cal Poly State Univ, San Luis Obispo cstrand@calpoly.edu The dorsal and medial cortices (DC and MC) are hippocampal homologues in reptiles. These regions exhibit […]

Meeting Abstract P3-100  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Sensible, non-suicidal nest defense by guards of a stingless bee GLASS, JR*; DUELL, ME; HARRISON, JF; Univ. of the Pacific, Ariz. State Univ.; Ariz. State Univ.; Ariz. State Univ. jordan_glass84@yahoo.com Nesting social groups often evolve strong defensive strategies, epitomized by the suicidal defenders of honey bees. Recent studies […]

Meeting Abstract P3-34  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Sea Star Wasting Disease Etiology in Leptasterias spp. BUCHOLZ, J. *; COHEN , C. S. ; HUEY , B. ; ERBEL , R. ; PARK, S. ; UW-River Falls ; Romberg Tiburon Center, Biology, San Francisco State University ; Santa Rosa Junior College jbucholz93@gmail.com Sea star wasting disease […]

Meeting Abstract P3-123  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Scorpions modify their behavior and burrow structure in response to the physical environment ADAMS, AM*; PINSHOW, B; Texas A&M University; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev aadams@bio.tamu.edu Many animals reside in burrows that serve as refuges from predators and from adverse environmental conditions. Because burrows are integral parts of […]