Meeting Abstract P3-248 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Crocodilian Skin as a Model for Studying Soft Tissue Mineralization in Human Disease DUBANSKY, B.H.*; HOANG, A.N.; Tarleton State University; Tarleton State University dubansky@tarleton.edu Irreversible pathologic mineralization of soft tissue occurs with numerous human diseases and can be a side effect of some medical procedures and traumatic injury. […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
Cradles and museums of Antarctic biodiversity
Meeting Abstract P3-47 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Cradles and museums of Antarctic biodiversity LAMB, A. D.*; NEAR, T. J.; FEDERMAN, S.; DORNBURG, A.; North Carolina State University; North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences; Yale University; Yale University; North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences adlamb@ncsu.edu Isolated in one of the most extreme marine environments on earth, […]
Cracks in Eggshells Impair Embryonic Growth in the American Alligator
Meeting Abstract P3-244 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Cracks in Eggshells Impair Embryonic Growth in the American Alligator DOYLE, JB*; ARIAS, AA; ALDANA, M; BRYAN, P; CASTRO, A; GONZALEZ, E; MEJIA, V; NORIEGA, M; VEGA, K; MEMBRENO, NA; ELSEY, RM; OWERKOWICZ, T; California State University San Bernardino; Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries doylj302@coyote.csusb.edu Late-term embryos […]
Core vs Periphery Linking Environmental Variables and Stress with Amphibian Declines
Meeting Abstract P3-137 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Core vs. Periphery: Linking Environmental Variables and Stress with Amphibian Declines GOFF, CB*; GABOR, CR; WALLS, SC; Texas State University, San Marcos; Texas State University, San Marcos; US Geological Survey, Gainesville, FL goff@txstate.edu Climate change has become a significant driver in ecology, and is associated with changes in […]
Coping strategies change over time during repeated social defeat in an African cichlid fish
Meeting Abstract P3-63 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Coping strategies change over time during repeated social defeat in an African cichlid fish SHANNON, MC*; BUTLER, JM; MARUSKA, KP; Louisiana State University; Louisiana State University; Louisiana State University jbutl48@lsu.edu http://juliembutler.weebly.com Dominance hierarchies resulting from repeated social interactions are common across the animal kingdom and have important consequences […]
Contrasting patterns of genetic structuring in two western Atlantic fiddler crabs
Meeting Abstract P3-42 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Contrasting patterns of genetic structuring in two western Atlantic fiddler crabs LAURENZANO, C*; SCHUBART, CD; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Universität Regensburg claudia.laurenzano@louisiana.edu Fiddler crabs (Brachyura, Ocypodidae), like many other marine organisms, disperse via planktonic larvae. A lengthy pelagic larval duration is generally assumed to result in genetic […]
Consistency of Individual Activity in the Context of Social Networks of Forked Fungus Beetles
Meeting Abstract P3-107 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Consistency of Individual Activity in the Context of Social Networks of Forked Fungus Beetles DEBRAY, R.R.*; FORMICA, V.A.; BRODIE III, E.D.; Duke University; Swarthmore College; University of Virginia reena.debray@gmail.com http://people.duke.edu/~rrd9 Social network analyses are often used to capture structural patterns in populations in which individuals interact to varying […]
Consequences of Prenatal Androgen Exposure for Offspring Health an Experimental Study in Wild Meerkats
Meeting Abstract P3-27 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Consequences of Prenatal Androgen Exposure for Offspring Health: an Experimental Study in Wild Meerkats SMYTH, KN*; STONEHILL, A; CARUSO, N; DREA, CM; Duke University, Durham, NC and The Kalahari Research Trust, Kuruman River Reserve, South Africa ; Duke University, Durham, NC; University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; Duke University, Durham, […]
Consequences of Maternal Nest Site Choice in Invasive Red-eared Slider Turtles in Portland, OR
Meeting Abstract P3-87 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Consequences of Maternal Nest Site Choice in Invasive Red-eared Slider Turtles in Portland, OR WARNER, D/A ; Auburn University rbl0005@tigermail.auburn.edu Red-eared slider turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans) are native to the southeastern United States, but have successfully colonized locations all over the world through human introduction via the international […]
Comparison of Fine Scale Vegetative Parameters at Active and Inactive Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat Burrow Sites
Meeting Abstract P3-139 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30 Comparison of Fine Scale Vegetative Parameters at Active and Inactive Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat Burrow Sites BELL, MM; Texas State University mmb151@txstate.edu The Texas endemic Gulf-coast kangaroo rat (Dipodomys compactus, GCKR) belongs to the family Heteromyidae and ranges from Mustang and Padre Islands inland to Bexar and Gonzales […]
