Meeting Abstract P3-117 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Sex-Specific Effects of Temperature and Social Behavior on the Dynamic Body Color of the Green Anole Lizard HORR, DM*; PAYNE, AA; JOHNSON, MA; Trinity University dhorr@trinity.edu Color change in diverse animal species serves many ecological functions, including social signaling, camouflage, and thermal regulation. The green anole lizard, Anolis […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
Shifting the Primary Sensory Modality Leads to Persistent Changes in Sensory, But Not Social Behavior in Adult Zebrafish Danio rerio
Meeting Abstract P3-35 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Shifting the Primary Sensory Modality Leads to Persistent Changes in Sensory, But Not Social Behavior in Adult Zebrafish Danio rerio SURIYAMPOLA, P/S*; MARTINS, E/P; Indiana University, Arizona State University; Indiana University, Arizona State University piyumika101@yahoo.com Animals can shift from one primary sensory modality to another, when changing environments […]
Sensory modalities used in predator avoidance by frugivorous and nectarivorous bats
Meeting Abstract P3-128 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Sensory modalities used in predator avoidance by frugivorous and nectarivorous bats MOLLOY, AR; Whitman College arose.molloy@gmail.com Predator detection and avoidance are important behaviors that dictate the success of animal species and that can alter foraging behavior. Frugivorous and nectarivorous bats play key roles in tropical ecosystems as both […]
Sensory insights from the molecular evolution of GPCRs in the Octopus bimaculoides genome
Meeting Abstract P3-225 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Sensory insights from the molecular evolution of GPCRs in the Octopus bimaculoides genome RITSCHARD, EA*; FITAK, RR; JOHNSEN, S; Los Andes University, Bogota, Colombia; Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; Duke University, Durham, NC, USA ea.ritschard10@uniandes.edu.co The evolution of cephalopod neural and morphological novelties has been attributed at a […]
See through sea star eyes a study on the optic cushion of Pycnopodia helianthoides
Meeting Abstract P3-22 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 See through sea star eyes: a study on the optic cushion of Pycnopodia helianthoides LIU, Y*; MURRAY, JA; CAIN, SD; U Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; California State U East Bay; Eastern Oregon U james.murray@csueastbay.edu https://fresca.calstate.edu/faculty/1832 Starfishes possess compound eyes at the tip of each of their arms. Some species […]
Salinity Aversion in Adult and Larval Wood Frogs
Meeting Abstract P3-253 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Salinity Aversion in Adult and Larval Wood Frogs JONES, DG*; HAZARD, LC; Montclair State Univ., New Jersey; Montclair State Univ., New Jersey jonesd26@mail.montclair.edu Amphibians are highly vulnerable to aquatic pollutants due to the permeability of their skin; gilled aquatic larvae may be especially susceptible. Behavioral avoidance of pollutants […]
STAG Standard Tools for Acroporid Genotyping
Meeting Abstract P3-269 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 STAG: Standard Tools for Acroporid Genotyping KITCHEN, SA*; VON KUSTER, G; MILLER, W; BAUMS, IB; Penn State Univ.; Penn State Univ.; Penn State Univ.; Penn State Univ. sak89@psu.edu Acropora cervicornis and A. palmata are listed as threatened under the US Endangered Species Act as a result of massive […]
Response of Hepatocytes to ROS Exposure Temporal Variation in Oxidative Stress Response Signaling Pathways
Meeting Abstract P3-40 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Response of Hepatocytes to ROS Exposure: Temporal Variation in Oxidative Stress Response Signaling Pathways TAYLOR, HA*; ZHANG, Y; KASH, M; KAVAZIS, AN; ROBERTS, M; HOOD, WR; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University hat0008@auburn.edu When produced in excess, reactive oxygen species (ROS) can […]
Restoration of visual performance during eye regeneration in the Florida fighting conch (Strombus alatus)
Meeting Abstract P3-28 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Restoration of visual performance during eye regeneration in the Florida fighting conch (Strombus alatus) CLARK, JM*; SPEISER, DI; Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia; Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia jamiec@email.sc.edu Conch are slow-moving, herbivorous, marine gastropods that possess prominent camera-type eyes at the ends of long, flexible stalks. Compared […]
Research Briefs Advantages, Limitations, and Possibilities
Meeting Abstract P3-15 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Research Briefs: Advantages, Limitations, and Possibilities MERSON, MW*; PARKER-GEISMAN, A; TERC; Independent Consultant martha_merson@terc.edu http://iswoopparks.com Though scientific research often uses cutting-edge methods, requires acts of courage, involves determination and persistence to arrive at startling results, these stories are not always visible or obvious to the public. Equipping interpreters […]
