Meeting Abstract P3-178 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Finite Element Analysis of the Savannah Monitor, Varanus exanthematicus, and its Implications for Lepidosaur Cranial Kinesis WILKEN, AT*; MIDDLETON, KM; SELLERS, KC; COST, IC; HOLLIDAY, CM; University of Missouri-Columbia; University of Missouri-Columbia; University of Missouri-Columbia; University of Missouri-Columbia; University of Missouri-Columbia atwxb6@mail.missouri.edu Many lizards, birds and other vertebrates […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
Feeding Biomechanics in Gallinaceous Birds and its Significance for Avian Cranial Evolution
Meeting Abstract P3-161 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Feeding Biomechanics in Gallinaceous Birds and its Significance for Avian Cranial Evolution ROZIN, R/E*; COST, I/N; HOLLIDAY, C/M; University of Missouri-Columbia; University of Missouri-Columbia; University of Missouri-Columbia rerqn8@mail.missouri.edu A vital factor of the avian feeding apparatus is cranial kinesis: the mobility of bones within the skull about several […]
Fat Score Predicts Acute Stress-induced Hyperglycemia in White-throated Sparrows
Meeting Abstract P3-92 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Fat Score Predicts Acute Stress-induced Hyperglycemia in White-throated Sparrows DAVIDSON, B.A.*; WENKER, E.; MALISCH, J.L.; St. Mary’s College of Maryland; St. Mary’s College of Maryland; St. Mary’s College of Maryland jlmalisch@smcm.edu http://www.smcm.edu/directory/faculty-profile/jessica-l-malisch/ Glucose mobilization is a classically listed and presumably adaptive physiological response to acute stress. However, this […]
Extrapair parentage in a rapidly moving chickadee hybrid zone confounding factor for analysis of fitness consequences of interbreeding
Meeting Abstract P3-83 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Extrapair parentage in a rapidly moving chickadee hybrid zone: confounding factor for analysis of fitness consequences of interbreeding? BURTON, EB*; CURRY, RL; Villanova University, Department of Biology; Villanova University, Department of Biology eburton1@villanova.edu In songbirds that hybridize, extrapair parentage may confound analysis of key fitness consequences such as […]
Exposure to the herbicide, butachlor, affects development of the thyroid gland in R marina tadpoles
Meeting Abstract P3-91 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Exposure to the herbicide, butachlor, affects development of the thyroid gland in R. marina tadpoles HINES, SM*; SHUMAN-GOODIER, M; SINGLETON, G; PROPPER, C; Mohave Community College, Lake Havasu City; Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff; International Rice Research Institute, Phillipines; Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff crazyloudparty12@gmail.com Exposure to herbicides may influence […]
Exposure to Anthropogenic Noise during Mouth Brooding Impacts Maternal Care Behaviors and Juvenile Development in an African Cichlid Fish
Meeting Abstract P3-136 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Exposure to Anthropogenic Noise during Mouth Brooding Impacts Maternal Care Behaviors and Juvenile Development in an African Cichlid Fish BUTLER, JM*; WHITLOW, SM; MARUSKA, KP; Louisiana State University jbutl48@lsu.edu http://juliembutler.weebly.com Over the last few decades, anthropogenic noise has increased underwater ambient sound levels by >30dB in the range […]
Exploring the use of trimethylamine oxide as an alternative to heat shock protein 70 with acute elevated temperature in elasmobranchs
Meeting Abstract P3-59 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Exploring the use of trimethylamine oxide as an alternative to heat shock protein 70 with acute elevated temperature in elasmobranchs BOCKUS, AB*; LABRECK, CJ; CAMBERG, JL; SEIBEL, BA; Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Chauvin; Univ. of Rhode Island, Kingston; Univ. of Rhode Island, Kingston; Univ. of South Florida, St. […]
Exploration of the Insulininsulin-like Signaling Pathway in Non-Model Organisms via Primary Culture Experiments
Meeting Abstract P3-238 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Exploration of the Insulin/insulin-like Signaling Pathway in Non-Model Organisms via Primary Culture Experiments CLARK, AD*; BEATTY, AE; SCHWARTZ, TS; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University adc0032@auburn.edu https://www.schwartzlab-ecoevolutionarygenomics.org/members Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) are key peptides hormones in the Insulin and Insulin-like signaling (IIS) pathway, a pathway required for growth, […]
Excitability of Transverse Tentacle versus Arm Muscle Fibers in the Squid, Doryteuthis opalescens
Meeting Abstract P3-105 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Excitability of Transverse Tentacle versus Arm Muscle Fibers in the Squid, Doryteuthis opalescens GILLY, WF*; KIER, WM; DRAKE, OV; GREGG, L; Stanford Univ.; Univ. North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Stanford Univ.; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo lignje@stanford.edu https://gillylab.stanford.edu/ Tentacles and arms of squid differ in that the two tentacles […]
Examining the Musculoskeletal Ontogeny of Cranial Kinesis in Birds Along the Precocial-altricial Spectrum
Meeting Abstract P3-163 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Examining the Musculoskeletal Ontogeny of Cranial Kinesis in Birds Along the Precocial-altricial Spectrum TO, KHT*; GIGNAC, PM; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University, Center of Health Sciences ktto@okstate.edu Avian hatchlings on the precocial-altricial spectrum are characterized by their external appearance, rate of overall body development, and by their […]
