Meeting Abstract P3-66  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Effects of Maternal and Developmental Immune Activation on Telomere Attrition GRINDSTAFF, JL*; SANDERS, T; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University jen.grindstaff@okstate.edu http://integrativebiology.okstate.edu/people/faculty/8-people/faculty/21-jennifer-grindstaff Both maternal stress exposure and stress exposure during development exert negative effects on the adult phenotype in a range of organisms. However, the mechanisms through which […]

Meeting Abstract P3-43  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Effect of Thermal Stress and Food Availability on Particle Transport in the Gill of Mytilus californianus CHAPMAN, JT*; OWENS, JD; FABELA, FF; RANDLES, S; VILLATORO, R; MAY, MA; VASQUEZ, MC; TODGHAM, AE; TOMANEK, L; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Cal Poly San Luis […]

Meeting Abstract P3-70  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Effects of Acute and Chronic Stress Exposure on Avian Responses to West Nile Virus KERNBACH, ME*; UNNASCH, TR; GERVASI, SS; MARTIN, LB; University of South Florida; University of South Florida; Monell Chemical Senses Center; University of South Florida kernbach@mail.usf.edu Wild animals cope with both short-term (acute) and long-term […]

Meeting Abstract P3-99  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Effect of Prolactin and 11-ketotestosterone Manipulation on Parental Care Behavior and Immune Response in Male Bluegill Sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) CUNHA, AAP*; PARTRIDGE, CG; DIXON, B; KNAPP, R; NEFF, BD; University of Western Ontario, Ontario; Grand Valley State University, Michigan; University of Waterloo, Ontario; University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma; University […]

Meeting Abstract P3-235  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Dry dilemma: How does water availability influence dispersal capability? SINGH, S.*; GLASS, J.; STAHLSCHMIDT, Z.R.; Univ. of the Pacific; Univ. of the Pacific; Univ. of the Pacific s_singh40@u.pacific.edu http://stahlschmidtlab.weebly.com When water availability is highly variable, terrestrial animals may struggle to maintain water balance. If water becomes limited, animals […]

Meeting Abstract P3-24  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Does larval color vision contribute to the development of adult mate preferences? HOWELL, KA*; RICHARDS-ZAWACKI, CL; University of Pittsburgh; University of Pittsburgh kih21@pitt.edu Imprinting can play an important role in the development of mate preferences. However, as imprinting is usually based on visual cues, the functionality of this […]

Meeting Abstract P3-85  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Does environmental variation influence incubation patterns in an Arctic seaduck? PARKINSON, KJL*; HENNIN, HL; JANSSEN, MH; GILCHRIST, HG; LOVE, OP; University of Windsor, Ontario; University of Windsor, Ontario; Evironment and Climate Change Canada, Ontario; Evironment and Climate Change Canada, Ontario; University of Windsor, Ontario parkin11@uwindsor.ca Climate change may […]

Meeting Abstract P3-205  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Does differences in toepad and claw morphology among Mediterranean House Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) populations correspond to properties of their substrate? DUFFY, JL*; WATSON, CM; Midwestern State University; Midwestern State University jessica.lynnifer@yahoo.com Morphological changes can occur rapidly in populations when exposed to new or more intense selective pressures. One […]

Meeting Abstract P3-170  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Diversification of Feeding Morphology in Marine and Freshwater Pufferfishes NICHOLAS, BP*; SUMMERS, AP; KOLMANN, MA; Oregon State University; University of Washington; University of Washington nicholbe@oregonstate.edu Tetraodontid pufferfishes, with 187 species comprising 28 genera, have the smallest genomes of any vertebrate, can inflate themselves as defense against predators, have […]

Meeting Abstract P3-273  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Disrupting Microtubule Polymerization in Regenerating Planaria FUNK, A*; WILLS, N; PINSKY, B; MINICOZZI, M; MASS, S; SUNY New Paltz; SUNY New Paltz; SUNY New Paltz; Northern Arizona University; SUNY New Paltz alfunk826@gmail.com The known xenoestrogen Bisphenol-A (BPA), has profound effects on planarian regeneration. Prior work in our lab […]