Meeting Abstract P3-199 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Bloom or Bust: Genomic analysis of Salpa thompsoni in a rapidly changing environment DIVITO, KR*; JUE, NK; TRUSIAK, S; OBERGFELL, C; BUCKLIN, A; O’NEILL, RJ; DIVITO, Kate; UConn; UConn, California State University; UConn; UConn; UConn; UConn kate.divito@uconn.edu Rapid warming of the Southern Ocean has impacted global distribution and […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
Birds and Mammals Differ in the Effect of Dietary Nitrate on Hemoglobin and Hematocrit
Meeting Abstract P3-46 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Birds and Mammals Differ in the Effect of Dietary Nitrate on Hemoglobin and Hematocrit TSAI, OH*; YAP, KN; WILLIAMS, TD; Simon Fraser University; Simon Fraser University; Simon Fraser University otsai@sfu.ca Hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit (Hct), two major predictors of oxygen carrying capacity, are thought to contribute to variation […]
Birds and Bone Trabecular Morphology in the Avian Shoulder
Meeting Abstract P3-173 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Birds and Bone: Trabecular Morphology in the Avian Shoulder CHASE, HT*; O’BRIEN, E; TOBALSKE, BW; University of Montana hilatzipora@gmail.com To understand the evolution of flight in the avian lineage, it is necessary to resolve the functional morphology of the flight stroke. Thus far, studies have focused only on […]
Biomechanics of the peafowl’s crest a potential mechanosensory role for feathers during social displays
Meeting Abstract P3-31 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Biomechanics of the peafowl’s crest: a potential mechanosensory role for feathers during social displays KANE, S.A.*; VAN BEVEREN, D.; DAKIN, R.; Haverford College; Haverford College; Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute samador@haverford.edu http://ww3.haverford.edu/physics/Amador/ Feathers act as sensors to detect mechanical stimuli during avian flight and tactile navigation, suggesting that they […]
Behind blue eyes Structural color in the bay scallop Argopecten irradians
Meeting Abstract P3-29 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Behind blue eyes: Structural color in the bay scallop Argopecten irradians HARRIS, OK*; WOLFE, C; SPEISER, DI; University of South Carolina; University of South Carolina; University of South Carolina okharris@email.sc.edu The field of biologically-inspired design is interested in photonic nanostructures that manipulate light to produce colors by preferentially […]
Behavioral response to same-sex pheromones by the invasive crayfish Orconectes rusticus
Meeting Abstract P3-78 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Behavioral response to same-sex pheromones by the invasive crayfish Orconectes rusticus HENRY, M*; STONECIPHER, J; GOLDINA, A; Elizabethtown College; Elizabethtown College; Elizabethtown College henrym1@etown.edu Crayfish communicate chemically. The crayfish Orconectes rusticus is an invasive species that has taken over most watersheds in the country. Traditional eradication methods have […]
Behavioral Baselines in Goldfish Carassius auratus
Meeting Abstract P3-118 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Behavioral Baselines in Goldfish Carassius auratus LEFAUVE, MK*; HERNANDEZ, LP; George Washington University; George Washington University mlefauve@gwmail.gwu.edu Behavioral plasticity is one of the characteristics that allow organisms to adapt to their surroundings. Such individual variation in behavioral traits is considered adaptive due to the heterogeneity of habitats. However, […]
Behavior mitigates the effects of increased temperature in a plethodontid salamander
Meeting Abstract P3-134 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Behavior mitigates the effects of increased temperature in a plethodontid salamander WANAMAKER, SM*; CRESPI, EJ; Washington State University; Washington State University sarah.wanamaker@wsu.edu The physiology and behavior of amphibians is inextricably linked to ambient temperature. Thermal differences are predicted to mediate plastic responses in growth, developmental rates, cell size, […]
Barred Owl (Strix varia) Feather Pennulae and Their Role in Reducing Structural Noise in Flight
Meeting Abstract P3-146 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Barred Owl (Strix varia) Feather Pennulae and Their Role in Reducing Structural Noise in Flight LIU, LG*; LE PIANE, K; CLARK, CJ; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside lliu031@ucr.edu Owls have silent flight, an adaptation for nocturnal hunting. One wing and feather […]
Association of Spinophilin Expression with Dendritic Spine Formation in Hormone Treated Brains of the Red-Sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis)
Meeting Abstract P3-110 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Association of Spinophilin Expression with Dendritic Spine Formation in Hormone Treated Brains of the Red-Sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) NOOR , J*; ALKOUK, A; MONZON, R; KROHMER, R; Saint Xavier University; Saint Xavier University; Saint Xavier University; Saint Xavier University jaber.n03@mymail.sxu.edu The Red-sided Garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis […]
