Meeting Abstract S7.1-3 Monday, Jan. 6 09:00 Love sick: a viral aphrodisiac in the cricket Gryllus texensis ADAMO, Shelley A*; KOVALKO , Ilya; STOLTZ, Don; Dalhousie Univ., Halifax; Dalhousie Univ., Halifax; Dalhousie Univ., Halifax sadamo@dal.ca We identified the iridovirus CrIV/IIV-6 as a pathogen of the cricket Gryllus texensis using electron microscopy (EM) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) […]
sessions: S7
Jack-of-all-trades or Master of one Does location of infection predict host specificity in behavior-manipulating parasites
Meeting Abstract S7.2-3 Monday, Jan. 6 11:00 Jack-of-all-trades or Master of one? Does location of infection predict host specificity in behavior-manipulating parasites? FREDENSBORG, Brian L; Univ. of Copenhagen blf@life.ku.dk Parasite modification of host behavior leading to increased trophic transmission is widespread across parasite and host taxa. The exact mechanisms causing altered host behavior, and relationship to host […]
Heterogeneous mechanisms underlying behavioral manipulation by a fungal parasite
Meeting Abstract S7.3-3 Monday, Jan. 6 14:30 Heterogeneous mechanisms underlying behavioral manipulation by a fungal parasite DE BEKKER, C.*; QUEVILLON, L.E.; SMITH, P.B.; PATTERSON, A.D.; HUGHES, D.P.; Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University c.debekker@psu.edu Parasite-host co-evolution has driven parasites to evolve strategies to invade, overcome the immune system, […]
First, do no harm Challenges to controlling another organism’s nervous system
Meeting Abstract S7.3-4 Monday, Jan. 6 15:00 First, do no harm: Challenges to controlling another organism’s nervous system FAULKES, Z; The University of Texas-Pan American zfaulkes@utpa.edu Parasites, particularly those with complex life cycles requiring multiple hosts, often manipulate the behaviour of their hosts to ensure infection by subsequent hosts. Parasites attempting to manipulate the behaviour of their […]
Euhaplorchis californiensis, a brain-infecting trematode parasite, is associated with changes in physiology and behavior in its killifish second intermediate host
Meeting Abstract S7.1-1 Monday, Jan. 6 08:00 Euhaplorchis californiensis, a brain-infecting trematode parasite, is associated with changes in physiology and behavior in its killifish second intermediate host WEINERSMITH, K.L.*; HANNINEN, A.F.; SIH, A.; EARLEY, R.L.; University of California Davis; University of Virginia; University of California Davis; University of Alabama klsmithbio@gmail.com The trematode parasites Euhaplorchis californiensis (EUHA) and […]
Ecological consequences of host manipulation by parasites
Meeting Abstract S7.3-2 Monday, Jan. 6 14:00 Ecological consequences of host manipulation by parasites LAFFERTY, K D*; KURIS, A; US Geological Survey; University of California, Santa Barbara lafferty@lifesci.ucsb.edu Numerous studies have shown that the direct effects of parasitism significantly affect populations, community structure, and ecosystem energetics. In addition, manipulative parasites are more than just entertaining cocktail party […]
Unsteady swimming and predator-prey interactions in fish
Meeting Abstract S7.7 Tuesday, Jan. 6 11:30 Unsteady swimming and predator-prey interactions in fish DOMENICI, Paolo; IAMC CNR Italy paolo.domenici@cnr.it Unsteady swimming is typically used by fish and other aquatic vertebrates during predator-prey interactions. Large fish are expected to eventually catch small fish if both predator and prey are swimming in a straight line. However, prey tend […]
Unsteady forces form in flapping foils and depend on fluid-solid coupling in water but not in air
Meeting Abstract S7.9 Tuesday, Jan. 6 14:00 Unsteady forces form in flapping foils and depend on fluid-solid coupling in water but not in air. DANIEL, TL*; EBERLE, AL; Univ. Washington; Univ. Washington danielt@uw.edu http://faculty.washington.edu/danielt Flapping flexing foils and fins face fluid forces that contain significant unsteady terms. To explore how structural mechanics and unsteady flow forces interact […]
Unsteady Aquatic Locomotion Simulations From unsteadiness in straight-line swimming to fast-starts
Meeting Abstract S7.10 Tuesday, Jan. 6 14:30 Unsteady Aquatic Locomotion Simulations: From unsteadiness in straight-line swimming to fast-starts BORAZJANI, Iman; SUNY Buffalo iman@buffalo.edu Unsteady aquatic locomotion is not an exception, but how animals swim most of the time. It includes fast-starts (C- or S-start), escape maneuvers, turns, acceleration/deceleration, and even during steady locomotion the swimming fluctuates, i.e., […]
The Moveable Feast A comparison of foraging tactics and energetics in large, stealthy marine and terrestrial carnivores
Meeting Abstract S7.3 Tuesday, Jan. 6 09:00 The Moveable Feast: A comparison of foraging tactics and energetics in large, stealthy marine and terrestrial carnivores WILLIAMS, T.M.; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz williams@biology.ucsc.edu Foraging by large (> 25 kg), mammalian carnivores often entails cryptic tactics to surreptitiously locate and overcome highly mobile prey. Many forms of unsteady locomotion […]
