Meeting Abstract 102-1 Monday, Jan. 6 13:30 – 13:45 Identification and quantification of Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar, Arctic char Salvelinus alpinus, Cod Gadus morhua, and Capelin Mallotus villosus in Striped Bass diets in Labrador YANG, ZY; EASY, RH*; AVERY, TA; Acadia University; Acadia University; Acadia University jacksonyang@acadiau.ca In 2017, Striped Bass were found for the first time […]
sessions: Session 102
Does a Well-Balanced Diet Keep You Going When the Going Gets Cold
Meeting Abstract 102-2 Monday, Jan. 6 13:45 – 14:00 Does a Well-Balanced Diet Keep You Going When the Going Gets Cold? LITTLER, A*; GARCIA, M; TEETS, N; University of Kentucky; University of Kentucky; University of Kentucky asli226@uky.edu Cold stress is detrimental to insect fitness and has driven the evolution of coping mechanisms for low temperature stressors. Ecological […]
Does a Cannibal Feeding Strategy Impart Differential Metabolic Performance in Young Burbot Lota lota
Meeting Abstract 102-7 Monday, Jan. 6 14:45 – 15:00 Does a Cannibal Feeding Strategy Impart Differential Metabolic Performance in Young Burbot Lota lota? FRAZIER, AJ*; JENSEN, NR; YOUNG, SP; COOLEY-RIEDERS, CC; TODGHAM, AE; University of California, Davis; Kootenai Tribe of Idaho; Kootenai Tribe of Idaho; University of California, Davis; University of California, Davis ajfrazier@ucdavis.edu The practice of […]
Do digestive enzyme activities explain increased plant digestibility in a newly omnivorous lizard
Meeting Abstract 102-8 Monday, Jan. 6 15:00 – 15:15 Do digestive enzyme activities explain increased plant digestibility in a newly omnivorous lizard? WEHRLE, BA*; GONZALEZ, AX; STONE, J; RANKINS, D; VUU, E; HERREL, A; TADIC, Z; GERMAN, D; UC Irvine; UC Irvine; UC Irvine; UC Irvine; UC Irvine; MNHN/CNRS; U. Zagreb; UC Irvine bwehrle@uci.edu http://www.beckwehrle.weebly.com A population […]
A tale of two islands stress response and immune function of an insular pit viper following ecological disturbance
Meeting Abstract 102-6 Monday, Jan. 6 14:30 – 14:45 A tale of two islands: stress response and immune function of an insular pit viper following ecological disturbance. SANDFOSS, MR*; CLAUNCH, NM; STACY, NI; ROMAGOSA, CM; LILLYWHITE, HB; University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; […]
Tail Elongation and Patterns of Regional Growth in Salamanders
Meeting Abstract 102.4 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Tail Elongation and Patterns of Regional Growth in Salamanders VAGLIA, J.L.*; BABCOCK, S.K.; WHITE, K.; CASE, A.; SMITH, K.; DePauw University jvaglia@depauw.edu While the morphology and function of the vertebral column are conserved across vertebrate groups, it exhibits variation in the number of vertebrae comprising the different axial regions. Typically the […]
Larval developmental patterns in Acris crepitans blanchardi (Anura Hylidae) and their implications
Meeting Abstract 102.1 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Larval developmental patterns in Acris crepitans blanchardi (Anura: Hylidae) and their implications HAVENS, S.B.*; MAGLIA, A.M.; Missouri University of Science and Technology; Missouri University of Science and Technology sbhdbe@mst.edu Blanchards cricket frog (Acris crepitans blanchardi), a North American hylid, is of ecological and evolutionary importance because of its miniature body size […]
Growth factor initiated intercalary regeneration in salamanders
Meeting Abstract 102.5 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Growth factor initiated intercalary regeneration in salamanders. CRAWFORD, Karen; St. Mary’s College of Maryland, MD kcrawford@smcm.edu Grafting a piece of mature skin over the surface of a freshly amputated amphibian limb inhibits regeneration. In striking contrast, when a more distal level blastema (the bud of tissue that forms following amputation) is […]
Developmental Evolution of the Anuran Sacrourostylic Region and its Locomotory Implications
Meeting Abstract 102.3 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Developmental Evolution of the Anuran Sacrourostylic Region and its Locomotory Implications PUGENER, L. Analia; MAGLIA, Anne M.*; Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology, Rolla magliaa@mst.edu In this talk, we discuss the developmental evolution of the sacrourostylic complex of frogs as it relates to locomotion. The sacrourostylic region is one of the […]
Comparative locomotor morphology of hyloid and non-neobatrachian anurans
Meeting Abstract 102.2 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Comparative locomotor morphology of hyloid and non-neobatrachian anurans JORGENSEN, M.E.; Ohio University mj207406@ohio.edu Frogs are characterized by a unique locomotor morphology that includes (but is not limited to) a craniocaudal elongate pelvis, hindlimbs with modified tarsal elements, reduced number of pre- and postsacral vertebrae, and the presence of an urostyle. Across […]
