Meeting Abstract 102-1 Saturday, Jan. 6 13:30 – 13:45 Costs and benefits of urbanization on lizard locomotor performance BATTLES, AC*; KOLBE, JJ; University of Rhode Island ANDREWCBATTLES@GMAIL.COM http://andrewcbattles.com Urbanization alters natural habitat in drastic ways, changing the structural habitat from forests to buildings and roads, which also increases local temperature, known as the urban heat island effect. […]
sessions: Session 102
City limits Determinants of thermal maxima in an urban ant community
Meeting Abstract 102-7 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:00 – 15:15 City limits: Determinants of thermal maxima in an urban ant community JOHNSON, D.*; STAHLSCHMIDT, Z.R.; Univ. of the Pacific; Univ. of the Pacific d_johnson23@u.pacific.edu http://stahlschmidtlab.weebly.com Examining the thermal responses of urban animals is critical because cities are rapidly expanding, and temperatures are increasing globally—particularly in urban environments. Although […]
Anthropophobia and Lizard Responses to Urbanization in Southern California
Meeting Abstract 102-5 Saturday, Jan. 6 14:30 – 14:45 Anthropophobia and Lizard Responses to Urbanization in Southern California PUTMAN, BJ*; BLUMSTEIN, DT; PAULY, GB; University of California Los Angeles; University of California Los Angeles; Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County putman.bree@gmail.com http://www.breeputman.com Urbanization is occurring rapidly worldwide and is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. […]
When mom takes a sick day sex-specific telomere dynamics in response to early postnatal stress
Meeting Abstract 102-3 Sunday, Jan. 6 14:00 – 14:15 When mom takes a sick day: sex-specific telomere dynamics in response to early postnatal stress WOLF, SE*; BELTRAN, SE; SANDERS, TL; ROSVALL, KA; Indiana University; Dominican University; Oklahoma State University; Indiana University wolfsae@indiana.edu Early life stress can have long-term effects on many phenotypic qualities, including telomere dynamics. Telomeres […]
Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of inter-individual variation among intertidal mussels
Meeting Abstract 102-2 Sunday, Jan. 6 13:45 – 14:00 Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of inter-individual variation among intertidal mussels TANNER, RL*; GLEASON, LU; DOWD, WW; Washington State Univ.; California State Univ. Sacramento; Washington State Univ. richelle.tanner@wsu.edu http://www.richelletanner.com Microclimate differences within heterogeneous habitats, such as the rocky intertidal zone, have the potential to shape population-level responses to changing […]
Rapid Cold Hardening Provides Sublethal Benefits in an Antarctic Extremophilic Insect
Meeting Abstract 102-5 Sunday, Jan. 6 14:30 – 14:45 Rapid Cold Hardening Provides Sublethal Benefits in an Antarctic Extremophilic Insect TEETS, NM*; KAWARASAKI, Y; POTTS, LJ; GANTZ, JD; PHILIP, DP; DENLINGER, DL; LEE, RE; Univ. of Kentucky; Gustavus Adolphus College; Univ. of Kentucky; Hendrix College; Miami Univ.; Ohio State Univ.; Miami Univ. n.teets@uky.edu http://www.teetslab.com The Antarctic midge, […]
Free-living, lower stress-responsive Florida scrub-jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens) perform better on an associative learning test
Meeting Abstract 102-7 Sunday, Jan. 6 15:00 – 15:15 Free-living, lower stress-responsive Florida scrub-jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens) perform better on an associative learning test SMALL, TW*; BRIDGE, ES; BEBUS, SE; SCHOECH, SJ; University of Memphis; University of Oklahoma; University of Memphis; University of Memphis tsmall@archbold-station.org The rapid stress-induced elevation of plasma glucocorticoids (GC) is well documented in a […]
Do glucocorticoid hormones respond to selection in free-living North American red squirrels
Meeting Abstract 102-4 Sunday, Jan. 6 14:15 – 14:30 Do glucocorticoid hormones respond to selection in free-living North American red squirrels? GUINDRE-PARKER, S*; MCADAM, A; BOUTIN, S; HUMPHRIES, M; LANE, J; COLTMAN, D; DANTZER, B; University of Guelph; University of Guelph; University of Alberta; McGill University; University of Saskatchewan; University of Alberta; University of Michigan slg2154@columbia.edu https://sarahguindreparker.weebly.com […]
Differential MR and GR Expression in the Tree Swallow Brain is Associated with Individual Variation in Stress Physiology
Meeting Abstract 102-6 Sunday, Jan. 6 14:45 – 15:00 Differential MR and GR Expression in the Tree Swallow Brain is Associated with Individual Variation in Stress Physiology ZIMMER, C*; ROSVALL, KA; ARDIA, DR; TAYLOR, AR; BENTZ, AB; TAFF, CC; VITOUSEK, MN; Cornell University, Ithaca; Indiana University, Bloomington; Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster; University of Alaska, Anchorage; Indiana […]
Acute Administration of Exogenous Corticosterone in Seabird Chicks Rapidly Mobilizes Lipids but not Glucose
Meeting Abstract 102-1 Sunday, Jan. 6 13:30 – 13:45 Acute Administration of Exogenous Corticosterone in Seabird Chicks Rapidly Mobilizes Lipids but not Glucose BENOWITZ-FREDERICKS, ZM*; CAINE, PB; MALISCH, JL; EDWARDS, KM; FARMER, JL; HAUSSMANN, MF; HATCH, SA; Bucknell Univ.; Bucknell Univ.; St. Mary’s of Maryland; Bucknell Univ.; Bucknell Univ.; Bucknell Univ.; Inst. Seabird Research & Cons. zmbf001@Bucknell.edu […]