Meeting Abstract 107.2  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:15  Water pH during early development influences sex ratio and male morph in a West African cichlid fish, Pelvicachromis pulcher REDDON, A/R*; HURD, P/L; McGill University; Univ. of Alberta adam.reddon@gmail.com Environmental sex determination (ESD) is one of the most striking examples of phenotypic plasticity. Individuals from species that exhibit ESD can […]

Meeting Abstract 107.1  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:00  Temperature, Moisture and Male Production in Marine Turtle Nests… Oh What a Maze WYNEKEN, J; LOLAVAR, A; TEZAK, B M*; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University jwyneken@fau.edu The incubation environment determines the sex of marine turtles and temperature is the major factor thought to direct sex determination. […]

Meeting Abstract 107.3  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:30  Maternal diet, developmental plasticity, and reproductive fitness in the house mouse HOOD, W.R.; Auburn University wrhood@auburn.edu The early environment of an individual can alter processes responsible for long-term or permanent changes in phenotype. There is good evidence that individual differences in glucose, lipid, and bone metabolism, to name a few, […]

Meeting Abstract 107.4  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:45  Long-term costs of early stress exposure: are telomeres an important link? HEIDINGER, BJ*; HERBORN, KA; BONER, W; NOGUERA, JC; ADAM, A; DAUNT, F; MONAGHAN, P; North Dakota State University; University of Glasgow; University of Glasgow; University of Glasgow; University of Glasgow; Center for Ecology and Hydrology; University of Glasgow britt.heidinger@ndsu.edu […]

Meeting Abstract 107.5  Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:00  A possible trade-off between song and a cognitive metric in song sparrows SEWALL, KB*; SOHA, JA; PETERS, S; NOWICKI, S; Virginia Tech; Duke University ksewall@vt.edu Sexual ornaments can be honest signals of male quality if they are linked to traits that enhance female reproductive success. Males might be expected to […]

Meeting Abstract 107.1  Wednesday, Jan. 7 10:15  Wing mechanosensing enhances flight responses to visual pitch stimuli. DICKERSON, B.H.*; MUNK, Y.; ROTH, E.; DANIEL, T.L.; University of Washington, Seattle; University of Washington, Seattle; University of Washington, Seattle; University of Washington, Seattle bdicker@uw.edu Flying insects combine information from multiple sensory modalities in flight control. For example, flies combine visual […]

Meeting Abstract 107.7  Wednesday, Jan. 7 11:45  The role of the lateral line analogue and vision in predator evasion for brief squid Lolliguncula brevis YORK, C.A. *; BARTOL, I.K. ; Old Dominion University, Norfolk VA; Old Dominion University, Norfolk VA csind001@odu.edu Squid have visual and mechanoreception systems that may be employed to sense and respond to an […]

Meeting Abstract 107.3  Wednesday, Jan. 7 10:45  Recovery from an Aerial Stumble in Seba’s Short-Tailed Bat BOERMA, DB*; TRESKATIS, TL; CHENEY, JA; SWARTZ, SM; Brown University; Westfälische Hochschule Bocholt; Brown University; Brown University david_boerma@brown.edu Flying animals must skillfully navigate and respond to turbulence from other flyers, discrete perturbations such as gusts of wind, and complex flows that […]

Meeting Abstract 107.4  Wednesday, Jan. 7 11:00  Learning to launch: targeted leaping from a dynamic obstacle in squirrels HUNT, N*; JINN, J; LIBBY, T; JACOBS, L.F.; FULL, R.J.; University of California, Berkeley nathaniel.hunt@berkeley.edu Motor learning is an important complement to pre-determined control because it allows animals to adapt control to changing and/or uncertain bodies and environments. It […]

Meeting Abstract 107.2  Wednesday, Jan. 7 10:30  Joint moments in the limbs of a freely walking insect: multifunctional and flexible contributions to propulsion and support DALLMANN, CJ*; SCHMITZ, J; Bielefeld University cdallmann@uni-bielefeld.de Coordinating forces in a multi-jointed limb challenges biological and artificial walking systems alike. Joints of a limb have to act together to propel the body, […]