Meeting Abstract 109.3  Saturday, Jan. 7  Effect of food restriction and realimentation on growth, immune response, and body composition in Zebra finches NAN TIE, D.E.*; KILLPACK, T.L.; KARASOV, W.H.; Univ. Wisconsin, Madison nantie@wisc.edu Short term food restriction of nestling altricial birds can retard growth and development. Compensatory growth (CG), a period of accelerated growth after restriction, allows […]

Meeting Abstract 109.3  Sunday, Jan. 6  It’s Complicated: Testosterone Production, Aggression, and Parental Care in Male Northern Cardinals DEVRIES, MS*; WINTERS, CP; HOLBROOK, AL; JAWOR, JM; University of Southern Mississippi margaret.devries@eagles.usm.edu Interrelationships of testosterone (T), male aggression, and paternal care have received much investigative attention. Many studies have focused on examining such relationships with avian species characterized […]

Meeting Abstract 109.1  Sunday, Jan. 6  Influence of temperature on non-breeding HPG-axis activity in northern cardinals. JAWOR, J.M.*; HOOKER, J.D.; University of Southern Mississippi; University of Southern Mississippi jodie.jawor@usm.edu In seasonally breeding birds, change in day length is a very common cue used to track seasonal change and initiate breeding, however, not all species use changing day […]

Meeting Abstract 109.2  Sunday, Jan. 6  Effects of testosterone on spring nocturnal migratory restlessness and body composition in Zonotrichia albicollis VANDERMEER, C.L.*; BEZNER KERR, W.; GUGLIELMO, C.G.; MACDOUGALL-SHACKLETON, S.A.; Univ. of Western Ontario, London; Univ. of Western Ontario, London; Univ. of Western Ontario, London; Univ. of Western Ontario, London cvande67@uwo.ca Photoperiod influences a number of hormonal cascades […]

Meeting Abstract 109.5  Sunday, Jan. 6  Characterizing the conversion of yolk estradiol to estrogen sulfates during embryonic development in the red-eared slider. PAITZ, RT*; BOWDEN, RM; Illinois St. Univ.; Illinois St. Univ. rpaitz@ilstu.edu In the red-eared slider turtle (Trachemys scripta), the process of sex determination is estrogen sensitive, with the application of exogenous estradiol resulting in the […]

Meeting Abstract 109.4  Sunday, Jan. 6  Androgen profiles across the male pregnancy cycle in the sex-role reversed Gulf pipefish SCOBELL, S.K.*; JAQUES, J.T.; JONES, A.G.; Texas A&M University; Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University skscobell@tamu.edu Male pregnancy is a phenomenon found only in the teleost fish family Syngnathidae (seahorses, seadragons, and […]

Meeting Abstract 109.1  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:00  Why Be red? Testing an Alternative Explanation for Color Polymorphism in Diaptomid copepods RHODES, A.C.; Texas A & M University Corpus Christi arhodes2@tamucc.edu A striking color polymorphism exists in diaptomids inhabiting adjacent alkaline lakes in the Grand Coulee area of Eastern Washington. These highly alkaline lakes were formed following the […]

Meeting Abstract 109.5  Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:00  Transcriptomic response of juvenile red king crab, Paralithodes camtschaticus, to the interactive effects of ocean acidification and warming FAY, S; AHMAD, M; SWINEY, K; FOY, R; STILLMAN, JH*; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; National Marine Fisheries Service; National Marine Fisheries Service; Univ. of California, Berkeley stillmaj@sfsu.edu Impacts […]

Meeting Abstract 109.3  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:30  The Genome of the Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi: Bringing Resolution to the Phylogenetic Position of the Ctenophores RYAN, J.F.; SCHNITZLER, C.E.; MAXWELL, E.K.; PANG, K.; FRANCIS, W.R.; SMITH, S.A.; WOLFSBERG, T.G.; MULLIKIN, J.C.; HADDOCK, S.H.D.; DUNN, C.W.; MARTINDALE, M.Q.; BAXEVANIS, A.D.*; NHGRI/NIH and Sars Intl. Centre for Marine Mol. Biol.; Natl. […]

Meeting Abstract 109.7  Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:30  Next-generation sequencing of legacy collections at the American Museum of Natural History BRUGLER, M.R.*; RODRIGUEZ, E.; SIDDALL, M.E.; AMATO, G.; Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics (SICG), American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024 USA; Division of Invertebrate Zoology, AMNH; SICG, AMNH; […]