Meeting Abstract 111-5 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:15 En Garde! The poachers’ body armor is no show-off but a heavy defensive trait. KRUPPERT, S*; CHU, F; STEWART, MC; SCHMITZ, L; SUMMERS, AP; Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington; University of Washington; Scripps College, Claremont; Scripps College, Claremont; Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington skrupp@uw.edu Many vertebrates […]
sessions: Session 111
Effects of wing size and wingbeat frequency on wing wear in bumblebees
Meeting Abstract 111-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:30 – 08:45 Effects of wing size and wingbeat frequency on wing wear in bumblebees MOUNTCASTLE, AM*; AHLHOLM, PD; STONE, I; FEDERICO, P; NIXON, E; JOHNSON, N; Bates College; Bates College; Bates College; Bates College; Bates College; Bates College amountca@bates.edu http://www.andrewmountcastle.org Many flying insects frequently collide their wing tips with vegetation. […]
Analysis of the Shock Absorption Paradox in Woodpeckers
Meeting Abstract 111-6 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:15 – 09:30 Analysis of the Shock Absorption Paradox in Woodpeckers VAN WASSENBERGH, S.*; BöHMER, C.; ABOURACHID, A.; Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium; Muséum National D’Histoire Naturelle, France; Muséum National D’Histoire Naturelle, France sam.vanwassenbergh@uantwerpen.be http://samvanwassenbergh.weebly.com The beak and beak-braincase interface of woodpeckers are hypothesised to serve as a shock absorber to minimise the […]
Understanding the mate choice brain in two related poecillid fish with divergent mating systems
Meeting Abstract 111.1 Saturday, Jan. 7 Understanding the mate choice brain in two related poecillid fish with divergent mating systems LYNCH, Kathleen S.*; RAMSEY, Mary E; CUMMINGS, Molly E; University of Texas at Austin lynchks@mail.utexas.edu Female mate choice is a social behavior that exhibits considerable intra- and inter-specific variation. Identifying and understanding genes underlying female mate preference […]
Neurobiological correlates of voluntary exercise Effects of selective breeding and a high-fat diet
Meeting Abstract 111.2 Saturday, Jan. 7 Neurobiological correlates of voluntary exercise: Effects of selective breeding and a high-fat diet CLAGHORN, G.C.*; MEEK, T.H.; PEREA-RODRIGUEZ, J.P.; GARLAND JR, T.; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside gclag001@ucr.edu Patterns of brain activity during voluntary exercise differ between mice from lines […]
Gonadal androgen and development of vernal migratory condition in Gambel’s White-crowned Sparrow
Meeting Abstract 111.5 Saturday, Jan. 7 Gonadal androgen and development of vernal migratory condition in Gambel’s White-crowned Sparrow NEMETH, Zoltan*; RAMENOFSKY, Marilyn; University of California, Davis; University of California, Davis znemeth05@gmail.com The influence of the gonads on development of vernal migration has been shown to be important as low levels of circulating androgen – testosterone (T) & […]
Effects of corticosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone on adult neuroplasticity in songbirds
Meeting Abstract 111.4 Saturday, Jan. 7 Effects of corticosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone on adult neuroplasticity in songbirds WADA, H; NEWMAN, AEM; HALL, Z; SOMA, KK; MACDOUGALL-SHACKLETON, SA*; Univ Western Ontario; Univ Guelph; Univ Western Ontario; Univ British Columbia; Univ Western Ontario smacdou2@uwo.ca Chronically elevated glucocorticoids can impair brain development and reduce adult neurogenesis. In songbirds, the brain region […]
Carryover or compensation The effect of delayed plumage molt in House Finches (Carpodacus mexicanus)
Meeting Abstract 111.3 Saturday, Jan. 7 Carryover or compensation? The effect of delayed plumage molt in House Finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) BRAZEAL, KR*; HAHN, TP; UC Davis; UC Davis krbrazeal@ucdavis.edu Most animals need to time their annual cycle stages to appropriately correspond with optimal environmental conditions. In seasonally-breeding birds, the timing of the transition between breeding and molt […]
Naturally occurring ranges in water quality affect early development in the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla implications for distribution of invasive algae
Meeting Abstract 111.1 Sunday, Jan. 6 Naturally occurring ranges in water quality affect early development in the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla: implications for distribution of invasive algae FUNG, JK*; FUKUNAGA, A; THOMAS, FIM; University of Hawaii, Manoa; University of Hawaii, Manoa; University of Hawaii, Manoa fithomas@hawaii.edu Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii has undergone rapid increases in invasive algal species. […]
Metamorphosis of Crepidula larvae in response to varying conspecific densities and settlement cue concentrations
Meeting Abstract 111.3 Sunday, Jan. 6 Metamorphosis of Crepidula larvae in response to varying conspecific densities and settlement cue concentrations CAHILL, AE; Stony Brook University acahill@life.bio.sunysb.edu It is known that larvae of Crepidula spp., like many other marine invertebrate larvae, metamorphose in response to a cue from conspecific adults. However, the relationship between adult density and larval […]
