Meeting Abstract 111.1 Wednesday, Jan. 7 13:30 Ruby-throated hummingbirds use optic flow in flight stabilization ROS, IG*; BIEWENER, AA; Harvard U.; Harvard U. ivo.ros@gmail.com Birds rely on visual cues for retinal image stabilization by negating optic flow, the movement of the visual panorama across the retina, through corrective eye and head motions. In combination with vestibular and […]
sessions: Session 111
New approach to small-scale PIV reveals secrets to the powerful escape swimming of the copepod
Meeting Abstract 111.3 Wednesday, Jan. 7 14:00 New approach to small-scale PIV reveals secrets to the powerful escape swimming of the copepod GEMMELL, B. J.*; BUSKEY, E. J. ; Univ. of Texas at Austin; Univ. of Texas at Austin brad.gemmell@utexas.edu As one of the most numerous animal groups and a key link in aquatic food webs, copepods […]
Diversity in haltere behaviors and sensing across Dipteran species
Meeting Abstract 111.6 Wednesday, Jan. 7 14:45 Diversity in haltere behaviors and sensing across Dipteran species FOX, J.L.*; HALL, J.M.; MCLOUGHLIN, D.P.; Case Western Reserve University; Case Western Reserve University; Case Western Reserve University jlf88@case.edu http://tinyurl.com/FoxLabCWRU The halteres of flies are reduced hindwings that provide mechanosensory information during flight. Although these organs are crucial for flight , […]
Song and male social behavior as a supplemental cue for female breeding phenology an experimental, field study
Meeting Abstract 111-4 Thursday, Jan. 7 09:00 Song and male social behavior as a supplemental cue for female breeding phenology: an experimental, field study CORNELL, A*; HOU, JJ; WILLIAMS, TD; Simon Fraser University acornell@sfu.ca http://aecornell.wix.com/cornell Although photoperiod is widely recognized as the primary environmental cue controlling seasonal reproduction, slight variation in individual timing of breeding can have […]
Nest Identity Crisis The Relationship between Predator Abundance and Nest Site Selection in the Dark-eyed Junco
Meeting Abstract 111-5 Thursday, Jan. 7 09:15 Nest Identity Crisis: The Relationship between Predator Abundance and Nest Site Selection in the Dark-eyed Junco MADY, R*; GRAHAM, J; LELLO-SMITH, A; PEDERSEN, A; THOMASON, C; GERLACH, N; KETTERSON, E; GREIVES, T; Towson Univ.; North Dakota State Univ.; Univ. of Edinburgh; Texas Tech Univ.; Univ. of Florida; Indiana Univ.; North […]
Linking reproductive success to individual behavioral and environmental variation
Meeting Abstract 111-1 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:15 Linking reproductive success to individual behavioral and environmental variation? WILLIAMS, K. A.; Ohio University williak5@ohio.edu Parents face trade-offs between providing resources for the development and survival of their offspring and acquiring resources for their own survival. Nesting birds must maintain incubation temperatures adequate for embryonic and nestling development while also […]
Growing up in the Arctic Nestling growth rates in two species of passerine
Meeting Abstract 111-3 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:45 Growing up in the Arctic: Nestling growth rates in two species of passerine. PEREZ, J.H.*; KRAUSE, J.S.; CHMURA, H.E.; BOWMAN, S; MCGUIGAN, M; ASMUS, A.L.; MEDDLE, S.L.; HUNT, K.E.; GOUGH, L.; BOELMAN, N.T.; WINGFIELD, J.C.; UC Davis; UC Davis; UC Davis; Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks; UC Davis; Univ. of Texas, […]
Chronic Stress Affects Parental Nest Visitation Trends during Incubation and Chick Rearing
Meeting Abstract 111-2 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:30 Chronic Stress Affects Parental Nest Visitation Trends during Incubation and Chick Rearing KHAN, N.Y.*; ROBERT, K.A; University of Georgia; La Trobe University nykhan@uga.edu Reproduction is essential for species survival, and the ever-increasing stressors that birds are exposed to raises concerns for population-level health and reproduction. However, studies of chronic stress […]
Turnover of Muscle Lipids and Response to Exercise Differ between Neutral and Polar Fractions in a Model Songbird
Meeting Abstract 111-1 Sunday, Jan. 8 08:00 – 08:15 Turnover of Muscle Lipids and Response to Exercise Differ between Neutral and Polar Fractions in a Model Songbird CARTER, W.*; COOPER-MULLIN, C.; MCWILLIAMS, S.R.; University of Rhode Island wales.carter@outlook.com The turnover rates of tissues and their constituent molecules give us insights into animals’ physiological demands and their functional […]
Microstructure of cockroach muscle provides evidence for workloop dependence on actin-myosin spacing
Meeting Abstract 111-2 Sunday, Jan. 8 08:15 – 08:30 Microstructure of cockroach muscle provides evidence for workloop dependence on actin-myosin spacing TUNE, T*; IRVING, T; SPONBERG, S; Georgia Institute of Technology; Illinois Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology ttune3@gatech.edu http://s1.sponberg.gatech.edu Muscle is a unique material which is capable of performing many different functions, acting as a […]
