Meeting Abstract 114.2 Saturday, Jan. 7 Developmental stress: morphological, physiological, and behavioral consequences in the zebra finch CRINO, O.L.*; KLAASSEN VAN OORSCHOT, B.; TOBALSKE, B.W.; BREUNER, C.W.; University of Montana; University of Montana; University of Montana; University of Montana ondicrino@gmail.com Animals exposed to stress during development experience sustained morphological, physiological, and behavioral consequences. Among other effects, developmental […]
sessions: Session 114
Corticosterone Responsiveness at Nutritional Independence Predicts Behavior Nine Months Later in the Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)
Meeting Abstract 114.4 Saturday, Jan. 7 Corticosterone Responsiveness at Nutritional Independence Predicts Behavior Nine Months Later in the Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens). BEBUS, S.E.*; SMALL, T.W.; ELDERBROCK, E.K.; HEISS, R.S.; SCHOECH, S.J.; University of Memphis; University of Memphis; University of Memphis; University of Memphis; University of Memphis sarabebus@gmail.com Early environment can shape the phenotype of an individual […]
Wings versus legs mechanistic underpinnings of variation in locomotor strategies among birds
Meeting Abstract 114.3 Monday, Jan. 7 Wings versus legs: mechanistic underpinnings of variation in locomotor strategies among birds HEERS, A M*; DIAL, K P; University of Montana; University of Montana ashmheers@gmail.com Among the 10,000 species of living birds and their extinct dinosaurian ancestors, relative musculoskeletal investment in wings versus legs is highly diverse, varying both across species […]
Using reduced-order models to study dynamic legged locomotion Parameter identification and model validation
Meeting Abstract 114.5 Monday, Jan. 7 Using reduced-order models to study dynamic legged locomotion: Parameter identification and model validation BURDEN, S.A.*; REVZEN, S.; MOORE, T.Y.; SASTRY, S.S.; FULL, R.J.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of Michigan; Harvard Univ.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley sam.burden@berkeley.edu Generating testable hypotheses for dynamic legged locomotion is challenging because […]
Don’t break a leg injury prevention, robustness and stability of legged locomotion
Meeting Abstract 114.1 Monday, Jan. 7 Don’t break a leg: injury prevention, robustness and stability of legged locomotion BIRN-JEFFERY, AV*; HUBICKI, C; BLUM, Y; HURST, J; DALEY, MA; Royal Veterinary College, UK; OSU, Oregon; Royal Veterinary College, UK; OSU, Oregon; Royal Veterinary College, UK abirnjeffery@rvc.ac.uk In uneven terrain, legged animals must avoid falling and exceeding tissue safety […]
Continuous metrics for classification of bipedal gaits and predictions of gait transition fine structure in turkeys
Meeting Abstract 114.2 Monday, Jan. 7 Continuous metrics for classification of bipedal gaits and predictions of gait transition fine structure in turkeys WILSHIN, SD*; DALEY, MA; Royal Veterinary College; Royal Veterinary College swilshin@rvc.ac.uk An accurate method for differentiating walking and running bipedal gaits is presented and applied to experimental data from turkeys. It is known that bipedal […]
We gotta get out of this place Relationships between corticosterone and dispersal distance in the Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)
Meeting Abstract 114.6 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:30 We gotta get out of this place: Relationships between corticosterone and dispersal distance in the Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) FERGUSON, S.M.*; SMALL, T.W.; SCHOECH, S.J; University of Memphis; University of Memphis; University of Memphis s.ferguson@memphis.edu Dispersal from the natal territory prior to breeding is a mechanism that serves to reduce […]
The variance within stress hormone levels vary and co-vary within but not among individual wild great tits Parus major
Meeting Abstract 114.1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:30 The variance within: stress hormone levels vary and co-vary within but not among individual wild great tits Parus major BAUGH, A.T.*; VAN OERS, K.; DINGEMANSE, N.; HAU, M.; Swarthmore College; Netherlands Institute for Ecology; Max Planck Institute for Ornithology; Max Planck Institute for Ornithology abaugh1@swarthmore.edu Circulating steroid hormones, such as […]
Interactive effects of food restriction and restraint stress on stress reactivity, immune function, and energy metabolite use and storage in snakes
Meeting Abstract 114.4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:00 Interactive effects of food restriction and restraint stress on stress reactivity, immune function, and energy metabolite use and storage in snakes NEUMAN-LEE, LA*; SMITH, GD; FRENCH, SS; Utah State Univ.; Utah State Univ.; Utah State Univ. lorin215@gmail.com Snakes are a unique in the animal kingdom due to their ability to […]
Individual physiological plasticity in an avian range expansion
Meeting Abstract 114.7 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:45 Individual physiological plasticity in an avian range expansion MARTIN, LB*; LIEBL, AL; Department of Integrative Biology. University of South Florida; Centre for Ecology and Conservation, School of Biosciences, University of Exeter lbmartin@usf.edu The mechanisms that enable animals to colonize new areas are little known, but growing evidence indicates that the […]
