Meeting Abstract 126-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 Urine for a fight: Sex-based differences in crayfish contest signaling WOFFORD, SJ; Behavioral and Sensory Ecology Laboratory, Dept of Biology, Jacksonville State University swofford@jsu.edu http://www.jsu.edu/biology/faculty/wofford/index.html Competition for resources can result in physical contests which are energetically costly and potentially injurious. Organisms with a strategy to assess when costs […]
sessions: Session 126
Turn It Down The Effects of Acoustic Stimuli on Contest Dynamics in Crayfish
Meeting Abstract 126-8 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45 Turn It Down! The Effects of Acoustic Stimuli on Contest Dynamics in Crayfish REED, AJ*; WOFFORD, SJ; Behavioral and Sensory Ecology Laboratory, Dept. of Biology, Jacksonville State University; Behavioral and Sensory Ecology Laboratory, Dept. of Biology, Jacksonville State University areed10@stu.jsu.edu Agonistic interactions are ubiquitous across animals and these […]
The genetic basis of mate preference learning in Bicyclus butterflies
Meeting Abstract 126-2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30 The genetic basis of mate preference learning in Bicyclus butterflies WESTERMAN , E.L*; ERNST, D.A; SULLIVAN , T.J; University of Arkansas ; University of Arkansas; Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute ewesterm@uark.edu http://www.ericawesterman.org Imprinting-like learning, where individuals learn to prefer certain characteristics in future mates based on their juvenile social […]
Female Ornamentation in a Lekking Bird Bright Females Dominate
Meeting Abstract 126-5 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 Female Ornamentation in a Lekking Bird: Bright Females Dominate EARL, A.D*; KIMMITT, A.A; SIMPSON, R.K; YORZINSKI, J.L; Columbia University; Indiana University; University of Windsor; Texas A&M University ade2102@columbia.edu The study of male ornamentation has been fundamental to advancing our understanding of sexual selection, yet we are only now […]
Battle of the Benthic Studying Agonistic Interactions Between a Native and Invasive Crayfish Species
Meeting Abstract 126-4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00 Battle of the Benthic: Studying Agonistic Interactions Between a Native and Invasive Crayfish Species ROCCO, AJ*; WOFFORD, SJ; Behavioral and Sensory Ecology Laboratory, Dept of Biology, Jacksonville State University; Behavioral and Sensory Ecology Laboratory, Dept of Biology, Jacksonville State University arocco1@stu.jsu.edu Competition between individuals is often decided via […]
A Pheromone Antagonist Liberates Female Sea Lamprey From a Sensory Trap
Meeting Abstract 126-6 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 A Pheromone Antagonist Liberates Female Sea Lamprey From a Sensory Trap BUCHINGER, TJ*; FISSETTE, SD; BRANT, CO; LI, K; JOHNSON, NS; LI, W; Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; US […]
Experimental inoculation of nestling houses sparrows (Passer domesticus) with Buggy Creek virus
Meeting Abstract 126.5 Monday, Jan. 7 Experimental inoculation of nestling houses sparrows (Passer domesticus) with Buggy Creek virus RAINWATER, E*; FASSBINDER-ORTH, C; Creighton University; Creighton University elleciarainwater@creighton.edu The etiology of arboviral infections in wild nestling birds has been understudied. In this study, captive house sparrow (Passer domesticus) nestlings were inoculated with Buggy Creek virus (BCRV). BCRV is […]
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, an emergent pathogen linked to amphibian declines, produces factors that inhibit adaptive immunity in amphibians and mammals
Meeting Abstract 126.2 Monday, Jan. 7 Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, an emergent pathogen linked to amphibian declines, produces factors that inhibit adaptive immunity in amphibians and mammals. FITES , JS*; PARKER COLLIER, SM; OSWALD-RICHTER, KA; RAMSEY, JR; GAMMILL, WM; ROLLINS-SMITH, LA; Vanderbilt University; Vanderbilt University; Vanderbilt University; James Madison University; Vanderbilt University; Vanderbilt University jeffrey.s.fites@vanderbilt.edu Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is […]
Avian Adaptive Immune Responses to Buggy Creek Virus (Togaviridae Alphavirus) and its Arthropod Vector, the Swallow Bug (Oeciacus vicarius)
Meeting Abstract 126.4 Monday, Jan. 7 Avian Adaptive Immune Responses to Buggy Creek Virus (Togaviridae: Alphavirus) and its Arthropod Vector, the Swallow Bug (Oeciacus vicarius) BARAK, V*; BROWN, C; FASSBINDER-ORTH, C; Creighton University; University of Tulsa; Creighton University virginiabarak@creighton.edu Life history decisions such as reproduction, growth, and development result in variability in physiological responses among avian species […]
Antimicrobial peptide defenses of southern leopard frogs (Rana sphenocephala) against the pathogenic chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Meeting Abstract 126.1 Monday, Jan. 7 Antimicrobial peptide defenses of southern leopard frogs (Rana sphenocephala) against the pathogenic chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis GAMMILL, WM; ROLLINS-SMITH, LA*; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine louise.rollins-smith@vanderbilt.edu Southern leopard frogs (Rana sphenocephala) coexist in habitats in which the pathogenic chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is prevalent. Because […]
