Meeting Abstract 132.5 Monday, Jan. 7 Effects of supplemental food and corticosterone treatment on begging and feeding behavior in Florida Scrub-Jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens) ELDERBROCK, EK*; SMALL, TW; SCHOECH, SJ; University of Memphis; University of Memphis; University of Memphis kldrbrck@memphis.edu Begging is believed to communicate an honest signal of a nestling’s nutritional needs. When a nestling requires more […]
sessions: Session 132
Direct Effects of Cortisol on Appetite Regulation in the Brain of Tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus
Meeting Abstract 132.3 Monday, Jan. 7 Direct Effects of Cortisol on Appetite Regulation in the Brain of Tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus DUNCAN , C.A.**; RILEY, L.G.; Fresno State Univ.; Fresno State Univ. cduncan@csufresno.edu Food intake in vertebrates is under the regulation of appetite stimulating (e.g. neuropeptide Y, ghrelin) and appetite inhibiting (e.g. corticotropin-releasing hormone) signals in the brain. […]
Body condition modulates responses to capture stress and exogenous corticosterone in female red-sided garter snakes
Meeting Abstract 132.6 Monday, Jan. 7 Body condition modulates responses to capture stress and exogenous corticosterone in female red-sided garter snakes. DAYGER, CA*; CEASE, AJ; LUTTERSCHMIDT, DI; Portland State Univ, OR; Univ of Sydney, Australia; Portland State Univ, OR cdayger@pdx.edu Many studies have examined the role of corticosterone (CORT) in male reproduction, but relatively little is known […]
Toxicity of a Current-Use Insecticide to Daphnia pulicaria Impact of 500 Years of Evolution
Meeting Abstract 132.2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 13:45 Toxicity of a Current-Use Insecticide to Daphnia pulicaria: Impact of 500 Years of Evolution SIMPSON, A.M.*; BELDEN, J.B.; JEYASINGH, P.D.; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University adam.simpson@okstate.edu This study examined how the natural evolutionary progression in a resurrected Daphnia pulicaria population indirectly affected its sensitivity to new […]
In-vitro Assessment of the Potential Effects of Environmental Contaminants on California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) Reproductive Health
Meeting Abstract 132.5 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:30 In-vitro Assessment of the Potential Effects of Environmental Contaminants on California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) Reproductive Health GERRARD, R*; TUBBS, C; San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research; San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research rgerrard@mail.missouri.edu The recovery of the critically endangered California condor (CAC; Gymnogyps californianus) has required significant human […]
Copper tolerance in the southern toad, Anaxyrus terrestris a quantitative genetic approach
Meeting Abstract 132.3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:00 Copper tolerance in the southern toad, Anaxyrus terrestris: a quantitative genetic approach FLYNN, RW*; LANCE, SL; University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory; University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory wflynn@srel.uga.edu Amphibian population declines have been extensively studied, and environmental contaminants have been implicated as co-factors in many of the […]
Bobcats as bioindicators for brominated flame retardants in terrestrial ecosystems in the Midwestern United States
Meeting Abstract 132.1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 13:30 Bobcats as bioindicators for brominated flame retardants in terrestrial ecosystems in the Midwestern United States JOOSTE, E*; CHEN, D; NIELSEN, C.K.; Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale ejooste@siu.edu The monitoring of contaminants […]
Aquatic vertebrates developing in a perchlorate world; the genetic effects of an endocrine disruptor during early development in threespine stickleback
Meeting Abstract 132.4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:15 Aquatic vertebrates developing in a perchlorate world; the genetic effects of an endocrine disruptor during early development in threespine stickleback PETERSEN, AM*; VON HIPPEL, F; BUCK, CL; POSTLETHWAIT, JH; CRESKO, WA; University of Oregon, Eugene Oregon; University of Alaska, Anchorage Alaska; University of Alaska, Anchorage Alaska; University of Oregon, Eugene […]
Amphibians Stressed By Agricultural Land Use Have Altered Immunity and Increased Parasitic Infections
Meeting Abstract 132.7 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:45 Amphibians Stressed By Agricultural Land Use Have Altered Immunity and Increased Parasitic Infections FALSO, P.G.*; GALLIPEAU, S.; HAYES, T.B.; Slippery Rock University; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley paul.falso@sru.edu Changing environmental conditions have dramatically decreased global amphibian populations. Increases in susceptibility to pathogens may result from stressful habitat […]
Semi-aquatic turtles use multiple gaits when moving under water
Meeting Abstract 132-2 Thursday, Jan. 7 13:45 Semi-aquatic turtles use multiple gaits when moving under water MAZOUCHOVA, N.*; HSIEH, S.T.; Temple University, Philadelphia; Temple University, Philadelphia tue61612@temple.edu Water and land transitions often require gait changes specific to the environment. For example, on land, animals walk by supporting their body weight with their limbs, but when underwater, their […]
