Meeting Abstract 141.1  Monday, Jan. 7  Plasticity and evolution of stress response networks in divergent life-history phenotypes SCHWARTZ, TS*; BRONIKOWSKI, AM; Iowa State University; Iowa State University schwartz@iastate.edu The complex molecular network that underlies physiological stress response is comprised of nodes (proteins, metabolites, mRNAs) whose connections span cells, tissues, and organs. Variable nodes are points in the […]

Meeting Abstract 141.6  Monday, Jan. 7  Physiological conditioning hormesis improves post-irradiation organismal and sexual performance LOPEZ-MARTINEZ, G.*; HIGHT, S. D.; CARPENTER, J. E.; HAHN, D. A.; University of Florida; USDA-ARS, Tallahassee, FL; USDA-ARS, Tifton, GA; University of Florida gc.lopez@ufl.edu Oxidative stress can be a strong mediator of organismal life history because oxidative stress damage extends from merely […]

Meeting Abstract 141.2  Monday, Jan. 7  Kidney mass of passerine birds in relation to diet, habitat, and phylogeny SHIRKEY, NJ*; GARLAND JR., T; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside nshir001@ucr.edu The kidney plays an important role in electrolyte homeostasis, acid-base balance, osmoregulation, water conservation, and waste removal (in particular nitrogenous waste). Diversity in such factors […]

Meeting Abstract 141.5  Monday, Jan. 7  Jirds living in a hypercapnic environment incur energetic costs, but don’t appear to care. DOWNS, C.J.*; BRICKNER-BRAUN, I.; VATNICK, I.; PINSHOW, B.; Ben-Gurion Univ., of the Negev, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel; Ben-Gurion Univ., of the Negev, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel; Widener Univ., Chester, PA; Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel downsc@gmail.com […]

Meeting Abstract 141.3  Monday, Jan. 7  Fluctuations in Historical Oxygen Levels Impacted Insect Body Size and Physiology VANDENBROOKS, J.M.*; MUNOZ, E.E.; WEED, M.D.; HARRISON, J.F.; Arizona State University; Penn State University; University of Arizona; Arizona State University jvandenb@asu.edu Fluctuations in atmospheric oxygen over the last 500 million years have been hypothesized to have driven a number of […]

Meeting Abstract 141.4  Monday, Jan. 7  Cellular metabolic rate is influenced by life-history traits in tropical and temperate birds. JIMENEZ, A.G.*; VAN BROCKLYN, J.; WILLIAMS, J.B.; The Ohio State University jimenez.102@osu.edu Tropical and temperate bird species tend to live on opposite sides of the life-history continuum, with tropical birds falling on the “slow” end of the spectrum […]

Meeting Abstract 141-1  Sunday, Jan. 8 13:30 – 13:45  The Eyeless Mexican Cavefish Astyanax mexicanus as a Model to Investigate Development and Evolution of the Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract RIDDLE, MR*; TABIN, CJ; Harvard Medical School, Boston mriddle@genetics.med.harvard.edu Animals flourish in nearly every environment on Earth as they have evolved numerous mechanisms to efficiently assimilate and use energy. […]

Meeting Abstract 141-3  Sunday, Jan. 8 14:00 – 14:15  Spiraling into control: investigating the function of the spiral intestine in Elasmobranchs LEIGH, SC*; HOFFMANN, SL; SUMMERS, AP; GERMAN, DP; University of California, Irvine; Florida Atlantic University; University of Washington ; University of California, Irvine scwright@uci.edu http://samanthacleigh.weebly.com Elasmobranchs, the sharks, skates and rays, have an expansion of the […]

Meeting Abstract 141-4  Sunday, Jan. 8 14:15 – 14:30  Macronutrient effects on juvenile jumping spider growth WIGGINS, WD*; WILDER, SM; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater will.wiggins@okstate.edu A large body size is important for many reasons, including increases in viable eggs, decrease risk of cannibalism, and increased success in male-male combat. However, building a large […]

Meeting Abstract 141-2  Sunday, Jan. 8 13:45 – 14:00  Hunger games: The expression of hypothalamic appetite-stimulating neuropeptides, reveals hydrodynamic-induced starvation in a larval fish KOCH, L*; SHAINER, I; GUREVICH, T; GOTHILF, Y; HOLZMAN, R; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv University; Inter-University institute, Ielat; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv University liatkoch@gmail.com Larval fish suffer dramatic mortality in the […]