Meeting Abstract 16.6 Sunday, Jan. 4 11:30 Host performance as a target of manipulation by parasites: a meta-analysis MCELROY, EJ*; DE BURON, I; College of Charleston; College of Charleston mcelroye@cofc.edu The mechanisms underlying parasite-altered host behavior and fitness remain largely unanswered. The purpose of this review is to provide a perspective that has not been fully incorporated […]
sessions: Session 16
Evolution of Trophic Morphology in Perciform Fish Skulls
Meeting Abstract 16.2 Sunday, Jan. 4 10:30 Evolution of Trophic Morphology in Perciform Fish Skulls COOPER, W J*; SMITH, A; PARSONS, K; ALBERTSON, RC; WESTNEAT, MW; Washington State University; University of Massachusetts, Amherst ; University of Glasgow; University of Massachusetts, Amherst ; University of Chicago jim.cooper@wsu.edu http://public.wsu.edu/~jim.cooper/ The functional morphology of perciform fish skulls is complex and […]
Do functional demands structure the morphological diversification of turtle shells
Meeting Abstract 16.5 Sunday, Jan. 4 11:15 Do functional demands structure the morphological diversification of turtle shells? STAYTON, CT; Bucknell University tstayton@bucknell.edu Do structures that perform a large number of functions diversify more than those which perform fewer functions? There is currently no theoretical consensus on this question, and little empirical study. Classically, additional functions were thought […]
Dental divergence of nesomyine rodents from the murine developmental model
Meeting Abstract 16.4 Sunday, Jan. 4 11:00 Dental divergence of nesomyine rodents from the murine developmental model KELLER, J. S.*; JANSA, S. A.; FOX, D. L.; University of Minnesota; University of Minnesota; University of Minnesota kell1077@umn.edu The endemic rodents of Madagascar (Nesomyidae: Nesomyinae) compose a small radiation of remarkable morphological and ecological diversity, but the tempo and […]
Crowdsourced morphometric data are as accurate as traditionally collected data in 7 ray-finned fish families
Meeting Abstract 16.3 Sunday, Jan. 4 10:45 Crowdsourced morphometric data are as accurate as traditionally collected data in 7 ray-finned fish families CHANG, J*; ALFARO, ME; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of California, Los Angeles jonathan.chang@ucla.edu http://jonathanchang.org Recent advances in phylogenomics and next-generation sequencing technologies made phylogenetic inference of large radiations of organisms possible. These large […]
Whole Transcriptome Analysis of Host and Pathogen Gene Expression in White-Nose Syndrome
Meeting Abstract 16-5 Monday, Jan. 4 11:15 Whole Transcriptome Analysis of Host and Pathogen Gene Expression in White-Nose Syndrome FIELD, KA*; JOHNSON, JS; LILLEY, TM; REEDER, SM; ROGERS, EJ; BEHR, MJ; REEDER, DM; Bucknell University; Bucknell University; Bucknell University; Bucknell University; Bucknell University; University of Wisconson; Bucknell University kfield@bucknell.edu http://fieldresearchlab.blogs.bucknell.edu White-nose syndrome (WNS) in North American bats […]
The Impact on Metabolism and Immune function of the Immune Response of Bats to White Nose Syndrome
Meeting Abstract 16-3 Monday, Jan. 4 10:45 The Impact on Metabolism and Immune function of the Immune Response of Bats to White Nose Syndrome RICHARDSON, C.S.*; FONTES, G.; MEWHERTER, J.; PONG, T.; SUCIU, N.; Northeastern University; Northeastern University; Lesley University; Northeastern University; Northeastern University c.richardson@neu.edu http://www.northeastern.edu/cos/faculty/christopher-richardson/ White-nose syndrome (WNS) has decimated populations of hibernating bats in the […]
Prevalence of antibodies against Avipoxvirus, Aspergillus, and West Nile Virus in birds of prey from Central Illinois
Meeting Abstract 16-2 Monday, Jan. 4 10:30 Prevalence of antibodies against Avipoxvirus, Aspergillus, and West Nile Virus in birds of prey from Central Illinois. WILCOXEN, TE*; WROBEL, ER; SEITZ, J; NUZZO, JT; Millikin University ; University of Georgia; Illinois Raptor Center; Illinois Raptor Center twilcoxen@millikin.edu There are many pathogens known to infect birds of prey, but many […]
Lymphotoxic factors produced by the frog-killing fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Meeting Abstract 16-6 Monday, Jan. 4 11:30 Lymphotoxic factors produced by the frog-killing fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ROLLINS-SMITH, LA*; FITES, JS; REINERT, LK; LEE, JA; SHIAKOLAS, AR; UMILE, TP; MINBIOLE, KPC; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; Vanderbilt University school of Medicine; Vanderbilt University; Vanderbilt University; Gwynedd Mercy University; Villanova […]
Hematological and immunological characteristics of eastern hellbenders infected with endo- and ecto-parasites
Meeting Abstract 16-4 Monday, Jan. 4 11:00 Hematological and immunological characteristics of eastern hellbenders infected with endo- and ecto-parasites HOPKINS, W.A.*; FALLON, J.; BECK, M.; COE, B.H.; JACHOWSKI, C.M.B.; VA Tech; VA Tech; VA Tech; VA Tech; VA Tech hopkinsw@vt.edu http://www.ecophys.fishwild.vt.edu Disease is among the leading causes of global amphibian population declines. In North America, parasites are […]
