Meeting Abstract 18.6  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Neuroendocrine Regulation of Food Intake During Acute Stress in the Tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus UPTON, K. R.*; RILEY, L. G.; Univ. of California, Fresno kelliupton@mail.fresnostate.edu Fish encounter a number of environmental stressors, including variable water quality, temperature, and food availability. The stress response that ensues is orchestrated by the sympathetic nervous system […]

Meeting Abstract 18.5  Tuesday, Jan. 4  How does social dominance influence seasonal acclimatization and winter metabolic performance in black-capped chickadees ? LEWDEN, A*; VÉZINA, F; Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR); Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR) agnes.lewden@uqar.qc.ca With high energy demands and low food availability, winter is a challenging season for resident bird species wintering at […]

Meeting Abstract 18.2  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Good As New? Morphological and Biochemical Analyses Reveal Variation Between Original and Regenerated Lizard Tails BOOZALIS, T.*; LASALLE, L.; DAVIS, J.; Rhodes College; Rhodes College; Rhodes College boots@rhodes.edu Tail autonomy is a common and effective method of predator evasion in many lizard species. However, because the tail contributes to a multitude […]

Meeting Abstract 18.4  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Energetics, thermoregulation, and energy expenditure during winter in the subtropical hibernating bat Hipposideros terasensis LIU, J.-N*; KARASOV, WH; University of Wisconsin-Madison, Taiwan Endemic Species Research Institute; University of Wisconsin-Madison jliu22@wisc.edu The 60-g subtropical free-ranging Formosan leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros terasensis, enters hibernation at warm roost (and hence body) temperature of up to […]

Meeting Abstract 18.1  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Age and sex effects and long-term repeatability of aerobic capacity in a wild population of satin bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) CHAPPELL, M.A.*; SAVARD, J.F.; SIANI, J.; COLEMAN, S.W; BORGIA, G.; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of Maryland; Univ. of Maryland; Univ. of Maryland; Univ. of Maryland chappell@ucr.edu Aerobic capacity limits sustainable activity […]

Meeting Abstract 18.4  Wednesday, Jan. 4  The role of the abdominal pump in rhythmic tracheal compression in the ground beetle, Pterostichus tristis DALTON, E.*; SOCHA, J.J.; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech elan@vt.edu Abdominal pumping is a widespread behavior in insects, with multiple physiological roles that include respiration and circulation. Although in some insects respiratory patterns have been correlated […]

Meeting Abstract 18.1  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Sub-millisecond flow fields induced by bladderwort, the fastest known suction feeder BROWN, M D*; HOLZMAN, R; BERG, O; MULLER, U K; California State University, Fresno; Tel Aviv University; California State University, Fresno; California State University, Fresno mdbrown@mail.fresnostate.edu Bladderwort Utricularia gibba is a carnivorous plant that captures zooplankton in underwater bladders. These […]

Meeting Abstract 18.3  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Multi-modal pumping in drinking mosquitoes KIKUCHI, K.; CHATTERJEE, S.; LEE, W.-K.; STREMLER, M.A.; MOCHIZUKI, O.; SOCHA, J.J.*; Toyo U.; Virginia Tech; Argonne National Lab.; Virginia Tech; Toyo U.; Virginia Tech jjsocha@vt.edu Mosquito-related diseases such as malaria and dengue fever affect millions of people globally every year. Such diseases are transmitted through […]

Meeting Abstract 18.2  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Dynamics of the sucking pump in fluid feeding butterflies ROBERTS, C.*; SOCHA, J.J.; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech carolyn2@vt.edu Butterflies feed by means of a sucking pump in the head, which creates a pressure gradient to drive food through the proboscis. Although the functional morphology of internal food transport of Lepidoptera has […]

Meeting Abstract 18.1  Friday, Jan. 4  The morphological and kinematic basis of suction feeding performance evolution COLLAR, D.C.*; MEHTA, R.S.; HOLZMAN, R.; WAINWRIGHT, P.C.; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Tel Aviv Univ.; Univ. of California, Davis dcollar@ucsc.edu Organismal performance is a product of the size and shape of morphological structures and the […]