Meeting Abstract 19-3 Thursday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15 Persistence of Respiratory Disease in Tortoise Populations: Subclinical Disease, Transmission, and a Possible Dilution-Effect SANDMEIER, FC*; MALONEY, NK; TRACY, CR; HUNTER, K; DUPRE, S; Colorado State University-Pueblo; Vanderbilt Univesity; University of Nevada, Reno; University of Nevada, Reno; University of Nevada, Reno franziska.sandmeier@csupueblo.edu We re-analyzed data from a transmission […]
sessions: Session 19
No evidence of a role for wild songbirds or rodents in spreading avian influenza virus across an agricultural landscape
Meeting Abstract 19-1 Thursday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 10:45 No evidence of a role for wild songbirds or rodents in spreading avian influenza virus across an agricultural landscape HOUSTON, D. D.; AZEEM, S.; LUNDY, C.; SATO, Y.; GUO, B.; BLANCHONG, J. A.; GAUGER, P. C.; YOON, K. J.; ADELMAN, J. S.*; Iowa State University; Iowa State University; […]
Modeling amphibian-chytrid disease dynamics less than 10 years following a chytrid outbreak
Meeting Abstract 19-5 Thursday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 11:45 Modeling amphibian-chytrid disease dynamics less than 10 years following a chytrid outbreak DIRENZO, GV*; ZIPKIN, EF; GRANT, EHC; LONGO, AV; ZAMUDIO, KR; ROYLE, JA; LIPS, KR; Michigan State University; Michigan State University; USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center; University of Maryland; Cornell University; USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center; University […]
Home Is Where the Gut Is Variation Among Mosquito Species and Their Endosymbionts Across Different Habitats
Meeting Abstract 19-6 Thursday, Jan. 5 11:45 – 12:00 Home Is Where the Gut Is: Variation Among Mosquito Species and Their Endosymbionts Across Different Habitats ZUAZO, CE*; BENNETT, S; KAPAN, D; California Academy of Sciences; California Academy of Sciences; California Academy of Sciences czuazo@berkeley.edu Mosquitoes are infamous for their role as the most significant vector for infectious […]
Applying Metagenomic Sequencing to Search for the Cause of an Elusive Avian Disease Avian Keratin Disorder in Black-capped Chickadees
Meeting Abstract 19-4 Thursday, Jan. 5 11:15 – 11:30 Applying Metagenomic Sequencing to Search for the Cause of an Elusive Avian Disease: Avian Keratin Disorder in Black-capped Chickadees ZYLBERBERG, M*; VAN HEMERT, C; DUMBACHER, JP; HANDEL, CM; TIHAN, T; DERISI, JL; University of California, San Francisco; California Academy of Sciences; US Geological Survey; California Academy of Sciences; […]
The transcriptomics of parenting uncovering sex-biased gene activity in an avian biparental system
Meeting Abstract 19-3 Thursday, Jan. 4 10:45 – 11:00 The transcriptomics of parenting: uncovering sex-biased gene activity in an avian biparental system AUSTIN, SH*; MACMANES, M; LANG, A; CALISI, RM; UC Davis; Univ. of New Hampshire; Univ. of New Hampshire; UC Davis shaustin@ucdavis.edu Hormones play a key role in initiating and maintaining parental behaviors, but we know […]
Short-term HPG axis activation has longer-term effects on paternal care implications for the use of GnRH challenges
Meeting Abstract 19-4 Thursday, Jan. 4 11:00 – 11:15 Short-term HPG axis activation has longer-term effects on paternal care: implications for the use of GnRH challenges GEORGE, EM*; NAVARRO, D; ROSVALL, KA; Indiana University, Bloomington; Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Indiana University, Bloomington georgee@indiana.edu Gonadal steroids, such as testosterone (T), mediate many reproductive and social behaviors in vertebrates. It […]
Physiological Mechanisms Driving Foraging, Fattening and Reproduction in an Arctic Seaduck
Meeting Abstract 19-6 Thursday, Jan. 4 11:15 – 11:30 Physiological Mechanisms Driving Foraging, Fattening and Reproduction in an Arctic Seaduck HENNIN, HL*; LEGAGNEUX, P; GILCHRIST, HG; JANSSEN, MH; BÊTY, J; LOVE, OP; University of Windsor, Windsor, ON; Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, QC; National Wildlife Research Centre, Environment Climate Change Canada, Ottawa, ON; National Wildlife Research […]
Experimentally elevated testosterone increases telomere loss in a songbird
Meeting Abstract 19-2 Thursday, Jan. 4 10:30 – 10:45 Experimentally elevated testosterone increases telomere loss in a songbird HEIDINGER, BJ*; SLOWINSKI, SP; SIRMAN, AE; KITTILSON, J; GERLACH, NM; KETTERSON, ED; North Dakota State University; Indiana University; North Dakota State University; North Dakota State University; University of Florida; North Dakota State University; Indiana University britt.heidinger@ndsu.edu Reproductive investment often […]
Evidence of annual testosterone cycles in baleen of a male bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus)
Meeting Abstract 19-7 Thursday, Jan. 4 11:30 – 11:45 Evidence of annual testosterone cycles in baleen of a male bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) HUNT, KE*; BUCK, CL; WILLING, C; DILLON, D; JøRGENSEN, MPH; FERGUSON, S; MATTHEWS, CJD; N Arizona Univ; N Arizona Univ; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; N Arizona Univ; Greenland Institute of Natural Resources; Fisheries and […]
