Meeting Abstract 23.4  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Methods for describing and analyzing group behavior in bats: A case study in the Brazilian free-tailed bat CHADWELL, B.A.*; HRISTOV, N.I.; ALLEN, L.C.; Guilford College, Greensboro; Center for Design Innovation/Winston-Salem State Univ.; Salem College, Winston-Salem chadwellba@guilford.edu The collective behavior of large groups of organisms has long attracted the interest of diverse […]

Meeting Abstract 23.5  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Making waves: Quantitative analysis of information transmission in schooling fish CHICOLI, A*; LUN, Y; BUTAIL, S; COOMBS, S; PALEY, D; University of Maryland, College Park; University of Maryland, College Park; University of Maryland, College Park; Bowling Green State University, Ohio; University of Maryland, College Park achicoli@umd.edu Benefits of schooling behavior are […]

Meeting Abstract 23.1  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Language barriers among bacteria: Cooperation and cheating in a squid-Vibrio symbiosis CASTLE, Wendy; NISHIGUCHI, Michele K.*; New Mexico State University; New Mexico State University nish@nmsu.edu The sepiolid squid-Vibrio fischeri symbiosis is a well developed model for the study of mutualistic associations. Bioluminescent bacteria are housed in specialized light organs in the […]

Meeting Abstract 23.6  Wednesday, Jan. 4  It takes all kinds :Iterative evolution of increased trait variance proves advantageous for spider societies PRUITT, JN*; OUFIERO, CE; AVILES, L; RIECHERT, SE; University of Pittsburgh; University of California, Davis; University of British Columbia; University of Tennessee, Knoxville Agelenopsis@gmail.com The evolution of sociality is often regarded as a key transition, in […]

Meeting Abstract 23.3  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Group shooting behavior in archerfishes BURNETTE, M.F.*; ASHLEY-ROSS, M.A.; Wake Forest University; Wake Forest University burnmf0@wfu.edu The archerfish (Toxotidae) are a small family of brackish-water fish native to Asia and Australia. All seven species of archerfish demonstrate a unique hunting strategy: traveling in small groups, individuals forcibly shoot jets of water […]

Meeting Abstract 23.4  Friday, Jan. 4  Respiratory vapor sampling for endocrine studies of free-swimming baleen whales HUNT, K.E.*; ROLLAND, R.; KRAUS, S.; New England Aquarium, Boston MA; New England Aquarium, Boston MA; New England Aquarium, Boston MA tweedoo@gmail.com Physiological studies of baleen whales have been severely hampered by the inability to capture and sample living animals. Recent […]

Meeting Abstract 23.6  Friday, Jan. 4  Interspecific brood parasitism prolongs parental care and increases the stress response in a tropical songbird MARK, MM*; RUBENSTEIN, DR; Columbia University; Columbia University mark.melissa@gmail.com Interspecific brood parasitism in birds negatively affects parental fitness by reducing current reproductive success, but its impact on future reproduction has been rarely tested. Glucocorticoid stress hormones […]

Meeting Abstract 23.1  Friday, Jan. 4  Insulin-like signaling and life history trade-offs in garter snakes with divergent life histories ADDIS, E.A.*; REDING, D.M.; SCHWARTZ, T.S.; PALACIOS, M.G.; BRONIKOWSKI, A.S.; Gonzaga University; Iowa State University; Iowa State University; CENPAT-CONICAT; Iowa State University addis@gonzaga.edu Life history theory, and specifically of the pace of life hypothesis, postulates the existence of […]

Meeting Abstract 23.3  Friday, Jan. 4  Humans are also mammals; using the human melanocortin-2 receptor as a model for analyzing the evolution of MC2Rs. DORES, R.M.*; LIANG, L.; Univ. of Denver, Denver rdores@du.edu Studies on the human melanocortin-2 receptor indicate that: a) this MC2R can only be activated by ACTH, but not by any of the MSH-sized […]

Meeting Abstract 23.2  Friday, Jan. 4  Hormone-trait relationships for experimentally enlarged clutches continue to challenge the prolactin-based model for clutch-size determination RYAN, C.P.*; DAWSON, A.S.; SHARP, P.J.; WILLIAMS, T.D.; Simon Fraser University, Canada; Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh, U.K.; The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, U.K. ; Simon Fraser University calen_ryan@sfu.ca Clutch-size is a chief predictor […]