SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 24-10 Sat Jan 2 A sensorized robophysical model to study snake locomotion in complex 3-D terrain Ramesh, D*; Fu, Q; Wang, K; Othayoth, R; Li, C; Johns Hopkins University dramesh6@jhu.edu http://li.me.jhu.edu The ability to sense contact forces helps animals […]
sessions: Session 24
The species-specific and shared immune competence of seven Caribbean coral when exposed to white plague disease
Meeting Abstract 24-7 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:00 – 15:15 The species-specific and shared immune competence of seven Caribbean coral when exposed to white plague disease MACKNIGHT, NJ*; DIMOS, BA; BRANDT, M; MULLER, E; MYDLARZ, L; The University of Texas at Arlington; The University of Texas at Arlington; The University of Virgin Islands; Mote Marine Laboratory; The University […]
Quantifying Phagocytic Activity of Lymphocytes in Ectotherms
Meeting Abstract 24-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:30 – 14:45 Quantifying Phagocytic Activity of Lymphocytes in Ectotherms SLAMA, SL*; SANDMEIER, FC; SHEEDY, MD; PAINTER, MN; Colorado State University Pueblo; Colorado State University Pueblo; Colorado State University Pueblo; Colorado State University Pueblo sadelbush@gmail.com We used blood samples from Mojave desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) to show that phagocytosis by lymphocytes […]
Mother Knows Best Immune-based Maternal Effects in Response to Mycoplasma gallisepticum Infection in Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis)
Meeting Abstract 24-3 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:00 – 14:15 Mother Knows Best: Immune-based Maternal Effects in Response to Mycoplasma gallisepticum Infection in Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) AMONETT, SD*; BALENGER, SL; University of Mississippi sdamonet@go.olemiss.edu https://sdamonett.wixsite.com/ecoimmunology Neonates lack adaptive immunity and are vulnerable to pathogens. In fact, adults carrying pathogens may transmit infections to their neonate offspring. In […]
Impacts of Gut Microbiota on Developmental Temperature Priming in Birds
Meeting Abstract 24-6 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:45 – 15:00 Impacts of Gut Microbiota on Developmental Temperature Priming in Birds HOUTZ, JL*; SHIPLEY, JR; ZIMMER, C; VITOUSEK, MN; Cornell University; Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior; Cornell University; Cornell University jlh498@cornell.edu Early-life challenges, such as suboptimal temperatures during development, can have profound effects on the phenotype. Recent evidence […]
Immunological consequences of circulating corticosterone an experimental investigation comparing avian malaria-tolerant and -susceptible Hawaii Amakihi (Hemignathus virens)
Meeting Abstract 24-8 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:15 – 15:30 Immunological consequences of circulating corticosterone: an experimental investigation comparing avian malaria-tolerant and -susceptible Hawaii Amakihi (Hemignathus virens) NAMES, G*; KRAUSE, J; SCHULTZ, E; HUNT, K; HEAL, M; HAHN, T; CORNELIUS, J; WINGFIELD, J; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of Nevada, Reno; Wittenberg Univ.; George Mason Univ.; Bangor Univ.; […]
Differential Effects of Spectral Composition of Nighttime Lighting on West Nile Virus Resistance and Mortality in House Sparrows
Meeting Abstract 24-1 Saturday, Jan. 4 13:30 – 13:45 Differential Effects of Spectral Composition of Nighttime Lighting on West Nile Virus Resistance and Mortality in House Sparrows KERNBACH, M.E*; UNNASCH, T.R; MARTIN, L.B; University of South Florida; University of South Florida; University of South Florida Kernbach@mail.usf.edu Artificial light at night, or ALAN, has become a pervasive anthropogenic […]
Differential Disease Susceptibility Between Closely Related Coral Species is due to Regulation of Mitochondrial Genes
Meeting Abstract 24-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:15 – 14:30 Differential Disease Susceptibility Between Closely Related Coral Species is due to Regulation of Mitochondrial Genes DIMOS, BA*; MACKNIGHT, NJ; BRANDT, M; MYDLARZ, LD; University of Texas at Arlington; University of Texas at Arlington; University of the Virgin Islands; University of Texas at Arlington bradford.dimos@uta.edu Marine diseases affecting reef […]
Crayfish self-medication crayfish alter their feeding preferences based on parasite loads
Meeting Abstract 24-2 Saturday, Jan. 4 13:45 – 14:00 Crayfish self-medication: crayfish alter their feeding preferences based on parasite loads THUBLIN, RN*; MOORE, PA; Bowling Green State University; University of Michigan Biological Station rthubli@bgsu.edu https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rebecca_Thublin Many organisms across the animal kingdom have been shown to utilize plants to self-medicate against parasite infection. Often organisms change their feeding […]
Using in vivo stimulation and strain conditions to explain how two muscles function differently under identical conditions
AHN, A.N.: Using in vivo stimulation and strain conditions to explain how two muscles function differently under identical conditions Even when experiencing identical strain and stimulation conditions, two leg muscles of the cockroach, Blaberus discoidalis, function differently. Both muscles are innervated by the same, single excitatory motor neuron, extend a single degree-of-freedom joint, and have […]
