Meeting Abstract 27-3 Thursday, Jan. 4 14:00 – 14:15 Color vision in a cichlid: Metriaclima benetos ESCOBAR-CAMACHO, D*; TAYLOR, MA; CARLETON, KL; University of Maryland, College Park descoba2@umd.edu http://danidoesca.weebly.com Animals vary greatly in color pattern and such patterns often play a role in speciation. Evolutionary biology aims to understand the selective mechanisms shaping color patterns and their […]
sessions: Session 27
Adiposity signals predict song effort in Central American singing mice
Meeting Abstract 27-2 Thursday, Jan. 4 13:45 – 14:00 Adiposity signals predict song effort in Central American singing mice BURKHARD, TT*; WESTWICK, RR; PHELPS, SM; UT Austin; UT Austin; UT Austin ttburk@gmail.com All behavior requires energy, but the costs of behavior are particularly conspicuous in the context of animal communication. Animals must invest not only to stand […]
Trans-generational effects during development following maternal immune challenge in a lactating rodent
Meeting Abstract 27-5 Friday, Jan. 4 14:30 – 14:45 Trans-generational effects during development following maternal immune challenge in a lactating rodent JOSEFSON, CC*; HEARD, RE; HOOD, WR; Auburn University, Auburn, AL ccj0011@auburn.edu The environment that an individual experiences early in life can have long-lasting impacts on its physiological phenotype. These adjustments are hypothesized to be adaptive. That […]
The impacts of early life exposure to the broad-spectrum antiparasitic Ivermectin on long-term growth rates, organ growth, and susceptibility to chytridiomycosis in juvenile amphibians
Meeting Abstract 27-2 Friday, Jan. 4 13:45 – 14:00 The impacts of early life exposure to the broad-spectrum antiparasitic Ivermectin on long-term growth rates, organ growth, and susceptibility to chytridiomycosis in juvenile amphibians BOWEN, V*; MCMAHON, T/A; FERNANDEZ-DENMARK, S; GRIM, J/M; University of Tampa; University of Tampa; University of Tampa; University of Tampa jgrim@ut.edu Chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium […]
Surviving the Invader What Branches of the Immune System are Altered by Multigenerational Exposure to a Novel Predator
Meeting Abstract 27-3 Friday, Jan. 4 14:00 – 14:15 Surviving the Invader: What Branches of the Immune System are Altered by Multigenerational Exposure to a Novel Predator? TYLAN, C*; LANGKILDE, T; Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University clh319@psu.edu Anthropogenic ecosystem alterations, such as the introduction of invasive species, are a common perturbation affecting many animals. Such stressors […]
Relationships between Avian Malaria and Immunomodulatory Hormones in a Hawaiian Honeycreeper
Meeting Abstract 27-4 Friday, Jan. 4 14:15 – 14:30 Relationships between Avian Malaria and Immunomodulatory Hormones in a Hawaiian Honeycreeper NAMES, G*; KRAUSE, J; ANGELIER, F; SCHULTZ, E; WINGFIELD, J; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of Nevada, Reno; Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, CNRS; Kenyon College; Univ. of California, Davis grnames@ucdavis.edu Invasive species are among the greatest […]
Order of Infection Impacts Disease Progression in Frogs
Meeting Abstract 27-6 Friday, Jan. 4 14:45 – 15:00 Order of Infection Impacts Disease Progression in Frogs RAMSAY, CR*; ROHR, JR; University of South Florida; University of South Florida chloeramsay@mail.usf.edu http://shell.cas.usf.edu/rohrlab/ramsay.html Co-infecting pathogens interact with each other and their environment, the host, but foundational concepts from community ecology, such as priority effects, have rarely been used to […]
A test of the energy limitation hypothesis acute food restriction prevents sickness behavior but not the immune response in female zebra finches
Meeting Abstract 27-7 Friday, Jan. 4 15:00 – 15:15 A test of the energy limitation hypothesis: acute food restriction prevents sickness behavior but not the immune response in female zebra finches WILSTERMAN, K*; ALONGE, MM; ERNST, DK; LIMBER, CA; TREIDEL, LA; BENTLEY, GE; UC Berkeley; UC Berkeley; Las Positas College; UC Berkeley; UC Berkeley; UC Berkeley kwilsterman@berkeley.edu […]
