CHAPPELL, M.A.**; RUSSELL, G.A.; HAMMOND, K.A.; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside: BMR is not repeatable over extended periods in deer mice Basal metabolic rate (BMR) is probably the most thoroughly investigated aspect of energy metabolism in vertebrate endotherms. Hundreds of studies have explored its mass allometry, phylogenetic and […]

SZAFRANSKA, Paulina A.*; ZUB, Karol; KONARZEWSKI, Marek; SPEAKMAN, John R.; Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences; Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences; University of Bialystok; University of Aberdeen: A positive association between resting and field metabolic rates in weasels A positive association between resting (RMR) and field metabolic rate (FMR) is one of […]

Meeting Abstract 3.8  Jan. 4  What do pitvipers see? Computer visualizations based on anatomy, optics, heat transfer, and neurophysiology BAKKEN, George S.*; COLAYORI, Samantha E.; Indiana State University; Indiana State University gbakken@indstate.edu The facial pit of pitvipers (Viperidae: Crotalinae) appears to function as a pinhole eye, using thermal infrared radiation to form temperature-contrast images on a sensory […]

Meeting Abstract 3.5  Jan. 4  What Happens To Crayfish Antennule Structure And Function During Regeneration? MCCALL, J. M.; MEAD, K. S.*; Univ. of California, San Diego; Denison University meadk@denison.edu Crayfish are capable of regenerating sensory structures such as their antennules. These olfactory appendages allow the organisms to receive stimuli from the environment such as information directing them […]

Meeting Abstract 3.10  Jan. 4  Variation in mantis shrimp visual and chemical signaling under different light conditions CHEROSKE, A.G.*; CRONIN, T.W.; CALDWELL, R.L.; Mesa Community College; Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County; Univ. of California, Berkeley cheroske@mail.mc.maricopa.edu Many organisms perform behavioral displays that involve visual communication (often with color) during courting. While visual cues often are used at […]

Meeting Abstract 3.2  Jan. 4  THE MAGNETIC MAP OF SEA TURTLES: EVIDENCE FOR MULTIPLE MAGNETIC ELEMENTS WANG, JH*; LOHMANN, CMF; LOHMANN, KJ; University of Hawaii, Manoa; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill john.wang@noaa.gov Juvenile sea turtles take up residence in specific coastal feeding sites and return to these sites after displacement. […]

Meeting Abstract 3.9  Jan. 4  Sensory Ecology of Low-Light Vision in Kelp-Forest Rockfish (genus Sebastes). REILLY, Christian; Reed College heron@reed.edu An animal’s ability to behave appropriately in response to the events in its environment depends on the ability of its sensory systems to detect those events. The absolute limits to low-light visual sensitivity are thought to be […]

Meeting Abstract 3.7  Jan. 4  Retinal Photoreceptor Arrays in Larval Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) and Speckled Worm Eel (Myrophis punctatus) TAYLOR, S.M.; GRACE, M.S.*; Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, current: St. Matthew’s University, British West Indies; Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne mgrace@fit.edu The teleost subdivision Elopomorpha includes tarpon (Megalops atlanticus), ladyfish (Elops saurus), bonefish (Albula vulpes) and an […]

Meeting Abstract 3.6  Jan. 4  Peripheral sensory pathways in the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis WYETH, R.C.*; CROLL, R.P.; Dalhousie University Russell.Wyeth@dal.ca Sensory systems are integral to the neural control of behavior. However, despite extensive neuroethological study of gastropod molluscs, there is only patchy understanding of their sensory pathways. For example, previous work has identified nitrergic chemosensory neurons, […]

Meeting Abstract 3.3  Jan. 4  Geomagnetic Navigational Markers for Hatchling Sea Turtles: Invisible Guideposts for a Transoceanic Migration FUXJAGER, M.J.*; LOHMANN, K.J.; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill mattjf@email.unc.edu Hatchling loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from eastern Florida undergo long-distance migrations in the north Atlantic gyre, a current system that encircles […]