Meeting Abstract 34-3 Tuesday, Jan. 5 08:30 Does corticosterone mediate the negative effects of atrazine and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on growth and survival? GABOR, C. R.*; ROZNIK, E. A.; KNUTIE, S. A.; ROHR, J. R.; Texas State University; University of South Florida; University of South Florida; University of South Florida gabor@txstate.edu http://gabor.wp.txstate.edu/ Many of the adverse effects of […]
sessions: Session 34
Corticosterone regulates stress-induced innate immunity in the male House Sparrow
Meeting Abstract 34-7 Tuesday, Jan. 5 09:30 Corticosterone regulates stress-induced innate immunity in the male House Sparrow GAO, S*; SANCHEZ, CE; DAS, C; DEVICHE, P; Arizona State University, Tempe; Arizona State University, Tempe; Apeejay Stya University, India; Arizona State University, Tempe sisi.gao@asu.edu The activation of the stress response can affect immune function in many species of free-living […]
Common measures of innate immune function vary with time of day and sampling protocol in five passerine species
Meeting Abstract 34-5 Tuesday, Jan. 5 09:00 Common measures of innate immune function vary with time of day and sampling protocol in five passerine species ZYLBERBERG, M; ZYLBERBERG, Maxine; Univ. of California, San Francisco mzylberberg@ucdavis.edu https://sites.google.com/site/maxinezylberberg/ Ecological immunology is a rapidly growing field of study that focuses on understanding variation in immune systems across species and how […]
Captivity influences immune responses, stress endocrinology, and organ size in house sparrows (Passer domesticus)
Meeting Abstract 34-8 Tuesday, Jan. 5 09:45 Captivity influences immune responses, stress endocrinology, and organ size in house sparrows (Passer domesticus) LOVE, A.C.*; LOVERN, M.B.; DURANT, S.E.; Oklahoma State University ashley.c.love@okstate.edu Studies using wild animals in laboratory-based research require bringing wild-captured organisms into a novel setting, which can have long-lasting impacts on physiology and behavior. In several […]
The evolution of parent–embryo interactions in glassfrogs
Meeting Abstract 34-6 Thursday, Jan. 5 14:45 – 15:00 The evolution of parent–embryo interactions in glassfrogs DELIA, J*; WARKENTIN, KM; DELIA, Jesse; Boston University; Boston University jdelia82@gmail.com The evolution of family life is shaped by complex interactions between parents and offspring. Interactions may appear harmonious, but parent and offspring interests can differ. This conflict may generate co-evolution […]
Strategic strikes how mantis shrimp crack open different prey
Meeting Abstract 34-5 Thursday, Jan. 5 14:30 – 14:45 Strategic strikes: how mantis shrimp crack open different prey CRANE, RL*; KISARE, SA; PATEK, SN; Stanford Univ., Hopkins Marine Station; Duke Univ.; Duke Univ. rlcrane@stanford.edu To fracture armored prey, crushing and peeling predators often strategically apply loads targeted to a prey’s particular morphology. However, unlike the slow, crushing […]
No Experience Not a Problem Flexible Pollen Foraging by Bees Does Not Require Learning
Meeting Abstract 34-1 Thursday, Jan. 5 13:30 – 13:45 No Experience? Not a Problem: Flexible Pollen Foraging by Bees Does Not Require Learning RUSSELL, A/L*; BUCHMANN, S/L; PAPAJ, D/R; University of Arizona; University of Arizona; University of Arizona averyrussell@email.arizona.edu https://averyrussellresearch.wordpress.com/ Bees foraging for floral rewards are one of our most thoroughly studied examples of generalist foraging ecology. […]
Magnetic Genetics Sea Turtle Rookery Genetic Structures Provide Evidence for Geomagnetic Imprinting as a Mechanism of Natal Homing
Meeting Abstract 34-2 Thursday, Jan. 5 13:45 – 14:00 Magnetic Genetics: Sea Turtle Rookery Genetic Structures Provide Evidence for Geomagnetic Imprinting as a Mechanism of Natal Homing BROTHERS, J.R.*; LOHMANN, K.J.; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill brotherj@live.unc.edu Natal homing is a pattern of behavior during which animals leave […]
Is the Stickleback Manipulated by its Parasitic Flatworm Combining Phenotypic Engineering and Transcriptomic Approaches
Meeting Abstract 34-3 Thursday, Jan. 5 14:00 – 14:15 Is the Stickleback Manipulated by its Parasitic Flatworm? Combining Phenotypic Engineering and Transcriptomic Approaches. GRECIAS, L*; HEBERT, FO; BERGER, C; BARBER, I; AUBIN-HORTH, N; Université Laval, Québec; Université Laval, Québec; Université Laval, Québec; Leicester University, UK; Université Laval, Québec lucie.grecias.1@ulaval.ca Sticklebacks infected by the parasitic flatworm Schistocephalus solidus […]
Cooperative breeding reduces the oxidative costs of reproduction
Meeting Abstract 34-7 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:00 – 15:15 Cooperative breeding reduces the oxidative costs of reproduction GUINDRE-PARKER, S.*; RUBENSTEIN, D.R.; Columbia University; Columbia University slg2154@columbia.edu http://www.columbia.edu/~slg2154/ All sexually reproducing organisms are faced with a fundamental decision: to invest valuable resources and energy in reproduction or in their own survival. This trade-off represents the ‘cost of reproduction’ […]
