Meeting Abstract 35-8 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:15 – 15:30 Tropical thermoregulatory phenotypes: insights into the relationship between basal metabolism and energetic outputs in mammals LEVESQUE, D.L.; University of Maine danielle.l.levesque@maine.edu https://umaine.edu/levesquelab/ Despite a large body of knowledge on the thermoregulation of temperate and cold-climate endotherms, our functional knowledge of endotherms in warmer climates remains incredibly scarce. In […]
sessions: Session 35
Thermoregulatory Patterns in Free-Ranging Populations of Two Southern African Arid-Zone Nightjars
Meeting Abstract 35-2 Thursday, Jan. 4 13:45 – 14:00 Thermoregulatory Patterns in Free-Ranging Populations of Two Southern African Arid-Zone Nightjars O’CONNOR, RS*; BRIGHAM, RM; MCKECHNIE, AE; University of Pretoria, Hatfield, South Africa; University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; University of Pretoria, Hatfield, South Africa oconn163@gmail.com https://ryansoconnor.wordpress.com/ Endotherms expend large amounts of energy and water to maintain a preferred […]
The Costs of Being Cool Panting Thresholds, Thermal limits, and Evaporative Cooling in Southwestern Lizard Communities
Meeting Abstract 35-3 Thursday, Jan. 4 14:00 – 14:15 The Costs of Being Cool: Panting Thresholds, Thermal limits, and Evaporative Cooling in Southwestern Lizard Communities LOUGHRAN, CL*; WOLF, BO; University of New Mexico; University of New Mexico loughran@unm.com In the American Southwest, operative environmental temperatures (Te) often exceed what is physiologically tenable for many reptilian species. When […]
Stay Cool With a Drop of Drool Evaporative Cooling Blowfly Way
Meeting Abstract 35-7 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:00 – 15:15 Stay Cool With a Drop of Drool: Evaporative Cooling Blowfly Way GOMES, G; KÖBERLE, R; VON ZUBEN, CJ; ANDRADE, DV*; Physics Institute of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, Brazil.; Physics Institute of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, Brazil.; Depto de Zoologia, IB, Universidade Estadual Paulista. Rio […]
Comparative Thermoregulation of White-tailed Antelope Ground Squirrels (Ammospermophilus leucurus) in the Mojave
Meeting Abstract 35-4 Thursday, Jan. 4 14:15 – 14:30 Comparative Thermoregulation of White-tailed Antelope Ground Squirrels (Ammospermophilus leucurus) in the Mojave BRASMER, RH*; RAMIREZ, RW; WOLF, BO; University of New Mexico; University of New Mexico; University of New Mexico wolf@unm.edu The White-tailed Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus) is a diurnal rodent whose range extends from deserts of the […]
Comparative Thermoregulation in Mojave Desert Rodents
Meeting Abstract 35-5 Thursday, Jan. 4 14:30 – 14:45 Comparative Thermoregulation in Mojave Desert Rodents RAMIREZ, RW*; COE, BH; WOLF, BO; University of New Mexico; University of New Mexico; University of New Mexico ricram@unm.edu As predictions of higher temperatures loom on the horizon, many climate models also predict increased magnitude and frequency of extreme heat events. Species’ […]
Avian thermoregulation in the heat Nocturnal Sonoran Desert birds
Meeting Abstract 35-6 Thursday, Jan. 4 14:45 – 15:00 Avian thermoregulation in the heat: Nocturnal Sonoran Desert birds TALBOT, WA*; WOLF, BO; University of New Mexico; University of New Mexico watalbot50@gmail.com In the Sonoran Desert, where diurnal surface temperatures can reach 70°C and air temperatures can reach 50°C, it is imperative for birds to defend body temperatures […]
Transcriptomic signals of cellular stress in fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda; Lepidoptera Noctuidae) brain tissue after prolonged auditory exposure to bat calls
Meeting Abstract 35-2 Friday, Jan. 4 13:45 – 14:00 Transcriptomic signals of cellular stress in fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda; Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) brain tissue after prolonged auditory exposure to bat calls CINEL, SD*; KAWAHARA, AY; TAYLOR, SJ; University of Florida; Florida Museum of Natural History; Illinois Natural History Survey cinel1@ufl.edu http://thewildinsideout.com Predation risk induces behavioral and physiological responses […]
Stress-induced peripheral hypothermia Role of the sympathetic nervous system in avian thermal modulation
Meeting Abstract 35-5 Friday, Jan. 4 14:30 – 14:45 Stress-induced peripheral hypothermia: Role of the sympathetic nervous system in avian thermal modulation ROBERTSON, JK*; BURNESS, G; MASTROMONACO, G; Trent University, Peterborough; Trent University, Peterborough; The Toronto Zoo, Toronto joshuarobertson@trentu.ca Overwhelming evidence suggests that both acute and chronic stress physiology can be predictive of condition, thermoregulation, and survivorship, […]
Potential of epigenetic effects in penguin chicks hatched in tourist-disturbed areas of breeding colonies in Argentina
Meeting Abstract 35-8 Friday, Jan. 4 15:15 – 15:30 Potential of epigenetic effects in penguin chicks hatched in tourist-disturbed areas of breeding colonies in Argentina WALKER, B.G.*; VILLANUEVA, C.; BERTELLOTTI, M.; BOERSMA, P.D.; Fairfield University; Universidad Nacional del Comahue; Universidad del Chubut; University of Washington bwalker@fairfield.edu Penguins are charismatic birds that people want to see in the […]
