Meeting Abstract 38.6  Friday, Jan. 4  Maternal investment depends on season in reproducing European hares VALENCAK , TG*; TATARUCH, F; RUF, T; University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna; University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna; University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna teresa.valencak@vu-wien.ac.at Compared to other precocial mammals, European hares bear high lactational costs. These costs may be caused by the year-round […]

Meeting Abstract 38.5  Friday, Jan. 4  Implications of python egg brooding behavior on clutch gaseous micro-environment and metabolic rate STAHLSCHMIDT, Z.R.*; DENARDO, D.F.; Arizona State University at Tempe; Arizona State University at Tempe zs@asu.edu All female pythons exhibit a brooding behavior that involves tightly coiling around a clutch of eggs during an incubation period (more than 80 […]

Meeting Abstract 38.1  Friday, Jan. 4  Identity and transfer of male reproductive gland proteins of the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) SIROT, L.K.*; POULSON, R.L.; MCKENNA, M.C.; GIRNARY, H.; WOLFNER, M.F.; HARRINGTON, L.C.; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY […]

Meeting Abstract 38.3  Friday, Jan. 4  Experimental manipulation of prenatal sex ratio using photoperiod in Siberian hamsters NAVARA, Kristen J.*; WORKMAN , Joanna L.; NELSON, Randy J.; The University of Georgia; The Ohio State University; The Ohio State University knavara@uga.edu Natural selection should favor maternal control over the sex ratio of offspring, allowing females to tailor sex […]

Meeting Abstract 38.3  Monday, Jan. 5  Under pressure: Ventilatory and suction feeding mechanics of ratfishes (Chimaeroidea) FERRY-GRAHAM, LA*; SUMMERS, AP; DEAN, M; GROGAN, E; Moss Landing Marine Labs lfgraham@mlml.calstate.edu Holocephalans possess a fused upper jaw and a non-suspensory hyoid. These features, along with robust tooth plates, are thought to be associated with a durophagous foraging habit that […]

Meeting Abstract 38.1  Monday, Jan. 5  The spatial and temporal patterns of odors sampled by lobsters and crabs in a turbulent plume REIDENBACH, M. A.*; KOEHL, M. A. R.; Univ. of Virginia; Univ. of California, Berkeley reidenbach@virginia.edu Odor molecules are dispersed across marine habitats by turbulent water flow, and the spatial pattern of odor concentrations in the […]

Meeting Abstract 38.5  Monday, Jan. 5  Semicircular Canal Morphology as Evidence of Sensory Adaptation to Locomotor Environment in Amniotes GEORGI, Justin A; Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ jgeorg@midwestern.edu The vestibular system is a critical component of the neural control of locomotion in vertebrates. Integrated in the cerebellum with visual and proprioceptive inputs, the signals from the semicircular ducts […]

Meeting Abstract 38.4  Monday, Jan. 5  Optics of an alternative imaging system, the facial pits of Pitvipers (Viperidae: Crotalinae) COLAYORI, Samantha E*; BAKKEN, George S.; Indiana State University, Terre Haute gbakken@indstate.edu Facial pits are specialized organs possessed by pitvipers (Viperidae: Crotalinae) that detect emitted thermal radiation. Optically, they apparently function like a pinhole camera eye. The image […]

Meeting Abstract 38.2  Monday, Jan. 5  Decoding Cockroach Antennal Tactile Navigation Using Naturalistic and White Noise Stimuli in a Control Theoretic Framework SPONBERG, S.*; MONGEAU, J.M.; MILLER, J.P.; FULL, R.J.; Univ. of CA, Berkeley; Univ. of CA, Berkeley; Montana St. Univ.; Univ. of CA, Berkeley sponberg@berkeley.edu Control theoretic models for stabilization and navigation behaviors provide a framework […]

Meeting Abstract 38.6  Tuesday, Jan. 5  The effects of distance to road, nest site characteristics, and parental stress response on nestling stress response in the Mountain White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha) CRINO, O.L.*; KLAASSEN VAN OORSCHOT, B.; MALISCH, J.L.; BREUNER, C.B.; University of Montana ondi.crino@gmail.com Activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in response to stress is a […]