Meeting Abstract 42-5  Friday, Jan. 6 09:15 – 09:30  Ventricular pressure in larval precocial and altricial teleost fishes exposed to environmental contaminants DUBANSKY, B*; BURGGREN, W; University of North Texas; University of North Texas benjamin.dubansky@unt.edu The developing heart is a sensitive indicator of the effects of environmental stressors such as polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), a class of ubiquitous […]

Meeting Abstract 42-6  Friday, Jan. 6 09:30 – 09:45  Microvascularity and nitrogen solubility of the adipose tissue of diving tetrapods GABLER, MK*; GAY, DM; WESTGATE, AJ; KOOPMAN, HN; Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington mkg5178@uncw.edu Diving marine tetrapods experience physical variation in their environments (i.e. decreased temperature and increased pressure), which introduces significant physiological challenges. Adipose tissue is […]

Meeting Abstract 42-3  Friday, Jan. 6 08:45 – 09:00  Effects of Biogenic Amines on Isolated Ventricles of the Atlantic Ribbed Mussel, Geukensia demissa, and the Northern Quahog, Mercenaria mercenaria. DEATON, LE; Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayette led9784@louisiana.edu Recent reports suggest that octopamine, a biogenic amine that is ubiquitous in arthropods, is a cardioexcitatory agent in the blue […]

Meeting Abstract 42-1  Friday, Jan. 6 08:15 – 08:30  Differential Relationship between Metabolic Rates and Hematological Variables in Exercised and Non-exercised Birds BURY, A*; NIEDOJADLO, J; CICHOŃ, M; SADOWSKA, ET; SPEAKMAN, JR; BAUCHINGER, U; Jagiellonian University; Jagiellonian University; Jagiellonian University; Jagiellonian University; University of Aberdeen; Jagiellonian University agata.rozik@doctoral.uj.edu.pl Blood carries the oxygen supply for aerobic metabolism. Hematological […]

Meeting Abstract 42-4  Friday, Jan. 6 09:00 – 09:15  Cardiovascular Function of Sub-Adult Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) During Exercise Following Crude Oil Exposure NELSON, D.*; STIEGLITZ, J.; HOENIG, R.; MAGER, E.; BENETTI, D.; GROSELL, M.; CROSSLEY II, D.; University of North Texas; University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science; University of Miami Rosenstiel School of […]

Meeting Abstract 42-7  Friday, Jan. 5 09:30 – 09:45  The effects of temperature on reproductive communication in the treehopper, Enchenopa binotata SASSON, D/A*; JOCSON, D; FOWLER-FINN, K; University of Saint Louis ; University of Saint Louis; University of Saint Louis daniel.sasson@slu.edu Climate change threatens to affect almost all aspects of animal ecology, physiology, and behavior, and poses […]

Meeting Abstract 42-4  Friday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00  Relationships between climate, chemical signal composition, and behavior CAMPOS, SM*; PRUETT, JA; SOINI, HA; NOVOTNY, MV; ZúñIGA-VEGA, JJ; VITAL-GARCíA, C; HEWS, DK; MARTINS, EP; Indiana University, Bloomington; Indiana State University; Indiana University, Bloomington; Indiana University, Bloomington; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez; Indiana State […]

Meeting Abstract 42-1  Friday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:15  How to Smell Your Sisters: Detection of Cuticular Hydrocarbon Pheromones in Ants PASK, GM*; SLONE, JD; MILLAR, JG; DAS, P; MOREIRA, JA; ZHOU, X; BELLO, J; LIEBIG, J; ZWIEBEL, LJ; RAY, A; Bucknell University (present), Univ. of California, Riverside; Vanderbilt University; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, […]

Meeting Abstract 42-3  Friday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45  Hidden Instruments of the Spider Serenade: comparative morphology of sound producing structures in jumping spiders RAIZA, C*; ELIAS, DO; University of California, Berkeley codyraiza@berkeley.edu Animal signals can be highly diverse even in the same genus . Male jumping spiders in the hyper diverse genus Habronattus court females by […]

Meeting Abstract 42-2  Friday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30  Get a Whiff of This: Octopus rubescens responses to conspecific inking SCHROCK, TA; Walla Walla University Taylir.Schrock@wallawalla.edu Many social animals reduce the risk of predation by detecting signals of nearby conspecifics to alert them of potential threats. Such communication, however, is not limited to social animals. I hypothesize […]