SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 44-9  Sat Jan 2  A breeding-like transition occurs prior to changes in environmental conditions in a lizard species Tao, CY*; Cohen, RE; Minnesota State University, Mankato; Minnesota State University, Mankato cai.tao@mnsu.edu Seasonally breeding animals, such as the green anole […]

Meeting Abstract 44-2  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30  Tracking Physiological Time: Timing and Duration of Cold Exposure Impacts Seasonal Life History Timing in a Temperate Insect TOXOPEUS, J*; DOWLE, EJ; RAGLAND, GJ; University of Colorado, Denver, CO; University of Otago, New Zealand; University of Colorado, Denver, CO jantina.toxopeus@ucdenver.edu Many organisms time their development to ensure that […]

Meeting Abstract 44-3  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45  Non Target Impacts of the Herbicide 2,4,-D on Early Life Stages of Fish KARASOV, WH*; DEHNERT, GK; University of Wisconsin, Madison; University of Wisconsin, Madison wkarasov@wisc.edu 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is contained in many systemic herbicides used worldwide for selective weed control of invasive plants in agriculture and aquatic […]

Meeting Abstract 44-1  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:15  Near Infrared Reflectance & Thermoregulation in Epipedobates Poison Frogs SHIELDS-ESTRADA, AK*; CANNATELLA, DC; University of Texas at Austin; University of Texas at Austin ashieldsestrada@utexas.edu Adaptive variation in color reflects a suite of organismal specific traits and behaviors, ranging from warning signaling to thermoregulation. However, how this variation is […]

Meeting Abstract 44-6  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30  Did the flint water crisis also harm wild birds? Examining blood lead of three urban birds in Flint, MI GLYNN, KJ*; ZAHOR, DL; CHIPARUS, SL; CORNELIUS, JM; Eastern Michigan University; Eastern Michigan University; Eastern Michigan University; Oregon State University kglynn2@emich.edu Anthropogenic activities can emit metal pollutants, such as […]

Meeting Abstract 44-5  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15  Chemical communication in a hybridizing chickadee system: olfaction and reproductive isolation HUYNH, AH*; RICE, AM; Lehigh University; Lehigh University avh210@lehigh.edu Understanding how mating cues promote reproductive isolation upon secondary contact is important in describing the speciation process in animals. Divergent chemical cues have been shown to act in […]

Meeting Abstract 44-4  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00  A widely-used fungicide produces symptoms of colony collapse disorder in honey bees (Apis mellifera) FISHER II, AL*; DESJARDINS, N; DEGRANDI-HOFFMAN, G; SMITH, B; JOHNSON, M; KAFTANOGLU, O; COGELY, T; FEWELL, J; HARRISON, J; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; United Stated Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service; […]

McBrayer, L.D.*; Reilly, S.M.: The variation in feeding behavior of scleroglossan and autarchoglossan lizards One of the primary goals of functional morphology is the quantification of behavior in relation to morphological variation. The two major clades of lizards, scleroglossa and autarchoglossa, show substantial variation in cranial morphology, hyoid apparatus, tongue musculature, and the functional morphology […]

MEYERS, J.J.*; HERREL, A.; NISHIKAWA, K.C.: Morphological Specializations of the Feeding System in Horned Lizards (Phrynosoma) Lizards of the genus Phrynosoma have long been noted as dietary specialists, feeding predominately on various species of ants. Several studies looking at the diet of the fourteen different species of Phrynosoma have noted that there appears to be […]

STARCK, J.M.: Morphological Flexibility of the Intestine of Snakes The small intestine of snakes responds to feeding by rapid upregulation of organ size. After absorption of nutrients the small intestine size is down regulated to fasting size. The mechanisms of the morphological flexibility of the small intestine are compared in Burmese pythons (Python molurus bivittatus) […]