Meeting Abstract 45-7 Friday, Jan. 6 09:30 – 09:45 Thermo-orientation Influences Ectoparasite Navigation and Microhabitat Selection on Hosts HARBISON, CW*; BOUGHTON, RM; SHINE, PJ; MAGIERA, AL; Siena College; Siena College; Siena College; Siena College charbison@siena.edu Many ectoparasites move to and exploit specific body regions after hosts are acquired. Often, migration routes to these preferred regions are predictable, […]
sessions: Session 45
Thermal Preference in the Smoothskin octopus (Muusoctopus leioderma)
Meeting Abstract 45-6 Friday, Jan. 6 09:15 – 09:30 Thermal Preference in the Smoothskin octopus (Muusoctopus leioderma) HAYDEN, MJ*; ONTHANK, K; Walla Walla University; Walla Walla University haydenmaureen11@gmail.com In 2014 a population of smoothskin octopuses (Muusoctopus leioderma) was discovered in Burrows Bay, WA at a depth of 13m, the shallowest recorded depth for this deep water species. […]
Interactions between Color and Behavior for Aposematic and Thermoregulatory Functions in a Caterpillar
Meeting Abstract 45-5 Friday, Jan. 6 09:00 – 09:15 Interactions between Color and Behavior for Aposematic and Thermoregulatory Functions in a Caterpillar NIELSEN, M.E.*; MAPPES, J.; University of Arizona; University of Jyväskylä nielsenm@email.arizona.edu To maximize their fitness, organisms must perform many different tasks; however, the ideal phenotype for these tasks may differ, leading to functional tradeoffs. For […]
Entomopathogenic Nematode Host-Seeking Behavior and Attraction to Naïve and Infected Hosts
Meeting Abstract 45-8 Friday, Jan. 6 09:45 – 10:00 Entomopathogenic Nematode Host-Seeking Behavior and Attraction to Naïve and Infected Hosts BAIOCCHI, TB*; CHOE, DH; DILLMAN, AR; Univ. of California, Riverside, Department of Biochemistry; Univ. of California, Riverside, Department of Entomology; Univ. of California, Riverside, Department of Nematology tbaio001@ucr.edu Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are insect parasites used as biological […]
Density of Adult Lizards (Anolis sagrei) and Time of Day Influence How Juveniles Orient Themselves on Perches
Meeting Abstract 45-3 Friday, Jan. 6 08:30 – 08:45 Density of Adult Lizards (Anolis sagrei) and Time of Day Influence How Juveniles Orient Themselves on Perches DELANEY, DM*; WARNER, DA; Iowa State University; Auburn University dmdelane@iastate.edu http://ecologicaladventures.weebly.com/ Adult animals can influence the behavior of juveniles in many different ways (e.g., through parental care, competition, risk of cannibalism). […]
Daily emergence in crevice-dwelling lizards during winter is related to temperature, not light
Meeting Abstract 45-2 Friday, Jan. 6 08:15 – 08:30 Daily emergence in crevice-dwelling lizards during winter is related to temperature, not light ZANI, P.A.*; THOMAS, A.A.; Univ. Wisconsin–Stevens Point; Univ. Wisconsin–Stevens Point pzani@uwsp.edu Numerous investigations of the cues for daily and seasonal emergence in reptiles, including those from our lab using side-blotched lizards, have implicated temperature as […]
Competition for Thermal Resources between Male Lizards Altered Thermoregulatory Behavior and Hormone Levels
Meeting Abstract 45-4 Friday, Jan. 6 08:45 – 09:00 Competition for Thermal Resources between Male Lizards Altered Thermoregulatory Behavior and Hormone Levels RUSCH, TW*; ANGILLETTA, MJ; Arizona State University; Arizona State University trusch@asu.edu Every organism must thermoregulate to maximize its performance, but competing organisms limit access to preferred microclimates. Such competition creates hierarchies in which dominant individuals […]
Seasonal Reproductive Tactics Annual Timing and the Capital to Income Breeder Continuum
Meeting Abstract 45-3 Friday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00 Seasonal Reproductive Tactics: Annual Timing and the Capital to Income Breeder Continuum WILLIAMS, CT; Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks ctwilliams@alaska.edu Tactics of resource use for reproduction are an important feature of life-history strategies. A distinction is made between ‘capital’ breeders, that finance reproduction using stored energy, and ‘income’ breeders, […]
Resistance to oxidative stress mediates the acute stress response in common yellowthroats
Meeting Abstract 45-4 Friday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15 Resistance to oxidative stress mediates the acute stress response in common yellowthroats HENSCHEN, A.E.*; WHITTINGHAM, L.A.; DUNN, P.O.; Univ. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Univ. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Univ. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee hensche9@uwm.edu Ornaments are thought to honestly signal individual quality to potential mates. Individual quality may include the ability […]
Parental communication with newborn pups and the effects of oxytocin in the California mouse (Peromyscus californicus)
Meeting Abstract 45-2 Friday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45 Parental communication with newborn pups and the effects of oxytocin in the California mouse (Peromyscus californicus) GUOYNES, CD*; MARLER, CA; GUOYNES, Caleig; UW Madison; UW Madison guoynes@wisc.edu The neuropeptide hormone oxytocin (OT) influences social bonding and parental care in both human and animal models. We examined the acute […]
