Meeting Abstract 47.1  Jan. 6  Chronic stress and corticosterone: CORT response to seven days of rotating stressors in two free-living songbirds BUTLER, L K*; HAYDEN, T J; BISSON, I; WIKELSKI, M; ROMERO, L M; Tufts University, Medford, MA; US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Champaign, IL; Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; Tufts University, […]

Meeting Abstract 47.1  Saturday, Jan. 5  When is a wasp supercool? CORRIGAN, S.T.*; IRWIN , J.; Central Wash Univ corrigas@cwu.edu The summer biology of many temperate social Hymenoptera has been well studied, but little data are available concerning their winter physiology. To ascertain the lower limits to low temperature survival of vespid wasps, we measured the supercooling […]

Meeting Abstract 47.4  Saturday, Jan. 5  Postprandial energy expenditure in the lizard Anolis carolinensis PETERSON, C. C.*; KOZAKIEWICZ, E.; Hofstra University; The College of New Jersey BioCCP@hofstra.edu Specific Dynamic Action (SDA), the increased metabolic rate in postprandial animals, is a phenomenon of perennial interest and an important component of the energy budget of ectotherms. Among squamates, most […]

Meeting Abstract 47.5  Saturday, Jan. 5  Forced and voluntary running costs and morphological correlates with performance in deer mice VAN DOLAH, K.M.*; CHAPPELL, M.A.; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside kyle-vandolah@earthlink.net Most of what is known about costs of running come from forced exercise at constant speeds for long durations, which is very different from […]

Meeting Abstract 47.2  Saturday, Jan. 5  Dietary fat and exercise performance of migratory birds MCWILLIAMS, S.R.*; PIERCE, B.J.; WITENZELLNER, A.; SPEAKMAN, J.; LANGLOIS, L.; ENGEL, S.; SMITH, S.B.; GUGLIELMO, C.; Univ. Rhode Island; Sacred Heart Univ.; Max-Planck-Institute for Ornithology; Univ. Aberdeen; Univ. Rhode Island; Max-Planck-Institute for Ornithology; Univ. Rhode Island; Univ. Western Ontario srmcwilliams@uri.edu Fatty acid composition […]

Meeting Abstract 47.5  Monday, Jan. 5  Testosterone, social behavior, and ornaments in two recently diverged dark-eyed junco populations ATWELL, J.W.*; WHITTAKER, D.J.; KETTERSON, E.D.; Indiana University; Indiana University; Indiana University jwatwell@indiana.edu Many studies have confirmed the importance of specific hormones in mediating the expression of ecologically relevant behavior, physiology, and morphology in a wide variety of animals. […]

Meeting Abstract 47.4  Monday, Jan. 5  Testosterone and performance in a population of color polymorphic lizards HUYGHE, K.*; HUSAK, J.F.; VANHOOYDONCK, B.; HERREL, A.; MOORE, I.T.; VAN DAMME, R.; University of Antwerp, Belgium; Virginia Tech University; University of Antwerp, Belgium; Harvard University; Virginia Tech University; University of Antwerp, Belgium katleen.huyghe@ua.ac.be Through their direct action on behavior or […]

Meeting Abstract 47.6  Monday, Jan. 5  Is Testosterone a Mediator for Aggressive Behavior in Female Dark-eyed Juncos? CAIN, K.E.*; AINSWOTH, K.L.; KETTERSON, E.D.; Indiana University; Indiana University; Spelman College caink@indiana.edu Recent interest has focused on suites of correlated behaviors, termed animal personalities or behavioral syndromes, as a framework for studying behavioral variation and its effects on fitness. […]

Meeting Abstract 47.1  Monday, Jan. 5  Hormonal regulation of sexual dimorphisms in Lichtenfelderi’s gecko (Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi): expanding the comparative story of eublepharid lizards GOLINSKI, A.*; KUBICKA, L.; KRATOCHVIL, L.; JOHN-ALDER, H.; Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick; Charles Univ., Prague ; Charles Univ., Prague ; Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick golinski@aesop.rutgers.edu Eyelid geckos (Eublepharidae) have a well-defined phylogeny and exhibit […]

Meeting Abstract 47.2  Monday, Jan. 5  Early ontogenetic aromatase expression in two locally adapted populations of Atlantic silverside (Menidia menidia) with different forms of sex determination DUFFY, TA*; PICHA, ME; WON, ET; BORSKI, RJ; CONOVER, DO; Stony Brook University; North Carolina State University; North Carolina State University; North Carolina State University; Stony Brook University taduffy@ic.sunysb.edu Aromatase cytochrome […]