Meeting Abstract 47.3 Monday, Jan. 5 Arginine Vasotocin Induces Calling Behavior in Xenopus tropicalis MIRANDA, R.A.*; SEARCY, B.T.; PROPPER, C.R.; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University ram257@nau.edu The non-mammalian neurohormone arginine vasotocin (AVT) and its mammalian homologue, arginine vasopressin (AVP), influence a variety of social and sexual behaviors across vertebrate taxa. The AVT/AVP peptide […]
sessions: Session 47
Sequence analysis of aggressive interactions between male dyads of stalk-eyed flies
Meeting Abstract 47.4 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Sequence analysis of aggressive interactions between male dyads of stalk-eyed flies EGGE, A.R.*; BRANDT, Y; SWALLOW, J.G.; The University of South Dakota, Vermillion; The University of South Dakota, Vermillion; The University of South Dakota, Vermillion aegge@usd.edu Stalk-eyed flies of the species Teleopsis dalmanni are sexually dimorphic with males exhibiting extreme hypercephaly […]
Mid-intertidal movement variation among and within clones of Anthopleura elegantissima
Meeting Abstract 47.3 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Mid-intertidal movement: variation among and within clones of Anthopleura elegantissima D’ORAZIO, Anthony E.*; DALY, Marymegan; Ohio State University; Ohio State University dorazio.8@osu.edu The intertidal sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima has garnered attention for its agonistic behavioral response to conspecific non-clonemates and its division of labor between polyps specializing in either agonistic encounters […]
Male aggression and territoriality in recently diverged populations of desert lizards
Meeting Abstract 47.2 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Male aggression and territoriality in recently diverged populations of desert lizards ROBERTSON, Jeanne M*; ROSENBLUM, Erica Bree; Univ. of Idaho, Moscow; Univ. of Idaho, Moscow jmrobertson@uidaho.edu Models of ecological speciation focus on the reproductive isolation of ecologically divergent populations. However, the diversification of male territorial behavior in incipient species is largely […]
Ecological correlates of intraspecific behavioral variation in the bicolor damselfish (Stegastes partitus) Interacting influences of physical and social conditions
Meeting Abstract 47.6 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Ecological correlates of intraspecific behavioral variation in the bicolor damselfish (Stegastes partitus): Interacting influences of physical and social conditions SCHRANDT, M.N.*; HARDY, K.M.; JOHNSON, K.M.; LEMA, S.C.; Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington; Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington; Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington; Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington mns6093@uncw.edu Environmental conditions are […]
Behavioral analysis of deer mice with respect to hantavirus transmission
Meeting Abstract 47.1 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Behavioral analysis of deer mice with respect to hantavirus transmission DIZNEY, L.*; VARNER, J.; DEARING, M.D.; University of Utah; University of Utah; University of Utah l.dizney@utah.edu Sin Nombre virus (SNV) is an emerging zoonosis of concern. SNV is hosted by the deer mouse. Transmission between mice is hypothesized to be through […]
Behavioral Profile and Aggression in Mountain Chickadees
Meeting Abstract 47.5 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Behavioral Profile and Aggression in Mountain Chickadees FOX, R.A.*; LADAGE, L.D.; ROTH, T.C.; PRAVOSUDOV, V.V.; University of Nevada, Reno; University of Nevada, Reno; University of Nevada, Reno; University of Nevada, Reno rfox@unr.edu Research suggests that individual variation in stable behavioral traits (often referred to as behavioral profiles or temperament) may explain […]
The effects of social environment on behavioral and morphological development in isogenic strains of the mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus)
Meeting Abstract 47.5 Wednesday, Jan. 5 The effects of social environment on behavioral and morphological development in isogenic strains of the mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus) FULLER, Adam B.*; EARLEY, Ryan L.; University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa atom.fullerene@gmail.com Reaction norms describe the phenotypic response of a particular genotype to a range of environmental conditions. However, […]
Sex differences in the endocrine response to social challenge despite genotypic uniformity in the mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus)
Meeting Abstract 47.1 Wednesday, Jan. 5 Sex differences in the endocrine response to social challenge despite genotypic uniformity in the mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus) EARLEY, Ryan L*; HUANG, Shu-Ping; FULLER, Adam; HANNINEN, Amanda; GARCIA, Mark; University of Alabama rlearley@bama.ua.edu The mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus), a fish that inhabits turbulent mangrove ecosystems of Florida and the Caribbean, exist […]
Flight formation and group behavior in the highly gregarious Brazilian free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis
Meeting Abstract 47.4 Wednesday, Jan. 5 Flight formation and group behavior in the highly gregarious Brazilian free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis HRISTOV, N.I.*; HEDRICK, T.L.; ALLEN, L.C.; CHADWELL, B.; KUNZ, T.H.; BREUER, K.S.; SWARTZ, S.M.; Center for Design Innovation / Winston-Salem State University; University of North Carlolina, Chapel Hill; Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC; Guildford College, Greensboro, NC; Boston […]
