Meeting Abstract 49.3  Saturday, Jan. 5  Environmental Modulation and Endocrinological Correlates of Same-Sex Affiliative Behavior in Female Meadow Voles ONDRASEK, N.R.*; WADE, A.C.; BURKHARD, T.; HSU, K.; NGUYEN, T.; POST, J.; ZUCKER, I.; University of California, Berkeley; University of Southern California; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; […]

Meeting Abstract 49.1  Sunday, Jan. 5 10:15  Surface swimming in tropical canopy ants YANOVIAK, S P*; FREDERICK, D N; Univ. of Louisville; Univ. of Arkansas, Little Rock steve.yanoviak@louisville.edu Wingless arthropods (e.g., ants) regularly fall from tropical forest canopies to the ground below. The flooded, fish-inhabited understory typical of many tropical forests presents an especially high probability of […]

Meeting Abstract 49.3  Sunday, Jan. 5 10:45  Flying fish accelerate at 5 G to leap from the water surface YANG, P.J.*; PHONEKEO, S.; XU, K.; CHANG, S.K.; HU, D.L.; Georgia Tech, Georgia; Georgia Tech, Georgia; Georgia Tech, Georgia; National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan; Georgia Tech, Georgia peijyang@gatech.edu Flying fish can both swim underwater and glide in air. Transitioning […]

Meeting Abstract 49.2  Sunday, Jan. 5 10:30  ECHOLOCATION IN WHIRLIGIG BETTLES USING SURFACE WAVES: AN UNSUBSTANTIATED CONJECTURE CASAS, J*; VOISE, J; University of Tours (F) casas@univ-tours.fr Whirligig beetles use surface waves in a wide range of situations and it has been hypothesized that they could use the echo of their own waves to scan the water surface. […]

Meeting Abstract 49.2  Monday, Jan. 5 10:45  The impact of maternal protein intake on offspring organ development in the house mouse (Mus musculus). CHEN, C.W.; Auburn University czc0056@gmail.com Based on studies in humans and lab rodents, it has been suggested that a mother’s diet plays a central role in programming offspring organ development. As a result, offspring […]

Meeting Abstract 49.3  Monday, Jan. 5 11:00  The effects of the developmental environment on reproductive effort and insulin-like growth factor 1 in the house mouse (Mus musculus) SIRMAN, AE*; AVERY, JP; DONOVIEL, Z; HOOD, WR; Auburn University; University of North Florida; Auburn University; Auburn University aubrey.sirman@my.ndsu.edu The environment an individual experiences during development can have formative effects […]

Meeting Abstract 49.1  Monday, Jan. 5 10:30  Organ asymmetry: An analysis of correspondence between quantity and functionality in the reproductive organs of female freshwater stingrays (Potamotrygonidae: Elasmobranchii) SILVA-MARIA, I.*; OLIVEIRA, M.I.B.; COSTA, O.T.F.; DUNCAN, W.L.P.; Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus – AM, Brazil; Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus – AM, Brazil; Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus – […]

Meeting Abstract 49.6  Monday, Jan. 5 11:45  Energetic challenges experienced by the mother during gestation alter growth patterns and adult traits related to energy balance in Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus). BROZEK, J. M. *; SCHNEIDER, J. E. ; KEEN-RHINEHART, E; Lehigh University; Lehigh University; Susquehanna University jeremy.brozek@gmail.com Energy intake, storage, and expenditure can be programmed by the […]

Meeting Abstract 49.4  Monday, Jan. 5 11:15  Effect of reproductive effort on neoplasia development in the soft-shell clam, Mya arenaria. BOETTGER, S.A.*; BARLETTA, A.T; West Chester University, Pennsylvania; West Chester University, Pennsylvania aboettger@wcupa.edu Disseminated neoplasia a leukemia-like disease in bivalve mollusks characterized by highly mitotic hemocytes is one of the six most destructive molluscan diseases. It has […]

Meeting Abstract 49.5  Monday, Jan. 5 11:30  Comparative reproductive biology in contrasting wet and dry environments in a group of Neotropical livebearers (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae), with links to trophic ecology and ecomorphology HO, ALFC*; LIN, J; Florida Institute of Technology; Florida Institute of Technology ho.alfc@gmail.com The predicted drastic changes in global precipitation levels and distribution will lead to […]