SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 49-5 Sat Jan 2 Controlling for roost fidelity allows inference on the role of social preference in the organization of bat groups Sunga, J*; Webber, QMR; Humber, J; Rodrigues, B; Broders, H; University of Waterloo; Memorial University of Newfoundland; […]
sessions: Session 49
Underlying Mechanisms that Drive an Adaptive Interplay in Digestive Physiology
Meeting Abstract 49-6 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:45 – 12:00 Underlying Mechanisms that Drive an Adaptive Interplay in Digestive Physiology SECOR, SM; University of Alabama ssecor@ua.edu Bill Karasov and Jared Diamond’s 1988 article ‘Adaptive interplay between physiology and ecology in digestion’ laid the foundation for my exploration in the adaptive interplay between feeding habits and the regulation of […]
Spare capacity and phenotypic flexibility in the digestive system of a migratory bird defining the limits of animal design
Meeting Abstract 49-2 Sunday, Jan. 5 10:45 – 11:00 Spare capacity and phenotypic flexibility in the digestive system of a migratory bird: defining the limits of animal design MCWILLIAMS, S*; KARASOV, W; BAUCHINGER, U; University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA; Jagellonian University, Krakow, Poland srmcwilliams@uri.edu Flexible phenotypes enable animals to […]
Paracellular absorption in the slow(er) lane a brief review of reptilian paracellular nutrient absorption
Meeting Abstract 49-3 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15 Paracellular absorption in the slow(er) lane: a brief review of reptilian paracellular nutrient absorption TRACY, CR*; MCWHORTER, TJ; University of California Riverside Boyd Deep Canyon Reserve; University of Adelaide Roseworthy christopher.tracy@ucr.edu Some mammals and birds rely on passive, paracellular absorption of small, water-soluble nutrients (e.g. small carbohydrates) as […]
Nutrient manipulation differentially affects microbiome structure and host physiology in rodents with distinct dietary niches
Meeting Abstract 49-1 Sunday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 10:45 Nutrient manipulation differentially affects microbiome structure and host physiology in rodents with distinct dietary niches TREVELLINE, BK; MARTíNEZ-MOTA, R; DERTING, T; DARRACQ, A; PASCH, B; DEARING, MD; KOHL, KD*; Univ. of Pittsburgh; Univ. of Utah; Murray State Univ. ; Murray State Univ. ; Northern Arizona Univ.; Univ. of […]
Effects of Arbovirus Infections on Digestive Physiology, Growth, and Survival in Young Animals
Meeting Abstract 49-5 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 11:45 Effects of Arbovirus Infections on Digestive Physiology, Growth, and Survival in Young Animals FASSBINDER-ORTH, CA; Creighton University, Omaha, NE carolfassbinder-orth@creighton.edu Arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) infections are known to exhibit age-dependent patterns of virulence in their hosts, with the young and old often being the most susceptible to severe infection. […]
A ‘Dispersal Syndrome’ Approach for Relating High Paracellular Absorption in Birds and Bats to Plant Ecology
Meeting Abstract 49-4 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:15 – 11:30 A ‘Dispersal Syndrome’ Approach for Relating High Paracellular Absorption in Birds and Bats to Plant Ecology PRICE, ER*; JARA, RF; University of North Texas; University of North Texas edwin.price@unt.edu Birds and bats rely heavily on paracellular nutrient absorption, unlike non-flying mammals, which rely principally on transporter-mediated transcellular absorption. […]
Trade-offs in the evolution of locomotor performance are speed and stamina correlated in lacertid lizards
VANHOOYDONCK, B.*; VAN DAMME, R.; AERTS, P.: Trade-offs in the evolution of locomotor performance: are speed and stamina correlated in lacertid lizards? Morphological and physiological considerations suggest that sprinting ability and endurance capacity put conflicting demands on the design of an animal’s locomotor apparatus, and therefore cannot be optimised simultaneously. To test this hypothesis, we […]
Skeletal diversity and morphology in Anseriformes an explicitly phylogenetic analysis
EARLS, K.D.: Skeletal diversity and morphology in Anseriformes: an explicitly phylogenetic analysis Birds are very conservative in their overall morphology, and yet have diversified across a remarkable spectrum of locomotor behaviors. The associations of morphology with locomotor specializations have been murky, however, due to a lack of resolution within and among many avian clades. While […]
Sexual selection for wing-sounds associated with convergent wing shape evolution between three clades of manakins (Aves Pipridae
BOSTWICK, K.S.: Sexual selection for wing-sounds associated with convergent wing shape evolution between three clades of manakins (Aves: Pipridae Males of most of the ~40 species of Neotropical manakins (Aves: Pipridae) perform energetic courtship displays on lek territories. In nearly half of the speices, males produce mechanical wing sounds during these displays. Recent phylogenetic hypotheses […]
