Meeting Abstract 53-5 Friday, Jan. 6 11:15 – 11:30 3D Analysis of Knotting in Hagfish HANEY, WA*; SUEDA, S; CLARK, AJ; UYENO, TA; Valdosta State University; Texas A&M University; College of Charleston; Valdosta State University wahaney@valdosta.edu Hagfish possess a relatively rare flexibility that allows them to tie their bodies into knots. These knots can be worked along […]
sessions: Session 53
The Influence of Maternal Nesting Behavior and Nest Microhabitat on Embryo Development and Offspring Fitness Across Early-life Stages
Meeting Abstract 53-2 Friday, Jan. 5 10:15 – 10:30 The Influence of Maternal Nesting Behavior and Nest Microhabitat on Embryo Development and Offspring Fitness Across Early-life Stages. PRUETT, JE*; WARNER, DA; Auburn University; Auburn University jep0057@auburn.edu Phenotypic plasticity, or the ability of a single genotype to express multiple phenotypes, is critically important in fluctuating or changing environments. […]
Thanks for being flexible Cognitive flexibility training can attenuate the effects of a rodent trauma model on fear learning and memory
Meeting Abstract 53-4 Friday, Jan. 5 10:45 – 11:00 Thanks for being flexible: Cognitive flexibility training can attenuate the effects of a rodent trauma model on fear learning and memory CHABY, LE*; LIBERZON, I; CHABY, Lauren; University of Michigan lauren.chaby@gmail.com Exposure to stress can cause lasting changes in cognition, but some individual traits, such as high cognitive […]
Sex-specific effects of maternal and paternal experience with predation risk in threespined sticklebacks
Meeting Abstract 53-7 Friday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 11:45 Sex-specific effects of maternal and paternal experience with predation risk in threespined sticklebacks HELLMANN, JK*; BELL, AM; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign jehellmann45@gmail.com http://jehellmann45.wixsite.com/home Organisms can gain information about their environment via their own personal experience or via information that’s provided by their parents. A […]
Ontogenetic Adaptation in Information Use for Escape-Hatching Decisions Older Embryos Selectively Accept More False Alarms
Meeting Abstract 53-3 Friday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 10:45 Ontogenetic Adaptation in Information Use for Escape-Hatching Decisions: Older Embryos Selectively Accept More False Alarms JUNG, J*; MCDANIEL, JG; WARKENTIN, KM; Boston University; Boston University; Boston University jungj@bu.edu Arboreal embryos of red-eyed treefrogs, Agalychnis callidryas, hatch prematurely to escape from egg predators, cued by vibrations in attacks. Young […]
Integrating personal information and maternal effects across populations in Trinidadian guppies
Meeting Abstract 53-8 Friday, Jan. 5 11:45 – 12:00 Integrating personal information and maternal effects across populations in Trinidadian guppies STEIN, LR; Colorado State University lrstein@colostate.edu http://laurastein.weebly.com Individuals often receive information from their environment from multiple sources (population history, parents, and direct experience); therefore animals in natural populations must weigh different sources of information that might not […]
Effects of maternal age on offspring behavior and growth efficiency in northern elephant seals ( Mirounga angustirostris)
Meeting Abstract 53-1 Friday, Jan. 5 10:00 – 10:15 Effects of maternal age on offspring behavior and growth efficiency in northern elephant seals ( Mirounga angustirostris) HOOPER, AW*; BERGER, RW; CROCKER, DE; Sonoma State University, CA; Point Blue Conservation Science, Petaluma, CA; Sonoma State University, CA hoopera@sonoma.edu Offspring of capital breeders, such as the northern elephant seal […]
Effects of Early-Life Exposure to Western Diet and Voluntary Exercise on Adult Activity Levels, Exercise Physiology, and Associated Traits in Mice
Meeting Abstract 53-6 Friday, Jan. 5 11:15 – 11:30 Effects of Early-Life Exposure to Western Diet and Voluntary Exercise on Adult Activity Levels, Exercise Physiology, and Associated Traits in Mice CADNEY, MD*; HIRAMATSU, L; THOMPSON, Z; ZHAO, M; KAY, JC; SINGLETON, JM; ALBUQUERQUE, RL; SCHMILL, MP; GARLAND, JR., T; Univ. of California, Riverside mcadney@gmail.com Locomotor activity is […]
Changes in the proteome of northern elephant seal pups during the postweaning fast
Meeting Abstract 53-5 Friday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15 Changes in the proteome of northern elephant seal pups during the postweaning fast VOISINET, MP*; VASQUEZ, MC; ELOWE, C; CROCKER, DE; TOMANEK, L; CA Polytechnic State Univ., SLO; CA Polytechnic State Univ., SLO; CA Polytechnic State Univ., SLO; Sonoma State Univ.; CA Polytechnic State University, SLO mpvoisin@calpoly.edu Northern […]
The effect of substrate roughness and porosity on salamander cling performance
Meeting Abstract 53-5 Saturday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15 The effect of substrate roughness and porosity on salamander cling performance O’DONNELL, M.K.*; DEBAN, S.M.; University of South Florida; University of South Florida mkodonnell@mail.usf.edu Plethodontid salamanders have good clinging and climbing performance in their natural environments, enabling scansorial species to access food, shelter, or beneficial microclimatic conditions through […]
