Meeting Abstract 63.5  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Correlational selection on sexual signal size and performance in lizards IRSCHICK, Duncan/J; University of Massachusetts at Amherst irschick@bio.umass.edu Although many researchers have studied natural and sexual selection, relatively few have studied correlational selection, particularly in regards to sexual traits and performance. Recent research has shown that many sexual traits in animals […]

Meeting Abstract 63.8  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Can temperature drive the intensity of male-male competition across a latitudinal cline? CAMERON, S. F.*; WILSON, R. S.; The University of Queensland, Australia; The University of Queensland, Australia s.cameron3@uq.edu.au Theory predicts that increased competition for resources should lead to a higher level of intensity of male-male combat in highly territorial species. […]

Meeting Abstract 63.4  Thursday, Jan. 6  To eat or not to eat: mechanisms of chemical deterrence in food rejection in the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus AGGIO, J.F.*; DERBY, C.D.; Georgia State University jaggio@gsu.edu Feeding behavior in the blue crab Callinectes sapidus involves finding food, handling it with pereiopods and mouthparts, biting, and swallowing small pieces. The decision […]

Meeting Abstract 63.2  Thursday, Jan. 6  Sensory Mechanisms Driving Community Ecological Interactions FERRIER, G.F.*; KIM, S.J.; LOO, J.A.; ZIMMER, C.A.; ZIMMER , R.K.; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of California, Los Angeles gferrier@ucla.edu Sensory systems provide critical filters that enable organisms […]

Meeting Abstract 63.5  Thursday, Jan. 6  Coevolution Between Bark Scorpion Pain-inducing Toxins and Grasshopper Mice Pain Receptors ROWE, A.H.*; ROWE, M.P.; ZAKON, H.H.; Univ. of Texas, Austin; Sam Houston State Univ., Huntsville; Univ. of Texas, Austin ahrowe@mail.utexas.edu Because ion channels are necessary for neuronal transmission and muscle contraction, many animals have evolved chemical weapons that disrupt channel […]

Meeting Abstract 63.1  Thursday, Jan. 6  A preliminary analysis of naturally occurring volatile organic compounds associated with nest-sites and feathers from Leach’s storm-petrels, Oceanodroma leucorhoa. PRADA, Paola/A*; NEVITT, Gabrielle; FURTON, Kenneth/G; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis; Florida International University pprad001@fiu.edu The sense of smell in birds has been enigmatic, in part due to a […]

Meeting Abstract 63.2  Friday, Jan. 6  Social Isolation, Reproductive Physiology and Behavior in Male Zebra Finches ERNST, D.F.K.*; BENTLEY, G.E. ; UC Berkeley dfkernst@berkeley.edu Zebra finches are not highly photoperiodic and instead respond to environmental cues such as rainfall, food availability, and social cues to time reproduction. Unlike many photoperiodic species, zebra finches do not exhibit marked […]

Meeting Abstract 63.3  Friday, Jan. 6  In vivo Microdialysis Reveals Dynamics of Estradiol Production in the Avian Hippocampus RENSEL, M.A.*; SALWICZEK, L.; HSIAO, C.F.; XIA, S.; REMAGE-HEALEY, L.; SCHLINGER, B.; Univ. of California, Los Angeles mrensel@gmail.com Steroids act on the brain after their synthesis and secretion by peripheral organs or by their synthesis in the brain itself. […]

Meeting Abstract 63.5  Friday, Jan. 6  Effects of early-onset voluntary exercise on adult physical activity in mice selectively bred for high voluntary wheel running ACOSTA, Wendy*; MEEK, Tom H.; SCHUTZ, Heidi; DLUGOSZ, Elizabeth M.; VU, Kim T.; GARLAND, Theodore Jr.; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. […]

Meeting Abstract 63.1  Friday, Jan. 6  Androgens and female intrasexual aggression in the sex-role reversed Gulf pipefish SCOBELL, Sunny K. *; MACKENZIE, Duncan S.; JAQUES, John T.; JONES, Adam G. ; Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station; Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station; Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, Texas A&M University, College Station; […]