BARTHELL, J. F.**; THORP, R. W.; MASON, C.; GARVIN, E.; JOHNSON, E.; WELLS, H.; WENNER, A. M.; University of Central Oklahoma; University of California, Davis; University of Tulsa; University of Tulsa; University of Tulsa; University of Tulsa; University of California, Santa Barbara: An Island Ecosystem after Honey Bees: Is a Noxious Weed now Competing for […]

FENOLIO, D.B.*; MOREIRA, L.A.; SILVA, H.L.R.; DA SILVA , N.J. Jr.; Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables; Univ. Católica de Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil: A preliminary report on the importance of termite mounds to the herpetofauna of the Cerrado of Central Brazil Termite mounds are a distinctive component to the landscape of a variety of habitats worldwide, […]

Meeting Abstract 66.2  Jan. 7  The use of pseudoserpential thermometry to assess the impact of nest site selection and facultative endothermy on the thermoregulation of embryonic development in pythons DENARDO, D.F.*; HOFFMAN, T.C.M.; Arizona State Univeristy, Tempe; Arizona State Univeristy, Tempe denardo@asu.edu Temperature has considerable effects on embryonic development that influence viability, developmental rate, offspring morphology, and […]

Meeting Abstract 66.1  Jan. 7  Spatial and temporal variation in the pH of the gastrointestinal tract of the Burmese python SECOR, S.M.*; BOBACK, S.M.; LIGNOT, J.-H.; University of Alabama; University of Alabama; Louis Pasteur University ssecor@biology.as.ua.edu Feeding triggers the rapid production of gastric acid for the Burmese python, lowering stomach pH from 7 to 2 within 24 […]

Meeting Abstract 66.5  Jan. 7  Intestinal hydrolase activity of the Burmese python, Python molurus COX, C.L.*; SECOR, S.M.; University of Alabama; University of Alabama clcox@bama.ua.edu For the Burmese pythons, the dramatic postprandial upregulation of intestinal nutrient uptake is predictably matched with concurrent upregulation of intestinal hydrolase activity. Therefore we measured from the Burmese python the postprandial response […]

Meeting Abstract 66.3  Jan. 7  Implications of meal type effects on specific dynamic action for optimal foraging OTT, Brian D.*; SECOR, Stephen M.; The University of Alabama; The University of Alabama brian.d.ott@ua.edu Specific dynamic action (SDA), the cost of meal digestion and assimilation, is proposed to be a large component of the energy budget of amphibians and […]

Meeting Abstract 66.6  Jan. 7  Implications of brooding python postural changes on embryonic gas exchange and water loss STAHLSCHMIDT, Z.R.**; DENARDO, D.F.; HOFFMAN, T.C.M.; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University zs@asu.edu Female pythons typically coil tightly around their eggs throughout the incubation period (40-80 days). While this behavior has been shown to provide thermal […]

Meeting Abstract 66.4  Jan. 7  Gila monster digestion and exendin-4: absence of exendin-4 effect on metabolism, intestinal performance, or plasma nutrient concentrations CHRISTEL, Carolyn M.*; DENARDO, Dale F.; SECOR, Stephen M.; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; University of Alabama carolyn.christel@asu.edu Gila monsters, one of two venomous lizard species, actively forage in their desert environment for eggs […]

Meeting Abstract 66.3  Sunday, Jan. 6  Using evolutionary algorithms to predict optimal navigational decisions through thermally-structured environmentss SEARS, Michael W*; ARTITA, Kimberly S; SHROUT, Timothy; Southern Illinois University msears@zoology.siu.edu A goal of contemporary studies of animal movement is to understand the mechanistic decisions that comprise navigation. To date, most ecological studies of movement use post hoc statistical […]

Meeting Abstract 66.5  Sunday, Jan. 6  The utilization of pulsed resources by a grasshopper community as quantified from breath δ13C using tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy ENGEL, S.*; MCDOWELL, N. G.; WOLF, B. O.; Univ. of New Mexico sengel@unm.edu Isotopic breath analysis can be used to determine the diet recently consumed by animals. We measured the δ13C […]