Meeting Abstract 7-2 Monday, Jan. 4 08:15 The role of boldness and cortisol responsiveness in determining vulnerability to angling in a popular sportfish species LOUISON, M.J.*; ADHIKARI, S.; SUSKI, C.D.; STEIN, J.A.; University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Illinois Natural History Survey louison2@illinois.edu Recent work suggests that fisheries-induced selection may act […]
sessions: Session 7
Social Network Structure in the Spiny Tailed Iguana, Ctenosuara similis Preliminary Results and Next Steps
Meeting Abstract 7-6 Monday, Jan. 4 09:15 Social Network Structure in the Spiny Tailed Iguana, Ctenosuara similis: Preliminary Results and Next Steps NASH, AE*; MACKESSY, SP; MCGLAUGHLIN, M; University of Northern Colorado; University of Northern Colorado; University of Northern Colorado aenash@gmail.com Understanding social organization in cryptically social animals is crucial for questions in behavioral ecology. Association with […]
Monogamous Peromyscus species show higher attraction to social and novel stimuli
Meeting Abstract 7-4 Monday, Jan. 4 08:45 Monogamous Peromyscus species show higher attraction to social and novel stimuli WEY, TW*; VRANA, PB; MABRY, KE; New Mexico State University; University of South Carolina; New Mexico State University tina.wey@gmail.com http://sites.google.com/site/tinawey/ Social monogamy is often associated with increased within-pair social behaviors, but little is known about associations between mating system […]
Individual differences in autonomic nervous activity during and after stress implications for the study of personality
Meeting Abstract 7-1 Monday, Jan. 4 08:00 Individual differences in autonomic nervous activity during and after stress: implications for the study of personality MULLER, M S*; VYSSOTSKI, A; YAMAMOTO, M; YODA, K; Nagoya Univ.; Univ. of Zurich/ETH Zurich; Nagaoka Univ. of Technology; Nagoya Univ. martina.muller9@gmail.com The study of individual differences in behaviour that persist over time and […]
Comparison of individual personality in laboratory and field settings How personality affects fitness consequences of individuals
Meeting Abstract 7-3 Monday, Jan. 4 08:30 Comparison of individual personality in laboratory and field settings: How personality affects fitness consequences of individuals RAPIN, K*; MOORE, P; Bowling Green State University rapink@bgsu.edu The origin and function of behavioral traits or personalities (called syndromes) is an increasing field of study in biology. What is lacking from this extensive […]
Transcriptional Response to West Nile Virus Infection in Zebra Finches
Meeting Abstract 7-4 Thursday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00 Transcriptional Response to West Nile Virus Infection in Zebra Finches NEWHOUSE, DJ*; HOFMEISTER, EK; BALAKRISHNAN, CN; East Carolina University; USGS National Wildlife Health Center; East Carolina University newhoused12@students.ecu.edu http://danielnewhouse.wixsite.com/home West Nile virus (WNV) is one of the most widespread arboviruses and a main cause of human viral encephalitis […]
Parasite Survival in a Freeze-Tolerant Host
Meeting Abstract 7-5 Thursday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15 Parasite Survival in a Freeze-Tolerant Host LARSON, D; University of Alaska Fairbanks djlarson@alaska.edu I examined whether larval cysts of the trematode Ribeiroia ondatrae can survive within freeze-tolerant wood frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) and whether survival was dependent on host physiological adaptations to freezing. I exposed 107 wood frog tadpoles […]
Morphological Asymmetry and Habitat Quality Using Fleas and Their Rodent Hosts as a Novel Experimental System
Meeting Abstract 7-7 Thursday, Jan. 5 09:30 – 09:45 Morphological Asymmetry and Habitat Quality: Using Fleas and Their Rodent Hosts as a Novel Experimental System WARBURTON, EM*; KHOKHLOVA, IS; KIEFER, D; KRASNOV, BR; Ben Gurion University of the Negev; Ben Gurion University of the Negev; Ben Gurion University of the Negev; Ben Gurion University of the Negev […]
Major Host Transitions are Modulated Through Transcriptome-Wide Reprograming Events in the Cestode Schistocephalus solidus, a Threespine Stickleback Parasite
Meeting Abstract 7-2 Thursday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45 Major Host Transitions are Modulated Through Transcriptome-Wide Reprograming Events in the Cestode Schistocephalus solidus, a Threespine Stickleback Parasite HEBERT, FO*; GRAMBAUER, S; BARBER, I; LANDRY, CR; AUBIN-HORTH, N; Laval University; University of Leicester; University of Leicester; Laval University; Laval University francois-olivier.gagnon-hebert.1@ulaval.ca Parasites with complex life cycles have developed […]
Ecophysiology of infection-associated metabolic disease in a dragonfly
Meeting Abstract 7-6 Thursday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30 Ecophysiology of infection-associated metabolic disease in a dragonfly SCHILDER, RJ*; HORNETT, EA; MARDEN, JH; Penn State University rjs360@psu.edu http://www.personal.psu.edu/rjs360/ Metabolic disease is not unique to vertebrates but occurs in natural populations of Libellula pulchella dragonflies and is caused by midgut-dwelling parasitic protozoan infections. This infection additionally causes impaired […]
