Meeting Abstract 7.5  Monday, Jan. 4  Characterizing the pattern of opsin gene expression in the retina: insight into how guppies (Poecilia reticulata) see their mate’s true colors. WINDSOR , DJ*; OWENS, GL; ALLISON, WT; TAYLOR, JS; University of Victoria ; University of Victoria ; University of Alberta ; University of Victoria dianawin@uvic.ca Phenotypically guppies (Poecilia reticulata) display […]

Meeting Abstract 7.5  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Transmission dynamics among host populations DIZNEY, L.*; VARNER, J.; ZOLKA, T.; DEARING, M.D.; Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City; Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City; Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City; Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City l.dizney@utah.edu Knowledge of the transmission of pathogens in wildlife is critical to an understanding […]

Meeting Abstract 7.6  Tuesday, Jan. 4  The Interplay of Plant and Animal Disease in a Changing Landscape: The Role of Sudden Aspen Decline in Moderating Sin Nombre Virus Prevalence in Natural Deer Mouse Populations LEHMER, EM*; KORB, J ; MCLEAN, N; GHACHU, J; HART, L; DONNELAN, S; HILEMAN, S; WRIGHT, K; O’BRIEN, C; MCCARTHY, A; JONES, Z; […]

Meeting Abstract 7.2  Tuesday, Jan. 4  The Influence of Host Genetic Diversity on Patterns of Pathogen Adaptation and Virulence Evolution KUBINAK, J.L.; University of Utah jason.kubinak@utah.edu Host-pathogen co-evolutionary arms races are thought to be one of the most potent selective forces influencing the nature of genetic diversity for both host and pathogen. In this co-evolutionary model, the […]

Meeting Abstract 7.4  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Estimating Duration of Infection Using Antibody Avidity Assays: A Potential Limitation VARNER, Johanna M*; DEARING, M. Denise; University of Utah; University of Utah johanna.varner@utah.edu The number of recent infections in a host-pathogen system is often reflective of the rate of transmission, or force of infection. Traditionally, laborious mark-recapture studies have been […]

Meeting Abstract 7.1  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Direct and indirect costs of co-infection in the wild: linking GI parasite communities, host hematology, and immune function BUDISCHAK, S.A.*; JOLLES, A.E.; EZENWA, V.O.; Univ. of Georgia; Oregon State Univ.; Univ. of Georgia sabudischak@gmail.com Most animals are concurrently infected with multiple parasites and interactions among these parasites may influence disease dynamics, […]

Meeting Abstract 7.3  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Could helminths drive geographic patterns in vertebrate eco-immunology? ADELMAN, J.S.*; MUñOZ, S.A.; Princeton University and the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology; Princeton University jsadelma@princeton.edu Two nonexclusive hypotheses currently dominate research into the selective and mechanistic drivers of variation in vertebrate immune defenses: 1) costly immune responses must be traded-off with other […]

Meeting Abstract 7.5  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Reproductive state of female voles affects males’ responses to same- and mixed-sex over-marks HOBBS, N.J.*; FERKIN, M.H.; University of Memphis; University of Memphis nhobbs@memphis.edu Many mammals use scent marks and over-marks to signal their condition and willingness to mate with conspecifics. Animals may encounter over-marks in which the scent donors are […]

Meeting Abstract 7.4  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Photoperiodic and Social Regulation of Song Rate and Structure in Male Border Canaries (Serinus canaria) ALWARD, B.A.*; ROUSE, M.L.; STEVENSON, T.J.; BALL, G.F.; The Johns Hopkins Univerisity ; The Johns Hopkins Univerisity ; The Johns Hopkins Univerisity ; The Johns Hopkins Univerisity balward1@jhu.edu Songbird species exhibit marked variability in the types […]

Meeting Abstract 7.1  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Multiple color traits: can they signal body condition or size in male Sceloporus lizards HEWS, D.K.*; OSSIP-KLEIN, A.; OYOLA-MORALES, J.; CAIN, P.; MARTINS, E.P.; Indiana State Univ., Terre Haute; Indiana Univ., Bloomington; Indiana Univ., Bloomington and Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY; Indiana State Univ., Terre Haute; Indiana Univ., Bloomington diana.hews@indstate.edu In males, […]