Meeting Abstract 72.5 Sunday, Jan. 6 Tidal ventilation and sea turtle O’CONNOR, M. P.*; HONARVAR, S.; SPOTILA, J. R.; Drexel Univ.; Drexel Univ.; Drexel Univ. mike.oconnor@drexel.edu Developing sea turtle embryos experience relative hypoxia and hypercarbia because the sand around their deep nests impedes gas transport. Thus oxygen absorbed and carbon dioxide released by the embryos leads to […]
sessions: Session 72
Physiological Effects of Road Proximity in Florida Scrub-Jays ( Aphelocoma coerulescens )
Meeting Abstract 72.4 Sunday, Jan. 6 Physiological Effects of Road Proximity in Florida Scrub-Jays ( Aphelocoma coerulescens ) MORGAN, G.M.*; SCHOECH, S.J.; Univ. of Memphis gmmorgan@memphis.edu Extended durations of stress can negatively affect the physiology of an organism by influencing the efficacy of several processes, including the stress response, energy allocation and immune function. Stress can also […]
Linking Amphibian Physiology to Physical Characteristics of its Forestry-Altered Habitat
Meeting Abstract 72.6 Sunday, Jan. 6 Linking Amphibian Physiology to Physical Characteristics of its Forestry-Altered Habitat SIEG, A.E.*; O’CONNOR, M.P.; DUNHAM, A.E.; SPOTILA, J.R.; Drexel Univ., Philadelphia; Drexel Univ., Philadelphia; Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Drexel Univ., Philadelphia aes48@drexel.edu Amphibians are declining worldwide at a faster rate than any other vertebrate group and habitat loss is a major […]
Effects of a Human Pharmaceutical Spironolactone on Secondary Sex Characteristics of Female Mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis
Meeting Abstract 72.2 Sunday, Jan. 6 Effects of a Human Pharmaceutical Spironolactone on Secondary Sex Characteristics of Female Mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis RAUT, S.A.**; ANGUS, R.A.; University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of Alabama at Birmingham samiksha@uab.edu Numerous studies, both in the field and laboratory, have demonstrated that a variety of anthropogenic compounds can act as endocrine disruptors. […]
Determining stress responses to human-related disturbance in small migratory birds using heart rate telemetry
Meeting Abstract 72.1 Sunday, Jan. 6 Determining stress responses to human-related disturbance in small migratory birds using heart rate telemetry BISSON, I.-A.*; BUTLER, L.; HAYDEN, T. J.; ROMERO, L. M. ; WIKELSKI, M. C.; Princeton University; Tufts University; Engineer Research and Development Center; Tufts University; Princeton University ibisson@princeton.edu Understanding how species respond and adapt to human-mediated disturbance […]
Climate-change trade-offs benefits from longer growing seasons may be cancelled out by the costs of milder winters
Meeting Abstract 72.3 Sunday, Jan. 6 Climate-change trade-offs: benefits from longer growing seasons may be cancelled out by the costs of milder winters ZANI, P.A.; Lafayette College zanip@lafayette.edu An expanding body of literature has demonstrated that global climate change continues to impact adversely many populations, species, and ecosystems. However, life-history theory also predicts possible benefits from longer […]
Turning a model on its head Using zebrafish to investigate the origin and evolution of morphological novelty
Meeting Abstract 72.1 Tuesday, Jan. 6 Turning a model on its head: Using zebrafish to investigate the origin and evolution of morphological novelty HERNANDEZ, L. P.*; STAAB, K. L. ; George Washington University phernand@gwu.edu Exploiting the conserved developmental mechanisms seen in vertebrates, the zebrafish has become a popular model organism within the field of biomedical research. Yet, […]
Morphological and Mechanical Patterns of Evolution in Triggerfish Fins
Meeting Abstract 72.5 Tuesday, Jan. 6 Morphological and Mechanical Patterns of Evolution in Triggerfish Fins DORNBURG, A*; SIDLAUSKAS, BL; SORENSON, L; SANTINI, F; ALFARO, ME; Yale University; National Evolutionary Synthesis Center; Virginia Institute of Marine Science; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of California, Los Angeles alex.dornburg@yale.edu Balistiform swimming is an unusual form of locomotion involving undulations […]
Kinethmoid-Mediated Premaxillary Protrusion Development of a Complex Trait Provides Clues to Its Evolution
Meeting Abstract 72.3 Tuesday, Jan. 6 Kinethmoid-Mediated Premaxillary Protrusion: Development of a Complex Trait Provides Clues to Its Evolution STAAB, KL*; HERNANDEZ, LP; George Washington University kstaab@gwmail.gwu.edu Studies on the evolution of complex biological systems are difficult since their construction cannot be observed over an evolutionary timescale. Complex traits are defined as consisting of multiple elements, often […]
Cranial diversity in Anguilliform fishes does morphological disparity lead to lower levels of modular integration
Meeting Abstract 72.4 Tuesday, Jan. 6 Cranial diversity in Anguilliform fishes: does morphological disparity lead to lower levels of modular integration? MEHTA, Rita/S*; ALFARO, Mike/E; WAINWRIGHT, Peter/C; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of California, Davis rsmehta@ucdavis.edu Fish skulls are highly complex musculoskeletal systems that have been used as a model for numerous […]
