Meeting Abstract 8-3  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:30 – 08:45  Variation in the Microbiome of the Eastern Oyster: Environmental Influences and Effects on Oyster Health GUIDRY, ME*; REIGEL, AM; KELLY, MW; Louisiana State University ; Louisiana State University ; Louisiana State University mguid73@lsu.edu Crassostrea virginica (eastern oysters) are ecologically and economically valuable organisms in coastal Louisiana. Understanding the […]

Meeting Abstract 8-7  Saturday, Jan. 4 09:30 – 09:45  Smarts and Symbiosis: Elucidating the Relationship between the Microbiome and Cognitive Performance in Birds SLEVIN, MC*; FRESIN, W; CANNATARO, G; ANDERSON, RC; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University mslevin2018@fau.edu Recent years have seen a surge of research on the link between an […]

Meeting Abstract 8-5  Saturday, Jan. 4 09:00 – 09:15  Sexual activity and the cloacal microbiome in female tree swallows HERNANDEZ, J*; BELDEN, L/K; MOORE, I/T; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech jess228@vt.edu Social behaviors play a role in shaping the diversity and composition of an animal’s bacterial communities. Sexual activity, in terms of copulations, is one way […]

Meeting Abstract 8-2  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:15 – 08:30  Modulation of the gut microbiome affects host developmental and stress response phenotypes SCOTT-ELLISTON, A*; WARNE, R; Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL; Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL ayana.scott-elliston@siu.edu https://www.linkedin.com/in/ascottelliston The capability of an organism to metabolize nutrients is crucial for fueling growth, facilitating development, and sustaining immune function, and […]

Meeting Abstract 8-4  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:45 – 09:00  Maternal gut dysbiosis via antibiotic administration affects the behavior of offspring Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus) MORRISON, E*; DECKARD, T; ADANIYA, K; DEMAS, G; Department of Biology and Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, Indiana University eam10@iu.edu The acquisition of microorganisms by a newborn mammal during birth […]

Meeting Abstract 8-1  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:00 – 08:15  Linking Disease Resistance in Coral to its Ability to Maintain a Complex Microbiome MRUZEK, JL*; DIMOS, B; MACKNIGHT, N; KATHRYN, C; BRANDT, M; MYDLARZ, LD; University of Texas at Arlington; University of Texas at Arlington; University of Texas at Arlington; University of the Virgin Islands ; University of […]

Meeting Abstract 8-6  Saturday, Jan. 4 09:15 – 09:30  Glucocorticoid Stress Hormones Affect the Gut Microbiota of Captive Birds BO, TB*; TREVELLINE, BK; CABEZAS RUIZ, S; MORRISSEY, C; MARCHANT, TA; ENG, ML; LATTA, SC; KOHL, KD; Univ. of Pittsburgh; Univ. of Pittsburgh; Univ. of Saskatchewan; Univ. of Saskatchewan; Univ. of Saskatchewan; Univ. of Saskatchewan; National Aviary; Univ. […]

Meeting Abstract 8-8  Saturday, Jan. 4 09:45 – 10:00  Characterizing the placental microbiome in mouse (Mus) hybrids GARDNER, SA*; AREVALO, L; CAMPBELL, P; University of California, Riverside; Oklahoma State University ; University of California, Riverside sgard014@ucr.edu The developmental environment, including the maternal microbiome (the community of symbiotic bacteria that regulates diverse host processes), can have a lasting […]

DAVIS, M.C.*; SHUBIN, N.H.; DAESCHLER, E.B.: The evolution of the endochondral and dermal skeleton in fins and limbs The paired appendages of the two major clades of bony fish, actinopterygians and sarcopterygians, are composed of two separate skeletal units: A proximal endochondral skeleton and a more distal dermal skeleton. The relative contribution of these skeletal […]

MADERSON, P.F.A.*; ALIBARDI, L.: Origin and evolution of mammalian integument Maderson’s (1972) model proposed that hairs derived from mechanoreceptive epidermal appendages located between theropsid scales. It argued an initial role in thermo-regulatory behavior because such “protohairs” lacked insulatory properties (IP). Later quantitative changes in developmental fields underlying their form and distribution produced a “protopelage” whose […]