Meeting Abstract 83-6 Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:15 Evolutionary lability in the modulation of growth-regulatory gene networks by testosterone COX, CL*; POLLOCK, NB; JOHN-ALDER, HB; ANDREW, AL; CARD, DC; CASTOE, TA; COX, RM; Georgia Southern University; Rutgers University; Rutgers University; UT Arlington; UT Arlington; UT Arlington; Univ of Virginia clcox@georgiasouthern.edu A central goal of evolutionary endocrinology is to […]
sessions: Session 83
Dihydrotestosterone inhibits growth in a female-larger lizard (Sceloporus undulatus) implications for the development of sexual size dimorphism
Meeting Abstract 83-5 Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:00 Dihydrotestosterone inhibits growth in a female-larger lizard (Sceloporus undulatus): implications for the development of sexual size dimorphism POLLOCK, NB*; DRAZENOVIC, M; FEIGIN, SE; JOHN-ALDER, HB; Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick; Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick; Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick; Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick henry@aesop.rutgers.edu http://deenr.rutgers.edu/John-alder.html Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) is widespread, and […]
Developmental patterns of thyroid growth and function in divergent populations of threespine stickleback
Meeting Abstract 83-8 Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:45 Developmental patterns of thyroid growth and function in divergent populations of threespine stickleback PETERSEN, A.M.*; GRAY, E.M.; BUCK, C.L.; VON HIPPEL, F.; CRESKO, W.A.; POSTLETHWAIT, J.H.; Oregon State University Cascades; University of Oregon; Northern Arizona University; University of Alaska, Anchorage; University of Oregon; University of Oregon ann.petersen@osucascades.edu Thyroid hormone activity […]
Waxing and waning of wings during molt, growth, and secondary loss of flight in birds
Meeting Abstract 83-1 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30 Waxing and waning of wings during molt, growth, and secondary loss of flight in birds. DIAL, K P; Univ. Montana, Missoula kdial@mso.umt.edu http://hs.umt.edu/dbs/flightlab/ Locomotor behavior and wing use among transitional forms of birds has only recently been evaluated. Recruitment of rudimentary and/or compromised wings appears common among extant […]
Male hummingbirds use kinematics to control sound signaling in diving courtship display
Meeting Abstract 83-5 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 Male hummingbirds use kinematics to control sound signaling in diving courtship display MISTICK, EA*; CLARK, CJ; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside emilymistick@gmail.com Male hummingbirds produce loud sounds with their tail-feathers for females during a ‘dive display’ in which the male ascends then dives toward the […]
Jumping as a gap-bridging strategy in flying snakes
Meeting Abstract 83-6 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45 Jumping as a gap-bridging strategy in flying snakes GRAHAM, M*; WEISS, T; JAYNE, BC; SOCHA, JJ; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Univ. of Cincinnati; Virginia Tech grahmich@vt.edu To move most directly between two locations, arboreal animals often must cross gaps between branches or trees. Arboreal snakes have an impressive […]
High-Speed Surface Reconstruction of Flying Birds Using Structured Light
Meeting Abstract 83-4 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 High-Speed Surface Reconstruction of Flying Birds Using Structured Light DEETJEN, M.E.*; BIEWENER, A.A.; LENTINK, D.; Stanford University; Harvard University; Stanford University mdeetjen@stanford.edu http://lentinklab.stanford.edu Birds fly effectively through complex environments, and in order to understand the strategies that enable them to do so, we need to determine the shape […]
Early behavioral, but late anatomical, maturation in precocial ground birds form-function relationships during the developmental acquisition of flight
Meeting Abstract 83-2 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 Early behavioral, but late anatomical, maturation in precocial ground birds: form-function relationships during the developmental acquisition of flight HEERS, A/M*; BARTA, D/E; College of Sequoias; American Museum of Natural History ashmheers@gmail.com Precocial ground birds fledge and acquire locomotor capacity early in ontogeny, sometimes shortly after hatching. However, anatomical […]
Too hot to handle How algal and bacterial microbial communities influence the thermal tolerance of corals
Meeting Abstract 83-1 Saturday, Jan. 6 08:00 – 08:15 Too hot to handle: How algal and bacterial microbial communities influence the thermal tolerance of corals MATSUDA, SB*; GATES, RD; Hawaii Inst. of Mar. Biol.; Hawaii Inst. of Mar. Biol. shayle@hawaii.edu http://gatescorallab.com/shayle-matsuda Scleractinian reef corals exist in an obligate symbiosis with single-cell dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium spp.). Reef corals live […]
The role of symbiont glycans and host immunity in the recolonization of the model cnidarian Aiptasia with heat-stressed Symbiodinium
Meeting Abstract 83-5 Saturday, Jan. 6 09:00 – 09:15 The role of symbiont glycans and host immunity in the recolonization of the model cnidarian Aiptasia with heat-stressed Symbiodinium MARUYAMA, S*; WEIS, VM; Oregon State University; Oregon State University maruyash@oregonstate.edu http://people.oregonstate.edu/~weisv/ Warming oceans threaten to wipe out coral reefs around the world by jeopardizing the mutualistic relationship between […]
