Meeting Abstract 89-6 Monday, Jan. 6 11:45 – 12:00 Oxidative damage resistance as a potential mechanism of disease tolerance in a wild host HENSCHEN, AE*; HAWLEY, DM; ADELMAN, JS; University of Memphis; Virginia Tech; University of Memphis henschen@memphis.edu Hosts have two main ways to combat parasitic infections: resistance, which lowers pathogen load directly, and tolerance, which decreases […]
sessions: Session 89
Investigating the Role of Animal Burrows on the Ecology and Distribution of Coccidioides spp in Arizona Soils
Meeting Abstract 89-4 Monday, Jan. 6 11:15 – 11:30 Investigating the Role of Animal Burrows on the Ecology and Distribution of Coccidioides spp. in Arizona Soils. KOLLATH, D/R*; TEIXEIRA, M/M; MILLER, K/J; BRIDGET , B/M; FUNKE, A; Pathogen and Microbiome, Northern Arizona University ; University of Brasília Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte, Brasília-DF Brazil; Pathogen and […]
Effects of pond drying on northern leopard frog development, growth, immune function, and susceptibility to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Meeting Abstract 89-5 Monday, Jan. 6 11:30 – 11:45 Effects of pond drying on northern leopard frog development, growth, immune function, and susceptibility to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ALTMAN, KA*; HALL, EM; ROLLINS-SMITH, LA; OHMER, MEB; RICHARDS-ZAWACKI, CL; University of Pittsburgh, PA; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; University of Pittsburgh, PA; University of Pittsburgh, PA karie.altman@pitt.edu […]
Detection and Enumeration of Bacterial Pathogens in the American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica
Meeting Abstract 89-3 Monday, Jan. 6 11:00 – 11:15 Detection and Enumeration of Bacterial Pathogens in the American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica BILLAH, MM*; RAHMAN, MS; University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; University of Texas Rio Grande Valley mohammad.billah01@utrgv.edu American oyster (Crassostrea virginica) is a popular sea food for its delicacy and high nutritional value. Based on increasing […]
Trade-off between maternal immunocompetence and offspring viability in zebra finches
Meeting Abstract 89.5 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Trade-off between maternal immunocompetence and offspring viability in zebra finches RUTKOWSKA, Joanna*; MARTYKA , Rafal; CICHON, Mariusz; Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University joanna.rutkowska@uj.edu.pl The immune system is an important player in individual physiological trade-offs; however, intergenerational effects of immunocomeptence have rarely been explored. Immunocompetent mothers should produce high quality offspring, […]
The cost of bearing a sword an examination of the locomotor costs associated with a sexually selected trait in Xiphophorus
Meeting Abstract 89.3 Wednesday, Jan. 7 The cost of bearing a sword: an examination of the locomotor costs associated with a sexually selected trait in Xiphophorus. OUFIERO, Christopher E.*; GARLAND, JR., Theodore; Univ. of California, Riverside coufi001@student.ucr.edu An underlying assumption of sexual selection theory is that while the secondary traits that arise increase reproductive fitness, they also […]
Greater Ranging Associated with Greater Reproductive Investment in Mammals A New Perspective on Foraging Economics
Meeting Abstract 89.6 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Greater Ranging Associated with Greater Reproductive Investment in Mammals: A New Perspective on Foraging Economics PONTZER, Herman*; KAMILAR, Jason; Washington Univ.; Washington Univ. hpontzer@artsci.wustl.edu Animals must travel to find food, incurring an energy and time cost. Both modeling studies and experimental work indicate that within species, increasing the distance traveled each […]
Evolutionary origins and functions of nuptial gifts in fireflies
Meeting Abstract 89.2 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Evolutionary origins and functions of nuptial gifts in fireflies SOUTH, Adam*; STANGER-HALL, Kathrin; LEWIS, Sara M. ; Tufts University; University of Georgia; Tufts University adam.south@tufts.edu During courtship and mating in diverse insect taxa, males provide females with nuptial gifts in the form of captured prey, spermatophores, or body parts. Such nuptial […]
Does whole-organism performance indicate genetic quality A test using the black field cricket (Teleogryllus commodus)
Meeting Abstract 89.4 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Does whole-organism performance indicate genetic quality? A test using the black field cricket (Teleogryllus commodus) LAILVAUX, S.P.*; HALL, M.D.; BROOKS, R.C.; University of New South Wales; University of New South Wales; University of New South Wales slailvaux@gmail.com The genetic benefits that attractive males confer on their offspring are a source of […]
Under pressure the biomechanical mechanism of rhythmic tracheal compression in carabid beetles
Meeting Abstract 89.2 Thursday, Jan. 7 Under pressure: the biomechanical mechanism of rhythmic tracheal compression in carabid beetles SOCHA, J.J.*; COX, L.; LEE, W.K.; MEANS, M.; TOLLEY, J.; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Argonne National Laboratory; Bucknell University; Virginia Tech jjsocha@vt.edu Although diffusion is considered to be the dominant mechanism of respiration in insects, many species are known […]
