Meeting Abstract 90.4  Friday, Jan. 7  Lasting impacts of handling on adrenocortical responsiveness of free-living adult and nestling eastern bluebirds LYNN, Sharon E.*; PHILLIPS, Megan M.; PRINCE, Leslie E.; KERN, Michael D. ; College of Wooster; Univ. California, Davis; College of Wooster; College of Wooster slynn@wooster.edu Field studies often require capture of animals for marking, measuring, and […]

Meeting Abstract 90.1  Friday, Jan. 7  How to tell when your fecal assay is crap: considerations for development and validation of fecal steroid assays HARRIS, B.N.*; SALTZMAN, W.; DE JONG, T.R.; PEREA-RODRIGUEZ, J.P.; CHAUKE, M.; MILNES, M.R.; Univ. of Calif., Riverside, CA; Univ. of Calif., Riverside, CA; Univ. of Calif., Riverside, CA; Univ. of Calif., Riverside, CA; […]

Meeting Abstract 90.1  Friday, Jan. 6  Variation in Egg Components: A Study of Maternal Investment and Resource Partitioning in the Nesting Loggerhead Sea Turtle. PATEL, K*; WILLIAMS, K; FRICK, M; ROSTAL, D; GSU; Caretta Project; Caretta Project; GSU patelkv@hendrix.edu Understanding maternal contributions and strategies in reproduction can reflect how resources are allocated in response to resource availability […]

Meeting Abstract 90.5  Friday, Jan. 6  Resource availability and colony founding in harvester ants APPLEBY, L.R.; Univ. of Houston lrappleby@uh.edu In many organisms, the riskiest life stage is the beginning. Some species deal with this by producing well-provisioned individuals who do not need to forage for some time. In harvester ants of the genus Pogonomyrmex, the highest […]

Meeting Abstract 90.4  Friday, Jan. 6  Reproduction and fecundity in the nemertean worm Prosorhochmus americanus (Nemertea, Hoplonemertea) CAPLINS, S.A.*; TURBEVILLE, J.M; Virginia Commonwealth University; Virginia Commonwealth University caplinssa@vcu.edu The nemertean worm Prosorhochmus americanus resides on rock jetties in coastal areas of the Southeastern United States and is uncommon among nemerteans in being hermaphroditic and viviparous. Early observations […]

Meeting Abstract 90.3  Friday, Jan. 6  Experimentally decoupling reproductive investment and energy storage to investigate the functional basis of life-history trade-offs COX, Robert M*; CALSBEEK, Ryan; University of Virginia; Dartmouth College rmc3u@virginia.edu The trade-off between reproduction and survival is central to life-history theory, but we currently know little about the physiological mechanisms that link these two components […]

Meeting Abstract 90.6  Friday, Jan. 6  Ectoparasites as a determinant of host litter size PATTERSON, Jesse; Univ. of Calgary jesse.patterson@ucalgary.ca Life-history theory states that offspring number and offspring size trade-off with each other, as dictated by the energetic environment of the breeder. Mammalian mothers adjust the size of their litters before birth and also during lactation in […]

Meeting Abstract 90.2  Friday, Jan. 6  Building better babies: Impact of individual variation in milk composition on differential reproductive performance of Columbian ground squirrels SKIBIEL, A.L.*; HOOD, W.R.; Auburn University; Auburn University skibiam@auburn.edu In mammals, maternal care is an integral part of a species life history strategy and variation among females in maternal effort provides the raw […]

Meeting Abstract 90.6  Sunday, Jan. 6  Variation in nuclear and mitochondrial genes important for energy metabolism along a climatic gradient in montane populations of a leaf beetle RANK, NE*; MARDULYN, PM; ROBERTS, KR; HEIDL, S; SMILEY, JT; DAHLHOFF, EP; Sonoma State University (SSU); University of Brussels; SSU; SSU; White Mountain Research Center; Santa Clara University rank@sonoma.edu Many […]

Meeting Abstract 90.5  Sunday, Jan. 6  Seasonal maternal effects on post-hatching growth and development in Franklin’s gull REED, W. L.*; CLARK, M. E.; North Dakota State University, Fargo; North Dakota State University, Fargo wendy.reed@ndsu.edu Theoretical predictions and empirical evidence suggest that parental investments in offspring decrease across the breeding season. However, it is not well documented how […]