Meeting Abstract 91.11 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Surviving global change in polluted environments: Metal-temperature interactions in metabolic physiology of a marine ectotherm SOKOLOVA, I.M.; University of North Carolina at Charlotte isokolov@uncc.edu The thermal environment plays a key role in the distribution of marine ectotherms through the direct effects on their physiology and indirectly affecting their susceptibility to other […]
sessions: Session 91
Resource-dependent cold climate heterothermy in free-ranging red squirrels
Meeting Abstract 91.3 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Resource-dependent cold climate heterothermy in free-ranging red squirrels WOODS, S.B.*; BARNES, B.M.; HUMPHRIES, M.M.; Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University; Institute of Arctic Biology , University of Alaska Fairbanks; Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University murray.humphries@mcgill.ca Although not as dramatic as daily or prolonged torpor expression, shallow reductions in body temperature (Tb) expressed […]
Physiological and Behavioral Adaptations of the Ribbonsnake (Thamnophis sauritus) to Cold Climates
Meeting Abstract 91.9 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Physiological and Behavioral Adaptations of the Ribbonsnake (Thamnophis sauritus) to Cold Climates AMIEL, J.J.*; WASSERSUG, R.J.; Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada js448419@dal.ca Temperate region snakes that encounter climatic extremes may have behavioral and physiological adaptations that allow them to thermoregulate well below their preferred body temperature. To explore this possibility […]
Mixed signals thermal performance of zebrafish Danio rerio in uncertain environments
Meeting Abstract 91.10 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Mixed signals: thermal performance of zebrafish Danio rerio in uncertain environments. CONDON, C.H.**; CHENOWETH, S.F.; WILSON, R.S.; The University of Queensland; The University of Queensland; The University of Queensland c.condon@uq.edu.au Thermal performance curves (TPC) represent the performance of an individual across a temperature range. Reversible acclimation can alter the thermal performance […]
Genetics vs Environment Variance in Torpor Patterns of Woodchucks along Latitudinal Gradients
Meeting Abstract 91.2 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Genetics vs. Environment: Variance in Torpor Patterns of Woodchucks along Latitudinal Gradients FENN, A.M.*; FLORANT, G.L.; ZERVANOS, S; Colorado State University; Colorado State University; Penn State University amfenn@simla.colostate.edu Little is known about characteristics of torpor during hibernation at different latitudes. Woodchucks (Marmota monax) (WC), exhibit a variety of torpor patterns and […]
Do polyunsaturated fatty acids play a role in mammalian hibernator overwinter survival
Meeting Abstract 91.6 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Do polyunsaturated fatty acids play a role in mammalian hibernator overwinter survival? SCHORR, R.A.*; FLORANT, G.L.; Colorado State University; Colorado State University robert.schorr@colostate.edu Prior to hibernation, mammalian hibernators typically increase dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), which alters PUFA composition in a variety of tissues. This change can have a profound effect […]
Blackcaps use torpor and huddle while resting at a stopover site during migration
Meeting Abstract 91.1 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Blackcaps use torpor and huddle while resting at a stopover site during migration. WOJCIECHOWSKI, M.S.*; JEFIMOW, M.; PINSHOW, B.; Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland; Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland; Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University, Israel mwojc@umk.pl For small endothermic animals, daily torpor serves as an energy-saving mechanism for […]
A reassessment of proximate factors that trigger hypothermia in Japanese quail
Meeting Abstract 91.8 Wednesday, Jan. 7 A reassessment of proximate factors that trigger hypothermia in Japanese quail BEN-HAMO, Miri*; BAUCHINGER, Ulf; PINSHOW, Berry; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev miriammi@bgu.ac.il Food deprived Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) were reported to enter hypothermia with no change in its depth, […]
Wnt signaling and appendage development in the sepiolid squid Euprymna scolopes
Meeting Abstract 91.8 Thursday, Jan. 7 Wnt signaling and appendage development in the sepiolid squid Euprymna scolopes NÖDL, Marie T*; FARFAN, Claudia B; DE COUET, H Gert; Department of Theoretical Biology, University of Vienna, Austria; Departmento de Acuicultura, CICESE, Mexico; Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA couet@hawaii.edu The Wnt pathway is an evolutionary conserved […]
The development of mesoderm in the brachiopod Terebratalia transversa
Meeting Abstract 91.5 Thursday, Jan. 7 The development of mesoderm in the brachiopod Terebratalia transversa PASSAMANECK, Y.J.*; HEJNOL, A.; MARTINDALE, M.Q.; Univ. Hawaii, Kewalo Marine Lab; Univ. Hawaii, Kewalo Marine Lab; Univ. Hawaii, Kewalo Marine Lab yale@hawaii.edu Classical observations of articulate brachiopods have presented a range of interpretations regarding the formation of the mesoderm, including coelomic spaces, […]
