Meeting Abstract 93-2 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 Lasting Impacts of Ancestral Predation Levels on Courtship Strategy in Trinidadian guppies DOLPHIN, KE*; HOKE, KL; Colorado State University; Colorado State University kedolphin@gmail.com Animal behavior varies based on immediate social context and cues from social partners, yet the specific patterns of behavioral plasticity may depend on abiotic environmental […]
sessions: Session 93
Field Crickets Evolving in Silence Exhibit Increased Investment in Alternative Mating Tactics
Meeting Abstract 93-1 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30 Field Crickets Evolving in Silence Exhibit Increased Investment in Alternative Mating Tactics BALENGER, SL*; GRAB, K; ZUK, M; University of Mississippi; University of Minnesota-Twin Cities balenger@olemiss.edu http://biology.olemiss.edu/susan-balenger/ Male field crickets typically produce a long distance calling song to attract females. In response to selective pressure by an acoustically […]
Bidirectionality of Hormone-Behavior Relationships and Satellite-Caller Dynamics in Male Green Treefrogs Multiple Factors Mediate Mating Tactic Expression
Meeting Abstract 93-3 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00 Bidirectionality of Hormone-Behavior Relationships and Satellite-Caller Dynamics in Male Green Treefrogs: Multiple Factors Mediate Mating Tactic Expression CROCKER-BUTA, SP*; LEARY, CJ; Univ. of Mississippi; Univ. of Mississippi scrocker@go.olemiss.edu Whether hormonal differences among males that conditionally alternate between mating tactics are a cause or consequence of behavioral expression is […]
Sealing in the Heat Modeling Heat Loss Throughout Development in Harp Seals
Meeting Abstract 93-7 Saturday, Jan. 6 11:45 – 12:00 Sealing in the Heat: Modeling Heat Loss Throughout Development in Harp Seals WEITZNER, EL*; PEARSON, LE; BURNS, JM; LIWANAG, HEM; Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA; University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK; University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK; Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA emmaweitzner82@gmail.com Harp seals (Pagophilus […]
Golden hamsters raise large litters, produce loads of milk but suffer from heat stress
Meeting Abstract 93-6 Saturday, Jan. 6 11:30 – 11:45 Golden hamsters raise large litters, produce loads of milk but suffer from heat stress OHRNBERGER, SA*; HAMBLY, C; SPEAKMAN , JR; VALENCAK, TG; University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna; University of Aberdeen; University of Aberdeen, Chinese Academy of Sciences; University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna Sarah.Ohrnberger@vetmeduni.ac.at According to the heat […]
From Shallow to Deep A Torpor Spectrum in Hummingbirds
Meeting Abstract 93-2 Saturday, Jan. 6 10:30 – 10:45 From Shallow to Deep: A Torpor Spectrum in Hummingbirds SHANKAR, A*; MORALES, AC; URGILES, GMU; CORDOVA, GKC; CISNEROS, INH; TINOCO, BA; GRAHAM, CH; POWERS, DR; Stony Brook University, NY, USA; McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca, Ecuador; Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca, Ecuador; George Fox University, OR, […]
Constraints and trade-offs in endotherm thermal regulation implications for climate adaptations
Meeting Abstract 93-3 Saturday, Jan. 6 10:45 – 11:00 Constraints and trade-offs in endotherm thermal regulation: implications for climate adaptations BALK, MA*; BURGER, JR; FRISTOE, TS; KHALIQ, I; HOF, C; SMITH, FA; National Museum of Natural History; University of North Carolina; Washington University, St. Louis; Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre ; Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research […]
Budgeting Body Heat by Hummingbirds during Hovering at Moderately High Temperature
Meeting Abstract 93-1 Saturday, Jan. 6 10:15 – 10:30 Budgeting Body Heat by Hummingbirds during Hovering at Moderately High Temperature POWERS, DR*; BLOOMQUIST, ER; TOBALSKE, BW; George Fox University, Newberg, OR; George Fox University, Newberg, OR; University of Montana, Missoula, MT dpowers@georgefox.edu http://www.dpowerslab.com Flying hummingbirds generate large amounts of endogenous heat due to the mechanical inefficiency of […]
Are there limits to the heat dissipation limit theory In desert birds, water is the missing ingredient
Meeting Abstract 93-5 Saturday, Jan. 6 11:15 – 11:30 Are there limits to the heat dissipation limit theory? In desert birds, water is the missing ingredient SMITH, EK*; WOLF, BO; University of New Mexico; University of New Mexico ericsm@unm.edu Speakman and Król (2010a,b) have hypothesized that heat dissipation limits are responsible for constraints on activity rates and […]
Are primates low energy Testing the heat dissipation hypothesis for mammalian field metabolic rate scaling
Meeting Abstract 93-4 Saturday, Jan. 6 11:00 – 11:15 Are primates low energy? Testing the heat dissipation hypothesis for mammalian field metabolic rate scaling YEGIAN, AK*; CASTILLO, ER; MCCABE, CM; Harvard University; Hunter College, CUNY; Duke University ayegian@fas.harvard.edu Primate field metabolic rate (FMR) is low compared to non-primate eutherian mammals, with primates using less energy than expected […]
