Meeting Abstract 33.4 Jan. 5 Size Matters: Male mating tactics in a prosimian primate, slender loris Loris tardigradus KAR GUPTA, K*; KATTI, M; Arizona State University; California State University kaberi@asu.edu Nocturnal prosimian primates have been used as models to understand early evolution of primate social systems, but their social and mating systems are poorly understood. While simian […]
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Plasticity in Brooding Time of a Species with Alternative Reproductive Modes
Meeting Abstract 33.2 Jan. 5 Plasticity in Brooding Time of a Species with Alternative Reproductive Modes OYARZUN, FX*; BRAVO, MJ; University of Washington; University of Washington foyarzun@u.washington.edu Species with alternative reproductive modes are rare, but serve as excellent models to study reproductive tradeoffs without phylogenetic confounding factors. Boccardia proboscidea (Polychaeta: Spionidae) has two main reproductive modes: some […]
Growth and survival consequences of ovulation order among sibling Lincoln’s sparrows
Meeting Abstract 33.6 Jan. 5 Growth and survival consequences of ovulation order among sibling Lincoln’s sparrows SOCKMAN, K.W.*; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill kws@unc.edu The asynchronous production of offspring may affect offspring viability, due to a potential sibling hierarchy established by competing siblings of unequal age and due to variation in parental provisioning relative to ovulation […]
Fitness consequences of polyandrous mating for female marbled salamanders
Meeting Abstract 33.3 Jan. 5 Fitness consequences of polyandrous mating for female marbled salamanders CROSHAW, Dean A.; Savannah River Ecology Laboratory croshaw@srel.edu Female polyandry occurs to some extent in a very high proportion of species. Because mating likely involves considerable fitness costs to individual females, theory predicts that polyandrous females gain fitness benefits that outweigh the costs, […]
Does territory defense confer a fitness advantage to males A paternity study in the Caribbean lizard, Anolis cristatellus
Meeting Abstract 33.5 Jan. 5 Does territory defense confer a fitness advantage to males? A paternity study in the Caribbean lizard, Anolis cristatellus JOHNSON, M. A.; Washington University, St. Louis, MO mjohnson@biology2.wustl.edu One important benefit of territoriality in many species is exclusive access to resources, including potential mates, within a defended area. A logical extension of this […]
Does spawning behaviour minimize exposure to environmental stressors for encapsulated embryos on rocky shores
Meeting Abstract 33.1 Jan. 5 Does spawning behaviour minimize exposure to environmental stressors for encapsulated embryos on rocky shores? PRZESLAWSKI, Rachel A; Stony Brook University rachel@bio.life.sunysb.edu Organisms in intertidal environments are often exposed to a range of potential stressors. Whereas adults are able to seek shelter to avoid stress associated with low tides, embryos within egg masses […]
Testing the free radical theory of aging hypothesis physiological differences in long lived and short lived Colubrid snakes
Meeting Abstract 32.2 Jan. 5 Testing the “free radical theory of aging” hypothesis: physiological differences in long lived and short lived Colubrid snakes ROBERT, K.A*; BRONIKOWSKI, A.M; Iowa State University; Iowa State University krobert@iastate.edu We test the �free radical theory of aging� using 6 species of Colubrid snakes (numerous, widely distributed, non-venomous snakes of the family Colubridae) […]
Seasonal variation in Resting Metabolic Rates (RMR) and Daily Energy Expenditures (DEE)
Meeting Abstract 32.1 Jan. 5 Seasonal variation in Resting Metabolic Rates (RMR) and Daily Energy Expenditures (DEE) SZAFRANSKA, Paulina A.*; ZUB, Karol; KONARZEWSKI, Marek; SPEAKMAN, John R.; Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sicences; Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sicences; Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sicences and Univesity of Bialystok; University of Aberdeen pszafran@bison.zbs.bialowieza.pl The […]
Na+,K+-ATPase immunolocalization, activity and gene expression in Mugil auratus fry gills after acclimated to artificial salinities
Meeting Abstract 32.6 Jan. 5 Na+,K+-ATPase immunolocalization, activity and gene expression in Mugil auratus fry gills: after acclimated to artificial salinities KHODABANDEH, Saber*; SHAHRIARI MOGHADDAM, Mohsen; ABTAHI, Behroz; Univ. of Tarbiat Modarres, Tehran, IRAN surp78@gmail.com The immunolocalization, activity, quantitative analysis of intensity and gene expression of the Na+,K+-ATPase in the gills of the golden grey mullet fry, […]
Circadian Pattern of Plasma Corticosterone and Binding Globulins in Mice Selectively Bred for High Activity Levels
Meeting Abstract 32.3 Jan. 5 Circadian Pattern of Plasma Corticosterone and Binding Globulins in Mice Selectively Bred for High Activity Levels MALISCH, J.L.**; GOMES, F.; BREUNER, C.W.; GARLAND, JR., T.; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of Montana; Univ. of California, Riverside jbunk001@ucr.edu In vertebrates, baseline glucocorticoids vary predictably on a diel basis, typically […]
