Meeting Abstract P3.120  Jan. 6  A Study of Acute and Long Term Additions of Copper on Glutathione S-Transferase Activity in Gill Tissue of the American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica DOCTEUR, Nympha*; FLORES, Liz; CARROLL, Margaret A.; CATAPANE, Edward J.; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College margie@mec.cuny.edu Copper is a common aquatic pollutant. […]

Meeting Abstract P2.53  Jan. 5  Yolk antioxidants vary with male attractiveness and female condition in the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) MENDON�A, Mary T.*; NAVARA, Kristen J; BADYAEV, Alex ; HILL, Geoff ; Auburn University; Ohio State University; University of Arizona; Auburn University mendomt@auburn.edu The manipulation of egg content is one of the few ways by which female […]

Meeting Abstract P2.126  Jan. 5  Worms as architects � building a better sense of the interior design of tubes MERZ, R. A.; Swarthmore College rmerz1@swarthmore.edu When a polychaete moves from one end of its tube to the other, braces against the tube wall during peristaltic pumping, or anchors within its tube to avoid removal by predators or […]

Meeting Abstract P2.21  Jan. 5  Wood Frog Tadpoles Develop Conditioned Aversions to Novel Flavors SKIBINSKI, Adam P.*; CRESPI, Erica J.; Vassar College; Vassar College adskibinski@vassar.edu Conditioned taste aversion (CTA) is a mode of learning in which animals associate a novel flavor stimulus with an unpleasant or toxic response. A central question about CTA concerns its relationship to […]

Meeting Abstract P2.11  Jan. 5  White-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) as potential predators of fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae): the roles of lucibufagins and bioluminescence. WILSON, K. F.*; TYLENDA, J. L.; MOOSMAN, P. R.; CRATSLEY, C. K.; Fitchburg State College chasenmocha@aol.com Adult fireflies and their larvae are toxic or distasteful to several vertebrate species because of the steroidal pyrones, lucibufagins. […]

Meeting Abstract P2.58  Jan. 5  Visual adaptations of life history stages of ontogenetically migrating crustaceans WHITEHILL, E.A.G.*; FRANK, T.M.; Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution and Florida Atlantic University; Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution ewhitehill@hboi.edu Most deep-sea adult shrimps have superposition compound eyes, which are adapted to maximize sensitivity. However, the juveniles of some of these shrimps live shallower than […]

Meeting Abstract P2.10  Jan. 5  Variation in food acquisition behavior of an ambush predator: patterns and correlates ANDERSON, R. A.*; ROSE, E.; Western Washington University; Western Washington University Roger.Anderson@wwu.edu Documenting intraspecific variation in food acquisition behavior and investigating consequences of that variation among individuals is imperative before performing an integrative, micro-evolutionary field study of food acquisition. A […]

Meeting Abstract P2.59  Jan. 5  Variation in allopatric populations of Acanthina angelica in the northern Gulf of California COTA, R.M.*; SHUSTER, S.M.; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University raena.cota@nau.edu Acanthina angelica, a carnivorous marine snail, is a neogastropod with separate sexes and internal fertilization. After copulation, females lay egg masses and attach them to the local substrate. […]

Meeting Abstract P2.50  Jan. 5  Variability in carotenoid accumulation among molting house finches WASHINGTON, L.L.*; MCGRAW, K.J.; Arizona State University Lauren.Washington@asu.edu Many animals use diet-derived carotenoid pigments to become colorful and sexually attractive. Individuals that acquire the most carotenoids from food are thought to be the most colorful. However, many different carotenoids have been described, with some […]

Meeting Abstract P2.124  Jan. 5  Using Bio-inspired Robots as Physical Models in the Teaching Laboratory WEINGARTEN, J*; KOMSUOGLU, H; KUBOW, T; WEHNER, M; JENNINGS, P; ZVARIK, N; KODITSCHEK, D; FULL, R.J>; University of Pennsylvania; University of Pennsylvania; Berkeley; Berkeley; Berkeley; Berkeley; University of Pennsylvania; Berkeley joeldw@seas.upenn.edu We have developed a bio-inspired robot named ZinGO that can be […]