Meeting Abstract 13.3 Thursday, Jan. 3 Comparison of Jumping and Feeding in the Northern Leopard Frog, Rana pipiens ESSNER, JR., R.L.*; TOENNIES, J.L.; SUFFIAN, D.J.; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ressner@siue.edu Similarities in motor patterns, kinematics, and kinetics among such diverse behaviors as hopping, jumping, and swimming suggest that the […]
year: 2008
Stress regulation of basic transcription element binding protein-1 (BTEB1) in Xenopus laevis and its implications for vertebrate neuroplasticity
Meeting Abstract 12.9 Thursday, Jan. 3 Stress regulation of basic transcription element binding protein-1 (BTEB1) in Xenopus laevis and its implications for vertebrate neuroplasticity. BONETT, Ronald, M*; HU, Fang; DENVER, Rober, J; Univ. of Michigan; Univ. of Michigan; Univ. of Michigan ron-bonett@utulsa.edu Basic transcription element binding protein 1 (BTEB1; or Kr�ppel-like factor 9) is a thyroid hormone-induced […]
Species and reproductive stage-specific variation in avian acute stress response associated with urbanization in a desert environment
Meeting Abstract 12.1 Thursday, Jan. 3 Species and reproductive stage-specific variation in avian acute stress response associated with urbanization in a desert environment. FOKIDIS, H.B*; ORCHINIK, M.; DEVICHE, P.; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University bfokidis@asu.edu Cities now occupy vast areas of the earth�s landscape. The ability of organisms to occupy these human-dominated habitats […]
Seasonal variation in the stress physiology of an opportunistic, nomadic songbird, the red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Meeting Abstract 12.11 Thursday, Jan. 3 Seasonal variation in the stress physiology of an opportunistic, nomadic songbird, the red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) CORNELIUS, JM*; BREUNER, CW; HAHN, TP; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of Montana; Univ. of California, Davis cornelius@ucdavis.edu Basal levels of glucocorticoids, as well as responsiveness to environmental stressors, are often modulated seasonally in passerine […]
Rapid changes in corticosterone, corticosteroid binding globulin, and testosterone in response to food availability in the zebra finch
Meeting Abstract 12.7 Thursday, Jan. 3 Rapid changes in corticosterone, corticosteroid binding globulin, and testosterone in response to food availability in the zebra finch LYNN, S.L.*; STAMPLIS, T.B.; WEIDA, N.; The College of Wooster; The College of Wooster; The College of Wooster slynn@wooster.edu Opportunistically breeding zebra finches modulate reproductive physiology in response to changes in immediate environmental […]
Measuring the Fight-or-Flight response with Heart Rate Variability analysis
Meeting Abstract 12.4 Thursday, Jan. 3 Measuring the Fight-or-Flight response with Heart Rate Variability analysis DICKENS, Molly J.*; CYR, Nicole E; ROMERO, L. Michael; Tufts University; Wellesley University; Tufts University molly.dickens@tufts.edu While the Fight-or-Flight response is a major component of stress physiology, measuring this response is extremely difficult in wild species. One solution is to measure a […]
Gonadal and Nutritional Modulation of Adrenocortical Cellular Steroidogenesis in Sceloporus Lizards
Meeting Abstract 12.8 Thursday, Jan. 3 Gonadal and Nutritional Modulation of Adrenocortical Cellular Steroidogenesis in Sceloporus Lizards JOHN-ALDER, H.**; CARSIA, R.; COX, R.; BARRETT, M.; MCILROY, P.; Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick; UMDNJ, Stratford; Dartmouth Col., Hanover; Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick; Rutgers Univ., Camden henry@aesop.rutgers.edu Variation in plasma glucocorticoids is ubiquitous, but the importance of malleability in adrenocortical […]
Effects of Hurricane Rita on Alligators in Southwest Louisiana
Meeting Abstract 12.5 Thursday, Jan. 3 Effects of Hurricane Rita on Alligators in Southwest Louisiana LANCE, Valentine A.*; ELSEY, Ruth M.; TROSCLAIR III, Phillip; MERCHANT, Mark; San Diego State University; Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; McNease State Univeristy lvalenti@sunstroke.sdsu.edu Hurricane Rita produced an enormous tidal surge when it came ashore […]
Chronic Stress in Bridge- and Cave-roosting Brazilian Free-tailed Bats Assessing Cortisol Response to Hormonal Challenges
Meeting Abstract 12.2 Thursday, Jan. 3 Chronic Stress in Bridge- and Cave-roosting Brazilian Free-tailed Bats: Assessing Cortisol Response to Hormonal Challenges ALLEN-HRISTOVA, L.C.*; WIDMAIER, E.W.; KUNZ, T.H; Boston University, Boston; Boston University, Boston; Boston University, Boston allenlou@bu.edu Over the past two decades, the Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) has increasingly used bridges as roosts in the southern […]
Characterization of the corticosteroid stress response in the Atlantic stingray
Meeting Abstract 12.6 Thursday, Jan. 3 Characterization of the corticosteroid stress response in the Atlantic stingray EVANS, A.N.*; NUNEZ, B.S.; University of Texas Marine Science Institute aevans@utmsi.utexas.edu A critical component of the vertebrate response to stress is the synthesis of adrenocortical steroid hormones termed glucocorticoids (GCs). Elasmobranchs produce a unique GC, 1α-hydroxycorticosterone (1α-B). While much is known […]
