Meeting Abstract 5.11  Thursday, Jan. 3  Expression of fatty acid uptake proteins in muscle tissue of white-throated sparrows (Zonotrichia albicollis) increases during migratory seasons. MCFARLAN, Jay T*; BONEN, Arend; GUGLIELMO, Christopher G; Univ. of Guelph, Guelph; Univ. of Guelph, Guelph; Univ. of Western Ontario, London mcfarlan@uoguelph.ca Migratory birds are a unique model system to study lipid metabolism […]

Meeting Abstract 5.9  Thursday, Jan. 3  Effects of muscle phospholipids and adipose lipids on exercise performance in birds PRICE, Edwin R.*; GUGLIELMO, Christopher C.; University of Western Ontario; University of Western Ontario eprice3@uwo.ca Recent work has shown that exercise performance can be affected by dietary fatty acid composition. Our research has focused on the two major mechanisms […]

Meeting Abstract 5.6  Thursday, Jan. 3  Contrasting Patterns of Masticatory Myosin Expression in Carnivora and Primates REISER, PJ*; BICER, S; GLENDING, C; Ohio State University; Ohio State University; Ohio State University reiser.17@osu.edu Masticatory (�superfast�) myosin heavy chain (MHC-mast) is expressed in jaw-closing muscles of members of several classes – Chondrichthyes (e.g., sharks), Reptilia (e.g., caimans, crocodiles, terrapins), […]

Meeting Abstract 5.2  Thursday, Jan. 3  Continuous Exercise Enhances Swimming Performance and Muscle Aerobic Indicators in Juvenile White Seabass (Atractoscion nobilis) and California Sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher) PETERS, C.J.*; LOWERY, M.S.; DRAWBRIDGE, M.A.; KELLEY, K.M.; University of San Diego; University of San Diego; Hubbs Sea World Research Institute; California State University, Long Beach cpeters-07@sandiego.edu Juvenile white seabass and […]

Meeting Abstract 4.3  Thursday, Jan. 3  Visual Target Detection in Damselflies SCHROEDER, R.*; BUTLER, M.A.; University of Hawaii, Honolulu; University of Hawaii, Honolulu rolandsc@hawaii.edu How insects are able to detect targets of interest remains a critical question. Their visual system consists of relatively small compound eyes with no focusing mechanism, limited stereoscopic vision, and low resolution. However, […]

Meeting Abstract 4.4  Thursday, Jan. 3  Heterospecific alarm-call recognition in a non-vocal reptile VITOUSEK, Maren N.*; ADELMAN, James S.; GREGORY, Nathan C.; ST CLAIR, James J. H.; Princeton University; Princeton University; Princeton University; University of Bath mvitouse@princeton.edu Heterospecific alarm call recognition has previously been described only in species with vocal communication. Galapagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), do […]

Meeting Abstract 4.2  Thursday, Jan. 3  Finding the Lady in Red: The effects of turbidity on sexual signaling in the blue crab Callinectes sapidus BALDWIN, J. L. *; JOHNSEN, S.; Duke University; Duke University jamie.baldwin@duke.edu Research has suggested that male blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) select females based on the redness of their claws. Many estuaries in which […]

Meeting Abstract 4.1  Thursday, Jan. 3  Exposure to song that is preferred by females affects activity and body mass in male starlings SALVANTE, K.G.*; WHITMAN, B.A.; SOCKMAN, K.W.; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ksalvante@unc.edu Signals under inter-sexual selection elicit behavioral responses in and have […]

Meeting Abstract 3.2  Thursday, Jan. 3  Honest and dishonest signals of strength in Australian slender crayfish (Cherax dispar): are males liars and cheaters? WILSON, R. S.*; BYWATER, C.; ANGILLETTA, M. J.; JAMES, R. S.; NAVAS, C. A.; SEEBACHER, F.; Univ. of Queensland; Univ. of Queensland; Indiana State Univ.; Coventry Univ.; Univ. of Sao Paulo; Univ. of Sydney […]

Meeting Abstract 3.1  Thursday, Jan. 3  Field presentations of conspecific chemicals alter social display rates in the white-bellied Sceloporus virgatus but not in the blue-bellied S. undulatus lizard HEWS, DK; DATE, P**; CASTELLANO, M; HARA, E; Indiana State Univ., Terre Haute; Indiana State Univ., Terre Haute; Pennsylvania State Univ. Univ. Park; Duke Univ., Durham dhews@indstate.edu Many lizards […]