Meeting Abstract S5-1.6 Friday, Jan. 4 Yolk steroids in the green anole, a lizard with genotypic sex determination: exploring the environment-mother-offspring link LOVERN, M.B.*; ADAMS, A.L.; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University matt.lovern@okstate.edu The vertebrate egg serves as a main focus of research in our lab. In particular, we are interested in understanding (1) the factors that […]
year: 2008
Patterns of yolk steroid decline during incubation and potential effects on offspring in species with temperature-dependent sex determination
Meeting Abstract S5-1.4 Friday, Jan. 4 Patterns of yolk steroid decline during incubation and potential effects on offspring in species with temperature-dependent sex determination BOWDEN, RM*; PAITZ, RT; Illinois St. Univ.; Illinois St. Univ. rmbowde@ilstu.edu Steroids, of maternal origin, are present in the yolk of egg-laying reptiles at oviposition. Using two emydid turtle species, the painted turtle […]
Maternal Yolk Steroid Effects on Offspring Questions and Answers from Galliform Birds
Meeting Abstract S5-1.1 Friday, Jan. 4 Maternal Yolk Steroid Effects on Offspring: Questions and Answers from Galliform Birds ADKINS-REGAN, E*; VAN VEEN, SC; JOHNSON, P; Cornell University er12@cornell.edu The first part of the talk will summarize results of experiments with Japanese quail and chickens supporting the hypothesis that maternal yolk steroids, especially progesterone, may be a mechanism […]
Hormone-mediated maternal effects in birds evolution of mechanisms
Meeting Abstract S5-1.3 Friday, Jan. 4 Hormone-mediated maternal effects in birds � evolution of mechanisms SCHWABL, Hubert*; MARTIN, Thomas E.; Washington State University, Pullman; University of Montana, Missoula huschwabl@wsu.edu Birds are widely used models to study hormone-mediated maternal effects. This research focused on functions of yolk testosterone showing that 1) traits as diverse as growth, immune defense, […]
Corticosterone as a maternal effect variability within- and between-species and speculations on links to fitness
Meeting Abstract S5-1.2 Friday, Jan. 4 Corticosterone as a maternal effect: variability within- and between-species and speculations on links to fitness LOVE, Oliver/P*; WILLIAMS, Tony/D; Simon Fraser University; Simon Fraser University tdwillia@sfu.ca Maternal effects are assumed to provide the plasticity necessary for parents to individually optimize reproductive decisions with regard to offspring phenotype and to maximize inclusive […]
Consider the Timing, Consider the Source Lessons from the Comparative Responses of Teleosts
Meeting Abstract S5-1.5 Friday, Jan. 4 Consider the Timing, Consider the Source � Lessons from the Comparative Responses of Teleosts. RIPLEY, Jennifer L.; FORAN, Christy M.*; West Virginia University; West Virginia University cmforan@mail.wvu.edu Early exposure to steroid hormones can have profound consequences on development and the resulting adult phenotype. We aim to describe three factors that can […]
Still Creationism After All These Years Recognizing and Counteracting Intelligent Design
Meeting Abstract S4-2.2 Friday, Jan. 4 Still Creationism After All These Years: Recognizing and Counteracting Intelligent Design FORREST, Barbara; Southeastern Louisiana University bforrest@selu.edu Beginning with Judge John E. Jones III�s ruling in Kitzmiller et al. v. Dover Area School District (2005) that intelligent design is creationism and thus cannot be taught in public school science classes, creationists […]
How to get coverage of major evolutionary adaptive changes into textbooks and curricula
Meeting Abstract S4-2.1 Friday, Jan. 4 How to get coverage of major evolutionary adaptive changes into textbooks and curricula PADIAN, K; University of California, Berkeley kpadian@berkeley.edu An important lesson from the 2005 Dover �Intelligent Design� trial is that anti-evolutionists can easily distort and misrepresent the evidence and methods of comparative biology to the public, because public understanding […]
Creation Science is Alive and Well
Meeting Abstract S4-2.3 Friday, Jan. 4 Creation Science is Alive and Well SCOTT, Eugenie C; National Center for Science Education scott@ncseweb.org Over the last five or 10 years, the scientific community has been concentrating on the Intelligent Design movement, a form of creationism that has garnered a great deal of publicity. Yet the traditional Young Earth Creationists […]
Update on the Effect of Engaging Prior Learning on Student Attitudes Toward Creationism and Evolution
Meeting Abstract S4-1.2 Friday, Jan. 4 Update on the Effect of Engaging Prior Learning on Student Attitudes Toward Creationism and Evolution VERHEY, S. D.; Cascadia Carbon Institute verheys@hotmail.com Americans frequently report non-rationalist views about creationism and evolution, and decades of efforts to improve evolution education have led to little or no difference in the beliefs of survey […]
