Meeting Abstract P3.51  Saturday, Jan. 5  The Effect of Sex & Strain on Swimming Performance and Behavior of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) RACINE, Matt L*; OSWALD, Mary E; RODNICK, Ken J; ROBISON , Barrie D; University of Idaho; University of Idaho; Idaho State University; University of Idaho mracine@vandals.uidaho.edu Previous studies involving zebrafish swim performance have accounted for variables […]

Meeting Abstract P3.120  Saturday, Jan. 5  Temperature-dependent self-selection of dietary lipid saturation by an obligate homeotherm, Mus musculus GILCHRIST-SCOTT, D.H.; YOON, D.Y.J.; HIEBERT, S.M.*; Swarthmore College shieber1@swarthmore.edu Consistent with the predictions of both the homeoviscous adaptation and membrane pacemaker hypotheses, previous studies have shown that a daily heterotherm, the Djungarian hamster (Phodopus sungorus), exhibits an increased preference […]

Meeting Abstract P3.123  Saturday, Jan. 5  Temperature determines plasticity in growth of the reef-building coral, Porites Lobata BARSHIS, Daniel; WATERSON, Tyler P.*; STILLMAN, Jonathon H.; Zoology, Hawai�i Institute of Marine Biology; Romberg Tiburon Center, San Francisco State University; Romberg Tiburon Center, San Francisco State University tylerwaterson@gmail.com In the back reef lagoons of Ofu, American Samoa, corals thrive […]

Meeting Abstract P3.88  Saturday, Jan. 5  Teaching Evolution: Historical Perspectives on 19th and 20th Century Biology BATCH, R. A.*; COUGHLIN, D. J.; Widener University, History, Chester, PA; Widener University, Biology, Chester, PA djcoughlin@widener.edu Darwinian evolution remains both misunderstood and a source of societal strife. We taught an interdisciplinary seminar on Darwinian evolutionary theory as the foundation of […]

Meeting Abstract P3.111  Saturday, Jan. 5  THE EFFECTS OF CAPSAICIN ON DROSOPHILA COOPER, A. S.*; COOPER, R.L.; CHAE, H.; KIM, C.; Lafayette Senior High School, Lexington, KY. ; Dept. of Biology, Univ. of KY, Lexington, KY. 40506-0225; Sch. of Biol. Sci. and Technol., Chonnam National Univ. Gwangju, 500-727, Republic of Korea; Sch. of Biol. Sci. and Technol., […]

Meeting Abstract P3.9  Saturday, Jan. 5  Stress and Metabolic Hormones Do Not Promote Cardiac Glycogenolysis In Vitro In Rainbow Trout SORENSEN, OJ*; RODNICK, KJ; Idaho State University; Idaho State University soreolav@isu.edu Increased swimming activity and or environmental hypoxia raises epinephrine, cortisol, and cortisone levels in fishes. Seasonal changes, maturation, and dietary changes such as fasting, or increased […]

Meeting Abstract P3.60  Saturday, Jan. 5  Sprinting performance in the field by the western whiptail lizard, Aspidoscelis tigris ANDERSON, R. A.*; COLON, E.W.; Western Washington University; Western Washington University Roger.Anderson@wwu.edu Locomotory behavior is assumed to be an integral component for meeting the ecological challenges of food acquisition, predator evasion, refugium seeking, dispersal and mate seeking in vertebrates. […]

Meeting Abstract P3.5  Saturday, Jan. 5  Seasonality of territorial aggression in equatorial rufous-collared sparrows Zonotrichia capensis CLASS, A.M.*; MOORE, I.T.; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech classam@vt.edu The majority of studies of avian behavior are aimed at species existing in distinctly seasonal, high-latitude environments. In these populations, territorial aggression is often associated with periods of reproduction. However the majority […]

Meeting Abstract P3.85  Saturday, Jan. 5  Sea Turtle CSI: A Teaching Module in Sea Turtle Genetics ESTES, J; WIBBELS, T*; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham jestes@uab.edu A teaching module was developed for high school and college level students based on sea turtle conservation and genetics. The module is targeted to teach students concepts of wildlife conservation and […]

Meeting Abstract P3.64  Saturday, Jan. 5  Scaling of spinal cord motor neurons in the Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss FEUERBORN, E *; RODNICK, K; ANDERSON, C; Idaho State University; Idaho State University; Idaho State University andecurt@isu.edu As an organism increases in size either through development or evolution, the brain must accommodate such changes to successfully coordinate movements. As […]