Meeting Abstract P3.63  Saturday, Jan. 5  Caulerpa versus Chaetomorpha: Is the latter a safer choice for home aquarium enthusiasts based on fragment success? LEISSING, J.J.**; WALTERS, L.J.; University of Central Florida, Orlando; University of Central Florida, Orlando j.leissing@gmail.com Aquarium releases, both purposeful and accidental, have facilitated the dispersal of non-native species around the globe. One such example […]

Meeting Abstract P3.6  Saturday, Jan. 5  Cardiovascular Control Mechanisms Present at Two Points of Development in Embryonic Common Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina). ALVINE, Travis D.*; CROSSLEY, Dane A.; Univ. of North Dakota; Univ. of North Dakota travis.alvine@und.nodak.edu Physiological studies in reptiles have classically focused on the juvenile or adult phase of life. While these studies have been […]

Meeting Abstract P3.104  Saturday, Jan. 5  Capture-handling stress and its effects upon hypothalamic EGR-1 and GnIH expression in House sparrows (Passer domesticus) CALISI, R.M.*; RIZZO, N.O.; BENTLEY, G.E.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley calisi@berkeley.edu Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is a critical component of the vertebrate reproductive axis and directly influences pituitary […]

Meeting Abstract P3.108  Saturday, Jan. 5  Ca2+ levels in hemolymph regulate methyl farnesoate production by mandibular organs from the green crab Carcinus maenas LOVETT, D.L.**; NAGARAJU, G.P.C.; BORST, D.W.; The College of New Jersey, Ewing; University of Central Florida, Orlando lovett@tcnj.edu Hemolymph levels of methyl farnesoate (MF), a hormone secreted by the mandibular organ (MO), increase in […]

Meeting Abstract P3.99  Saturday, Jan. 5  Breeding season changes of plasma testosterone level in the Eastern Kingbird REDMOND, L.J.*; MURPHY, M.T.; COOPER, N.W.; O’REILLY, K.M.; Portland State University; Portland State University; Portland State University; University of Portland luk916@hotmail.com We quantified behavioral and breeding season relationships of testosterone of Eastern Kingbirds (Tyrannus tyrannus) in southeastern Oregon from 2005 […]

Meeting Abstract P3.35  Saturday, Jan. 5  Bacteria infection and colonization patterns on and within the eggs of developing Trachemys scripta HOLGERSSON, MCN*; NICHOLS, W; PAITZ, RT; BOWDEN, R; Illinois St. Univ.; Illinois St. Univ.; Illinois St. Univ.; Illinois St. Univ. mcholge@ilstu.edu The behavior and habitat of turtles inevitably expose them to infectious agents, including a variety of […]

Meeting Abstract P3.3  Saturday, Jan. 5  An estimation of female home-range size during the nestling period in Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis) REICHARD, D.G.*; KETTERSON, E.D.; Indiana Univ.; Indiana Univ. dgreicha@indiana.edu The transition from eggs to nestlings marks a period of increased effort for female songbirds as individuals begin to forage for nestlings in addition to themselves and […]

Meeting Abstract P3.56  Saturday, Jan. 5  Age-specific patterns of morphological integration in Verreaux’s sifaka LAWLER, R.R.*; WUNDERLICH, R.E.; Boston University; James Madison University rlawler@bu.edu Morphological traits that serve a common function or are specified by a common developmental pathway are expected to evolve tight patterns of integration via genetic and phenotypic covariances. The theory of morphological integration […]

Meeting Abstract P3.52  Saturday, Jan. 5  Advantages of limb use underwater in the salamander Ambystoma tigrinum CREER, R.M.*; ASHLEY-ROSS, M.A.; Wake Forest University rossma@wfu.edu The evolution of the tetrapod limb is commonly considered to have occurred for the purpose of terrestrial locomotion. However, fossil evidence indicates that the evolution of limbs occurred well before invasion of the […]

Meeting Abstract P3.82  Saturday, Jan. 5  A comparative study of osmoregulatory physiology in freshwater and estuarine watersnakes BABONIS, L.S.*; CAMPBELL, C.C.; LILLYWHITE, H.B.; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville babonis@ufl.edu In contrast with the marine sea snakes, watersnakes in the genus Nerodia are not known to have functional salt glands. Despite […]