Meeting Abstract P2.7 Friday, Jan. 4 Glacial History of Lake Michigan: Influence on Distribution of Island Land Snails PEARCE, TA; VON DASSOW, YJ*; Carnegie Museum of Natural History; Carnegie Museum of Natural History yasmin.vondassow@gmail.com The influence of past climatic conditions is manifested in current distributions of organisms. Assemblages of land snails on the islands of Lake Michigan […]
year: 2008
Functional morphology of the musculoskeletal system in sessile and planktonic species of Collothecaceae and Flosculariaceae (Rotifera)
Meeting Abstract P2.50 Friday, Jan. 4 Functional morphology of the musculoskeletal system in sessile and planktonic species of Collothecaceae and Flosculariaceae (Rotifera) BROWN, R*; HOCHBERG, R; Univ. Massachusetts Lowell; Univ. Massachusetts Lowell rick_hochberg@uml.edu Rotifers of the orders Collothecaceae and Flosculariaceae hold an uncertain phylogenetic position within the Rotifera, but are hypothesized to be closely related based on […]
Functional genetic analysis of the transcriptome of a moderately euryhaline estuarine crab during osmotic stress
Meeting Abstract P2.81 Friday, Jan. 4 Functional genetic analysis of the transcriptome of a moderately euryhaline estuarine crab during osmotic stress PHILLIPS, M. R.; JOHNSON, E. A.; TERWILLIGER, N. B.*; University of Oregon, Eugene and Charleston; University of Oregon, Eugene; University of Oregon, Eugene and Charleston nterwill@uoregon.edu In marine ecosystems, salinity is a major force that influences […]
Flashy feet color based assortative mating in the black guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Meeting Abstract P2.104 Friday, Jan. 4 Flashy feet: color based assortative mating in the black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) CARLTON, E.D.*; STEWART, S.N.; HAUSSMANN, M.F.; MAUCK, R.A.; Kenyon College, Gambier OH; Kenyon College, Gambier OH; Kenyon College, Gambier OH; Kenyon College, Gambier OH and Bowdoin College, Brunswick ME haussmannm@kenyon.edu Competition for limited mates and resources has resulted in […]
Exposure to an environmentally relevant stressor alters whole body corticosterone, oral morphology, growth, and development in larval Southern Leopard Frogs throughout metamorphosis
Meeting Abstract P2.90 Friday, Jan. 4 Exposure to an environmentally relevant stressor alters whole body corticosterone, oral morphology, growth, and development in larval Southern Leopard Frogs throughout metamorphosis. PETERSON, J.D.; MENDONCA, M.T.*; Auburn University; Auburn University mendomt@auburn.edu Coal combustion residues (CCR), derived from coal burning power plants, have become a major global pollutant. In the US, 57 […]
Evaluation of individual variability in the temperament of shelter dogs
Meeting Abstract P2.112 Friday, Jan. 4 Evaluation of individual variability in the temperament of shelter dogs. DE PALMA, C.; Univ. of Pisa, Italy codepalm@tiscalinet.it Seventy-four dogs, housed in a public shelter and veterinary hospital in Rome, were observed using the “focal animal sampling” and “all occurrences” methods on the basis of a specific ethogram (De Palma et […]
Evaluating the costs of thermoregulation simulating animal movements through spatially-structured environments define cost curves for small lizards
Meeting Abstract P2.31 Friday, Jan. 4 Evaluating the costs of thermoregulation: simulating animal movements through spatially-structured environments define cost curves for small lizards SEARS, Michael W*; ANGILLETTA, Michael J; Southern Illinois University; Indiana State University msears@zoology.siu.edu Quantifying the costs of thermoregulation is a difficult task because the spatial complexity of the thermal environment largely determines magnitude of […]
Embryonic growth and calcium mobilization in oviparous and placentotrophic Australian scincid lizards
Meeting Abstract P2.97 Friday, Jan. 4 Embryonic growth and calcium mobilization in oviparous and placentotrophic Australian scincid lizards GARLAND, C. P.; FREGOSO, S. P.; PRICE, E. K.; STEWART, J. R.*; ECAY, T. W.; HERBERT, J. F.; THOMPSON, M. B.; East Tennessee State University; East Tennessee State University; East Tennessee State University; East Tennessee State University; East Tennessee […]
Effects of metabolic rate on natural mortality rate
Meeting Abstract P2.2 Friday, Jan. 4 Effects of metabolic rate on natural mortality rate MCCOY, M. W.*; GILLOOLY, J. F.; University of Florida; University of Florida mmccoy@zoo.ufl.edu Natural mortality rates are typically considered to be consequences of predation, disease, and resource competition and are thus highly variable across species and systems. However, recent work suggests that natural […]
Effects of long-term calorie restriction on a secondary infection by the parasitic nematode Heligmosomoides bakeri
Meeting Abstract P2.21 Friday, Jan. 4 Effects of long-term calorie restriction on a secondary infection by the parasitic nematode Heligmosomoides bakeri ACOSTA, Wendy*; KRISTAN, Deborah M.; California State University San Marcos; California State University San Marcos acost017@csusm.edu Parasitic helminthes cause chronic infections in some strains of laboratory mice (Mus musculus). Long term calorie restriction (CR) increases lifespan […]
