Meeting Abstract 97.2 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Rh Glycoprotein as an Ammonia Transport Molecule in the Longhorn Sculpin (Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus) Gill PHILLIPS, MB*; DIAMANDUROS, AW; HYNDMAN, KA; EDWARDS, SL; CLAIBORNE, JB; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University; Medical College of Georgia; Appalachian State University; Georgia Southern University matthewbenjaminphillips@gmail.com Fish use their gills to excrete ammonia in order to […]
year: 2009
Respiratory Evaporative Water Loss During Hovering Flight in Hummingbirds
Meeting Abstract 97.3 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Respiratory Evaporative Water Loss During Hovering Flight in Hummingbirds POWERS, DR*; GETSINGER, PW; WETHINGTON, SM; TOBALSKE, BW; George Fox University, Newberg, OR; George Fox University, Newberg, OR; Hummingbird Monitoring Network, Patagonia, AZ; University of Montana, Missoula, MT dpowers@georgefox.edu Evaporation of water across body surfaces is an important method for heat dissipation […]
Cutaneous water loss and lipids of the skin of tropical and temperater birds
Meeting Abstract 97.4 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Cutaneous water loss and lipids of the skin of tropical and temperater birds RO, J.*; WILLIAMS, J.B.; Ohio State University; Ohio State University ro.25@osu.edu Skin serves a number of important functions in the vertebrate body: it provides protection from abrasion, defends against chemical insult and pathogens, aids in regulation of body […]
Condensation onto the skin as a means of water gain by tree frogs in tropical Australia
Meeting Abstract 97.7 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Condensation onto the skin as a means of water gain by tree frogs in tropical Australia. TRACY, C.R.*; BETTS, G.; CHRISTIAN, K.A; Charles Darwin University; Charles Darwin University; Charles Darwin University chris.tracy@cdu.edu.au The savannas of tropical northern Australia present a challenge for frogs attempting to maintain water balance because there is […]
Claudin mRNA expression in Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) gill tissue implications for osmoregulation and salinity adaptation
Meeting Abstract 97.1 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Claudin mRNA expression in Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) gill tissue: implications for osmoregulation and salinity adaptation. BALTZEGAR, David A*; OZDEN, Ozkan; BORSKI, Russell J.; North Carolina State University, Raleigh; North Carolina State University, Raleigh; North Carolina State University, Raleigh dabaltze@ncsu.edu Claudins, a superfamily of tetra-spanning transmembrane proteins, are major constituents of […]
Characterization of Serum and Glucocorticoid Induced Kinases (SGK) in a teleost fish, the Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)
Meeting Abstract 97.8 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Characterization of Serum and Glucocorticoid Induced Kinases (SGK) in a teleost fish, the Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) JOHNSTONE III, W. M. *; BALTZEGAR, D. A.; BORSKI, R. J.; North Carolina State University, Raleigh; North Carolina State University, Raleigh; North Carolina State University, Raleigh wmjohnst@unity.ncsu.edu Serum and glucocorticoid kinase (SGK) is a […]
Testosterone stimulates growth in a lizard (Anolis sagrei) with extreme male-biased sexual size dimorphism
Meeting Abstract 96.4 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Testosterone stimulates growth in a lizard (Anolis sagrei) with extreme male-biased sexual size dimorphism COX, Robert*; STENQUIST, Derek; CALSBEEK, Ryan; Dartmouth College; Dartmouth College; Dartmouth College robert.m.cox@dartmouth.edu The brown anole (Anolis sagrei) exhibits extreme sexual size dimorphism (SSD) in which adult males exceed females by about 30% in snout-vent length and […]
Male-Male Competition’s Influence on Primate Brain Size
Meeting Abstract 96.1 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Male-Male Competition’s Influence on Primate Brain Size CUNNINGHAM, C. B.*; CARRIER, D. R.; Universtiy of Utah; University of Utah c.cunningham@utah.edu Primates have evolved large brains. We hypothesized that male-male competition has helped drive the enlargement of the primate brain because competition demands extensive cognitive and physical interactions between opponents. Both the […]
How similar are aquatic Anolis lizards a detailed ecological and behavioral analysis of two Costa Rican species (A oxylophus and A aquaticus)
Meeting Abstract 96.2 Wednesday, Jan. 7 How similar are aquatic Anolis lizards: a detailed ecological and behavioral analysis of two Costa Rican species (A. oxylophus and A. aquaticus). MUNOZ, Martha/M*; HERREL, Anthony; SASA, Mahmood; LOSOS, Jonathan; Harvard University mmunoz@fas.harvard.edu Anolis lizards of the Greater Antilles have become a model system for the study of adaptive radiations as […]
Calcium Provision to Embryos of the Reproductively Bimodal Lizard, Lacerta vivipara
Meeting Abstract 96.3 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Calcium Provision to Embryos of the Reproductively Bimodal Lizard, Lacerta vivipara STEWART, J.R.*; ECAY, T.W.; HEULIN, B.; East TN State Univ; East TN State Univ; Station Biologique de Paimpont stewarjr@etsu.edu Squamate reptiles provide opportunity to study the relationship between reproductive mode and pattern of embryonic nutrition because viviparity has evolved in […]
