Meeting Abstract 94.3  Wednesday, Jan. 7  A comparison of spatial and temporal habitat use by male and female migrating Great White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in the eastern Pacific CHAPPLE, T.K.*; JORGENSEN, S.J.; ANDERSON, S.D.; VAN SOMMERAN, S.; KLIMLEY, A.P.; BOTSFORD, L.W.; BLOCK, B.A.; Univerisity of California, Davis; Stanford University; Inverness, CA; Pelagic Shark Research Foundation; University of […]

Meeting Abstract 93.2  Wednesday, Jan. 7  Symbiont-mediated immunocompetence in the dampwood termite (Zootermopsis angusticollis) SCHULTHEIS, K.F.*; ROSENGAUS, R.B.; BULMER, M.S.; Northeastern University; Northeastern University; Towson University schultheis.k@neu.edu Termites have a long co-evolutionary history with prokaryotic and/or eukaryotic gut microbes. The interaction with the eukaryotic protozoa has been historically considered critical in the nutritional welfare of lower termites. […]

Meeting Abstract 93.3  Wednesday, Jan. 7  Social transmission of immunity in the carpenter ant Camponotus pennsylvanicus HAMILTON, Casey*; ROSENGAUS, Rebeca B.; Northeastern University; Northeastern University hamilton.cas@neu.edu Social insects exploit microbially-rich environments, nesting and foraging in soil, leaf litter, and/or decayed wood. Risk of disease transmission is particularly acute in their densely-populated colonies, and they use a variety […]

Meeting Abstract 93.4  Wednesday, Jan. 7  Losing the battle against fungal infection: suppression of termite immune defenses during mycosis ROSENGAUS, Rebeca*; AVULOVA, Svetlana; REICHHELD, Lindsey; Northeastern University; Northeastern University; Northeastern University r.rosengaus@neu.edu The progression of Metarhizium anisopliae fungal infection on the cellular immune defenses of the dampwood termite Zootermopsis angusticollis was studied by quantifying the number and […]

Meeting Abstract 93.1  Wednesday, Jan. 7  Fungal pressures within and surrounding nests of the arboreal termite species Nasutitermes acajutlae POSTAVA-DAVIGNON, Marielle A.*; FULLER, Claire A.; STILLER, John W.; WADDLE, Erica; ROSENGAUS, Rebeca B.; Northeastern University; Murray State University; East Carolina University; East Carolina University; Northeastern University postava-davig.m@neu.edu Samples were collected from nests of Nasutitermes acajutlae in St. […]

Meeting Abstract 93.5  Wednesday, Jan. 7  Effects of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Infections on Larval Foraging Performance VENESKY, M.D.*; PARRIS, M.J.; The University of Memphis mvenesky@memphis.edu There is evidence of pathogen induced modifications in host behavior, including alterations in foraging behavior or foraging efficiency, which may compromise host fitness indirectly by reducing growth and development. Chytridiomycosis is an infectious […]

Meeting Abstract 92.2  Wednesday, Jan. 7  Temperature and Fasting Differentially Regulate Glucose Metabolism and Ghrelin Levels in the Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) WALKER, A.A.; DEVADI, R.; RILEY JR, L.G.*; California State University, Fresno; California State University, Frenso; California State University, Fresno lriley@csufresno.edu Glucose is an essential source of energy. However, glucose metabolism/clearance is slow in fish. The discovery […]

Meeting Abstract 92.10  Wednesday, Jan. 7  Seasonal and developmental expression of growth hormone regulatory neuropeptides in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). BAKER, D.M.*; MCCORMICK, S.D.; Univ. of Mary Washington; USGS, Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center dbaker2@umw.edu In Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, circulating levels of growth hormone (GH) are known to vary with developmental stage and season. GH levels […]

Meeting Abstract 92.5  Wednesday, Jan. 7  On the physiological determination of body size in Manduca sex: What is the critical weight? HELM, Bryan R*; DAVIDOWITZ, Goggy; University of Arizona bhelm@email.arizona.edu In holometabolous insects, adult body size is determined by exponential growth that occurs during the larval stage. As a result, 90% of growth occurs during the last […]

Meeting Abstract 92.8  Wednesday, Jan. 7  Ligand Binding, Agonist-Induced Regulation, and Signaling Characteristics of Trout Growth Hormone Receptors in Transfected Cells REINDL, K.M.; KITTILSON, J.D.; SHERIDAN, M.A.*; North Dakota St. Univ., Fargo mark.sheridan@ndsu.edu Previously, we isolated and characterized two distinct growth hormone receptor (GHR)-encoding mRNAs, GHR1 and GHR2, from rainbow trout. In this study, CHO-K1 cells, which […]