Meeting Abstract P2.124 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Functional effects of endocannabinoid signaling on ingestive behavior in Siberian Hamsters SMITH, N.S.; ADAMS, S.A.*; HO, J.M.; DEMAS, G.E.; Xavier University of Louisiana; Indiana University nsmith8@xula.edu Siberian hamsters are a seasonally breeding species that undergo seasonal changes in energy balance, losing ~30-40% of their body mass in short “winter-like” days. These […]
year: 2010
Finding the window of energetic opportunity traveling North Atlantic right whales use dive depths that avoid surface drag
Meeting Abstract P2.165 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Finding the window of energetic opportunity: traveling North Atlantic right whales use dive depths that avoid surface drag MCGREGOR, Anna E.*; FISH, Frank E.; NOWACEK, Douglas P.; Duke Univ. Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC; West Chester Univ., PA; Duke Univ. Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC anna.mcgregor@duke.edu Swimming immediately under the water’s surface incurs […]
Fatty acid and stable isotope analyses explain variability in ecosystem productivity and consumption patterns of top predators
Meeting Abstract P2.38 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Fatty acid and stable isotope analyses explain variability in ecosystem productivity and consumption patterns of top predators DOUGLAS, Hector/D*; SPRINGER, Alan/M; BUDGE, Suzanne; AUCOIN, Lacey; University of Alaska Fairbanks, Kuskokwim; University of Alaska Fairbanks, IMS; Dalhousie University; Dalhousie University hddouglas@yahoo.com The utility of seabirds as environmental indicators depends upon the sensitivity […]
Expression pattern of anti-apoptotic genes survivin and mortalin in the regenerating digestive tube of a sea cucumber
Meeting Abstract P2.26 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Expression pattern of anti-apoptotic genes survivin and mortalin in the regenerating digestive tube of a sea cucumber MASHANOV, V.S.; ZUEVA, O.R.**; ROJAS-CARTAGENA, C.; GARCIA-ARRARAS, J.E.; University of Puerto Rico; University of Puerto Rico; University of Puerto Rico; University of Puerto Rico zuevaolga@yahoo.com Apoptosis has been known to play an important role […]
Expression of piwi during development and regeneration in the marine polychaete Capitella teleta
Meeting Abstract P2.24 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Expression of piwi during development and regeneration in the marine polychaete Capitella teleta GIANI, V. C.*; SEAVER, E. C.; University of Hawaii; University of Hawaii vinny_giani@hotmail.com Capitella teleta (formerly Capitella sp. I) is a polychaete annelid that exhibits robust posterior regeneration. C. teleta undergoes sexual reproduction and following an embryonic period, […]
Expression Pattern of Leptin and Leptin Receptor in Developing and Adult Zebrafish
Meeting Abstract P2.6 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Expression Pattern of Leptin and Leptin Receptor in Developing and Adult Zebrafish LIU, Qin; CHEN, Yun; THAKKAR, Mitesh; LONDRAVILLE, Richard/L*; University of Akron; University of Akron; University of Akron; University of Akron londraville@uakron.edu Interactions of leptin and leptin receptors play crucial roles during animal development and in regulation of appetite and […]
Experience with photostimulation upregulates vasoactive intestinal polypeptide in the hypothalamus of female house finches
Meeting Abstract P2.96 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Experience with photostimulation upregulates vasoactive intestinal polypeptide in the hypothalamus of female house finches ALDREDGE, RA*; SALVANTE, KG; SEWALL, KB; SOCKMAN, KW; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Simon Fraser Univ., British Columbia; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill aldredge@email.unc.edu For many temperate breeding birds, […]
Evidence for widespread predator-elicited vocalizations in the Fairy-wrens the Type II call in Malurus lamberti
Meeting Abstract P2.4 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Evidence for widespread predator-elicited vocalizations in the Fairy-wrens: the Type II call in Malurus lamberti BRANDLEY, N. C.*; SPENDEL, K.; GREIG, E. I.; Duke University; University of Chicago ncb9@duke.edu Predator-elicited vocalizations have typically been viewed as alarms to conspecifics or deterrents to predators however recent work has suggested that they may […]
Evidence for evolutionary reductions in both the ligand and receptor that regulate rapid skin darkening in the Texas toad, Bufo speciosus
Meeting Abstract P2.10 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Evidence for evolutionary reductions in both the ligand and receptor that regulate rapid skin darkening in the Texas toad, Bufo speciosus. KUMAR, A.; LARSON, R.; BROWN, C.; CARR, J.A.*; Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock; Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock; Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock; Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock james.carr@ttu.edu Two mechanisms regulate skin darkening […]
Evaluating the sex ratios of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles inhabiting the Atlantic coastal waters of Florida
Meeting Abstract P2.67 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Evaluating the sex ratios of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles inhabiting the Atlantic coastal waters of Florida LAYTON, Jenny Estes; WIBBELS, Thane*; JACOBSON, Elliot; BRISETTE, Micahael; University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of Florida; Quantum Resources, In Water Research twibbels@uab.edu All sea turtles have temperature-dependent sex determination […]
