Meeting Abstract P3.32 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Understanding intraspecific relationships in the endangered Hawaiian tree snail, Achatinella mustelina PELEP, P. O.*; HADFIELD, M.G.; University of Hawaii peltinolterpelep@gmail.com Populations of the federally listed endangered Hawaiian tree snail Achatinella mustelina are spread across a 20 km range in which gene flow is interrupted at 5 – 6 locations. Designation of […]
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Ultimate explanations for differences in learning patterns and decision-making abilities of pitvipers (Viperidae Crotalinae)
Meeting Abstract P3.14 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Ultimate explanations for differences in learning patterns and decision-making abilities of pitvipers (Viperidae: Crotalinae) KROCHMAL, Aaron R*; LADUC, Travis J.; PLACE, Aaron J.; Washington College; The Universtiy of Texas at Austin; Northwestern Oklahoma University akrochmal2@washcoll.edu Little effort has been devoted to investigating decision making and learning in snakes. Those studies that […]
Turning Up the Heat Using Thermal Extremes to Test an Optimality Model of Developmental Acclimation
Meeting Abstract P3.2 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Turning Up the Heat: Using Thermal Extremes to Test an Optimality Model of Developmental Acclimation THARP II, J. M.*; JERNBERG, I.; COOPER, B. S.; ANGILLETTA JR. , M. J.; Indiana State Univ; Indiana State Univ; Indiana Univ; Indiana State Univ jtharp5@indstate.edu Although much evidence for developmental acclimation exists, researchers still know […]
Toxic Effects of Manganese on Mitochondrial Respiration and Mitochondrial Membrane Potential in Gill of the Bivalve Crassostrea virginica
Meeting Abstract P3.53 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Toxic Effects of Manganese on Mitochondrial Respiration and Mitochondrial Membrane Potential in Gill of the Bivalve Crassostrea virginica CRAWFORD, S.*; SADDLER, C.; CATAPANE, E.J.; CARROLL, M.A.; Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn catapane@mec.cuny.edu Manganese (Mn) is an essential metal that at high levels in brain produces Manganism. The mechanism of action of is […]
Toxic Effects of Manganese on Mitochondrial Catalase and Cytochrome C Oxidase in Gills of the Bivalve Crassostrea virginica
Meeting Abstract P3.54 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Toxic Effects of Manganese on Mitochondrial Catalase and Cytochrome C Oxidase in Gills of the Bivalve Crassostrea virginica KELLY, K.*; BROWN, K.; SAINT-DIC, R.; CATAPANE, E.J.; CARROLL, M.A.; Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn catapane@mec.cuny.edu Manganese (Mn) is an essential trace nutrient but overexposure causes Manganism in people. The mechanism of Mn toxicity […]
Thermal stress during the pre-incubation period alters development, disrupts hatch synchrony, and reduces egg viability in developing northern bobwhites
Meeting Abstract P3.63 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Thermal stress during the pre-incubation period alters development, disrupts hatch synchrony, and reduces egg viability in developing northern bobwhites REYNA, K.S.*; BURGGREN, W.W.; University of North Texas; University of North Texas Reyna@unt.edu Northern bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) are precocial game-birds experiencing population declines concurrent with climate warming. We sought to describe the […]
There’s no place like home dispersal and homing behavior of the chuckwalla in southern Nevada
Meeting Abstract P3.20 Wednesday, Jan. 6 There’s no place like home: dispersal and homing behavior of the chuckwalla in southern Nevada HAGERTY, B.E.*; TRACY, C.R.; SANDMEIER, F.; University of Nevada, Reno; University of Nevada, Reno; University of Nevada, Reno bh@biodiversity.unr.edu Animal movement has both short-term (feeding, maintenance, predation avoidance) and long-term (inbreeding avoidance, reproduction, and survival) implications […]
The urban behavioral ecology of the Western black widow Latrodectus hesperus
Meeting Abstract P3.19 Wednesday, Jan. 6 The urban behavioral ecology of the Western black widow Latrodectus hesperus JOHNSON, JC*; TRUBL, P; MILES, L; Arizona State University at the West Campus jchadwick@asu.edu The Western black widow spider spider Latrodectus hesperus is a pest species of medical importance. Black widow populations from urban habitats of Phoenix, AZ experience a […]
The role of running in predation and antipredation by the leopard lizard, Gambelia wislizenii
Meeting Abstract P3.26 Wednesday, Jan. 6 The role of running in predation and antipredation by the leopard lizard, Gambelia wislizenii ANDERSON, R.A.; HOUSMAN, M.L.*; GRANT, L.J.; Western Washington University; Western Washington University; Western Washington University Roger.Anderson@wwu.edu The long-nosed leopard lizard, Gambelia wislizenii, as a mesocarnivore, is a predator on highly mobile insects and lizards and is potential […]
The role of glucocorticoid receptors and stress on the development of the avian song system
Meeting Abstract P3.117 Wednesday, Jan. 6 The role of glucocorticoid receptors and stress on the development of the avian song system SHAHBAZI*, M.**; CARRUTH, L.L.; Neuroscience Inst., Georgia State Univ.; Neuroscience Inst., Georgia State Univ. biomxs@langate.gsu.edu When male zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) experience early developmental stress they exhibit reduced song complexity and a decreased HVC size in […]
