Meeting Abstract 39.4  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Fibroblasts from Long-Lived Bird Species are Resistant to Multiple Forms of Stress WILLIAMS, J.B.*; MILLER, R.A.; HARPER, J.M.; RO, J.; WANG, M.; Ohio State University williams.1020@osu.edu Primary fibroblast cultures were established from 35 species of free-living birds, and tested in culture for resistance to multiple forms of cellular stress. Cell lines […]

Meeting Abstract 39.1  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Effects of dietary restriction on dewlap size and bite force development in Anolis carolinensis LAILVAUX, Simon*; GILBERT, Rebecca; University of New Orleans; University of New Orleans slailvaux@gmail.com Recent studies have reported positive links between male ornament and/or armament size and whole-organism performance capacities (independent of body size) in a variety of […]

Meeting Abstract 38.3  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Struggling mothers, Strong Sons: Optimization and Sex Allocation in Richardson’s Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus richardsonii) RYAN, C.P.*; ANDERSON, W.G.; HARE, J.F.; Simon Fraser University, Canada; University of Manitoba; University of Manitoba calenryan@hotmail.com Among vertebrates, skewed sex ratios at birth and weaning are generally attributed to sex-differential costs for successfully rearing offspring and […]

Meeting Abstract 38.4  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Social Dominance Ability is Heritable in Male House Mice CUNNINGHAM, CB*; CHASE, K; RUFF, J; CARRIER, DR; Universtiy of Utah; Universtiy of Utah; University of Utah; University of Utah c.cunningham@utah.edu Male house mice (Mus musculus) use agonistic physical competition to establish social dominance relationships. Functionally, these interactions determine access to resources; […]

Meeting Abstract 38.5  Wednesday, Jan. 5  More than meets the nose: rapid adaptation to social complexity in laboratory-reared wild mice may be mediated by epigenetic inheritance. NELSON, A.C.*; POTTS, W.K.; University of Utah; University of Utah adam.nelson@utah.edu Mice in large populations have a complex social structure and large variance in mating success; as a result, social and […]

Meeting Abstract 38.1  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Mating decisions vary according to environmental context, but in different ways for males and females GILLESPIE, Stephanie; TUDOR, Scarlett; MOORE, Allen; MILLER, Christine*; Univ. Florida; Univ. Florida; Univ. Exeter; Univ. Florida cwmiller@ufl.edu Sexual selection has resulted in the evolution of some of the most striking and elaborate traits in the natural […]

Meeting Abstract 38.2  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Intrinsic costs underlying parental investment: Insight from a capital breeder STAHLSCHMIDT, Z.R.*; LOURDAIS, O.; LORIOUX, S.; BUTLER, M.W.; DENARDO, D.F.; Arizona State Univ., Tempe; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Chize (France); CNRS, Chize (France); Arizona State Univ., Tempe; Arizona State Univ., Tempe zs@asu.edu Life history theory posits a tradeoff […]

Meeting Abstract 37.4  Wednesday, Jan. 5  The effect of condition on courtship and parental care in threespine stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus KELLY, N.B.*; FOSTER, S.A.; ALONZO, S.H.; Yale University, New Haven; Clark University, Worcester; Yale University, New Haven natasha.kelly@yale.edu Life history theory suggests that male investment into reproductive behaviours is subject to trade-offs. The resources that a male […]

Meeting Abstract 37.1  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Not just a chastity belt: the role of copulatory plugs in Red-sided garter snakes revisited FRIESEN, Chris/R*; MASON, Robert.T; Oregon State University friesenc@science.oregonstate.edu In promiscuous mating systems, postcopulatory selection and sexual conflict drive male investment in ejaculates. Copulatory plugs (CP) are a gelatinous mass deposited by the male during copulation that […]

Meeting Abstract 37.2  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Influence of environment during development on variation in female mate preference LYONS, Susan M*; MORRIS, Molly R; Ohio University; Ohio University sl411302@ohio.edu Female mate preference can function as a life history trait, and therefore under poor resource conditions females may trade-off expression of preference with other fitness determining life history traits. […]