Meeting Abstract 35.5  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Environment, Behavior and Physiology: A role for barometric pressure in predicting storms? BREUNER, CW*; SPRAGUE, RS; WOODS, HA; The University of Montana; National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA; The University of Montana creagh.breuner@umontana.edu Animals use environmental cues to time annual cycles, fine tune the timing of breeding, or make behavioral decisions on […]

Meeting Abstract 35.3  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Effects of Environmental Estrogens on Organismal Growth and the Growth Hormone-Insulin-Like-Growth Factor System of Rainbow Trout HANSON, AM*; SHERIDAN, MA; North Dakota St. Univ. andrea.m.hanson@ndsu.edu The increasing production, use, and disposal of an expanding array of chemicals that enter the environment pose a serious threat to terrestrial and aquatic animals, as […]

Meeting Abstract 34.4  Wednesday, Jan. 5  The effect of physical perturbation on behavior: an example from yellow-chinned anole (Anolis gundlachi) KUO, CY*; IRSCHICK, DJ; Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst; Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst chiyun@bio.umass.edu Fulfilling energy requirements and evading predation are crucial to organismal survival. As both foraging and anti-predatory behaviors typically involve locomotion, locomotor performance (e.g., sprinting, […]

Meeting Abstract 34.6  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Mechanisms driving winner and loser effects in the green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis) GARCIA, Mark J*; EARLEY, Ryan L; University of Alabama; University of Alabama mjgarcia@crimson.ua.edu Fighting experience can alter an individual’s probability of winning future contests; victory begets victory (winner effect) while defeat begets defeat (loser effect). The presence, magnitude, […]

Meeting Abstract 34.5  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Lost Gills and Low Oxygen: Respiratory Ecology of Damselfly Larvae SESTERHENN, T.M.*; REARDON, E.E.; CHAPMAN, L.J.; Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington; McGill Univ., Montreal, PQ; McGill Univ., Montreal, PQ iposita@gmail.com Oxygen limitation is an important influence on the ecology of aquatic animals. The respiratory ecology of larval damselflies is of particular interest […]

Meeting Abstract 34.2  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Heart rate as an index of increased metabolic output in a bird with a complex courtship display BARSKE, Julia*; FUSANI, Leo; WIKELSKI, Martin; SCHLINGER, Barney; University of California, Los Angeles; University of Ferrara, Italy; Max Planck Institut for Ornithology, Radolfzell, Germany jbarske@ucla.edu The golden-collared manakin (Manacus vitellinus) of Panamanian rainforests has […]

Meeting Abstract 34.1  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Gaze behaviors of freely walking cats RIVERS, T.J*; SIROTA, M.G.; SHAH, N.A.; GUTTENTAG, A.I.; BELOOZEROVA, I.N.; Barrow Neurological Institute; Barrow Neurological Institute; Barrow Neurological Institute; University of California, Los Angeles; Barrow Neurological Institute trevor.rivers@gmail.com Vision is important for locomotion, particularly when an individual is moving freely through complex natural environments. Little […]

Meeting Abstract 34.3  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Costs and benefits of pupal chamber construction by the hawkmoth Manduca sexta (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) SPRAGUE, J. C.*; WOODS, H. A.; The University of Montana; The University of Montana jonathan1.sprague@umontana.edu Functional organismal traits have costs and benefits: e.g. hearts, kidneys, and appendages do things for an organism, but there are energetic, resource, […]

Meeting Abstract 33.2  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Variation in coyote skull morphology, biomechanics, and feeding behavior due to early bone processing opportunities LA CROIX, S.*; ZELDITCH, M.L.; SHIVIK, J.A.; LUNDRIGAN, B.L.; HOLEKAMP, K.E.; Michigan State Univ., E. Lansing; Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor; USDA/WS/National Wildlife Research Center and Utah State Univ., Logan; Michigan State Univ., E. Lansing; Michigan […]

Meeting Abstract 33.5  Wednesday, Jan. 5  The ontogeny of dental form and tooth pressures in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) GIGNAC, P. M.*; ERICKSON, G. M.; Stony Brook University; Florida State University paul.gignac@stonybrook.edu In addition to its size, the American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, utilizes absolutely high bite forces to capture and subjugate increasingly durable prey throughout development. […]