Meeting Abstract 5.6  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Proximity to a high traffic road: Does traffic noise explain increased nestling stress? CRINO, O.L.*; JOHNSON, E.E.; BREUNER, C.W.; University of Montana ondicrino@gmail.com Roads have been correlated with increased stress responses across several species of birds and during multiple life-history stages. Nestling Mountain White-crowned Sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha) reared close to […]

Meeting Abstract 5.5  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Physiological and behavioral responses of European starlings to a rapid, mild change in temperature. DE BRUIJN, R*; BOEKE, E; ROMERO, L.M.; Tufts University, Medford; Tufts University, Medford; Tufts University, Medford robert.debruijn@tufts.edu Free-ranging animals continuously adjust to changes in their environment. The stress response, typified by increases in heart rate and corticosterone, […]

Meeting Abstract 5.4  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Linking habitat and intraspecific variation in the stress physiology of a coral reef fish, Stegastes partitus SCHRANDT, M.N.*; LEMA, S.C.; Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington; Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington mschrandt@disl.org Geographic variation in behavior related to spatial variation in environmental conditions has been observed in many species, but the physiological […]

Meeting Abstract 5.2  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Hepatic Protein Expression and Endocrine Disruption in Contaminant-exposed English Sole in the Southern California Bight WAGGONER, Claire M.*; REYES, Jesus A.; ARMSTRONG, Jeffrey L.; KELLEY, Kevin M.; California State University, Long Beach; Pacific Coast Environmental Conservancy; Ocean Monitoring Division, Orange County Sanitation District; California State University, Long Beach Claire.Waggoner@gmail.com In urban-impacted […]

Meeting Abstract 5.3  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Disrupted Stress Endocrine Axis in Wild Fish from Polluted California Marine Environments. Characterization Studies CAUSEY, Dwight R*; REYES, Jesus A; WAGGONER, Claire M; HAMILTON, Andrew W; ARMSTRONG, Jeffrey L; KELLEY, Kevin M; California State University, Long Beach (CSULB); Pacific Coast Environmental Conservancy; CSULB; CSULB; Orange County Sanitation District; CSULB dcausey@csulb.edu Over […]

Meeting Abstract 4.4  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Preventing Damage: Absorbtion of Kinetic Energy in Locust Kicks SUTTON, GP*; BURROWS, M; University of Cambridge; University of Cambridge RScealai@gmail.com While it is well known that insects use cuticular springs to store and quickly release energy, we will show that they also use cuticular springs to absorb and dissipate energy. When […]

Meeting Abstract 4.3  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Dynamic mechanical properties of resilin through the glass transition KING, RJ*; DUDEK, DM; Univ of Utah; Virginia Tech dmdudek@vt.edu Resilin is an almost perfect elastic protein found in many insects. It can be stretched up to 300% of its resting length and is unaffected by creep or stress relaxation. While much […]

Meeting Abstract 4.2  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Dynamic mechanical properties of a mimetic muscle protein DUDEK, DM*; LV, S; CAO, Y; BALAMURALI, MM; GOSLINE, JG; LI, H; Virginia Tech; Univ of British Columbia; Univ of British Columbia; Univ of British Columbia; Univ of British Columbia; Univ of British Columbia dmdudek@vt.edu The passive mechanical properties of muscle are dominated […]

Meeting Abstract 4.1  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Cross-linking by protein oxidation in gastropod glues SMITH, A.M.*; BRADSHAW, A.; SALT, M.; BELL, A.; LITRA, N.; Ithaca College, NY; Ithaca College, NY; Ithaca College, NY; Ithaca College, NY; Ithaca College, NY asmith@ithaca.edu Protein oxidation is a common phenomenon that causes protein dysfunction in aging, but it can also be harnessed […]

Meeting Abstract 4.5  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Cellular Materials in Nature GIBSON, LJ*; ASHBY, MF; MIT; Cambridge University ljgibson@mit.edu Cellular materials are widespread in nature. Wood and cork have a honeycomb-like structure with cells that are roughly hexagonal prisms. Trabecular bone, plant parenchyma, adipose tissue, coral and sponge all have a foam-like structure, with polyhedral cells. Natural structures […]