Meeting Abstract P2.89  Thursday, Jan. 5  Water balance and the use of a unique internal water reservoir in viper boas (Candoia aspera) MANRIQUE, A.; SECOR, S.*; DENARDO, D.F.; Arizona State Univeristy; Univeristy of Alabama; Arizona State Univeristy denardo@asu.edu Water is vital to the survival of organisms and survival is based on the balancing of water intake and […]

Meeting Abstract P2.8  Thursday, Jan. 5  Variation in Flight Calls and Responsiveness among Individuals and Types in the Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) HAIMAN, Aaron/N.K.*; GENDI, Kirollos/M.; HAHN, Thomas/P.; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis anhaiman@ucdavis.edu The Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) is a nomadic species that ranges across North America. This species […]

Meeting Abstract P2.31  Thursday, Jan. 5  Variation In Projectin Isoforms and Flight Performance In Drosophila melanogaster. CORDER, Katelynn M*; AYME-SOUTHGATE, Agnes J; College of Charleston, Charleston southgatea@cofc.edu Insect flight muscles are extraordinary in their diversity at the anatomical, physiological and molecular levels. The myofibrillar structure provides the muscle with its contractile properties and contributes to muscle stiffness. […]

Meeting Abstract P2.55  Thursday, Jan. 5  Trophic and metamorphic discrimination of hydrogen isotopes in cabbages (Brassica oleracea) and cabbage loopers (Trichoplusia ni): Implications for stable isotope ecology PETERS, JP*; WOLF, N; STRICKER, CA; COLLIER, TR; MARTINEZ DEL RIO, C; Univ. of Wyoming; Univ. of Wyoming; U. S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center, Denver Federal Center; Univ. […]

Meeting Abstract P2.173  Thursday, Jan. 5  Three weeks of daily, randomized exposure to rain, cold and food restriction do not elicit symptoms of chronic stress in molting European starlings DE BRUIJN, R; MERULLO, D*; WANG, L; CASH, J; ROMERO, LM; Tufts University robert.debruijn@tufts.edu Repeated exposure to noxious stimuli causes chronic stress in animals, which is thought to […]

Meeting Abstract P2.91  Thursday, Jan. 5  Thermal acclimation of locomotor performance in the Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens). MINEO, P.M.*; SCHAEFFER, P.J.; Miami University; Miami University mineopm@muohio.edu Biochemical acclimation to temperature is evident in some amphibians, but the degree to which this response is associated with locomotor performance is uncertain. Previous studies demonstrate biochemical acclimation of oxidative enzymes […]

Meeting Abstract P2.156  Thursday, Jan. 5  The relative contributions of allometry, individual behavior, and group dynamics to reproductive success in the bluebanded goby (Lythrypnus dalli) SOLOMON-LANE, TK*; PRADHAN, DS; WILLIS, MC; GROBER, MS; Georgia State Univ., Atlanta; Georgia State Univ., Atlanta; Georgia State Univ., Atlanta; Georgia State Univ., Atlanta tsolomonlane1@student.gsu.edu Although the fitness benefits of sociality are […]

Meeting Abstract P2.176  Thursday, Jan. 5  The potential role of glucocorticoid signaling during sex determination in the American alligator (Alligator mississipiensis). MCCOY, JA*; KOHNO, S; DOHENY, BD; GUILLETTE, JR., LG; Medical University of South Carolina, OBGYN, Hollings Marine Lab; Medical University of South Carolina, OBGYN, Hollings Marine Lab; Medical University of South Carolina, OBGYN, Hollings Marine Lab; […]

Meeting Abstract P2.204  Thursday, Jan. 5  The ontogeny of quadrupedal walking in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri boliviensis) YOUNG, J.W.; Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) jwyoung@neomed.edu For more than 120 years, locomotor researchers have known that adult primates employ a unique footfall sequence during walking. Most quadrupedal mammals use lateral sequence (LS) gaits, in which hind foot touchdowns are […]

Meeting Abstract P2.48  Thursday, Jan. 5  The kinematics and anatomical features of undulatory burrowing in Armandia brevis LAW, C. J.*; DORGAN, K. M.; ROUSE, G.; Scripps Institution of Oceanography cjlaw9@gmail.com Recent work has shown that diverse polychaetes extend burrows through muddy sediments by fracture. Radial body expansions near the anterior, achieved both by peristalsis and eversible pharynges […]