Meeting Abstract P2.188  Thursday, Jan. 5  The effect of temperature on running in the tarantula, Aphonopelma hentzi BOOSTER, N.; SU, F.Y.*; ADOLPH, S.C.; AHN, A.N.; Pitzer College; Harvey Mudd College; Harvey Mudd College; Harvey Mudd College fsu@hmc.edu Tarantulas lack extensor muscles in some of their leg joints but still need to extend their limbs. Instead of muscles, […]

Meeting Abstract P2.119  Thursday, Jan. 5  The effect of eyestalk neurohormones on circulating glucose and trehalose in two species of oregonid crabs TAMONE, SL*; KELLER, E; LINDEROTH, T; University of Alaska Southeast; University of Alaska Southeast; University of Alaska Southeast sltamone@uas.alaska.edu Crustaceans rely on carbohydrates for both aerobic and anaerobic metabolism; the primary carbohydrate of importance circulating […]

Meeting Abstract P2.96  Thursday, Jan. 5  The capacity of non-shivering thermogenesis in bank voles from lines selected for high aerobic metabolism WOJCIECHOWSKI, M.S.*; STAWSKI, C.; JEFIMOW, M.; KOTEJA, P.; Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland; Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland; Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland; Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland mwojc@umk.pl Comparative data suggest that high non-shivering thermogenesis (NST) capacity […]

Meeting Abstract P2.142  Thursday, Jan. 5  The Medullary Rest: A Naturally Occurring Intersex Region of American Alligator Ovary BOTTERI, N.L.*; MOORE, B.C.; ALBERGOTTI, L.C.; HAMLIN, H.J.; LAWLER, A.N.; MATHAVAN, K.; GUILLETTE JR., L.J.; University of Florida; Louisiana Tech University; University of Florida; University of Maine; University of Miami; University of Massachusetts Amherst; Medical University of South Carolina […]

Meeting Abstract P2.33A  Thursday, Jan. 5  The Influence of Salinity on Acute Toxicity to the Euryhaline Fish, Kryptolebias marmoratus ALBRITTON-FORD, Aaron/C*; HARPER, Benjamin/T; Valdosta State University acalbrittonford@valdosta.edu The Influence of Salinity on Acute Toxicity to the Euryhaline Fish, Kryptolebias marmoratus, A. Albritton-Ford, B.T. Harper, G.K. Bielmyer Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA, 31698 Abstract Aquatic systems are commonly […]

Meeting Abstract P2.165  Thursday, Jan. 5  The Effects of Corticosterone Treatment on Song Complexity and HVC Size in the Male Zebra Finch SHAHBAZI, Mahin*; JIMENEZ, Pedro; CARRUTH, Laura L.; Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA; Autonomous University of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, Mexico; Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA lcarruth@gsu.edu Early developmental stress experienced by male zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) leads […]

Meeting Abstract P2.200  Thursday, Jan. 5  The Effect of Surface Water and Wetting on Gecko Adhesion STARK, A.Y.*; SULLIVAN, T.W.; NIEWIAROWSKI, P.H.; The University of Akron, Integrated Bioscience; The University of Akron, Integrated Bioscience; The University of Akron, Integrated Bioscience ays3@zips.uakron.edu Despite growing interest in the field, few investigations of the gecko adhesive system focus on ecologically […]

Meeting Abstract P2.80  Thursday, Jan. 5  The Development of the Visual System in the Polyodon spathula KEMER, K.M.*; FURIMSKY, M.M.; Westminster College, PA; Westminster College, PA kemerkm@wclive.westminster.edu The paddlefish, Polyodon spathula, is a primitive cartilaginous fish that lives primarily in the Mississippi river system in the United States. These economically important fish are thriving over some parts […]

Meeting Abstract P2.17  Thursday, Jan. 5  Testing the predictive ability of niche-based models using a natural range retraction CRICKENBERGER, S; Clemson University, Clemson, SC scricke@gmail.com A major goal of invasion ecology is to predict the range shifts and potential range limits of non-native species. Niche-based models are commonly used to achieve these goals. However, natural range shifts […]

Meeting Abstract P2.45  Thursday, Jan. 5  Terrestrial development in embryonic mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus) WELLS, M.W.*; TURKO, A.J.; WRIGHT, P.A.; University of Guelph, ON; University of Guelph, ON; University of Guelph, ON wellsm@uoguelph.ca The mangrove rivulus, Kryptolebias marmoratus, inhabits small pools of water in highly variable mangrove swamps. Adult rivulus will leave the water when aquatic conditions […]