Meeting Abstract 97.1 Saturday, Jan. 7 A theoretical investigation of static stability in gliding snakes JAFARI, F.*; SOCHA, J.J.; Virginia Tech jafari@vt.edu Flying snakes undulate while gliding, using their entire body as a continuously morphing ‘wing’ to produce flight forces. Studies of static 2D airfoils using the snake’s aerial cross-sectional shape have demonstrated that this shape maintains […]
year: 2012
A Novel Unsteady Aerodynamic Mechanism in Avian Flight
Meeting Abstract 97.4 Saturday, Jan. 7 A Novel Unsteady Aerodynamic Mechanism in Avian Flight CRANDELL, KE*; TOBALSKE, BW; University of Montana, Missoula; University of Montana, Missoula kristen.crandell@umontana.edu The overarching significance of Reynolds number (Re), along with differences in body size, musculoskeletal morphologies, and wing kinematics, all lend support to the hypothesis that unsteady aerodynamics are only prevalent […]
Prolactin as a mediator of the stress response in parent birds an underappreciated mechanism
Meeting Abstract 96.2 Saturday, Jan. 7 Prolactin as a mediator of the stress response in parent birds: an underappreciated mechanism ANGELIER, F*; CHASTEL, O; CEBC, CNRS, France; CEBC, CNRS, France angelier@cebc.cnrs.fr In birds, an emergency life-history stage (ELS) is expressed when the immediate survival is threatened by stressful events. This ELS redirects the individual away from the […]
Physiological stress responsiveness is transferable from parent to offspring in free-living Florida Scrub-Jays
Meeting Abstract 96.3 Saturday, Jan. 7 Physiological stress responsiveness is transferable from parent to offspring in free-living Florida Scrub-Jays SMALL, Thomas W*; BRIDGE, Eli; SCHOECH, Stephan; University of Memphis; University of Oklahoma; University of Memphis twsmall@memphis.edu The rapid stress induced elevation of plasma glucocorticoids is well documented in a variety of animals. In Florida Scrub-Jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens) […]
Parental behavior and corticosterone during the breeding season in eastern bluebirds ( Sialia sialis)
Meeting Abstract 96.1 Saturday, Jan. 7 Parental behavior and corticosterone during the breeding season in eastern bluebirds ( Sialia sialis) DAVIS, J.E.*; GUINAN, J.A.; Radford University; Radford University jdavis319@radford.edu Breeding animals face a trade-off between investment in self and investment in offspring; too much investment in self can reduce offspring survival and fitness, while too much investment […]
Glucocorticoids, workload and fitness the role of environmental context, plasticity and repeatability
Meeting Abstract 96.4 Saturday, Jan. 7 Glucocorticoids, workload and fitness: the role of environmental context, plasticity and repeatability LOVE, Oliver/P*; BOURGEON, Sophie; MADLIGER, Christine; SEMENIUK, Christina/AD; WILLIAMS, Tony/D; University of Windsor; Norwegian Institute for Nature Research ; University of Windsor; University of Calgary; Simon Fraser University olove@uwindsor.ca There is growing debate as to whether (and if so […]
An Investigation of the CORT-Fitness Hypothesis the Importance of Age and Environmental Quality
Meeting Abstract 96.5 Saturday, Jan. 7 An Investigation of the CORT-Fitness Hypothesis: the Importance of Age and Environmental Quality MADLIGER, C.L.*; LOVE, O.P.; University of Windsor, Ontario; University of Windsor, Ontario madlige@uwindsor.ca Across taxa, measures of baseline stress hormones (eg. corticosterone) are increasingly being utilized as conservation tools for the assessment of individual and/or population condition. To […]
The role of plasma iodide and endocrine disrupting chemicals in predictive adaptive responses of Alligator mississippiensis
Meeting Abstract 95.5 Saturday, Jan. 7 The role of plasma iodide and endocrine disrupting chemicals in predictive adaptive responses of Alligator mississippiensis BOGGS, Ashley S P*; LOWERS, Russell H; HAMLIN, Heather J; MCCOY, Jessica A; GUILLETTE, Louis J; Medical University of South Carolina / University of Florida; Innovative Health Applications, Kennedy Space Center, NASA; University of Maine […]
Influence of Polychlorinated Biphenyls on Gene Expression and Corticosteroid Secretion within the Neuroendocrine Stress System of the red-eared slider turtle, Trachemys scripta elegans
Meeting Abstract 95.4 Saturday, Jan. 7 Influence of Polychlorinated Biphenyls on Gene Expression and Corticosteroid Secretion within the Neuroendocrine Stress System of the red-eared slider turtle, Trachemys scripta elegans THOMPSON, JT*; VALVERDE, RA; Southeastern Louisiana University; Southeastern Louisiana University judd.thompson@selu.edu In order to adequately address anthropogenic environmental degradation, it is necessary to the physiological effects experienced by […]
Impacts of neuroactive and estrogenic chemicals in wastewater effluents on behavior and reproduction in freshwater fishes
Meeting Abstract 95.2 Saturday, Jan. 7 Impacts of neuroactive and estrogenic chemicals in wastewater effluents on behavior and reproduction in freshwater fishes NORRIS, DO*; VAJDA, AM; BARBER, LB; SCHOENFUSS, HL; Univ. of Colorado, Boulder; Univ. of Colorado, Denver; United States Geological Survey, Boulder CO; St. Cloud Univ., MN david.norris@colorado.edu The reproductive potential and survival of native freshwater […]
