Meeting Abstract 57.2  Thursday, Jan. 5  The insulin-like growth factor axis as a mediator of life history trade-offs ADDIS, E.A.*; SCHWARTZ, T.S; REDING, D.M.; PALACIOS, M.G.; BRONIKOWSKI, A.M.; Iowa State University addis@iastate.edu Classic life-history theory predicts trade-offs between the lifetime fecundity and lifespan of an individual. However, little is know about the mechanisms that control these trade-offs. […]

Meeting Abstract 57.5  Thursday, Jan. 5  Rapid evolution of sex frequency selected by requirement for dormancy and hydroperiod adaptation SMITH, H.A.*; SNELL, T.W.; Georgia Institute of Technology hilary.smith@gatech.edu In many cyclical parthenogens that alternate between asexual and sexual reproduction, dormant stages produced by the sexual generation allow survival in ephemeral habitats. For example, in monogonont rotifers an […]

Meeting Abstract 57.1  Thursday, Jan. 5  Experimental evidence for a role of prolactin in modulating avian clutch-size RYAN, C.P.*; DAWSON, A.; SHARP, P.J.; WILLIAMS, T.D. ; Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada; Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh, U.K.; The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, U.K. ; Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada calen_ryan@sfu.ca Clutch-size is one of the […]

Meeting Abstract 57.4  Thursday, Jan. 5  Do state-mediated hormones predict reproductive decisions in Arctic-nesting common eiders? HENNIN, H.L.*; BÊTY, J.; GILCHRIST, H.G.; LOVE, O.P.; University of Windsor, ON; Université du Québec à Rimouski; National Wildlife Research Centre, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON; University of Windsor, ON hennin@uwindsor.ca Individual state and the abiotic environment are predicted to influence the […]

Meeting Abstract 56.5  Thursday, Jan. 5  Undulatory locomotion by flexible foils as a model of understanding fish propulsion SHELTON, R.M.*; LAUDER, G.V.; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill rmshelto@email.unc.edu Undulatory locomotion is a common method for creating thrust and maneuvering in many fish species, but our inability to experimentally manipulate key variables such as body length, flexural […]

Meeting Abstract 56.1  Thursday, Jan. 5  Synchronized Swimming: Coordination of pelvic and pectoral fins during augmented punting in stingrays BLEVINS, EL*; MACESIC, LM; MULVANEY, D; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA; Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL eblevins@fas.harvard.edu Benthic animals live at a fluid-solid boundary, and therefore have access to multiple modes of […]

Meeting Abstract 56.4  Thursday, Jan. 5  Ribbon Fin Kinematics in the Bowfin, Amia calva JAGNANDAN, K.*; SANFORD, C. P.; Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY; Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY kevin.m.jagnandan@hofstra.edu The use of an elongated dorsal or anal fin (a ribbon fin) in producing forward and backward propulsion is utilized by a variety of phylogenetically distinct fish species. Fishes […]

Meeting Abstract 56.3  Thursday, Jan. 5  Maneuverability and Agility in Cuttlefish Sepia pharaonis and Sepia bandensis WIGTON, R/A*; KRUEGER, P/S; BARTOL, I/K; Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA; Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX; Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA rwigt001@odu.edu Cuttlefish live in complex coral reef habitats that require them to make frequent turns to navigate, hunt for prey […]

Meeting Abstract 56.2  Thursday, Jan. 5  Gait selection in a pteropod mollusk? Examining the kinematics of Clione limacina‘s swimming for evidence of a gait change. SZYMIK, Brett G*; SATTERLIE, Richard A; Longwood University; University of North Carolina at Wilmington szymikbg@longwood.edu Discreet locomotory gaits have been defined in many ways, among them the energetic costs/savings of changing gait, […]

Meeting Abstract 55.6  Thursday, Jan. 5  The squid nervous system expresses novel RNA editing enzymes ROSENTHAL, JJC*; CORREA, RA; PALAVICINI, JP; Institute of Neurobiology, Univ. of Puerto Rico/RCM; Institute of Neurobiology, Univ. of Puerto Rico/RCM; Institute of Neurobiology, Univ. of Puerto Rico/RCM joshua.rosenthal@upr.edu Genome sequencing projects make it clear that an organism’s complexity is not proportional to […]