Meeting Abstract 48.2 Thursday, Jan. 5 A mechanism for metabolic scaling in insects CALLIER, V; Arizona State University vcallier@gmail.com In insect larvae, the tracheal system grows in discrete steps, increasing in size only at each molt. In contrast, the body increases in mass continuously, and metabolic demand increases in concert. This mode of growth makes insects particularly […]
year: 2012
Population-level Variation in Endogenous Testosterone, Mating and Paternal Effort Across an Elevation Gradient
Meeting Abstract 47.3 Thursday, Jan. 5 Population-level Variation in Endogenous Testosterone, Mating and Paternal Effort Across an Elevation Gradient KAISER, S/A*; WEBSTER, M/S; SILLETT, T/S; Cornell University, Ithaca; Cornell University, Ithaca; Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, Washington, DC sak275@cornell.edu Climate change is causing temporal shifts in the environmental cues migratory birds and other animals use to synchronize breeding […]
Egg pigmentation varies with laying order and differs in populations at different latitudes
Meeting Abstract 47.4 Thursday, Jan. 5 Egg pigmentation varies with laying order and differs in populations at different latitudes ALDREDGE, R.A.*; SOCKMAN, K.W.; Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill aldredge@live.unc.edu Development time can vary widely both within and among organisms. In birds the incubation period is shorter for open-cup […]
Climate, weather, and a long-lived seabird What can fifty years of data tell us
Meeting Abstract 47.1 Thursday, Jan. 5 Climate, weather, and a long-lived seabird: What can fifty years of data tell us? MAUCK, R.A.*; HUNTINGTON, C.E.; DOHERTY, JR., P.F.; Kenyon College; Bowdoin College; Colorado State University mauckr@kenyon.edu We used a 50-year individual-based data set to investigate the effect of weather and climate variation on reproductive success and survival in […]
Behavioral and physiological mechanisms of thermal adaptation in a diverse clade of Anolis lizards
Meeting Abstract 47.2 Thursday, Jan. 5 Behavioral and physiological mechanisms of thermal adaptation in a diverse clade of Anolis lizards. MUñOZ, M.M.*; STIMOLA, M.; LANDESTOY, M.A.; CONOVER, A.; RODRIGUEZ, A.J.; LOSOS, J.B.; Harvard University; Columbia University; University of California, Davis; Harvard University mmunoz@oeb.harvard.edu Anolis lizards are often studied in the context of adaptive radiation in the Greater […]
Writing across the curriculum Explorations in nature and first year seminars
Meeting Abstract 46.6 Thursday, Jan. 5 Writing across the curriculum: Explorations in nature and first year seminars IYENGAR, E.V.; Muhlenberg College iyengar@muhlenberg.edu First-Year Seminars (FYS) at my liberal arts institution are small (typically limited to an enrollment of 15), writing-intensive discussion-oriented courses required of all beginning students that promote intellectual discussion and critical thinking, reading, and writing […]
The mathematical biology of metabolic scaling using a model insect as the basis for interdisciplinary undergraduate science training and research
Meeting Abstract 46.4 Thursday, Jan. 5 The mathematical biology of metabolic scaling: using a model insect as the basis for interdisciplinary undergraduate science training and research KERKHOFF, A.J.*; GILLEN, C.M.; HARTLAUB, B.A.; HOLDENER, J.A.; ITAGAKI, H.; Kenyon College; Kenyon College; Kenyon College; Kenyon College; Kenyon College kerkhoffa@kenyon.edu Interdisciplinary training in biology and math is deemed essential for […]
Supplemental Instruction and Student Success in an Introductory Biology Course
Meeting Abstract 46.1 Thursday, Jan. 5 Supplemental Instruction and Student Success in an Introductory Biology Course WALKER, SE*; MOON, HS; HOESE, WJ; BONSANGUE, MV; ZACHERL, DC; BURNAFORD, JL; READ, E; FILOWITZ, M; California State University, Fullerton; California State University, Fullerton; California State University, Fullerton; California State University, Fullerton; California State University, Fullerton; California State University, Fullerton; California […]
Involving underrepresented groups in undergraduate research A case for required participation
Meeting Abstract 46.2 Thursday, Jan. 5 Involving underrepresented groups in undergraduate research: A case for required participation VIEYRA, M.L.*; GILMORE, J.A.; University of South Carolina Aiken; University of Texas Austin michellev@usca.edu Minorities and women are historically underrepresented in the sciences. Studies have shown that students who participate in undergraduate research are more likely to be retained in […]
An economical and open-source particle image velocimetry instrument for use in a secondary and higher education setting
Meeting Abstract 46.3 Thursday, Jan. 5 An economical and open-source particle image velocimetry instrument for use in a secondary and higher education setting WILKINSON, Kit C.*; UYENO, Theodore A.; NELSON, Rusell; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University kcw53@nau.edu A particle image velocimetry (PIV) instrument measures fluid flow velocity. This is performed by seeding the […]
