Meeting Abstract 9.6  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Immunotoxicity may be a more sensitive endpoint for sublethal polychlorinated biphenyl exposure in the northern leopard frog CARY, TL*; KARASOV, WH; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI tcary@wisc.edu Modulation of immune function due to contaminant exposure may be one way that amphibian populations are at increased risk […]

Meeting Abstract 9.5  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Can environmental contaminants alter sex hormone signaling of splenic function in the American alligator? KOHNO, S*; STERN, WH; LOWERS, RH; GUILLETTE, LJ; Univ. Florida, Dept. Biology and Med. Univ. South Carolina, Dept. Ob/Gyn; Univ. Florida, Dept. Biology and College Medicine; Kennedy Space Center, Innovative Health Applications; Univ. Florida, Dept. Biology and […]

Meeting Abstract 8.3  Wednesday, Jan. 4   Staged Dominance Interactions Between Anolis carolinensis and Anolis sagrei Lizards. EDWARDS, JE*; LAILVAUX, SP; University of New Orleans, Louisiana; University of New Orleans, Louisiana edjessicaedwards@gmail.com The introduced lizard Anolis sagrei is known to commonly replace Anolis carolinensis as the most abundant anole of urban areas and other open environments. To […]

Meeting Abstract 8.1  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Oh snap! Sex, weaponry and aggression in snapping shrimp HUGHES, M.*; WILLIAMSON, T.; HOLLOWELL, K.; VICKERY, R.E.; College of Charleston, SC hughesm@cofc.edu Sexual dimorphism in weaponry is often attributed to intrasexual selection, wherein one sex maximizes reproductive success through competition. In snapping shrimp (Alpheus spp.), sexual dimorphism in snapping claws – […]

Meeting Abstract 8.5  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Heritability, Size, and Aggression Interact to Influence Social Dominance Ability in Male House Mice CUNNINGHAM, C.B.*; CHASE, K; RUFF, J.S.; EDMUNDS, T.N.; POTTS, W.K.; CARRIER, D.R.; University of Utah c.cunningham@utah.edu The evolutionary importance of physical conflict to anatomical, behavioral, and life history traits has been recognized since Darwin. Despite the importance […]

Meeting Abstract 8.4  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Contest behavior is mediated by resource payoff value in female convict cichlids (Amatitlania nigrofasciata). COTRONE, M.C.*; EARLEY, R.L.; DRAUD, M.; University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; Long Island University – C.W. Post, Brookville, NY mccotrone@crimson.ua.edu Contest behavior has evolved in animals as a means of acquiring and retaining fitness-related […]

Meeting Abstract 7.5  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Reproductive state of female voles affects males’ responses to same- and mixed-sex over-marks HOBBS, N.J.*; FERKIN, M.H.; University of Memphis; University of Memphis nhobbs@memphis.edu Many mammals use scent marks and over-marks to signal their condition and willingness to mate with conspecifics. Animals may encounter over-marks in which the scent donors are […]

Meeting Abstract 7.4  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Photoperiodic and Social Regulation of Song Rate and Structure in Male Border Canaries (Serinus canaria) ALWARD, B.A.*; ROUSE, M.L.; STEVENSON, T.J.; BALL, G.F.; The Johns Hopkins Univerisity ; The Johns Hopkins Univerisity ; The Johns Hopkins Univerisity ; The Johns Hopkins Univerisity balward1@jhu.edu Songbird species exhibit marked variability in the types […]

Meeting Abstract 7.1  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Multiple color traits: can they signal body condition or size in male Sceloporus lizards HEWS, D.K.*; OSSIP-KLEIN, A.; OYOLA-MORALES, J.; CAIN, P.; MARTINS, E.P.; Indiana State Univ., Terre Haute; Indiana Univ., Bloomington; Indiana Univ., Bloomington and Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY; Indiana State Univ., Terre Haute; Indiana Univ., Bloomington diana.hews@indstate.edu In males, […]

Meeting Abstract 7.3  Wednesday, Jan. 4  It’s costly to be honest: the metabolic expense of maintaining a reliable signal of strength for crustaceans BYWATER, C L*; WHITE, C; WILSON, R S; The University of Queensland; The University of Queensland; The University of Queensland c.bywater@uq.edu.au Handicap costs are predicted to be one of the primary mechanisms for the […]