Meeting Abstract P3.13  Sunday, Jan. 6  Effect of aggression and social status on gene expression in rainbow trout BALLI, S. *; DREW, R. E. ; University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; University of Massachusetts Dartmouth sballi@umassd.edu Aggression is an agonistic and costly behavior by which individuals compete for better resources and social status. This study examined the modulation of […]

Meeting Abstract P3.119  Sunday, Jan. 6  Effect of age and temperature on antibody production in a long-lived ectotherm ZIMMERMAN, L.M.*; VOGEL, L.A.; BOWDEN, R.M.; Il. St. Univ.; Il. St. Univ.; Il. St. Univ. lmzimme@ilstu.edu Immunosenescence, a decrease in immune function with age, is a common finding in both endothermic and ectothermic vertebrates. However, because of the effect […]

Meeting Abstract P3.151  Sunday, Jan. 6  Dynamic response of antenna flagellum in the American cockroach DALLMANN, C.J.*; MONGEAU, J.-M.; JAYARAM, K.; MAHAVADI, A.; FULL, R.J.; Univ. of Bielefeld; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley jmmongeau@berkeley.edu The integration of information from sensory structures on a moving body during […]

Meeting Abstract P3.81  Sunday, Jan. 6  Drivers of facial diversity in strepsirrhine primates NOONAN, A*; SANTANA, S.E.; LYNCH ALFARO, J; ALFARO, M.E.; University of California, Los Angeles; University of Washington; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Los Angeles AndrewNoonan@mac.com Strepsirrhine primates include a wide diversity of species such as lemurs, bushbabies, aye ayes and tarsiers, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.142  Sunday, Jan. 6  Don’t swim after a large meal, crawl instead. QUIST, A.*; DARAKANANDA, K.; HITCHCOCK, A.; JEONG, J.; CONNOLLY, E.; ROBBINS, A.; ELLERBY, D.; Wellesley College dellerby@wellesley.edu Soft-bodied organisms drive locomotor movements using antagonistic muscle layers to transmit forces via hydrostatic skeletons. Unconstrained by rigid skeletal elements, this arrangement allows for a high […]

Meeting Abstract P3.14  Sunday, Jan. 6  Don\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’t Bite Your Mother: Seasonality and Sex Differences in Dolphin Tooth Rake Marks NEKOLNY, S.*; GIBSON, Q.; ERMAK, J.; RICHMOND, J.; University of North Florida; University of North Florida; University of North Florida; University of North Florida s.nekolny@unf.edu Although aggressive encounters among conspecific dolphins are rarely observed, tooth rake marks that […]

Meeting Abstract P3.34  Sunday, Jan. 6  Does oceanography constrain marine bivalve invasions? CHIANG, S.*; BELANGER, C.L.; BERKE, S.K.; JABLONSKI, D.; Univ. of Chicago; South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Siena College; Univ. of Chicago schiang@uchicago.edu Invasive species can detrimentally impact marine systems via competition, predation, and other interactions. Understanding the mechanisms behind successful introductions can help […]

Meeting Abstract P3.129  Sunday, Jan. 6  Does early-life exposure to bacteria have enduring effects on the immune system of zebra finches? KILVITIS, H.J.*; BORUTA, M.; RICHARDS, C.L.; MARTIN, L.B.; University of South Florida; University of South Florida; University of South Florida; University of South Florida hkilviti@mail.usf.edu Environmental stimuli experienced within critical periods of development can have profound […]

Meeting Abstract P3.88  Sunday, Jan. 6  Documenting the Mechanisms of Elongation Across the Ophidiiformes GALLOWAY, K.A*; MEHTA, R.S; WARD, A.B; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Adelphi University kategalloway12@gmail.com Body elongation is pervasive throughout actinopterygian fishes; it has evolved multiple times independently, and over fifteen percent of the diversity has this body plan. […]

Meeting Abstract P3.175  Sunday, Jan. 6  Do prolonged elevations of corticosterone influence the stable isotope ratios of blood in zebra finches? JOHNSTON, NR*; LOPES, PC; GOLDSMITH, GR; BENTLEY, GE; DAWSON, TE; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley and GABBA, Univ. of Porto; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute and Univ. of California, Berkeley; […]