Meeting Abstract P3.48 Sunday, Jan. 6 Developmental shifts in heart position for the diamondback water snake ANDERSON, G.E.*; SECOR, S.M.; University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa ganderson@crimson.ua.edu Heart position in snakes relative to body length has been hypothesized to be adaptively correlated with habitat (aquatic, terrestrial, and arboreal) and shown to be conserved phylogenetically. Among […]
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Designing bio-inspired tailed robots to turn using bendable backs
Meeting Abstract P3.163 Sunday, Jan. 6 Designing bio-inspired tailed robots to turn using bendable backs. GUDENUS, V.*; LIBBY, T.; HALDANE, D.W.; FULL, R.J.; UAS Technikum-Wien; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley viktor.gudenus@chello.at Typically, rapid-running, agile, legged robots have possessed rigid, single-segment bodies. Slower legged robots have employed modular bodies, but these […]
Density Estimates, Growth Patterns, and Diet of the California moray, Gymnothorax mordax, Around Catalina Island
Meeting Abstract P3.118 Sunday, Jan. 6 Density Estimates, Growth Patterns, and Diet of the California moray, Gymnothorax mordax, Around Catalina Island MEHTA, R/S; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz rsmehta1123@gmail.com Documenting the trophic ecology, density, spatial distributions, and growth rates of top predators is essential to our understanding of community dynamics. Despite the probable importance of morays in […]
Dehydration stress during embryonic development alters autonomic regulation of the cardiovascular system in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
Meeting Abstract P3.49 Sunday, Jan. 6 Dehydration stress during embryonic development alters autonomic regulation of the cardiovascular system in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) TATE, KB*; CROSSLEY II, DA ; Univ. North Texas; Univ. North Texas kevtate@gmail.com The incubation environment has a profound influence on development. Egg-laying amniotes, such as the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), develop within […]
Defense behavior and the stress response in three species of python
Meeting Abstract P3.183 Sunday, Jan. 6 Defense behavior and the stress response in three species of python BRASHEARS, J.A.*; FOKIDIS, H.B.; DENARDO, D.F.; Colgate University; University of British Colombia; Arizona State University jbrashears@colgate.edu Previous research has focused on correlating an animal’s type of defense behavior with its stress response. Proactive defense behaviors (fighting or fleeing)have been associated […]
Dear Enemies and Nasty Neighbors in the Crayfish Procambarus clarkii
Meeting Abstract P3.18 Sunday, Jan. 6 Dear Enemies and Nasty Neighbors in the Crayfish Procambarus clarkii WHITE, M.; ANDREWS, K.*; TIERNEY, A.J.; Colgate University; Colgate University; Colgate University atierney@colgate.edu The dear enemy effect predicts that territorial animals will respond less aggressively to neighbors compared to strangers. In contrast, there is also a proposed nasty neighbor effect in […]
Cytokine Gene Expression and Lymphocyte Expansion During Graft Rejection in Mice
Meeting Abstract P3.127 Sunday, Jan. 6 Cytokine Gene Expression and Lymphocyte Expansion During Graft Rejection in Mice MCMICHAEL, J. W. *; FIELD, K. A.; Bucknell University; Bucknell University jm081@Bucknell.edu The strength and type of immune response triggered by an antigen can be quantitatively measured by determining the gene expression profile of cytokines. By comparing the relative expression […]
Cryoprotectant production has little effect on bound water content in the goldenrod gall fly, Eurosta solidaginis
Meeting Abstract P3.202 Sunday, Jan. 6 Cryoprotectant production has little effect on bound water content in the goldenrod gall fly, Eurosta solidaginis GRIFFIS, N.L.*; WILLIAMS, J.B.; Southern Illinois Univ.; Southern Illinois Univ. jasowil@siue.edu Most freeze tolerant insects enhance survival to low temperature by producing high concentrations of cryoprotectants. These solutes enhance survival by reducing cellular osmotic dehydration […]
Crustacean ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase activity varies during the molting cycle
Meeting Abstract P3.41 Sunday, Jan. 6 Crustacean ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase activity varies during the molting cycle HOTARD, K; ZOU, E*; Nicholls State Univ, Thibodaux, LA; Nicholls State Univ, Thibodaux, LA em.zou@nicholls.edu Ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) activity has widely been used as a biomarker for organic pollution. However, since much of crustacean physiology is cyclic, EROD activity could also fluctuate […]
Critical amino acid allocation as a mediator of range expansion in an introduced species
Meeting Abstract P3.131 Sunday, Jan. 6 Critical amino acid allocation as a mediator of range expansion in an introduced species BRACE, A.J.*; COON, C.A.C.; MCCUE, M.D.; MCWILLIAMS, S.R.; MARTIN, L.B.; University of South Florida; University of South Florida; St. Mary’s University; University of Rhode Island; University of South Florida abrace@mail.usf.edu The spread of introduced species into new […]
