Meeting Abstract 95.4  Sunday, Jan. 6  Is dewlap color an honest indicator of health in Anolis lizards? An analysis of population differences in body condition and parasite load. COOK, EG*; MUNOZ, MM; CONOVER, AE; SHIELDS, IH; BORONOW, KE; MURPHY, TG; JOHNSON, MA; Trinity University, San Antonio; Harvard University, Cambridge; Stuyvesant High School, New York; Harvard University, Cambridge; […]

Meeting Abstract 95.5  Sunday, Jan. 6  Dewlap displays and predation risk in green anole lizards HENNINGSEN, J.P.*; HUSAK, J.F.; IRSCHICK, D.J.; University of Massachusetts Amherst; University of St. Thomas; University of Massachusetts Amherst justinh@bio.umass.edu In some animals, signals are consistently correlated with another trait and are thus considered reliable. Theory predicts that signal reliability is maintained via […]

Meeting Abstract 94.5  Sunday, Jan. 6  The evolution of fish barbels by the co-option of fin developmental mechanisms HAWKINS, M.B.*; JANDZIK, D.; CRUZ, A.; STOCK, D.W.; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; University of Colorado, Boulder michaelbrenthawkins@fas.harvard.edu Barbels are sensory projections from the head that are found in 27 of the 62 orders of fishes, ranging from hagfishes to […]

Meeting Abstract 94.1  Sunday, Jan. 6  Lateral Line Morphogenesis in Chondrichthyan vs. Osteichthyan Fishes: New Perspectives on an Old Problem WEBB, JF*; GILLIS, JA; University of Rhode Island and MBL, Woods Hole; Dalhousie University and MBL, Woods Hole jacqueline_webb@mail.uri.edu The morphology of the lateral line system (LL) differs significantly in chondrichthyan and osteichthyan fishes, so we hypothesized […]

Meeting Abstract 94.3  Sunday, Jan. 6  Genetic and morphological vestiges of lost lungs in plethodontid salamanders LEWIS, Z*; KERNEY, R; DORANTES, J; HANKEN, J; Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA; Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA; Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA; Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA zlewis@oeb.harvard.edu Vestigial structures and rudiments provide windows into the evolutionary history of animals. Common examples are the […]

Meeting Abstract 94.4  Sunday, Jan. 6  Evolutionary and Developmental Modularity in the Digits of Vertebrates KAVANAGH, KD*; WINSLOW, B; LEARY, B; Univ. of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Univ. of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Univ. of Massachusetts Dartmouth kkavanagh@umassd.edu The toe bones of most tetrapods include the metatarsal followed by a series of phalanges bones. In the embryos, these bones develop in […]

Meeting Abstract 93.2  Sunday, Jan. 6  The effects of inhibited reproduction by ovariectomy or vitellogenin-RNAi on the longevity of grasshoppers (Romalea microptera). LINQUIST, AG*; BURNETT, JB; HATLE, JD; University of North Florida; University of North Florida; University of North Florida alicia@linquist.net Reduced reproduction has been shown to increase lifespan in many animals, yet the mechanisms behind this […]

Meeting Abstract 93.4  Sunday, Jan. 6  Long-term effects of chronic artificial night light exposure on life-history traits of songbirds DOMINONI, DM*; PARTECKE, J; Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Germany; Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Germany ddominoni@orn.mpg.de We live in the urban millennium, the age of globalization and urban sprawl. Rapid expansion of cities is accompanied by extreme […]

Meeting Abstract 93.5  Sunday, Jan. 6  Estrogen Dose Influences Medullary Bone Quantity and Density in Female Pine Siskins SQUIRE, M.E. *; VEGLIA, M.K.; DRUCKER, K.A.; HAHN, T.P; WATTS, H.E.; The University of Scranton; The University of Scranton; The University of Scranton; The University of California, Davis; Loyola Marymount University maria.squire@scranton.edu Medullary bone is a non-structural type of […]

Meeting Abstract 93.3  Sunday, Jan. 6  Assessments of immuno- and inflamm-aging following a photoperiodic regime that delays female reproductive aging in Siberian hamsters PLACE, NJ*; PARK, S-U; ZYSLING, DA; Cornell University njp27@cornell.edu Aging and reproductive senescence are thoroughly intertwined, as evident by the ability of calorie restriction to both increase longevity and delay reproductive aging in a […]