Meeting Abstract 65.3 Saturday, Jan. 5 Anticipatory Stress, Territoriality and Hunting in Wild Chimpanzees SOBOLEWSKI, ME*; BROWN, JL; MITANI, JC; University of Michigan mesobole@umich.edu Territoriality and hunting are energetically and psychologically demanding aspects of male chimpanzee behavior. The stress response allows an individual to quickly alter its physiological and behavioral profile to successfully navigate such behaviors. The […]
year: 2013
When wings collide how collisions cause wing wear in bees and wasps
Meeting Abstract 64.3 Saturday, Jan. 5 When wings collide: how collisions cause wing wear in bees and wasps MOUNTCASTLE, AM*; COMBES, SA; Harvard University mountcastle@fas.harvard.edu Many flying insects suffer periodic wing damage and exhibit a cumulative loss of wing area over their lifespan. Wing area loss reduces aerodynamic force production, load carrying capacity and flight maneuverability, and […]
Roll-based sideways motion of mosquitoes in free flight
Meeting Abstract 64.1 Saturday, Jan. 5 Roll-based sideways motion of mosquitoes in free flight IAMS, SM*; BEATUS, T; GUCKENHEIMER, J; COHEN, I; Bowdoin College & Cornell University; Cornell University; Cornell University; Cornell University smi6@cornell.edu The mosquito body plan and flight characteristics are qualitatively different than those of other well-studied Dipterans. Mosquitoes have a long and slender body, […]
On the flight of foraging bumblebees in the near-wake of objects
Meeting Abstract 64.2 Saturday, Jan. 5 On the flight of foraging bumblebees in the near-wake of objects RAVI, S*; CRALL, J; COMBES, S; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University sravi@fas.harvard.edu The high energy demands of a growing hive require bees to forage relentlessly, even under unfavorable weather conditions such as cool temperatures, precipitation or high winds. Bees […]
Found or Fly flight, reproduction and biomechanical tradeoffs in ant queens
Meeting Abstract 64.5 Saturday, Jan. 5 Found or Fly: flight, reproduction and biomechanical tradeoffs in ant queens HELMS IV, J.A.*; KASPARI, M.; University of Oklahoma; University of Oklahoma jackson.a.helms-1@ou.edu Because of a diversity of reproductive strategies, the ants [Formicidae] are an ideal system to study reproductive tradeoffs. In a typical species, a young queen performs two competing, […]
Flight with Winglets in Stick Insects
Meeting Abstract 64.4 Saturday, Jan. 5 Flight with Winglets in Stick Insects ZENG, Y*; NUNNS, H; DUDLEY, H; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley dreavoniz@berkeley.edu The stick insects (Insecta: Phasmatodea) exhibit remarkable variation in wing size and flapping kinematics across a wide spectrum of aerial performance, from flapping flight to complete […]
Aerial behaviors in wingless canopy arthropods
Meeting Abstract 64.6 Saturday, Jan. 5 Aerial behaviors in wingless canopy arthropods YANOVIAK, S. P.*; DUDLEY, R.; University of Louisville; University of California, Berkeley steve.yanoviak@louisville.edu Gliding flight occurs in a wide range of vertebrate taxa, but was unknown for wingless terrestrial arthropods until it was reported for ants of the tropical rainforest canopy in 2005. Here we […]
PROTEIN EXPRESSION SCREENING IN ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTED, CORTISOL-PRODUCING INTERRENAL TISSUE OF URBAN OCEAN FISH
Meeting Abstract 63.3 Saturday, Jan. 5 PROTEIN EXPRESSION SCREENING IN ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTED, CORTISOL-PRODUCING INTERRENAL TISSUE OF URBAN OCEAN FISH CAUSEY, D.R.*; REYES, J.A.; WAGGONER, C.M.; HAMILTON, A.W.; ARMSTRONG, J.L.; KELLEY, K.M.; California State Univ. Long Beach; Pacific Coast Environmental Conservancy; California State Univ. Long Beach; California State Univ. Long Beach; Orange County Sanitation District; California State Univ. Long […]
Downstream the hormonal control of smolt development in salmon
Meeting Abstract 63.1 Saturday, Jan. 5 Downstream: the hormonal control of smolt development in salmon. MCCORMICK, S.D.; USGS. Conte Anadromous Fish Res Ctr mccormick@umext.umass.edu The parr-smolt transformation is a series of behavioral, morphological and physiological changes that are adaptive for downstream migration and seawater entry. The Bern lab conducted some of the earliest work on the hormonal […]
Dihydrotestosterone Reduces Growth in a Female-Larger Lizard
Meeting Abstract 63.4 Saturday, Jan. 5 Dihydrotestosterone Reduces Growth in a Female-Larger Lizard JOHN-ALDER, H.*; POLLOCK, N.; PAZDZIOR, D.; FEIGIN, S.; Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick; Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick; Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick; Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick henry@sebs.rutgers.edu Sex differences in adult body size (sexual size dimorphism; SSD) are widespread, and both male- and female-larger SSD is […]
