Meeting Abstract 37.2  Saturday, Jan. 5  Jurassic marine photonics: Squid dynamic iridescence and predation by large extinct marine reptiles SWEENEY, A.M.*; JOHNSEN, S; GAGNON, Y; MORSE, D.E.; STRAMSKI, D.; University of Pennsylvania; Duke University; Duke University; Scripps Institute of Oceanography; UCSB alisonsw@physics.upenn.edu Dynamic iridescence in Loliginid squids has been fascinating and well-studied from an ultrastructural and biochemical […]

Meeting Abstract 36.5  Friday, Jan. 4  Wave Energetics in Fiddler Crabs: Variability in Signaling Investment DAVIS, M. J.*; SWANSON, B. O.; Gonzaga University; Gonzaga University mdavis6@zagmail.gonzaga.edu Fiddler crabs are a group of small, intertidal crustaceans that exhibit a high degree of sexual dimorphism. Male fiddler crabs are characterized by strong body asymmetry, as the large major claw […]

Meeting Abstract 36.1  Friday, Jan. 4  The stress of stopping over: oxidative stress associated with long-duration flights and its implications for the ecology of migrants at stopover sites. MCWILLIAMS, S.R.*; BAUCHINGER, U.; BOLSER, J.A.; ALAN, R.R.; SMITH, A.D.; SEERAM, N.P.; PIERCE, B.J.; BOYLES, M.; LANGLOIS, L.; GERSON, A.; PRICE, E.; GUGLIELMO, C.; Univ. Rhode Island, Kingston; Univ. […]

Meeting Abstract 36.2  Friday, Jan. 4  Flight metabolic rate as an expression of quality in temperature stressed alfalfa leafcutting bees, Megachile rotundata BENNETT, MM*; OWINGS, A; YOCUM, G; RINEHART, J; GREENLEE, K; North Dakota State University, Fargo; North Dakota State University, Fargo; United States Dept. of Agriculture, Fargo; United States Dept. of Agriculture, Fargo; North Dakota State […]

Meeting Abstract 36.3  Friday, Jan. 4  Energy metabolism of small muscle phenotype mice compared to inbred strains in response to exercise MIDDLETON, KM*; COATS, BR; University of Missouri; University of Chicago middletonk@missouri.edu In recent years, studies of the skeletal system have revealed that it occupies a central role in whole-organism energy regulation via interactions with the autonomic […]

Meeting Abstract 36.4  Friday, Jan. 4  Direct measurement of starvation-induced shifts in endogenous fuel oxidation in mice MCCUE, M.D.; St. Mary’s Univ mmccue1@stmarytx.edu Fasting animals typically switch from one metabolic substrate to another in the order of carbohydrates, lipids, and then proteins. The timing of these physiological transitions are traditionally estimated using indirect measures of substrate oxidation […]

Meeting Abstract 36.6  Friday, Jan. 4  Adaptations of Elephant Skin for Non-Evaporative and Evaporative Heat Loss DUNKIN, R.C.*; WILLIAMS, T.M.; KOOPMAN, H.N.; U.C. Santa Cruz; U.C. Santa Cruz; U.N.C. Wilmington dunkin@biology.ucsc.edu Despite lacking sweat glands, elephants have among the highest rates of cutaneous water loss (CWL) of a variety of arid dwelling herbivores. Though the unique morphology […]

Meeting Abstract 35.2  Friday, Jan. 4  When biomechanics meets biogeochemistry: functional correlates of Loggerhead Shrike (Passeriformes: Laniidae) feeding ecology based on stable isotopes analysis SUSTAITA, D*; RUBEGA, M; HARTMAN, G; University of Connecticut, Dept. of Ecol. and Evol. Biology; University of Connecticut, Dept. of Ecol. and Evol. Biology; University of Connecticut, Dept. of Anthropology diego.sustaita@uconn.edu Loggerhead Shrikes […]

Meeting Abstract 35.1  Friday, Jan. 4  Sexual dimorphism in the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus): specialization for male-male competition or for male provisioning? MORRIS, J.S.*; BRANDT, E.; University of Utah; University of Utah j.s.morris@utah.edu Sexual selection theory predicts that male mammals will be more specialized for physical competition than females. Specialization for aggression, however, may result in functional […]

Meeting Abstract 35.6  Friday, Jan. 4  Melanin chemistry and color in feathers SHAWKEY, MD*; D’ALBA, L; VINTHER, J; AHMED, M; LIU, S; University of Akron; College of Wooster; University of Bristol; Lawrence Berkeley National Lab; Lawrence Berkeley National Lab shawkey@uakron.edu Melanin has great potential as a uniquely multifunctional material because of its high light absorption and conversion […]