Meeting Abstract P3.160A  Sunday, Jan. 6  Why do grasshopper mice prefer stripe-tailed scorpions over bark scorpions? Testing the “ouch” vs. “super-size me” hypotheses. NIERMANN, C*; TATE, T; ROWE, A; ROWE, M; , ; , ; , ; , ; , ; , ; , ; , ; Sam Houston State; Sam Houston State; Univ. Texas, Austin; Sam […]

Meeting Abstract P3.189  Sunday, Jan. 6  Whole-body mechanics of arboreal locomotion in primates: integrating gait parameters, limb compliance and weight distribution. SCHMIDT, M.; Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany schmidt.manuela@uni-jena.de The diversity of locomotor parameters in quadruped primates offers the potential to explore how variations in footfall sequence, limb compliance, and limb forces influence the efficiency of energy […]

Meeting Abstract P3.192  Sunday, Jan. 6  What goes up must come down: Forelimb kinematics in cane toads during jumping and landing KARAGIANNIS, EE*; MAYNARD, EM; VICKOWSKI, FB; MACESIC, LJ; GILLIS, GB; Mount Holyoke College; Mount Holyoke College; Mount Holyoke College; Wheaton College; Mount Holyoke College ggillis@mtholyoke.edu Jumping anurans have long been a model for addressing questions in […]

Meeting Abstract P3.149  Sunday, Jan. 6  Visual and Olfactory Learning in Anopheles stephensi and Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. LUTZ, E.K.*; RIFFELL, J; University of Washington; University of Washington lutze@uw.edu The host seeking behavior of disease-vector mosquitoes may be impacted by olfactory and visual learning. By enabling mosquitoes to better find prey, this behavior may allow mosquitoes to remain […]

Meeting Abstract P3.31  Sunday, Jan. 6  Vertical transfer and growth effects of zebrafish consuming Rotifera exposed to copper-loaded carbonaceous particulates KOHLENBERG, K.L.*; STANISHEVSKY, A.V.; WATTS, S.A.; University of Alabama at Birmingham; UAB; UAB katekohl@uab.edu Nano-sized particles have gained attention due to their highly reactive chemical and physical properties and applications to many industrial processes. Little is known […]

Meeting Abstract P3.35  Sunday, Jan. 6  Vegetation Density as an Indicator of Wood Thrush Abundance CORNELL, A.E.; Simon Fraser University acornell@sfu.ca Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina), a neotropical migrant of Eastern North America, have been declining throughout their range since the 1970s. Some suggest that causes may include fragmentation and degradation of breeding habitat, which leads to higher […]

Meeting Abstract P3.99  Sunday, Jan. 6  Variation and integration in amphibian dentitions: insights about sex and size from Silurana (Xenopus) tropicalis GRIECO, TM*; CAM, SB; HLUSKO, LJ; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley grieco@berkeley.edu The phenotypic variation expressed in populations is filtered through developmental and physiological processes occurring during individual lifetimes. […]

Meeting Abstract P3.5  Sunday, Jan. 6  Use of RFID tracking to detect effects of parasitism by Apocephalus borealis on the European honey bee, Apis mellifera QUOCK, C/D; San Francisco State University cdquock@mindspring.com Recently, Radio Frequency (RFID) systems, have been used to track various behavioral aspects of the European honey bee, Apis mellifera, and such systems have the […]

Meeting Abstract P3.215  Sunday, Jan. 6  Use of Infrared Thermography to Measure Body-Surface Heat Dissipation in Free-Living Hummingbirds LANGLAND, K.M.*; POWERS, D.R.; WETHINGTON, S.M.; Biology Department, George Fox University, Newberg, OR; Biology Department, George Fox University, Newberg, OR; The Hummingbird Monitoring Network, Patagonia, AZ langlandkm@gmail.com Hummingbirds are tiny endotherms that struggle to maintain a constant body temperature […]

Meeting Abstract P3.16  Sunday, Jan. 6  Urine as a Signal of Dominance WOLF, MG*; MARTIN III, AL; Saginaw Valley State University; Saginaw Valley State University mgwolf@svsu.edu Social relationships can be obtained through agonistic interactions between two or more conspecifics. These encounters can result in the development of a status that signifies the animal as being a dominant […]