Meeting Abstract 132.2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 13:45 Toxicity of a Current-Use Insecticide to Daphnia pulicaria: Impact of 500 Years of Evolution SIMPSON, A.M.*; BELDEN, J.B.; JEYASINGH, P.D.; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University adam.simpson@okstate.edu This study examined how the natural evolutionary progression in a resurrected Daphnia pulicaria population indirectly affected its sensitivity to new […]
year: 2014
In-vitro Assessment of the Potential Effects of Environmental Contaminants on California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) Reproductive Health
Meeting Abstract 132.5 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:30 In-vitro Assessment of the Potential Effects of Environmental Contaminants on California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) Reproductive Health GERRARD, R*; TUBBS, C; San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research; San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research rgerrard@mail.missouri.edu The recovery of the critically endangered California condor (CAC; Gymnogyps californianus) has required significant human […]
Copper tolerance in the southern toad, Anaxyrus terrestris a quantitative genetic approach
Meeting Abstract 132.3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:00 Copper tolerance in the southern toad, Anaxyrus terrestris: a quantitative genetic approach FLYNN, RW*; LANCE, SL; University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory; University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory wflynn@srel.uga.edu Amphibian population declines have been extensively studied, and environmental contaminants have been implicated as co-factors in many of the […]
Bobcats as bioindicators for brominated flame retardants in terrestrial ecosystems in the Midwestern United States
Meeting Abstract 132.1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 13:30 Bobcats as bioindicators for brominated flame retardants in terrestrial ecosystems in the Midwestern United States JOOSTE, E*; CHEN, D; NIELSEN, C.K.; Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale ejooste@siu.edu The monitoring of contaminants […]
Aquatic vertebrates developing in a perchlorate world; the genetic effects of an endocrine disruptor during early development in threespine stickleback
Meeting Abstract 132.4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:15 Aquatic vertebrates developing in a perchlorate world; the genetic effects of an endocrine disruptor during early development in threespine stickleback PETERSEN, AM*; VON HIPPEL, F; BUCK, CL; POSTLETHWAIT, JH; CRESKO, WA; University of Oregon, Eugene Oregon; University of Alaska, Anchorage Alaska; University of Alaska, Anchorage Alaska; University of Oregon, Eugene […]
Amphibians Stressed By Agricultural Land Use Have Altered Immunity and Increased Parasitic Infections
Meeting Abstract 132.7 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:45 Amphibians Stressed By Agricultural Land Use Have Altered Immunity and Increased Parasitic Infections FALSO, P.G.*; GALLIPEAU, S.; HAYES, T.B.; Slippery Rock University; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley paul.falso@sru.edu Changing environmental conditions have dramatically decreased global amphibian populations. Increases in susceptibility to pathogens may result from stressful habitat […]
The skate, Leucoraja erinacea, as a novel model for understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of hematopoiesis and angiogenesis
Meeting Abstract 131.5 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:30 The skate, Leucoraja erinacea, as a novel model for understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of hematopoiesis and angiogenesis HERSH, T.; LUPICA, J. ; RUTH , B.; LUTTON, B.V. *; Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA; Portland High School, ME; Endicott College, Beverly, MA; Endicott College, Beverly, MA bram.lutton@gmail.com In elasmobranchs, […]
The arms race between host and pathogen in Caribbean sea fan pathosystems
Meeting Abstract 131.2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 13:45 The arms race between host and pathogen in Caribbean sea fan pathosystems MANN, W.T.*; BURGE, C.A.; STACY, C.; BEACH-LETENDRE, J.; MYDLARZ, L.D.; The University of Texas at Arlington; Cornell University; The University of Texas at Arlington; The University of Texas at Arlington; The University of Texas at Arlington wtmann@uta.edu A […]
Stress-immune interactions in a range-expanding bird covariation in stress hormone and Toll-like receptor expression
Meeting Abstract 131.3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:00 Stress-immune interactions in a range-expanding bird: covariation in stress hormone and Toll-like receptor expression KILVITIS, H.J.*; LIEBL, A.L.; MARTIN, L.B.; Univ. of South Florida; Univ. of South Florida; Univ. of South Florida hkilviti@mail.usf.edu The physiological traits that promote vertebrate range expansions are just beginning to be revealed. In Kenya, the […]
Energetic regulation of seasonal sickness responses in Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus)
Meeting Abstract 131.4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:15 Energetic regulation of seasonal sickness responses in Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus) CARLTON, E.D.*; DEMAS, G.E.; Indiana Univ., Bloomington; Indiana Univ., Bloomington elcarlto@indiana.edu The acute phase response is one of the first responses to infection and is accompanied by behavioral and physiological manifestations of sickness. Sickness is an adaptive response generated […]