Meeting Abstract 111.2  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:15  Transmission of Raccoon Roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis, through the deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus WEINSTEIN, S.B.; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara sara.weinstein@lifesci.ucsb.edu Parasites frequently move through a specific sequence of hosts in order to complete their lifecycles. Unlike many other parasites with complex life cycles, Baylisascaris procyonis can infect its final host […]

Meeting Abstract 111.4  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:45  Nematode worms infect, but do not manipulate, sand crabs (Lepidopa benedicti) JOSEPH, M*; FAULKES, Z; The University of Texas-Pan American; The University of Texas-Pan American zfaulkes@utpa.edu Sand crabs (Albuneidae) are a cosmopolitan group of crustaceans, but because they spend most of their time submerged in sand, their ecology is little […]

Meeting Abstract 111.5  Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:00  High Gill Parasite Abundance and its Effects on Behavior and Morphology of Fundulus heteroclitus SANTIAGO BASS, C.; Kaplan University, Ft. Lauderdale csantiagobass@kaplan.edu Parasites have been shown to affect various aspects of host functioning including behavior, morphology, growth, fecundity and survival. Although parasite-induced behavioral changes have been described for several parasite-host […]

Meeting Abstract 111.7  Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:15  Breeding behavior is associated with sex-biased parasitism in the red-spotted newt HANNINEN, A.F.*; THOMASON, C.B.; GABOR, C.R.; ALTIZER, S.; University of Virginia; Texas Tech University; Texas State University; University of Georgia amanda.hanninen@gmail.com There are two prevailing hypotheses that have been proposed to explain the persistence of male-biased parasitism among vertebrates. […]

Meeting Abstract 111.3  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:30  Blood parasites and the side-blotched lizards: do the parasites drive negative frequency dependent cycles of three throat color morphs? PARANJPE, D.A.*; MEDINA, D.; COOPER, R.; SINERVO, B.; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz dhana4shree@gmail.com We report, […]

Meeting Abstract 110.5  Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:00  Tenotomy of the caudofemoralis longus muscle elicits changes in muscular but not skeletal morphology in the American alligator JONESON, J. R.*; ELSEY, R. M.; OWERKOWICZ, T.; California State University, San Bernardino; Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries, Grand Chenier; California State University, San Bernardino corbettj@coyote.csusb.edu The caudofemoralis […]

Meeting Abstract 110.2  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:15  Should I stay or should I go: exploration behavior in the frog Xenopus tropicalis HERREL, A.*; VIDELIER, M.; CORNETTE, R.; BONNEAUD, C.; CNRS/MNHN; CNRS/MNHN; MNHN; University of Exeter anthony.herrel@mnhn.fr Habitat fragmentation of natural habitats takes place at an ever increasing rate. This likely imposes strong selection on the mobility of […]

Meeting Abstract 110.6  Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:15  Quo vadis? Mechanical constraints on fish escape behavior ELLERBY, DJ*; HITCHCOCK, AC; Wellesley College dellerby@wellesley.edu Successful predator evasion is essential to the fitness of many animals. Flexibility in escape behavior may be adaptive, as it reduces predictability and allows for behavioral modulation. High escape velocities and accelerations increase escape success, […]

Meeting Abstract 110.3  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:30  Muscle power in predator and prey species HUBEL, TY*; CURTIN, NA; WOLEDGE, RC; WEST, T; WILSON, AM; Royal Veterinary College, London, UK; Royal Veterinary College, London, UK; Royal Veterinary College, London, UK; Royal Veterinary College, London, UK; Royal Veterinary College, London, UK thubel@rvc.ac.uk Cheetahs and greyhounds are know for their […]

Meeting Abstract 110.1  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:00  Measuring locomotor entropy to compare predator evasion ability in sympatric desert rodents MOORE, TY*; VASUDEVAN, R; BIEWENER, AA; Concord Field Station, Harvard University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Concord Field Station, Harvard University talia@oeb.harvard.edu Both bipedal and quadrupedal rodents are native to Old World deserts. Despite divergent locomotion, they have overlapping […]