Meeting Abstract 108.7 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:45 Seasonal differences in the organization of lipids and water through the stratum corneum of birds CHAMPAGNE, AM*; ALLEN, HC; WILLIAMS, JB; Ohio State University; Ohio State University; Ohio State University champagne.7@osu.edu Accounting for over half of total water loss in birds, cutaneous water loss is regulated by lipids in the […]
year: 2014
Patterns and ecological implications of intraspecific stoichiometric variation in the livebearing fish, Poecilia mexicana
Meeting Abstract 108.4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:00 Patterns and ecological implications of intraspecific stoichiometric variation in the livebearing fish, Poecilia mexicana ALBA, D.M.*; JEYASINGH, P.D.; TOBLER, M.; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University danielle.alba@okstate.edu Ecological stoichiometry (ES) uses the study of elemental mass balance in biological systems to integrate physiology, ecology, and evolutionary biology. […]
Energetic costs of pregnancy for small bats at high latitudes
Meeting Abstract 108.3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:45 Energetic costs of pregnancy for small bats at high latitudes BOYLES, J.G.*; JOOSTE, E.; RUTHERFORD, R.W.; MCCRACKEN, G.F.; Southern Illinois University; Southern Illinois University; Slana, AK; University of Tennesee jgboyles@siu.edu Small endotherms at high latitudes may experience unique bioenergetic constraints during the reproductive season because of cool temperatures and short […]
Effects of voluntary exercise on spontaneous physical activity and food consumption in mice results from an artificial selection experiment
Meeting Abstract 108.2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:30 Effects of voluntary exercise on spontaneous physical activity and food consumption in mice: results from an artificial selection experiment COPES, L.E.; SCHUTZ, H.; DLUGOSZ, E.M.; ACOSTA, W.; CHAPPELL, M.A.; GARLAND, T.*; Quinnipiac Univ.; Pacific Lutheran Univ.; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of […]
Effects of Salinity and Hormone Treatment on Gill Claudin Expression and Localization in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss)
Meeting Abstract 108.8 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:00 Effects of Salinity and Hormone Treatment on Gill Claudin Expression and Localization in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss) BUJAK, JK*; BOLLINGER, RJ; MADSEN, SS; TIPSMARK, CK; Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Univ. of Southern Denmark, Odense; Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville jkbujak@uark.edu In the branchial epithelium of euryhaline fish, […]
A test of alternative models for increased tissue nitrogen isotope ratios during fasting in hibernating arctic ground squirrels
Meeting Abstract 108.1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:15 A test of alternative models for increased tissue nitrogen isotope ratios during fasting in hibernating arctic ground squirrels LEE, T.N.*; BUCK, C.L.; BARNES, B.M.; O’BRIEN, D.M.; Harding University, Searcy, AR; University of Alaska, Anchorage; University of Alaska, Fairbanks; University of Alaska, Fairbanks tnlee@harding.edu We describe two models explaining the increase […]
Water pH during early development influences sex ratio and male morph in a West African cichlid fish, Pelvicachromis pulcher
Meeting Abstract 107.2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:15 Water pH during early development influences sex ratio and male morph in a West African cichlid fish, Pelvicachromis pulcher REDDON, A/R*; HURD, P/L; McGill University; Univ. of Alberta adam.reddon@gmail.com Environmental sex determination (ESD) is one of the most striking examples of phenotypic plasticity. Individuals from species that exhibit ESD can […]
Temperature, Moisture and Male Production in Marine Turtle Nests… Oh What a Maze
Meeting Abstract 107.1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:00 Temperature, Moisture and Male Production in Marine Turtle Nests… Oh What a Maze WYNEKEN, J; LOLAVAR, A; TEZAK, B M*; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University jwyneken@fau.edu The incubation environment determines the sex of marine turtles and temperature is the major factor thought to direct sex determination. […]
Maternal diet, developmental plasticity, and reproductive fitness in the house mouse
Meeting Abstract 107.3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:30 Maternal diet, developmental plasticity, and reproductive fitness in the house mouse HOOD, W.R.; Auburn University wrhood@auburn.edu The early environment of an individual can alter processes responsible for long-term or permanent changes in phenotype. There is good evidence that individual differences in glucose, lipid, and bone metabolism, to name a few, […]
Long-term costs of early stress exposure are telomeres an important link
Meeting Abstract 107.4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:45 Long-term costs of early stress exposure: are telomeres an important link? HEIDINGER, BJ*; HERBORN, KA; BONER, W; NOGUERA, JC; ADAM, A; DAUNT, F; MONAGHAN, P; North Dakota State University; University of Glasgow; University of Glasgow; University of Glasgow; University of Glasgow; Center for Ecology and Hydrology; University of Glasgow britt.heidinger@ndsu.edu […]
