Meeting Abstract 40.1 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:00 When is sexual selection not sexual selection? Surprisingly often … PADIAN, K.; Univ. of California, Berkeley kpadian@berkeley.edu Darwin invented the concept of sexual selection in order to explain sexual dimorphism, notably those unusual structures (usually in males) that did not conceivably contribute to the individual’s success in its environment, but […]
year: 2014
Mate Choice in a Hybrid Zone Chemical and Visual Preferences of Male Swordtails,
Meeting Abstract 40.2 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:15 Mate Choice in a Hybrid Zone: Chemical and Visual Preferences of Male Swordtails, SQUIRE, M S*; ROSENTHAL, G G; Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University squiremk@gmail.com Species recognition via various cues, including chemical and visual cues, is extremely important when it comes to animals’ mating preferences and subsequently, mate choice […]
Male color as an indication of quality and reproductive success in painted buntings (Passerina ciris)
Meeting Abstract 40.5 Sunday, Jan. 5 09:00 Male color as an indication of quality and reproductive success in painted buntings (Passerina ciris) BURT, D.B.*; KWIATKOWSKI, M.A.; GUMM, J.M.; Stephen F. Austin State University; Stephen F. Austin State University; Stephen F. Austin State University dbburt@sfasu.edu Painted buntings, Passerina ciris, are elaborately colored passerine birds. The exaggerated display traits […]
Integrating genetics, physiology, and ecology to understand the evolution of condition dependent sexual traits an elemental approach
Meeting Abstract 40.6 Sunday, Jan. 5 09:15 Integrating genetics, physiology, and ecology to understand the evolution of condition dependent sexual traits: an elemental approach GOOS, JM*; COTHRAN, RD; JEYASINGH, PD; Oklahoma State University; University of Pittsburgh; Oklahoma State University jared.goos@okstate.edu Condition dependence of sexual traits may help explain why sexual traits are extremely variable in the face […]
Do dominance and attractiveness of the male guppy go hand-in-hand
Meeting Abstract 40.3 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:30 Do dominance and attractiveness of the male guppy go hand-in-hand? HUYGHE, K.*; VAN DAMME, R.; University of Antwerp, Belgium; University of Antwerp, Belgium katleen.huyghe@uantwerpen.be Sexual selection is driven by two mechanisms: male-male competition (intrasexual selection) and female mate choice (intersexual selection). These mechanisms are typically studied in isolation, and although […]
Call polymorphism mediates assortative mating between genetic morphs in an Amazonian frog
Meeting Abstract 40.4 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:45 Call polymorphism mediates assortative mating between genetic morphs in an Amazonian frog GUERRA, M.A.*; CANNATELLA, D.C.; RYAN, M.J.; University of Texas at Austin; University of Texas at Austin; University of Texas at Austin m.guerra@utexas.edu Theory predicts the importance of sexual selection in driving speciation processes. Empirical studies supporting this phenomenon, […]
Understanding how motor commands and applied forces interact to determine muscle force output
Meeting Abstract 39.3 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:30 Understanding how motor commands and applied forces interact to determine muscle force output. NISHIKAWA, KC*; MONROY, JA; PACE, CM; Northern Arizona University; Denison University; Northern Arizona University Kiisa.Nishikawa@nau.edu The goal of predicting how muscle forces change during natural movements remains elusive. Muscle models perform poorly at predicting muscle force during […]
The remarkable properties of the obliquely striated nuchal retractor muscle of squid
Meeting Abstract 39.5 Sunday, Jan. 5 09:00 The remarkable properties of the obliquely striated nuchal retractor muscle of squid THOMPSON, J.T.*; LAVALVA, S.; CLARICI, D.; MOORE, M.; Franklin & Marshall College; Franklin & Marshall College; Franklin & Marshall College; University of Maine joseph.thompson@fandm.edu We investigated the in vivo function and in vitro contractile properties of the nuchal […]
Temperature mediated myoliquefaction The effect of a myxozoan parasite Kudoa inornata on the spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus)
Meeting Abstract 39.1 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:00 Temperature mediated myoliquefaction: The effect of a myxozoan parasite Kudoa inornata on the spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) SUNDQUIST, L.E.*; DE BURON, I.; MCELROY, E.J.; Harvard University, Boston MA; College of Charleston, SC; College of Charleston, SC Sundquist.luke@gmail.com Myoliquefaction has been documented to soften the fillets of numerous teleost fish species, […]
Residual force enhancement in the extensor digitorum longus muscle The effect of titin length in activated muscle
Meeting Abstract 39.7 Sunday, Jan. 5 09:30 Residual force enhancement in the extensor digitorum longus muscle: The effect of titin length in activated muscle FUQUA, R.D.*; PACE, C.M.; JENSEN, D.; MONROY, J.A.; NISHIKAWA, K.C.; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University rene.fuqua@nau.edu When active muscles are stretched, tension increases and then settles […]
