Meeting Abstract 30.6 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:00 Adaptive timing of life cycle stages in a temporally-flexible nomadic songbird. HAHN, TP*; SCHULTZ, EM; KELSEY, TR; MACDOUGALL-SHACKLETON, SA; CORNELIUS, JM; Univ. California Davis; Univ. California Davis; Nature Conservancy; Univ. Western Ontario; Univ. California Davis tphahn@ucdavis.edu Appropriate timing of life cycle events in varying environments is fundamental to survival and […]
year: 2014
The Deep History of the Avian Brain
Meeting Abstract 29.3 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:00 The Deep History of the Avian Brain BALANOFF, A.M.; Stony Brook University School of Medicine amy.balanoff@stonybrook.edu Many of the characters that have historically been associated with living birds, crown group Aves, such as a feathers and a furcula and even behaviors like brooding nests of eggs are now known to […]
Sex and seasonal differences in the effects of melatonin on brain arginine vasotocin Relationship to melatonin receptor type 1a immunoreactivity in green treefrogs (Hyla cinerea)
Meeting Abstract 29.2 Saturday, Jan. 4 13:45 Sex and seasonal differences in the effects of melatonin on brain arginine vasotocin: Relationship to melatonin receptor type 1a immunoreactivity in green treefrogs (Hyla cinerea) HOWARD, CM*; LUTTERSCHMIDT, DI; Portland State University chow@pdx.edu Melatonin (MEL) modulates arginine vasotocin (AVT) immunoreactive (ir) cell number in the brain of green treefrogs (Hyla […]
Phenolog approach identifies a novel gene that interacts with sodium leak channels (NALCN) and affects Drosophila behaviour
Meeting Abstract 29.4 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:15 Phenolog approach identifies a novel gene that interacts with sodium leak channels (NALCN) and affects Drosophila behaviour. LIEBESKIND, BJ*; GHEZZI, A; HILLIS, DM; ATKINSON, NS; ZAKON, HH; Univ. of Texas at Austin; Univ. of Texas at Austin; Univ. of Texas at Austin; Univ. of Texas at Austin; Univ. of Texas […]
Isolating the Impact on Voluntary Motor Control of Individual PD Pathologies and Potential Treatments in the Model Organism C elegans
Meeting Abstract 29.6 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:45 Isolating the Impact on Voluntary Motor Control of Individual PD Pathologies and Potential Treatments in the Model Organism C. elegans BODUCH, C*; LIU, H; FIDELMA, O; St. Edward’s University, Austin cboduch@stedwards.edu Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons, diminished voluntary motor control, […]
Investigating the Effect of Dopamine Deficiency, its Impact on Octopamine Signaling, as well as Treatments in a C elegans Model of Parkinson’s Disease
Meeting Abstract 29.5 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:30 Investigating the Effect of Dopamine Deficiency, its Impact on Octopamine Signaling, as well as Treatments in a C. elegans Model of Parkinson’s Disease CAPUTO, C.R.; St. Edward’s University ccaputo2@stedwards.edu Investigating the Effect of Dopamine Deficiency, its Impact on Octopamine Signaling, as well as Treatments in a C. elegans Model of […]
Examining Temporal Relationships Between Amyloid β Accumulation, Reactive Oxygen Species Accumulation, and Loss of Neurological Function in a C elegans Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
Meeting Abstract 29.7 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:00 Examining Temporal Relationships Between Amyloid β Accumulation, Reactive Oxygen Species Accumulation, and Loss of Neurological Function in a C. elegans Model of Alzheimer’s Disease LAGARDE, M.T.*; RIVERA, G.; O’LEARY, F.A.; St. Edward’s University; St. Edward’s University; St. Edward’s University mlagard@stedwards.edu Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by a gradual loss of […]
Two closely related cichlids with divergent social systems differ in socially relevant behaviours and molecular pathways
Meeting Abstract 28.1 Saturday, Jan. 4 13:30 Two closely related cichlids with divergent social systems differ in socially relevant behaviours and molecular pathways O’CONNOR, CM*; MARSH-ROLLO, S; CORTZ GHIO, S; HICK, K; TAN, J; WONG, MYL; REDDON, AR; AUBIN-HORTH, N; BALSHINE, S; McMaster University; McMaster University; Universite Laval; McMaster University; McMaster University; University of Wollongong; McMaster University; […]
Oxidative Costs of Reproduction and the Evolution of Cooperative Breeding
Meeting Abstract 28.2 Saturday, Jan. 4 13:45 Oxidative Costs of Reproduction and the Evolution of Cooperative Breeding GUINDRE-PARKER, S.*; RUBENSTEIN, D.R.; Columbia University, NYC; Columbia University, NYC slg2154@columbia.edu For cooperative breeders where more than two individuals care for young, high costs of parental care may contribute to the evolution of this social behavior. This hypothesis has gone […]
Experimentally testing potential benefits of cooperative display in passerine bird
Meeting Abstract 28.3 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:00 Experimentally testing potential benefits of cooperative display in passerine bird JONES, M.A.; Florida State University majones@bio.fsu.edu Much of the research of understanding cooperative behaviors has focused on why helpers assist. There has been little attention to why the recipient of the help participates; the benefit is often assumed. Yet it […]
