Meeting Abstract S7.2-2 Monday, Jan. 6 10:30 Parasites, Behavior and Prevention (?): How to stop worrying and learn to love Zombies MOORE, J; Colorado State janice.moore@colostate.edu I briefly review the ways in which parasites alter host behavior—behaviors that benefit parasites and behaviors that benefit hosts. I then ask how we can use this information to understand patterns […]
year: 2014
Manipulation of host phenotypes by vector-borne pathogens of plants and animals
Meeting Abstract S7.2-4 Monday, Jan. 6 11:30 Manipulation of host phenotypes by vector-borne pathogens of plants and animals MESCHER, M.C.; Penn State University / ETH Zurich mcmescher@gmail.com Parasite manipulation of hosts has been studied extensively, but relatively little work has explored the ways in which vector-borne pathogens may alter the phenotypes of their primary and secondary hosts […]
Love sick a viral aphrodisiac in the cricket Gryllus texensis
Meeting Abstract S7.1-3 Monday, Jan. 6 09:00 Love sick: a viral aphrodisiac in the cricket Gryllus texensis ADAMO, Shelley A*; KOVALKO , Ilya; STOLTZ, Don; Dalhousie Univ., Halifax; Dalhousie Univ., Halifax; Dalhousie Univ., Halifax sadamo@dal.ca We identified the iridovirus CrIV/IIV-6 as a pathogen of the cricket Gryllus texensis using electron microscopy (EM) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) […]
Jack-of-all-trades or Master of one Does location of infection predict host specificity in behavior-manipulating parasites
Meeting Abstract S7.2-3 Monday, Jan. 6 11:00 Jack-of-all-trades or Master of one? Does location of infection predict host specificity in behavior-manipulating parasites? FREDENSBORG, Brian L; Univ. of Copenhagen blf@life.ku.dk Parasite modification of host behavior leading to increased trophic transmission is widespread across parasite and host taxa. The exact mechanisms causing altered host behavior, and relationship to host […]
Heterogeneous mechanisms underlying behavioral manipulation by a fungal parasite
Meeting Abstract S7.3-3 Monday, Jan. 6 14:30 Heterogeneous mechanisms underlying behavioral manipulation by a fungal parasite DE BEKKER, C.*; QUEVILLON, L.E.; SMITH, P.B.; PATTERSON, A.D.; HUGHES, D.P.; Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University c.debekker@psu.edu Parasite-host co-evolution has driven parasites to evolve strategies to invade, overcome the immune system, […]
First, do no harm Challenges to controlling another organism’s nervous system
Meeting Abstract S7.3-4 Monday, Jan. 6 15:00 First, do no harm: Challenges to controlling another organism’s nervous system FAULKES, Z; The University of Texas-Pan American zfaulkes@utpa.edu Parasites, particularly those with complex life cycles requiring multiple hosts, often manipulate the behaviour of their hosts to ensure infection by subsequent hosts. Parasites attempting to manipulate the behaviour of their […]
Euhaplorchis californiensis, a brain-infecting trematode parasite, is associated with changes in physiology and behavior in its killifish second intermediate host
Meeting Abstract S7.1-1 Monday, Jan. 6 08:00 Euhaplorchis californiensis, a brain-infecting trematode parasite, is associated with changes in physiology and behavior in its killifish second intermediate host WEINERSMITH, K.L.*; HANNINEN, A.F.; SIH, A.; EARLEY, R.L.; University of California Davis; University of Virginia; University of California Davis; University of Alabama klsmithbio@gmail.com The trematode parasites Euhaplorchis californiensis (EUHA) and […]
Ecological consequences of host manipulation by parasites
Meeting Abstract S7.3-2 Monday, Jan. 6 14:00 Ecological consequences of host manipulation by parasites LAFFERTY, K D*; KURIS, A; US Geological Survey; University of California, Santa Barbara lafferty@lifesci.ucsb.edu Numerous studies have shown that the direct effects of parasitism significantly affect populations, community structure, and ecosystem energetics. In addition, manipulative parasites are more than just entertaining cocktail party […]
Stability and change in the development of movement systems Meeting short-term functional demands of the early life history and long-term needs for growth and maturation to the adult form
Meeting Abstract S6.1-2 Sunday, Jan. 5 09:00 Stability and change in the development of movement systems: Meeting short-term functional demands of the early life history and long-term needs for growth and maturation to the adult form. HALE, M. E. ; Univ. of Chicago mhale@uchicago.edu Most fish species experience tremendous change in morphology and physiology through development. In […]
SCALES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL MATCHING AND THE DYNAMICS OF PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY
Meeting Abstract S6.2-2 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:00 SCALES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL MATCHING AND THE DYNAMICS OF PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY GRUNBAUM, D.*; PADILLA, D.K.; University of Washington; Stony Brook University grunbaum@ocean.washington.edu A recurrent theme across biology is the need to understand linkages between genotypes and phenotypes, especially in the context of evolution and regulation of phenotypic plasticity. Organism-level […]
