Meeting Abstract 115.5 Wednesday, Jan. 7 14:30 Modeling the effect of group size on rheotactic behaviors CHICOLI, A*; PALEY, D.A.; Univ. of Maryland, College Park; Univ. of Maryland, College Park achicoli@umd.edu Many fish exhibit (positive) rheotaxis, a behavior in which fish orient upstream with respect to the flow. Rheotaxis may confer many potential benefits, including energetic cost […]
year: 2015
Lazy or hardworking, alone or together the effect of grouping on pulsing behavior in Cassiopea and Xenia
Meeting Abstract 115.6 Wednesday, Jan. 7 14:45 Lazy or hardworking, alone or together: the effect of grouping on pulsing behavior in Cassiopea and Xenia SAMSON, J.E.*; KHATRI, S.; MILLER, L.A.; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Univ. of California, Merced; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill jesamson@live.unc.edu Upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea) and pulsing soft corals (Xenia) generate water […]
Urbanized sharks are happier than their rural counterparts
Meeting Abstract 114.5 Wednesday, Jan. 7 14:30 Urbanized sharks are happier than their rural counterparts GALLAGHER, A/J*; HAMMERSCHLAG, N; University of Miami; University of Miami gallagher.austin@gmail.com http://www.austingallagher.com The role of serotonin in driving social interactions, dominance hierarchies, aggression, and state of mind has been well-documented in a number of species, ranging from invertebrates to humans. The majority […]
The town lizard and the country lizard The physiological ecology of urbanization in Uta stansburiana
Meeting Abstract 114.4 Wednesday, Jan. 7 14:15 The town lizard and the country lizard: The physiological ecology of urbanization in Uta stansburiana SMITH, G.D.*; DURSO, A.M.; NEUMAN-LEE, L.A.; FRENCH, S.S.; Utah State University gdssmith57@yahoo.com Urbanization is one of the most dramatic and pertinent forms of environmental change facing wildlife. In addition to altering the survival and, ultimately, […]
Effects of environmentally relevant concentrations of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE) on hormonal profiles of Lithobates pipiens during metamorphosis
Meeting Abstract 114.6 Wednesday, Jan. 7 14:45 Effects of environmentally relevant concentrations of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE) on hormonal profiles of Lithobates pipiens during metamorphosis FREITAS, M.B.*; TSAI, C.A.; KARASOV, W.H.; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison mfreitas@wisc.edu Thyroid hormones play a critical role in metamorphosis in most amphibians, driving growth, […]
Do Photoperiod, Castration, or Melatonin Affect Swimming, Pelage and Reproduction in the Marsh Rice Rat (Oryzomys palustris)
Meeting Abstract 114.1 Wednesday, Jan. 7 13:30 Do Photoperiod, Castration, or Melatonin Affect Swimming, Pelage and Reproduction in the Marsh Rice Rat (Oryzomys palustris)? EDMONDS, K.E.; Indiana University Southeast kedmonds@ius.edu Marsh rice rats reportedly are excellent swimmers with swimming largely confined to the nighttime. I examined whether photoperiod, castration, and melatonin implants affect growth, pelage, reproduction, and […]
Circulating levels of thyroid hormone reflect seasonal changes in activity of free-living arctic ground squirrels
Meeting Abstract 114.3 Wednesday, Jan. 7 14:00 Circulating levels of thyroid hormone reflect seasonal changes in activity of free-living arctic ground squirrels WILSTERMAN, K*; WILLIAMS, CT; BUCK, CL; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of Alaska, Anchorage; Univ. of Alaska, Anchorage kwilsterman@berkeley.edu Organisms fundamentally adjust their physiological state throughout their life-cycle and in response to predictable and unpredictable […]
Artificial light at night delays birth in a seasonally reproductive marsupial – A field study
Meeting Abstract 114.2 Wednesday, Jan. 7 13:45 Artificial light at night delays birth in a seasonally reproductive marsupial – A field study ROBERT, KA*; LESKU, J; PARTECKE, J; CHAMBERS, B; La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia; La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia; Max Plank Institute for Ornithology, Radolfzell, Germany; The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia k.robert@latrobe.edu.au Despite numerous […]
Symbiont movement and survival during bleaching in octocorals
Meeting Abstract 113.4 Wednesday, Jan. 7 14:15 Symbiont movement and survival during bleaching in octocorals PARRIN, AP*; GOULET, TL; YAEGER, MA; BARNES, L; BROSS, LS; MCFADDEN, CS; BLACKSTONE, NW; Northern Illinois University; University of Mississippi; Northern Illinois University; Northern Illinois University; Northern Illinois University; Harvey Mudd College; Northern Illinois University apparrin@gmail.com The effect of elevated temperature and […]
High Temperature Environment Drives Cascading Fitness Effects Through Multi-party Reef Coral Mutualism
Meeting Abstract 113.5 Wednesday, Jan. 7 14:30 High Temperature Environment Drives Cascading Fitness Effects Through Multi-party Reef Coral Mutualism MCKEON, S*; OLIVER, T; Smithsonian Marine Station; University of Hawaii mckeons@si.edu Reef corals are symbiotic assemblages that can derive up to 95% of their carbon demands from endosymbiotic dinoflagellates in the ‘genus’ Symbiodinium. The coral-algal symbiosis also relies […]
