Meeting Abstract 119-4  Thursday, Jan. 7 10:45  Convergent behavioural and morphological strategies in fence lizards on two college campuses SPARKMAN, A.M.*; HOWE, S.P.; HYNES, S.G.; HOBBS, B.E.; Westmont College; University of Akron; Westmont College; Westmont College sparkman@westmont.edu The spread of urban development has dramatically altered local habitats, modifying community relationships, abiotic factors, and structural features. Animal populations […]

Meeting Abstract 119-8  Thursday, Jan. 7 11:45  Behavior and Short-term Survival of Captive-reared Yearling Gopher Tortoises Following Hard Release RADZIO, TA*; O’CONNOR, MP; Drexel University; Drexel University tomradzio@hotmail.com Captive-reared animals may lack critical traits required for success in the wild. This can impede research or conservation efforts in which animals must be raised in captivity and subsequently […]

Meeting Abstract 118-5  Thursday, Jan. 7 11:15  The physiological effects of exposures to elevated CO2 on freshwater unionid mussels HANNAN, KD*; JEFFREY, JD; WRIGHT, A; HASLER, CT; SUSKI, CD; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign kelly.hannan3@gmail.com The movement and spread of invasive fish […]

Meeting Abstract 118-2  Thursday, Jan. 7 10:30  Regulation of mitochondrial F1FO-ATPase in the anoxia tolerant turtle, Trachemys scripta GOMEZ, C.G*; RICHARDS, J.G; University of British Columbia ; University of British Columbia gomezc@zoology.ubc.ca The anoxia-tolerant turtle, Trachemys scripta is able to survive months buried in anoxic mud while overwintering in ice covered-ponds. In most vertebrates, anoxia leads to […]

Meeting Abstract 118-6  Thursday, Jan. 7 11:30  Metabolomic profiling of hypoxia responses at low temperatures in a chill susceptible insect BOARDMAN, L*; SORENSEN, JG; KOSTAL, V; SIMEK, P; TERBLANCHE, JS; University of Florida, Gainesville; Aarhus University, Denmark; Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic; Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic; […]

Meeting Abstract 118-7  Thursday, Jan. 7 11:45  Gas exchange in developmentally amphibious insects MATTHEWS, PG; University of British Columbia pmatthews@zoology.ubc.ca The insects have successfully reinvaded the aquatic environment numerous times, adapting their air-filled respiratory systems to function underwater. The evolution of tracheal gills enabled insects to exploit the aquatic environment as water-breathing animals, but they all must […]

Meeting Abstract 118-3  Thursday, Jan. 7 10:45  Epibionts on sea spiders: no control, no problem. LANE, S.J.*; SHISHIDO, C.M.; MORAN, A.L.; TOBALSKE, B.W.; WOODS, H.A.; Univ. of Montana; Univ. of Hawai’i; Univ. of Hawai’i; Univ. of Montana; Univ. of Montana steven.lane@umontana.edu Essentially all surfaces of marine plants and animals host epibionts. Epibionts may harm their hosts in […]

Meeting Abstract 118-4  Thursday, Jan. 7 11:00  Effects of hypoxia and hypercapnic hypoxia on oxygen transport and acid-base status in the Atlantic blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, during exercise LEHTONEN, M.P.*; BURNETT, L.E.; Coll. of Charleston lehtonenmp@g.cofc.edu Responses of many estuarine invertebrates to hypoxic conditions are well established, however many studies have investigated hypoxia as an isolated condition […]

Meeting Abstract 118-1  Thursday, Jan. 7 10:15  Are hibernating bats just big babies? Metabolic, thermoregulatory, and ventilatory responses of bats to low environmental oxygen DZAL, YA*; YORK, JM; FAURE, PA; MILSOM, WK; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada dzal@zoology.ubc.ca There […]

Meeting Abstract 117-7  Thursday, Jan. 7 11:45  X-ray reconstruction of moving morphology (XROMM) and Video reconstruction of moving morphology (VROMM) enable dynamic arthrology BRAINERD, E.L.; Brown University ebrainerd@brown.edu http://xromm.org Dynamic arthrology is the study of both structure and motion of joints. XROMM makes it possible to visualize and measure 3D shape and 3D motion within joints, both […]