Meeting Abstract 106-3 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:30 Responses of King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) adults and chicks to two food-related odours CUNNINGHAM, G.B.*; LECLAIRE, S.; TOSCANI, C.; BONADONNA, F.; St. John Fisher College; Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, CNRS; Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, CNRS; Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, CNRS gcunningham@sjfc.edu http://sjfc.edu/academics/arts-science/departments/biology/fac-staff-detail.dot?id=84003 Many species of penguins are […]
year: 2016
Bunches of hunches agent-based models of insect odor tracking based on behavioral experiments
Meeting Abstract 106-1 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:00 Bunches of hunches: agent-based models of insect odor tracking based on behavioral experiments. LOCKEY, J.K.*; WILLIS, M.A.; Case Western Reserve University; Case Western Reserve University jklockey@case.edu http://www.jklockey.info American cockroaches, Periplaneta americana, can track an odor plume even when all but a small portion of one antenna has been lost. Our […]
Understanding the role of the PD-1 co-signalling pathway in the Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease
Meeting Abstract 105-6 Thursday, Jan. 7 09:15 Understanding the role of the PD-1 co-signalling pathway in the Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease FLIES, A.S.*; WOODS, G.M.; LYONS, A.B.; HAYBALL, J.D.; University of South Australia and University of Tasmania; University of Tasmania; University of Tasmania; University of South Australia andyflies@gmail.com http://wildimmunity.com Blocking binding between PD-1 and its co-receptors […]
Transcriptional response of Drosophila melanogaster to infection by ten different species of parasitic wasps
Meeting Abstract 105-2 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:15 Transcriptional response of Drosophila melanogaster to infection by ten different species of parasitic wasps HARDWICK, KM*; PERKIN, LC; SCHLENKE, TA; HARDWICK, Kayla; Reed College; United States Department of Agriculture; Reed College hardwickk@reed.edu The success of a parasite depends on its ability to suppress or evade the immune system of the […]
Immune regulation during pregnancy in a model marsupial, the gray short-tailed opossum Monodelphis domestica
Meeting Abstract 105-7 Thursday, Jan. 7 09:30 Immune regulation during pregnancy in a model marsupial, the gray short-tailed opossum Monodelphis domestica HANSEN, VL*; SCHILKEY, FD; MILLER, RD; University of New Mexico, Albuquerque; National Center for Genome Resources, Santa Fe; University of New Mexico, Albuquerque vhansen@unm.edu Marsupials are a lineage of viviparous mammals that last shared a common […]
Genomic Inventories of Bat Antimicrobial Peptides Implications for Resistance to White-nose Syndrome
Meeting Abstract 105-3 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:30 Genomic Inventories of Bat Antimicrobial Peptides: Implications for Resistance to White-nose Syndrome MOORE, M.S.*; POTEREWICZ, G.M.; DAVALOS, L.M.; Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ; SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY; SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY mar.su.moo@gmail.com The first opportunity for the immune systems of bats to recognize invasion by the […]
Epigenetic regulation of Toll-like Receptor 4 expression as a facilitator of invasiveness in Kenyan house sparrows (Passer domesticus)
Meeting Abstract 105-4 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:45 Epigenetic regulation of Toll-like Receptor 4 expression as a facilitator of invasiveness in Kenyan house sparrows (Passer domesticus) KILVITIS, HJ*; MARTIN, LB; SCHREY, AW; Univ. South Florida; Univ. South Florida; Armstrong Atlantic State hkilviti@mail.usf.edu http://sites.google.com/a/mail.usf.edu/hjkilvitis/ Regulation of the innate immune system (e.g. inflammation) has been implicated as mediator of vertebrate […]
Comparison of immune phenotypes and changes in gene expression provides new insight into pathways of coral immunity
Meeting Abstract 105-5 Thursday, Jan. 7 09:00 Comparison of immune phenotypes and changes in gene expression provides new insight into pathways of coral immunity FUESS, LE*; PINZON, JH; WEIL, E; MYDLARZ, LD; University of Texas at Arlington; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; University of Puerto Rico; University of Texas at Arlington fuess@uta.edu Corals, which are the […]
A new ionotropic glutamate receptor lineage and its putative role in cnidarian immunity
Meeting Abstract 105-8 Thursday, Jan. 7 09:45 A new ionotropic glutamate receptor lineage and its putative role in cnidarian immunity DOW, E/G*; RODRIGUEZ-LANETTY, M; Florida International University; Florida International University edow002@fiu.edu http://imageslab.fiu.edu Ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) are ligand-gated ion channels, characterized for their role in synaptic communication in vertebrate nervous systems, and also implicated in the chemosensory […]
Using confocal imaging to understand the effect of atmospheric oxygen on insect respiratory systems
Meeting Abstract 104-5 Thursday, Jan. 7 09:00 Using confocal imaging to understand the effect of atmospheric oxygen on insect respiratory systems VANDENBROOKS, JM*; ARTHUR, K; GSTREIN, G; Midwestern University; Midwestern University; Midwestern University jvandenbrooks@midwestern.edu Recent geochemical models suggest that oxygen has varied from 12% to 31% over the last 500 million years. These changes in atmospheric oxygen […]
