Meeting Abstract 101-3  Wednesday, Jan. 6 14:00  Integrating proximate and ultimate costs of reproduction in cooperatively breeding superb starlings GUINDRE-PARKER, S.*; RUBENSTEIN, D.R.; Columbia University; Columbia University slg2154@columbia.edu All sexually reproducing organisms are faced with a fundamental decision: to invest valuable resources and energy in reproduction or in their own survival. This trade-off between reproduction and survival […]

Meeting Abstract 101-8  Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:15  Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Heightens Aggression and Increases Androgen Receptor and Aromatase mRNA Expression in the Brain of a Male Songbird WACKER, D.W.*; KHALAJ, S.; JONES, L.J.; CHAMPION, T.; DAVIS, J.E.; MEDDLE, S.L.; WINGFIELD, J.C.; UW Bothell; UW Bothell; UW Bothell; Seattle U; Radford; U of Edinburgh; UC Davis dwacker@uw.edu Dehydroepiandrosterone, or […]

Meeting Abstract 101-1  Wednesday, Jan. 6 13:30  Comparative transcriptomics of the monogamous: conserved themes despite independent behavioral evolution YOUNG, R.L.*; O’CONNELL, L.A.; HOFMANN, H.A.; Universtiy of Texas, Austin; Harvard University; University of Texas, Austin rebecca.youngbrim@gmail.com http://devoevo.ccbb.utexas.edu/ Complex social behavior evolved independently many times, with monogamy as a prominent example. Certain neurochemical and neuroendocrine pathways have ancient origins […]

Meeting Abstract 101-6  Wednesday, Jan. 6 14:45  Characterizing the genetic basis of behavioral immunity in fruit flies MARTIN, M.D.*; SCHLENKE, T.A.; Reed College; Reed College mdmartin7@gmail.com https://michaelmartinevobio.wordpress.com/ The genetic basis of cellular immunity has long been a focus of immunological research. While mounting a successful cellular immune response has obvious fitness benefits, cellular immunity can be energetically […]

Meeting Abstract 101-4  Wednesday, Jan. 6 14:15  Can Synapses Evolve Independently? MOROZ, LL*; KOHN, AB; Univ of Florida moroz@whitney.ufl.edu http://www.whitney.ufl.edu/research/faculty/leonid-l-moroz/ Hypotheses of origins of neurons and synapses are controversial, mostly due to limited comparative data. Here, we investigated the genome-wide distribution of the bilaterian ‘synaptic’ and ‘neuronal’ protein-coding genes in basal metazoans (Ctenophora, Porifera, Placozoa, Cnidaria). (1) […]

Meeting Abstract 101-7  Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:00  An ‘omics’ approach for dissecting a behavioral immune defense in Drosophila melanogaster MOUCHKA, ME*; SCHLENKE, TA; Reed College; Reed College mouchkam@reed.edu The fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, offers a highly tractable system to characterize the ecology and evolution of natural host-parasite interactions. D. melanogaster is host to a number of endoparasitic […]

Meeting Abstract 100-6  Wednesday, Jan. 6 14:45  Turning Behavior and Flight Performance in European Horseshoe Bats HRISTOV, NI*; SCHMIEDER, D; ALLEN, LC; BORISOV, I; SIEMERS, BM; Winston-Salem State University, NC; Max Planck Institute, Germany; Winston-Salem State University, NC; Max Planck Institute, Germany; Max Planck Institute, Germany hristovn@cdiunc.org Prey capture for aerially hawking bats in or near dense […]

Meeting Abstract 100-1  Wednesday, Jan. 6 13:30  Torsion and Twist in Drosophila melanogaster Flight DAWSON, IL*; TAYLOR, GK; WALKER, SM; University of Oxford; University of Oxford; University of Oxford ines.dawson@sjc.ox.ac.uk In order to generate lift and to fine-tune manoeuvres, insects exploit a variety of kinematic parameters during flapping flight, such as adjustments to stroke plane angle, twist, […]

Meeting Abstract 100-5  Wednesday, Jan. 6 14:30  Feed-forward control strategies enable sideways-running animals to overcome locomotor perturbations PFEIFFENBERGER, JA*; HSIEH, ST; Temple University; Temple University jpfeiffe@temple.edu The more quickly an animal runs, the less time it has to adjust to and recover from sudden perturbations. A combination of neural feedback, feed-forward control, preflexes, and distributed mechanical feedback, […]

Meeting Abstract 100-3  Wednesday, Jan. 6 14:00  Avoiding topsy-turvy: how Anna’s Hummingbirds (Calypte anna) fly through upward gusts BADGER, MA*; WANG, H; DUDLEY, R; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Nanjing Univ. of Aeronautics & Astronautics; Univ. of California, Berkeley badger@berkeley.edu Hummingbirds are stable fliers under a diversity of challenging environmental conditions. In turbulent flow, hummingbirds adjust their wing […]