Meeting Abstract 84-7 Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:45 Biophysics of gill clogging by hagfish slime FUDGE, DS*; HUPE, A; CHAUDHARY, G; EWOLDT, RH; University of Guelph; University of Guelph; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign dfudge@uoguelph.ca http://comparativephys.ca/fudgelab/ Hagfishes defend themselves from fish predators by releasing exudate from their slime glands when they are attacked. […]
year: 2016
Serotonin regulates larval growth and adult morphological plasticity in the horn-polyphenic beetle, Onthophagus taurus
Meeting Abstract 83-2 Wednesday, Jan. 6 10:15 Serotonin regulates larval growth and adult morphological plasticity in the horn-polyphenic beetle, Onthophagus taurus SCHWAB, D.B.*; NEWSOM, K.D.; MOCZEK, A.P.; Indiana University; Indiana University; Indiana University schwabd@indiana.edu Elucidating the physiological mechanisms that link environmental conditions to the development of alternative phenotypes is a central question in developmental plasticity research. In […]
Relaxed selection, hormones and life history traits Differential stimulation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Interrenal axis in anadromous and landlocked salmon
Meeting Abstract 83-3 Wednesday, Jan. 6 10:30 Relaxed selection, hormones and life history traits: Differential stimulation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Interrenal axis in anadromous and landlocked salmon. MCCORMICK, S.D.*; REGISH, A.M.; BERNIER, N.J.; USGS, Conte Anadromous Fish Res Ctr, Turners Falls, MA; USGS, Conte Anadromous Fish Res Ctr, Turners Falls, MA; University of Guelph mccormick@umext.umass.edu http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/mccormick/ Cortisol plays a […]
Phylogenetic analyses of Sceloporus lizards reveal that species with abdominal blue patches have higher plasma testosterone levels
Meeting Abstract 83-7 Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:30 Phylogenetic analyses of Sceloporus lizards reveal that species with abdominal blue patches have higher plasma testosterone levels HEWS, D.K.*; SEDDON, R.; ZÚÑIGA-VEGA, J.J; VITAL-GARCIA, C.; MARTINS, EP; Indiana State University, Terre Haute; Indiana State University, Terre Haute; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City ; Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juarez, […]
Mating to acquire ejaculate-derived compounds that confer fitness benefits
Meeting Abstract 83-1 Wednesday, Jan. 6 10:00 Mating to acquire ejaculate-derived compounds that confer fitness benefits WORTHINGTON, AM*; JURENKA, RA; KELLY, CD; Washington State University; Iowa State University; Université du Québec à Montréal amy.marie.worthington@gmail.com https://amymworthington.wordpress.com Resources provided by males that increase female fecundity after mating are considered to be the driving force of high female mating rates, […]
Hormonal and physiological responses to upper temperature extremes in divergent life-history ecotypes of the garter snake Thamnophis elegans
Meeting Abstract 83-4 Wednesday, Jan. 6 10:45 Hormonal and physiological responses to upper temperature extremes in divergent life-history ecotypes of the garter snake Thamnophis elegans GANGLOFF, E.J.*; HOLDEN, K.G.; TELEMECO, R.S.; BAUMGARD, L.H.; BRONIKOWSKI, A.M.; Iowa State Univ., Ames; Iowa State Univ., Ames; Univ. of Washington, Seattle; Iowa State Univ., Ames; Iowa State Univ., Ames gangloff@iastate.edu http://www.eeob.iastate.edu/faculty/BronikoA/homepage.html […]
Evolutionary lability in the modulation of growth-regulatory gene networks by testosterone
Meeting Abstract 83-6 Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:15 Evolutionary lability in the modulation of growth-regulatory gene networks by testosterone COX, CL*; POLLOCK, NB; JOHN-ALDER, HB; ANDREW, AL; CARD, DC; CASTOE, TA; COX, RM; Georgia Southern University; Rutgers University; Rutgers University; UT Arlington; UT Arlington; UT Arlington; Univ of Virginia clcox@georgiasouthern.edu A central goal of evolutionary endocrinology is to […]
Dihydrotestosterone inhibits growth in a female-larger lizard (Sceloporus undulatus) implications for the development of sexual size dimorphism
Meeting Abstract 83-5 Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:00 Dihydrotestosterone inhibits growth in a female-larger lizard (Sceloporus undulatus): implications for the development of sexual size dimorphism POLLOCK, NB*; DRAZENOVIC, M; FEIGIN, SE; JOHN-ALDER, HB; Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick; Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick; Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick; Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick henry@aesop.rutgers.edu http://deenr.rutgers.edu/John-alder.html Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) is widespread, and […]
Developmental patterns of thyroid growth and function in divergent populations of threespine stickleback
Meeting Abstract 83-8 Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:45 Developmental patterns of thyroid growth and function in divergent populations of threespine stickleback PETERSEN, A.M.*; GRAY, E.M.; BUCK, C.L.; VON HIPPEL, F.; CRESKO, W.A.; POSTLETHWAIT, J.H.; Oregon State University Cascades; University of Oregon; Northern Arizona University; University of Alaska, Anchorage; University of Oregon; University of Oregon ann.petersen@osucascades.edu Thyroid hormone activity […]
The role of roll rapid collision avoidance in cluttered aerial environments
Meeting Abstract 82-2 Wednesday, Jan. 6 10:30 The role of roll: rapid collision avoidance in cluttered aerial environments GRAVISH, N*; MOUNTCASTLE, A.M.; CRALL, J.D.; WOOD, R.J.; COMBES, S.A.; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University; Univ. of California, Davis gravish@seas.harvard.edu http://people.seas.harvard.edu/~gravish/ Foraging flight of bumblebees (Bombus impatiens) requires stable, coordinated movement in complex aerial environments. Through […]
