Meeting Abstract 65-2 Tuesday, Jan. 5 13:45 Horizon Regime and Light Intensity Affect Sea-finding Orientation in Hatchling Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Sea Turtles BONKA, AN*; HERNANDEZ, MH; ILLESCAS, FM; NAJERA, BM; MARTINEZ, LS; PENA, LJ; BURCHFIELD, PM; WIBBELS, TR; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville TX; CDEN, Tamaulipas, Mexico; CONANP Ciudad Victoria, Mexico; CONANP […]
year: 2016
Homeward bound a comparative study of homing behaviors between primary and tertiary burrowing species
Meeting Abstract 65-3 Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:00 Homeward bound: a comparative study of homing behaviors between primary and tertiary burrowing species. KAMRAN, M*; MOORE, M.E.; MOORE, P.A.; Bowling Green State University; Baldwin Wallace University ; Bowling Green State University mkamran@bgsu.edu http://personal.bgsu.edu/~pmoore/MK.html The ability to navigate successfully to and from sites rich in resources is essential for survival […]
Flying High With No Barrier in Sight Extreme High Altitude Migration in Black-tailed Godwits
Meeting Abstract 65-8 Tuesday, Jan. 5 15:15 Flying High With No Barrier in Sight: Extreme High Altitude Migration in Black-tailed Godwits SENNER, N.R.*; STAGER, M; VERHOEVEN, M.A.; BOUTEN, W.; CHEVIRON, Z.A.; PIERSMA, T.; University of Groninven; University of Montana; University of Groningen; University of Amsterdam; University of Montana; University of Groningen n.r.senner@rug.nl Optimal migration theory posits that […]
Behavioral and physiological changes associated with a migratory life history stage in a facultative migrant
Meeting Abstract 65-6 Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:45 Behavioral and physiological changes associated with a migratory life history stage in a facultative migrant WATTS, HE*; CHOPRA, JK; ASINAS, CE; HAHN, TP; RAMENOFSKY, M; Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles CA; Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles CA; Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles CA; University of California, Davis; University of California, […]
Spatial uncoupling between sodium activated potassium channels and voltage gated sodium channels in electrocytes of the weakly electric fish Eigenmannia virescens
Meeting Abstract 64-3 Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:15 Spatial uncoupling between sodium activated potassium channels and voltage gated sodium channels in electrocytes of the weakly electric fish Eigenmannia virescens BAN, Y*; SMITH, B.E.; MALTBY, R; CONNOLLY, C; MARKHAM, M.R.; University of Oklahoma; University of Oklahoma; University of Oklahoma; University of Oklahoma, Health Science Center; University of Oklahoma yueban@ou.edu […]
Sensory cues affecting mound building behavior in termites
Meeting Abstract 64-5 Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:45 Sensory cues affecting mound building behavior in termites VATS, A*; PRASAD, P; PANDEY, C; RAJA, S V; SANE, S P; National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore; Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore; National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore; National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore amritanshv@ncbs.res.in […]
Grounding the flying carpApplied neuroethology
Meeting Abstract 64-1 Tuesday, Jan. 5 13:45 Grounding the flying carp:Applied neuroethology MENSINGER, AF; MENSINGER, Allen; University of Minnesota Duluth amensing@d.umn.edu The silver and bighead carp are invasive fish species that have spread throughout the Mississippi River drainage and are threatening the Laurentian Great Lakes. These filter feeding fishes have negatively impacted aquatic ecosystems, and with few […]
Evading Nemo prey escape behavior and predation strategies of larval clownfish through early development
Meeting Abstract 64-2 Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:00 Evading Nemo: prey escape behavior and predation strategies of larval clownfish through early development ROBINSON, H.E.*; STRICKLER, J.R.; LENZ, P.H.; University of Hawai’i at Manoa; University of Wisconsin Milwaukee; University of Hawai’i at Manoa herobins@hawaii.edu Copepods are among the most evasive prey in the plankton. These small crustaceans have sensitive […]
A neuronal signature of accurate imitative learning in a songbird
Meeting Abstract 64-4 Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:30 A neuronal signature of accurate imitative learning in a songbird MOSELEY, DL*; JOSHI, NR; PRATHER, JF; PODOS, J; REMAGE-HEALEY, L; William and Mary; UMass Amherst; Univ. of Wyoming; UMass Amherst; UMass Amherst dlmoseley@wm.edu http://danamoseley.com Individual performance in cognitive and learning tasks has been shown to correlate with attributes of the […]
The sensitivity of white muscle contractile function to the major components of the sarcomere calcium-cycling system
Meeting Abstract 63-3 Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:00 The sensitivity of white muscle contractile function to the major components of the sarcomere calcium-cycling system GOLDING, C.; KELLY, K.L.; LOCKE, B.R.; KINSEY, S.T.*; Florida State University; University of North Carolina Wilmington ; Florida State University; University of North Carolina Wilmington kinseys@uncw.edu Muscle contraction is dependent on the release of […]
