Meeting Abstract 52-2 Tuesday, Jan. 5 10:30 Butterflyfish sound communication on noisy coral reefs – divergence in acoustic behavior and auditory systems TRICAS, T.C.*; BOYLE, K.S.; Univ. of Hawai’i, Honolulu; Univ. of Hawai’i, Honolulu tricas@hawaii.edu http://www.hawaii.edu/fishlab Fish produce context-specific sounds during social communication, but it is not known how the acoustic behaviors and auditory systems in fishes […]
year: 2016
The cost of digestion in the fish-eating Myotis (Myotis vivesi)
Meeting Abstract 51-6 Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:15 The cost of digestion in the fish-eating Myotis (Myotis vivesi) WELCH, KC*; OTáLORA-ARDILA, A; HERRERA M., LG; FLORES-MARTíNEZ, JJ; Univ. of Toronto Scarborough; Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México; Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México; Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México kwelch@utsc.utoronto.ca http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~kwelch Flying vertebrates, such as bats, face special challenges with regards […]
Old guts leak less ontogeny of paracellular absorption of carbohydrates by saltwater crocodiles
Meeting Abstract 51-5 Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:00 Old guts leak less: ontogeny of paracellular absorption of carbohydrates by saltwater crocodiles TRACY, CR*; MCWHORTER, TJ; CHRISTIAN, KA; GIENGER, CM; WEBB, GJW; MANOLIS, SC; California State University Fullerton; University of Adelaide Roseworthy; Charles Darwin University; Austin Peay State University; Wildlife Management International; Wildlife Management International ctracy@fullerton.edu Passive, paracellular transport […]
Mechanisms underlying dietary specialization in woodrats possible role of CYP2B enzymes
Meeting Abstract 51-1 Tuesday, Jan. 5 10:00 Mechanisms underlying dietary specialization in woodrats: possible role of CYP2B enzymes DEARING, MD*; SKOPEC, MM; SCHRAMM, KM; KITANOVIC, S; WILDERMAN, PR; HALPERT, JR; University of Utah; Weber State University; University of Utah; University of Utah; UConn; UConn denise.dearing@utah.edu Mammalian herbivores that consume plants high in natural toxins confront the possibility […]
It’s not easy eating green physiological and microbial adjustments allow herbivory in an omnivorous lizard
Meeting Abstract 51-2 Tuesday, Jan. 5 10:15 It’s not easy eating green: physiological and microbial adjustments allow herbivory in an omnivorous lizard KOHL, K.D.*; BRUN, A.; MAGALLANES, M.; LASPIUR, A.; ACOSTA, J.C.; BORDENSTEIN, S.R.; CAVIEDES-VIDAL, E.; Vanderbilt Univ.; Univ. Nac. San Luis, Argentina; Univ. Nac. San Luis, Argentina; Univ. Nac. San Juan, Argentina; Univ. Nac. San Juan, […]
Intestinal enzyme activity in nestling house sparrows (Passer domesticus) is modulated within 24 hours of a diet switch
Meeting Abstract 51-4 Tuesday, Jan. 5 10:45 Intestinal enzyme activity in nestling house sparrows (Passer domesticus) is modulated within 24 hours of a diet switch ROTT, K.H.*; CAVIEDES-VIDAL, E.; KARASOV, W.H.; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Universidad Nacional San Luis & CONICET; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison katherine.rott@gmail.com It has already been shown that house sparrow nestlings are capable […]
High temperature reduces the energy and duration required for blood meal digestion, but compromises starvation resistance in tsetse flies
Meeting Abstract 51-3 Tuesday, Jan. 5 10:30 High temperature reduces the energy and duration required for blood meal digestion, but compromises starvation resistance in tsetse flies MCCUE, MD*; BOARDMAN, L; KLEYNHANS, E; TERBLANCHE, JS; St. Mary’s Univ; Stellenbosch Univ; Stellenbosch Univ; Stellenbosch Univ mmccue1@stmarytx.edu The increased metabolism during digestion, known as specific dynamic action (SDA), has been […]
Eating increases oxidative damage
Meeting Abstract 51-7 Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:30 Eating increases oxidative damage BUTLER, M.W.; LUTZ, T.J.; STAHLSCHMIDT, Z.R.*; Lafayette College; Lafayette College; University of the Pacific zstahlschmidt@pacific.edu http://stahlschmidtlab.weebly.com While consuming a meal has substantial benefits in terms of both nutrient and energy acquisition, there are physiological costs associated with digesting and metabolizing a meal. For centuries, these costs […]
The ecology and biogeography of Diopatra biscayensis (Fauchald) Kristian’s last description
Meeting Abstract 50-1 Tuesday, Jan. 5 10:15 The ecology and biogeography of Diopatra biscayensis (Fauchald): Kristian’s last description WOODIN, SA*; BERKE, SK; WETHEY, DS; Univ. of South Carolina; Siena College; Univ. of South Carolina woodin@biol.sc.edu Kristian, like myself, loved polychaetes. Of all the polychaetes in the world, Kristian quite rightly thought that Diopatra was the most wonderful. […]
Strategies of burrowing in soft muddy sediments by diverse polychaetes
Meeting Abstract 50-7 Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:45 Strategies of burrowing in soft muddy sediments by diverse polychaetes DORGAN, K.M.*; D’AMELIO, C; LINDSAY, S.M.; Dauphin Island Sea Lab; Dauphin Island Sea Lab; School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine kdorgan@disl.org http://polychaetes.org Muddy sediments are elastic solids through which morphologically diverse animals extend burrows by fracture. Muddy sediments inhabited […]
