Meeting Abstract 122-5  Thursday, Jan. 7 11:15  Characterizing the nonlinear elasticity and damping properties of the lamprey body using dynamic bending tests. DANOS, N.*; TYTELL, E.D.; Tufts University; Tufts University nicole.danos@tufts.edu As a fish swims, both the flow around it and the sensory information received by the nervous system are influenced by the mechanical properties of its […]

Meeting Abstract 121-7  Thursday, Jan. 7 11:45  Transcriptomic approach to identify sex determination genes in the male shrimp Ferrenopenaeus merguiensis CHAN, S/F; Guangdong Ocean University siuming573@sina.com Siuming Francis Chan Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, PR China The recent use of RNA-Seq technique in the study of transcriptome of non-model animals has advanced our understanding in many research […]

Meeting Abstract 121-1  Thursday, Jan. 7 10:15  Transcriptome profiling in fathead minnow following exposure to complex chemical mixtures BERTOLATUS, D.*; BARBER, L.B.; VAJDA, A.; University of Colorado – Denver; United States Geological Society; University of Colorado – Denver david.bertolatus@ucdenver.edu Many chemicals including pesticides, pharmaceuticals, surfactants, and plasticizers have been detected in surface waters. Several of these chemicals […]

Meeting Abstract 121-6  Thursday, Jan. 7 11:30  Role of the Juvenile Hormone in establishing extreme sexual dimorphism in scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) VEA, IM*; TANAKA, S; SHIOTSUKI, T; JORAKU, A; TANAKA, T; MINAKUCHI, C; Nagoya University; Nagoya University; National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences; National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences; Nagoya University; Nagoya University isabelle.vea@gmail.com http://isabellevea.me Scale insects are […]

Meeting Abstract 121-4  Thursday, Jan. 7 11:00  Maternal steroid and environmental chemical exposure: What is an embryo to do? PAITZ, RT*; BOWDEN, RM; Illinois State University; Illinois State University rpaitz@ilstu.edu It is well established that embryos are particularly sensitive to alterations of their phenotype when exposed to chemicals during development (i.e. “fragile fetus”). These chemicals can be […]

Meeting Abstract 121-2  Thursday, Jan. 7 10:30  Investigating Estrogenicity of Oil Dispersant COREXIT® EC9500A in the American Alligator and Diamondback Terrapin MCNABB, N.*; MIYAGAWA, S.; IGUCHI, T.; SPYROPOULOS, D.; GUILLETTE JR., L.; KOHNO, S.; College of Charleston; Natl Inst Basic Biol Japan; Natl Inst Basic Biol Japan; Medical Univ. of South Carolina; Medical Univ. of South Carolina; […]

Meeting Abstract 121-5  Thursday, Jan. 7 11:15  Hormonal ‘masculinization’ in female meerkats (Suricata suricatta) DAVIES, C. S*; SMYTH, K. N; GREENE, L. K; DREA, C. M; Duke University, Durham, NC. charli.davies@yahoo.co.uk Traditionally in mammals, males are the more aggressive sex, owing in part to the action of androgens; however, in some species, the roles are reversed. In […]

Meeting Abstract 121-3  Thursday, Jan. 7 10:45  Can yolk estrogens affect sex determination when incubation temperatures fluctuate in a species with TSD? CARTER, AW*; BOWDEN, RM; PAITZ, RT; Illinois State University afwilso@ilstu.edu Reptiles with temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) may be particularly susceptible to rapid climatic changes, which underscores the importance of investigating environmental and maternal effects on […]

Meeting Abstract 120-6  Thursday, Jan. 7 11:30  Warming nest temperatures impact survival and growth of Eastern fence lizards (Sceloporus undulatus) CARLO, M.A.*; SEARS, M.W.; Clemson University; Clemson University mcarlo@clemson.edu Organismal responses to rapid climate change rely heavily on the plasticity of physiology and behavior. For instance, mobile animals can behaviorally thermoregulate to buffer effects of climate warming. […]

Meeting Abstract 120-4  Thursday, Jan. 7 11:00  Stressed to the limit: Implications of geographic variation of stress across the range limit of a lungless salamander, Plethodon metcalfi APANOVITCH, E.K.*; RIDDELL, E.A.; SEARS, M.W.; Clemson Univeristy; Clemson University; Clemson University eapanov@clemson.edu http://ecostress.weebly.com Integration of physiological mechanism and the timescales over which they act can improve our ecological predictions […]