Meeting Abstract P2-19  Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Salinity stress effects on development and behavior in Xenopus laevis WOODARD, L. W.*; DAME, J.; WACK, C. L.; Chowan University; Chowan University; Chowan University lwwoodard0321@chowan.edu Sea levels in North Carolina are currently higher than they ever have been and are still rising today (CCSP, 2009). Rising sea levels […]

Meeting Abstract P2-171  Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Repulsive Accommodations: Caribbean Spiny Lobsters Avoid Dens with Strong Magnets ERNST, DA*; LOHMANN, KJ; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill dernst@live.unc.edu https://davidaernst.web.unc.edu/ The Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) is known for its remarkable ability to detect and utilize the geomagnetic field for […]

Meeting Abstract P2-37  Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Reproductive behavior patterns and sensory perception in Gopher Tortoises KELLEY, MD*; MENDONCA, MT; Auburn University mdk0014@auburn.edu Gopher tortoises display large chin glands that have been suggested to be a courtship cue, through visual gland size or production of olfactory signals. Little is known about the function of this […]

Meeting Abstract P2-254  Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Regulation of Halloween and ecdysone-responsive genes in molting gland of the blackback land crab, Gecarcinus lateralis BENRABAA, S.A.M*; DAS, S.; MYKLES, D.L.; Colorado State University; Colorado State University; Colorado State University saabmora@rams.colostate.edu Molting is necessary for growth and development in all arthropods. Halloween genes are expressed in the […]

Meeting Abstract P2-39  Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Regionally Distinct Activity in the Dorsal Raphe During Mouse Courtship: A Potential Link Between the SBN and Auditory Processing? PETERSEN, CL*; KLEIN , TLW; KINGSBURY, MA; HURLEY, LM; Indiana University, Bloomington ; Indiana University, Bloomington ; Indiana University, Bloomington ; Indiana University, Bloomington chlpete@indiana.edu While affective information influences […]

Meeting Abstract P2-56  Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Rate of DNA Mutations Across the Genome of Alpheus Snapping Shrimp SILLIMAN, K*; HURT, C; INDORF, J; BROWNE, W; University of Chicago ; Tennessee Tech University ; University of Miami; University of Miami ksilliman@uchicago.edu The rate of DNA substitution is an essential parameter as it offers evolutionary biologists […]

Meeting Abstract P2-83  Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Quantification of ARs in the germinal disc region of the hen WROBEL, ER*; MOLINA, E; KHAN, NY; PUSCH, EA; NAVARA, KJ; MENDONCA, MT; University of Georgia; Auburn University; University of Georgia; University of Georgia; University of Georgia; Auburn University ewrobel@uga.edu Female birds can skew the sex ratio of […]

Meeting Abstract P2-264  Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Proteomic response of elephant seal pups, Mirounga angustirostris, to prolonged fasting. VOISINET, MP*; VASQUEZ, MC; ELOWE, C; CROCKER, DE; TOMANEK, L; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA; Sonoma State University, CA; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, […]

Meeting Abstract P2-218  Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Prevalence and Distribution of a Neoechinorhynchus sp. (Phylum: Acanthocephala) Infecting a New Snail Host (Helisoma trivolvis) in the Great Plains KOCH, R.W.*; SHANNON, R.P.; GUSTAFSON, K.D.; BOLEK, M.G.; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University ryan.koch@okstate.edu As adults, acanthocephalans are parasites of vertebrate […]

Meeting Abstract P2-21  Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Predicting mechanisms that control reproductive fitness under warming by correlating neural physiology and avoidance behavior in the porcelain crab, Petrolisthes cinctipes LAM, E.K.*; GUNDERSON , A.R.; PAGANINI, A.W.; TSUKIMURA, B.; STILLMAN, J.H.; Romberg Tiburon Center, San Francisco State Univ., ; Romberg Tiburon Center, San Francisco State Univ., ; […]