Meeting Abstract P2-61 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Melatonin and Receptor Signaling: Investigating Roles in Chicken Embryo Development SNYDER, N*; DICKERMAN, L; SCHWALBE, M; LABUHN, M; SINGH, A; REED, W; KITTILSON, J; North Dakota State University nicole.snyder@ndsu.edu Maternal investments in eggs affect offspring growth & development, but mechanisms of these effects are not always clear. Melatonin […]
year: 2017
Mechanisms of Monogamy Modeling dynamics of paternity and promiscuity in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster)
Meeting Abstract P2-127 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Mechanisms of Monogamy: Modeling dynamics of paternity and promiscuity in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) RESTREPO, LF*; RICE, MA; OPHIR, AG; Cornell University; Cornell University; Cornell University lfr38@cornell.edu The prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) is a socially monogamous rodent, in which individuals form long-term pairbonds that are characterized by exclusive […]
Maternal Exercise Affects Egg-yolk Steroids in Lizards
Meeting Abstract P2-229 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Maternal Exercise Affects Egg-yolk Steroids in Lizards HUSAK, JF*; HANOVER, AM; FERGUSON, HA; LOVERN, MB; Univ. of St. Thomas; Univ. of St. Thomas; Univ. of St. Thomas; Oklahoma State University jerry.husak@stthomas.edu The environment that a mother experiences while carrying young can have dramatic effects on the phenotype and […]
Mark-Recapture Studies of Pollinator Species on the Greek Island of Lesvos
Meeting Abstract P2-139 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Mark-Recapture Studies of Pollinator Species on the Greek Island of Lesvos ANDERSON , S.; CRUZ, P.; FOLKS, N.; JOHNSON, M.; LOUBRIEL, D.; NIEDZIALEK, O.; PEREZ, M.; TRAVIS, D.; GONZALEZ, V.; HRANITZ, J.; BARTHELL, J.*; University of Kansas; Montclair State University; University of Texas at El Paso; Dickinson College; […]
Marine Ectoproct Communities from the Antarctic Shelf based on Sea Floor Imaging of the Ross and Weddell Seas
Meeting Abstract P2-196 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Marine Ectoproct Communities from the Antarctic Shelf based on Sea Floor Imaging of the Ross and Weddell Seas SANTAGATA, S*; MAHON, AR; HALANYCH, KM; Long Island Univ.-Post; Central Michigan Univ.; Auburn Univ. scott.santagata@liu.edu http://www.liu.edu/CWPost/Academics/Faculty/Faculty/S/Scott-Santagata Benthic communities of the Antarctic shelf are comprised of a diverse assemblage of species […]
MHC Diversity and Blood Parasite Infection in Migratory and Resident Common Yellowthroats
Meeting Abstract P2-219 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 MHC Diversity and Blood Parasite Infection in Migratory and Resident Common Yellowthroats WHITTINGHAM, LA*; DUNN, PO; Univ. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Univ. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee whitting@uwm.edu Pathogens are thought to be important evolutionary forces driving the diversification of immune genes. Genes of the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) are involved […]
Local adaptation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in lizards in response to a predator
Meeting Abstract P2-98 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Local adaptation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in lizards in response to a predator SMITH, GD*; FRENCH, SS; ZANI, PA; Utah State University; Utah State University; University of Wisconsin-Steven’s Point geoff.smith@usu.edu Predators are known to affect population size and demography of their prey by increasing mortality. However, the nonlethal […]
Local Thermosensation in the Tobacco Hornworm, Manduca sexta
Meeting Abstract P2-174 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Local Thermosensation in the Tobacco Hornworm, Manduca sexta RIMNICEANU, M*; SCIBELLI, A; TRIMMER, BA; Tufts University, Medford, MA; Tufts University, Medford, MA; Tufts University, Medford, MA barry.trimmer@tufts.edu http://ase.tufts.edu/biology/faculty/trimmer/ Thermosensing in animals is the ability to detect temperature or temperature changes. Survival often depends on being able to discriminate […]
Light effects on individual behavior and sound production by snapping shrimp, Alpheus heterochaelis
Meeting Abstract P2-143 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Light effects on individual behavior and sound production by snapping shrimp, Alpheus heterochaelis PANYI, AJ*; LILLIS, A; MOONEY, TA; Univ. of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA apryle.panyi@usm.edu Snapping shrimp are a cosmopolitan group of marine crustaceans consisting of hundreds […]
Life’s a Drag Comparative kinematics of swimming modes in anchovies and sardines
Meeting Abstract P2-236 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Life’s a Drag: Comparative kinematics of swimming modes in anchovies and sardines CAREY, N*; GOLDBOGEN, JA; Stanford University, Hopkins Marine Station; Stanford University, Hopkins Marine Station ncarey@stanford.edu http://goldbogen.stanford.edu Forage fish, pelagic schooling fish such as sardines and anchovies, are a vital node in ’wasp waist’ food webs, linking […]
