Meeting Abstract P2-90 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Hacking the solitary bee: connecting hormonal dynamics with underlying molecular mechanisms during development AGOSTO, LM*; HELM, BR; HOLTHUSEN, J; TORSON, AS; YOCUM, GD; GREENLEE, KJ; BOWSHER, JH; University of Central Florida, Orlando FL; North Dakota State University, Fargo ND; USDA-ARS Animal Metabolism-Agricultural Chemicals Reserach, Fargo ND; North Dakota […]
year: 2017
Habitat preference of juvenile lake sturgeon in the presence of brook trout at varying densities
Meeting Abstract P2-151 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Habitat preference of juvenile lake sturgeon in the presence of brook trout at varying densities MILAM , AC*; LEONARD , JBK; Northern Michigan University ; Northern Michigan University amilam@nmu.edu Globally, sturgeon species are in severe decline as a result of habitat destruction, overfishing, and other impacts. Lake sturgeon, […]
Habitat differences in bluegill sunfish swimming behavior and their relationship to intraspecific variation in performance traits
Meeting Abstract P2-233 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Habitat differences in bluegill sunfish swimming behavior and their relationship to intraspecific variation in performance traits BERLIN, CG; CATHCART, K; DORNON, MK; FELDMAN, A; GEE, JK; MORAN, CJ; SHIN, S; ELLERBY, DJ*; Wellesley College; Fairfield University; Wellesley College dellerby@wellesley.edu Effective locomotion is an essential component of animal survival […]
Gut Turnover An Evolutionary Adaptation to Mouthbrooding in Astatotilapia burtoni
Meeting Abstract P2-134 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Gut Turnover: An Evolutionary Adaptation to Mouthbrooding in Astatotilapia burtoni BACHELLER, SK*; OROURKE, CF; RENN, SC; Reed College; Reed College; Reed College renns@reed.edu http://www.reed.edu/biology/professors/srenn/index.html Female Astatotilapia burtoni, a species of mouthbrooding cichlid, voluntarily starve themselves for two weeks while their young develop. Little is known about the physiological […]
Gertrud Theiler Tick Museum – Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Meeting Abstract P2-205 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Gertrud Theiler Tick Museum – Standing on the Shoulders of Giants BAKKES, DK; Gertrud Theiler Tick Museum, Parasites, Vectors and Vector-borne Diseases, Agricultural Research Council – Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Pretoria, 0110, South Africa BakkesD@arc.agric.za https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Deon_Bakkes The Gertrud Theiler Tick Museum was started with specimens collected by Gerald Bedford […]
Genetic Basis of Cichlid Pharyngeal Jaw Divergence A Microhabitat Perspective
Meeting Abstract P2-71 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Genetic Basis of Cichlid Pharyngeal Jaw Divergence: A Microhabitat Perspective ZOGBAUM, LILY*; ALBERTSON, CRAIG ; Bryn Mawr College ; University of Massachusetts lzogbaum@brynmawr.edu The pharyngeal jaw (PJ) apparatus is important for prey processing in fishes, and variation in this structure is associated with species divergence into distinct foraging […]
Forebrain Dopamine Neurons are Preferentially Responsive to Advertisement Calls in Sneaker Male Midshipman Fish
Meeting Abstract P2-40 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Forebrain Dopamine Neurons are Preferentially Responsive to Advertisement Calls in Sneaker Male Midshipman Fish GHAHRAMANI, ZN*; TIMOTHY, M; VARUGHESE, J; ARAFA, F; SISNEROS, JA; FORLANO, PM; CUNY Graduate Center; CUNY Brooklyn; CUNY Brooklyn; CUNY Brooklyn; Univ. of Washington; CUNY Brooklyn zackgmani@gmail.com http://forlanolab.com Catecholamines (CAs) are a conserved group […]
Forceps and Foreplay Sexual Selection in the Maritime Earwig, Anisolabis maritima
Meeting Abstract P2-123 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Forceps and Foreplay: Sexual Selection in the Maritime Earwig, Anisolabis maritima NOLAN-TAMARIZ, MA*; IYENGAR, VK; Villanova University; Villanova University mnolanta@villanova.edu Sexual selection can lead to dimorphic traits arising from intrasexual selection (armaments), intersexual selection (ornaments), or a combination of both. We studied the roles of body size and […]
Food Availability and Environment Mediate Behavioral Traits of “Shy” Snails
Meeting Abstract P2-153 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Food Availability and Environment Mediate Behavioral Traits of “Shy” Snails. GOODCHILD, CG*; DURANT, SE; Oklahoma State University christopher.goodchild@okstate.edu The animal personality hypothesis predicts that animals have limited behavioral plasticity, leading to consistent among-individual differences in behavioral responses. Previous work suggests that animal personality has broad implications for a […]
Focal laser energy illuminates strain sensing in insect wings
Meeting Abstract P2-165 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Focal laser energy illuminates strain sensing in insect wings PRATT, B*; MOHREN, T; DEORA, T; NJONGE, A; DANIEL, T; Univ. of Washington, Seattle danielt@uw.edu http://faculty.washington.edu/danielt/index.html Animals rely on multiple sensory modalities to accomplish challenging sensorimotor tasks. Insects use a combination of vision, olfaction, and mechanosensation to control their […]
