Meeting Abstract P2-222 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Drivers of Community Structure and Implications for Diversity-Disease Relationships COLEMAN, A/L*; LANCE, S; University of Georgia acolem12@uga.edu Global biodiversity is being lost at an alarming rate due to anthropogenic activities. Concurrently, emerging infectious diseases affecting both wildlife and human populations are becoming an increasing concern implying that biodiversity […]
year: 2017
Dopaminergic Modulation of Hearing in the Plainfin Midshipman Fish
Meeting Abstract P2-38 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Dopaminergic Modulation of Hearing in the Plainfin Midshipman Fish PERELMUTER, JT*; SISNEROS, JA; FORLANO, PM; CUNY Graduate Center; U of Washington; CUNY Brooklyn College jperelmuter@gradcenter.cuny.edu http://www.forlanolab.com Although dopamine has been identified as an efferent neuromodulator in the rodent peripheral auditory system, its functional role in audition related to […]
Does nestling quality vary between urban and rural habitats in eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis)
Meeting Abstract P2-102 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Does nestling quality vary between urban and rural habitats in eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis)? BRANDES, S*; MCDOWELL, KP; PETERS, MC; FOLTS, SL; DAVIS, JE; Radford University; Radford University; Radford University; Radford University; Radford University sbrandes@radford.edu Urbanization causes habitat fragmentation that can impact many species of wildlife. Urban habitats […]
Do you have have to turn on the red light The effects of lighting and substrate on the courtship success of a North American jumping spider
Meeting Abstract P2-41 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Do you have have to turn on the red light? The effects of lighting and substrate on the courtship success of a North American jumping spider KESSLER, B.J.*; ELIAS, D.O.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley benjik2013@gmail.com http://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/people_profiles/benji-kessler/ Complex multimodal signaling is prevalent in animal communication, […]
Do turkey (Cathartes aura) and black (Coragyps atratus) vultures have odor signatures that could be used for social communication
Meeting Abstract P2-176 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Do turkey (Cathartes aura) and black (Coragyps atratus) vultures have odor signatures that could be used for social communication? WRIGHT, JE*; MISRA, BB; CHEN, S; AVERY, ML; KIMBALL, RT; Univ. of Florida; Univ. of Florida; Univ. of Florida; USDA, APHIS, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center; Univ. of […]
Do mosquitofish show active behavioral preference for substrate color in their environment
Meeting Abstract P2-150 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Do mosquitofish show active behavioral preference for substrate color in their environment? DAVIS, M/M.A*; O’BRIEN, S; Radford University mdavis17@radford.edu Do mosquitofish actively seek substrates of particular colors within their environment? Previous research on wild Western species of mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) has demonstrated that fish prefer specific substrate colors […]
Do moms put enzymes into eggs to protect embryos from exposure to environmental chemicals
Meeting Abstract P2-92 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Do moms put enzymes into eggs to protect embryos from exposure to environmental chemicals? PAITZ, RT*; GILLARD, MA; BOWDEN, RM; Illinois State University; Illinois State University; Illinois State University rpaitz@ilstu.edu The number of human-made chemicals present in the environment has increased dramatically in the past century, and while […]
Do Near-Field Changes in Surface Temperature Provide Evidence for Physiological Control of Heat Dissipation During Flight in Hummingbirds
Meeting Abstract P2-33 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Do Near-Field Changes in Surface Temperature Provide Evidence for Physiological Control of Heat Dissipation During Flight in Hummingbirds? LITCHFIELD, JE; TOBALSKE, BW; POWERS, SD*; POWERS, DR; George Fox Univ., Newberg, OR; Univ. of Montana, Missoula; George Fox Univ., Newberg, OR; George Fox Univ., Newberg, OR seandpowers@gmail.com As global […]
Disaccharide transport by lobster hepatopancreas
Meeting Abstract P2-261 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Disaccharide transport by lobster hepatopancreas SCHEFFLER, OR*; AHEARN, G; University of North Florida; University of North Florida oscheffl@gmail.com Disaccharide transport across plant membranes has been well-characterized, but only monosaccharides are generally believed to be transported across animal membranes. The present study functionally identified and characterized a disaccharide transporter […]
Differential expression of two Ciona intestinalis V-type proton ATPase isoforms in acidic conditions
Meeting Abstract P2-245 Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 Differential expression of two Ciona intestinalis V-type proton ATPase isoforms in acidic conditions SHEPHERD, HS; New College of Florida hannah.shepherd13@ncf.edu The impact of ocean acidification due to increased greenhouse gas emissions on ecosystems and the organisms which they are comprised of can be devastating. At the cellular level, […]
