Meeting Abstract P2-96  Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  A polar day’s-worth of stress – circadian variation of adrenocortical responses to stress in arctic-breeding passerine birds RICHTER, MM*; ASHLEY, NT; COOPER, LN; Western Kentucky University melanie.richter@wku.edu During summer in the high Arctic (71.29°N, 156.79°W) the sun does not set for >2 months. Therefore, migratory, arctic-breeding birds experience […]

Meeting Abstract P2-197  Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  A New Species of Sea Daisy (Xyloplax, Asteroidea, Echinodermata) PAYNE, CY*; CARVAJAL, JI; GRUPE, B; ROUSE, GW; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego cypayne@ucsd.edu Xyloplax is […]

Meeting Abstract P2-235  Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  A Life of Rhythm and Blues: Correlates and Changes in Activity Patterns and Circadian Rhythms in Tropical Slipper Lobsters GOLDSTEIN, JG*; DUBOFSKY, EA; Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve (NOAA), Wells, ME; Department of Biological Sciences, New England Institute of Technology, East Greenwich, RI jsgoldstein2@gmail.com https://coast.noaa.gov/nerrs/ Circadian rhythms are […]

Meeting Abstract P2-201  Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  A Herpetological Survey of Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, USVI RICHTER, C*; DIGIULIO, S; LEONARD, J; Northern Michigan University; Northern Michigan University; Northern Michigan University crichter@nmu.edu Reptile and amphibian species around the globe are under threat from climate change, habitat destruction, and exploitation; many species are at […]

Meeting Abstract P2-191  Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  A Field Test of the Pollinator Pesticide Avoidance Hypothesis in Fallow Agricultural Fields FOLKS, NY*; CRUZ, P; HRANITZ, J; BARTHELL, J; GONZALES, VH; University of Texas at El Paso; Montclair State University; Bloomsburg University; University of Central Oklahoma; University of Kansas nyfolks@miners.utep.edu Prior research by our group has […]

Meeting Abstract P2-154  Friday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  A Field Based Approach to Study Behavioral Flexibility in Anolis sagrei STORKS, L*; LEAL, M; University of Missouri – Columbia; University of Missouri – Columbia storksle@gmail.com https://chipojolab.biology.missouri.edu/ Behavioral flexibility allows individuals to modify their behavior in response to novel or shifting environmental conditions. Despite the potential role of […]

Meeting Abstract P1-53  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Your Lips Move But I Can’t Hear What You’re Saying: Cognitive Overload Disrupts Multimodal Mate Choice MURPHY, MJ*; HUNTER, KL; TAYLOR, RC; Salisbury University; Salisbury University; Salisbury University mmurphy9@gulls.salisbury.edu Multimodality – the transmission of a signal through multiple sensory channels – is nearly ubiquitous in the animal kingdom. […]

Meeting Abstract P1-175  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  XROMM Analysis of Prey Processing in a Stingray, Potamotrygon motoro (Elasmobranchii: Batoidea) LAURENCE-CHASEN, JD*; RAMSAY, JB; BRAINERD, EL; Brown University; Westfield State University; Brown University jeffrey_laurence-chasen@brown.edu Unlike other elasmobranchs, batoids exhibit a euhyostylic jaw suspension, characterized by a loss of an anterior connection between the upper jaw and […]

Meeting Abstract P1-137  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Winter Physiology, Summer Breeding: Is There A Link? MONTREUIL-SPENCER, C*; SCHOENEMANN, K; BONIER, F; Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario; Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario; Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario 9cm54@queensu.ca Reproduction is an energetically demanding activity in all organisms. In natural populations, some individuals invest more in reproduction, while others invest […]

Meeting Abstract P1-187  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Wild Bearded Capuchin Monkeys Outperform Humans in Cracking Nuts MANGALAM, M.*; FRAGASZY, D.M.; ROLES, L.K.R.; University of Georgia; University of Georgia; University of Georgia madhur.mangalam@uga.edu http://psychology.uga.edu/directory/madhur-mangalam Tool-assisted percussion was, and still remains, a key way in which hominins alter their environment. Tool-assisted percussion is not uniquely hominin, as […]