Meeting Abstract P1-113 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Spatial Variation of Mimetic and Non-Mimetic Color Polymorphism in the Western Ground Snake CURLIS, JD*; HOLMES, IA; DAVIS RABOSKY, A; COX, CL; Georgia Southern University; University of Michigan; University of Michigan; Georgia Southern University jc12430@georgiasouthern.edu Color polymorphism (when two or more discrete color types co-occur in a population) […]
year: 2017
Song as an Aggressive Signal in the Bachman’s Sparrow, Peucaea aestivalis
Meeting Abstract P1-42 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Song as an Aggressive Signal in the Bachman’s Sparrow, Peucaea aestivalis ALI, S*; ANDERSON, RC; Florida Atlantic Univ. sabahali2013@fau.edu http://rindy1.wixsite.com/rindyandersonlab We conducted a field experiment to study the male-male aggressive function of song and singing behavior in the Bachman’s sparrow. An aggressive signal is one that is 1) […]
Silver Spoon Effect in Larval Anurans
Meeting Abstract P1-89 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Silver Spoon Effect in Larval Anurans BOUCHARD, SS; Otterbein University sbouchard@otterbein.edu The silver spoon hypothesis predicts that favorable conditions early in life continue to provide an advantage through adulthood, even if conditions worsen. Although a variety of taxa exhibit this effect, few studies have involved amphibians. We tested […]
Silicon – potential role in postmolt calcification in the blue crab Callinectes sapidus
Meeting Abstract P1-223 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Silicon – potential role in postmolt calcification in the blue crab Callinectes sapidus ROER, RD*; DILLAMAN, RM; Univ. of N.C. Wilmington; Univ. of N.C. Wilmington roer@uncw.edu Studies on a variety of taxa have suggested a possible role for silicon in the early stages of calcium carbonate and calcium […]
Shifts in Opsin Expression During the Larval to Adult Transition in Pullosquilla thomassini (Crustacea, Stomatopoda)
Meeting Abstract P1-87 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Shifts in Opsin Expression During the Larval to Adult Transition in Pullosquilla thomassini (Crustacea, Stomatopoda) PALECANDA , S*; CHAN, A; PORTER, ML; University of Hawaii, at Manoa ; University of Hawaii, at Manoa ; University of Hawaii, at Manoa spalecan@hawaii.edu Stomatopods possess one of the most intricate visual […]
Sexually Dimorphic Swim Bladders Suggest an Adaptation for Enhanced Sound Pressure Detection in the Plainfin Midshipman Fish (Porichthys notatus)
Meeting Abstract P1-193 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Sexually Dimorphic Swim Bladders Suggest an Adaptation for Enhanced Sound Pressure Detection in the Plainfin Midshipman Fish (Porichthys notatus) MOHR, RA*; COX, TC; SISNEROS, JA; University of Washington, Seattle; University of Washington, Seattle; Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Washington; University of Washington, Seattle rmohr916@uw.edu http://faculty.washington.edu/sisneros/Rob%20M%20page.htm Swim bladders have evolved […]
Serotonin, fluoxetine, and larval behavior in the stalk-eyed fly Teleopsis dalmanni
Meeting Abstract P1-26 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Serotonin, fluoxetine, and larval behavior in the stalk-eyed fly Teleopsis dalmanni JOCQUE, HJ*; BUBAK, AN; SWALLOW, JG; JOCQUE, Harper; University of Colorado Denver; University of Colorado Denver; University of Colorado Denver harper.jocque@ucdenver.edu https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Harper_Jocque Serotonin is a monoamine neurotransmitter that is widely conserved across invertebrates and vertebrates. It is […]
Sea Urchin Covering Behavior as a Possible Response to Deep-Water Antarctic Predatory King Crabs
Meeting Abstract P1-61 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Sea Urchin Covering Behavior as a Possible Response to Deep-Water Antarctic Predatory King Crabs BROTHERS, CJ*; SMITH, KE; AMSLER, MO; ARONSON, RB; SINGH, H; MCCLINTOCK, JB; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Florida Institute of Technology; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Florida Institute of Technology; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; […]
Roles for Exposure Duration and Geographic Origin for Temperature-Induced Heat Shock Protein Expression in an Estuarine Cnidarian
Meeting Abstract P1-155 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Roles for Exposure Duration and Geographic Origin for Temperature-Induced Heat Shock Protein Expression in an Estuarine Cnidarian PERKINS, AL; CRABTREE, L; REITZEL, AM*; Purdue Univ.; Univ. North Carolina, Charlotte; Univ. North Carolina, Charlotte areitze2@uncc.edu Organisms in estuarine habitats experience dramatic changes in temperature and other abiotic factors over […]
Role of Saliva on Galea Bending and Self-Repair of the Lepidopteran Proboscis
Meeting Abstract P1-227 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Role of Saliva on Galea Bending and Self-Repair of the Lepidopteran Proboscis SANDE, LM*; ZHANG, C; POMETTO, S; BEARD, CE; APRELEV, P; ADLER, PH; KORNEV, KG; Clemson University; Clemson University; Clemson University; Clemson University; Clemson University; Clemson University; Clemson University lsande@clemson.edu http://www.clemson.edu/ces/kornevlab/ We have investigated and are exhibiting […]
