Meeting Abstract P1-51  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Reproductive Coloration and Physiology in Female Side-blotched Lizards (Uta stansburiana) HUDSON, SB*; SMITH, GD; DURSO, AM; FRENCH, SS; Utah State University spencerbrucehudson@gmail.com Female-specific reproductive coloration is extensive across lizard species, prompting exploration into the potential functions and costs of such traits. Females entering vitellogenesis may produce coloration for […]

Meeting Abstract P1-225  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Regional Variance in the Material Properties of Blacktip Poacher (Xeneretmus latifrons) Scales: A Biomechanical Inspiration for Puncture-Resistant Armor AUSTIN, CE*; STAPP, CS; GARCIA, A; GUNTHER, KL; ZULUETA, SA; BARRIOS, AS; HOESE, WJ; PAIG-TRAN, EM; California State University Fullerton cherise31993@gmail.com Agonid poachers are benthic, heavily armored fishes with modified, […]

Meeting Abstract P1-69  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Reef Pest or Ecosystem Destroyer? The Diet of an Invasive Species in the Caribbean, the Lionfish Pterois volitans MUNSTERMANN, M/J*; ROCHA, L/A; ROCHA, C/R; Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs; Calif. Acad. Sciences, San Francisco; Calif. Acad. Sciences, San Francisco maya.munstermann@uconn.edu Pterois volitans, the lionfish, is a scorpaenid native to […]

Meeting Abstract P1-197  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Quantitative Effects of Body Temperature on Snake Strike Performance: New Insights Into the Elastic-Recoil Hypothesis HILLARD, CJ*; PENNING, DA; MOON, BR; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Missouri Southern State University; University of Louisiana at Lafayette cjh7032@louisiana.edu For many ectotherms, temperature has a profound effect on performance, such as […]

Meeting Abstract P1-131  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Proteomic analysis of the crustacean molting gland (Y-organ) over the molt cycle HEAD, T.B.*; TOMANEK, L.; MYKLES, D.L.; California Polytechnic State University; California Polytechnic State University; Colorado State University taliabriannehead@gmail.com Molting processes are controlled by ecdysteroids produced by a pair of Y-organs (YOs). Cytochrome P450 enzymes convert cholesterol […]

Meeting Abstract P1-159  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Properties of Neuronal Membranes of Antarctic Notothenioids and Implications for Thermal Tolerance BIEDERMAN, AM*; CROCKETT, EL; Ohio University, Athens; Ohio University, Athens ab971013@ohio.edu Factors that limit thermal tolerance in stenothermal Antarctic notothenioids are not fully understood. In this study, properties of neuronal membranes of red-blooded Notothenia coriiceps and […]

Meeting Abstract P1-275  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Prey Size Selectivity in Utricularia vulgaris KABIR, R; AVERY, N; SHAIK, M*; HALL, M; BERG, O; MüLLER, U; California State University, Fresno; California State University, Fresno; California State University, Fresno; California State University, Fresno; California State University, Fresno; California State University, Fresno rrkabir8@mail.fresnostate.edu Bladderwort are a genus of […]

Meeting Abstract P1-203  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Predicting in vivo muscle force in running guinea fowl using a muscle model based on the winding filament hypothesis. WHITNEY, C/D*; NISHIKAWA, K/C; DALEY, M/A; Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff; Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff; Royal Veterinary College, University of London cw729@nau.edu Accurately modeling muscle forces produced during dynamic animal […]

Meeting Abstract P1-149  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Potassium sorbate inhibits growth of a common species in the human gut microbiome, Enterococcus faecalis MATTERN, B*; HA, D; COUGHLIN, B; UNF n00855780@unf.edu Food additives often have useful antimicrobial properties, which decrease the risk of ingesting pathogens in products such as dairy. Consumed food additives are eventually metabolized […]

Meeting Abstract P1-172  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Plasticity of thermal tolerance and growth rates in juvenile mussels (Mytilus californianus) STRAND, E*; HIZON, B; GLEASON, LU; DOWD, WW; Loyola Marymount Univ. estrand@lion.lmu.edu To determine whether thermal tolerance in the mussel Mytilus californianus is genetically determined or whether juveniles adjust to their environment through phenotypic plasticity, we […]