Meeting Abstract P1-162 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Plasticity in embryonic heart rates in cooperative chestnut-crowned babblers CONES, A. G.*; LIEBL, A. L.; HOUSLAY, T. M.; RUSSELL, A. F.; University of Exeter; Univerity of Exeter, University of South Dakota; University of Exeter; University of Exeter agc215@exeter.ac.uk Developmental rates are now known to have defining phenotypic consequences […]
year: 2017
Physiological effects of changing urbanization on eastern painted turtle populations
Meeting Abstract P1-126 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Physiological effects of changing urbanization on eastern painted turtle populations FULLER, RG*; HENRY, M; ROMERO, LM; Tufts University; Tufts University; Tufts University rory.fuller@tufts.edu Continuously expanding human populations place extensive demands on society, with the needed homes and resource extraction operations causing a steady increase in the proportion of […]
Phototactic Preference and its Genetic Basis in the Planulae of the Colonial Hydrozoan Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus
Meeting Abstract P1-41 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Phototactic Preference and its Genetic Basis in the Planulae of the Colonial Hydrozoan Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus DIMEO, CM*; PROVENCHER, C; PLACHETZKI, D; Univeristy of New Hampshire cmd2012@wildcats.unh.edu Sessile marine invertebrate larvae commonly possess motile larval stages that make settlement decisions based on environmental sensory cues. Phototaxis, mobility toward or […]
Pheromone-mediated Communication in a Bird Ectoparasite
Meeting Abstract P1-48 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Pheromone-mediated Communication in a Bird Ectoparasite HARBISON, CW*; AHMED, ZB; SULLIVAN, TJ; Siena College; Siena College; Siena College charbison@siena.edu Pheromone-mediated communication governs many aspects of insect behavior, population dynamics, and community ecology. For insect parasites, understanding the language of chemical communication may offer new insights into host-parasite interactions […]
Phenotypic and genetic integration of morphological characters in diamond-backed watersnakes (Nerodia rhombifer)
Meeting Abstract P1-114 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Phenotypic and genetic integration of morphological characters in diamond-backed watersnakes (Nerodia rhombifer) CLIFTON, IT*; GIFFORD, ME; University of Central Arkansas, Conway and University of Toledo, Ohio; University of Central Arkansas, Conway Ian.Clifton@rockets.utoledo.edu Local adaptation cannot occur unless traits under selection have a genetic basis; therefore, it is essential […]
Perturbation Studies to Investigate Compliance Modulations in the Caudal Fin of a Bluegill Sunfish
Meeting Abstract P1-245 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Perturbation Studies to Investigate Compliance Modulations in the Caudal Fin of a Bluegill Sunfish SETH, D*; FLAMMANG, B; LAUDER, G; TANGORRA, J; Drexel University; New Jersey Institute of Technology; Harvard University; Drexel University ds663@drexel.edu http://mem.drexel.edu/lbsa It has been hypothesized, using robotic models and some biological studies, that the […]
Personalization of the curriculum A novel strategy to retain diverse students
Meeting Abstract P1-15 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Personalization of the curriculum: A novel strategy to retain diverse students PAI, A; SHARIF, W; MCGINNIS, G; KOVACS, J*; POWOLNY, A; Spelman College; Morehouse College; Spelman College; Spelman College; Spelman College jkovacs@spelman.edu U.S. currently faces several problems which are eroding the country’s expertise in scientific research and innovation. […]
Peripheral Projections of Serotonergic Neurons in the Nudibranch Gastropod Melibe leonina
Meeting Abstract P1-22 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Peripheral Projections of Serotonergic Neurons in the Nudibranch Gastropod Melibe leonina MCPHERSON, DR; SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, NY mcpherso@geneseo.edu Serotonin is involved in many aspects of the behavior of gastropod molluscs, and the cell bodies of neurons that release serotonin have been anatomically mapped in the brains of many […]
Patterns of wing shape differentiation across elevational gradients in North American bumble bees (Apidae Bombus)
Meeting Abstract P1-110 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Patterns of wing shape differentiation across elevational gradients in North American bumble bees (Apidae: Bombus) PETRANEK, CJ*; DUENNES, MA; MARTÍNEZ, O; MÉRIDA, J; PINEDA, E; RACHOCKI, L; PARSONS, Z; LOZIER, JD; DILLON, ME; Univ. of Wyoming; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. de San Carlos; ECOSUR; ECOSUR; Univ. of […]
Patterns of autotomy in daddy long-legs the influence of the environment, species, sex and leg length
Meeting Abstract P1-58 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Patterns of autotomy in daddy long-legs: the influence of the environment, species, sex and leg length ESCALANTE, I*; MACHADO, G; CHELINI, MC; CLASSEN-RODRIGUEZ, L; FOWLER-FINN, KD; University of California Berkeley; Universidade de Sao Paulo; University of Nebraska Lincoln; University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras; Saint Louis University iescalante@berkeley.edu […]
