Meeting Abstract P1-263 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 How Hummingbirds Lift Bodyweight During Hovering Flight INGERSOLL, R*; LENTINK, D; Stanford University; Stanford University riversi@stanford.edu Both hummingbirds and insects hover with flapping wings to forage, a remarkable example of behavioral convergence despite profound differences in body plans. For efficiency, insects rely on elastic recoil to beat their […]
year: 2017
Hormonal modulation in the lobster cardiac neuromuscular system A transcriptomic analysis of peptide receptors in cardiac ganglion and muscle
Meeting Abstract P1-27 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Hormonal modulation in the lobster cardiac neuromuscular system: A transcriptomic analysis of peptide receptors in cardiac ganglion and muscle STANHOPE, ME*; GANDLER, HI; SHEA, DN; PASCUAL, MG; YU, A; LAMEYER, TJ; RONCALLI, V; CIESLAK, MC; DICKINSON, PS; CHRISTIE, AE; Bowdoin College; Bowdoin College; Bowdoin College; Univ. of Hawaii, […]
Hacking the Solitary Bee Connecting Hormonal Dynamics with Underlying Molecular Mechanisms During Development
Meeting Abstract P1-98 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Hacking the Solitary Bee: Connecting Hormonal Dynamics with Underlying Molecular Mechanisms During Development AGOSTO, L/M*; HELM, B/R; HOLTHUSEN, J; TORSON, A/S; YOCUM, G/D; GREENLEE, K/J; BOWSHER, J/H; University of Central Florida; North Dakota State University; USDA-ARS Animal Metabolism-Agricultural Chemicals; North Dakota State University; USDA-ARS Insect Genetics and Biochemistry; […]
Habitat Partitioning in Monodactyl and Tridactyl Fossil Horses of North America
Meeting Abstract P1-289 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Habitat Partitioning in Monodactyl and Tridactyl Fossil Horses of North America PARKER, AK*; MCHORSE, BK; PIERCE, SE; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University abigailparker@college.harvard.edu Horses (family Equidae) are unique among mammals in being monodactyl, having a single toe. Classically, the evolution of this trait, along with increased body […]
Glucocorticoids predict the honesty of direct benefits associated with a sexually selected trait in the mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
Meeting Abstract P1-121 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Glucocorticoids predict the honesty of direct benefits associated with a sexually selected trait in the mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides). BERK, SA*; BREUNER, CW; University of Montana; University of Montana sara.berk@umconnect.umt.edu Models of the process of sexual selection necessitate a mechanism that maintains honesty, but it is unclear if […]
Glucocorticoids and parental effort in tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor)
Meeting Abstract P1-140 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Glucocorticoids and parental effort in tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) PRICHARD, M.R. *; BREUNER, C.W.; University of Montana; University of Montana mackenzie1.prichard@umontana.edu Historically, elevated stress hormones are thought to suppress reproductive effort, as summarized in the ‘cort-fitness hypothesis’ and the ‘cort-trade-off hypothesis.’ However, that elevated glucocorticoids (GCs) during breeding […]
Getting a New Head in Life the Non-homology of the Rotifer Corona and Infundibulum
Meeting Abstract P1-96 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Getting a New Head in Life: the Non-homology of the Rotifer Corona and Infundibulum YANG, H*; HOCHBERG, A; DHIMITRI, S; HOCHBERG, R; WALSH, E; WALLACE, R; Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell; Univ. of Massachusetts, Boston; Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell; Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell; Univ. of Texas, El Paso; Ripon […]
Geographic Variation in Bumblebee Flight Morphology Suggests Aerodynamic Limitations on Upslope Range Shifts
Meeting Abstract P1-257 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Geographic Variation in Bumblebee Flight Morphology Suggests Aerodynamic Limitations on Upslope Range Shifts PARSONS, ZM*; RACHOCKI, L; OYEN, KJ; JARDINE, LE; LOZIER, JD; DILLON, ME; University of Wyoming; University of Wyoming; University of Wyoming; University of Wyoming; University of Alabama; University of Wyoming zparsons@uwyo.edu Geographic ranges of diverse […]
Gecko Adhesion on Wet and Dry Rough Substrates
Meeting Abstract P1-233 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Gecko Adhesion on Wet and Dry Rough Substrates STARK, AY; PALECEK, AM*; ARGENBRIGHT, CW; BERNARD, C; BRENNAN, AB; KLITTICH, MR; NIEWIAROWSKI, PH; DHINOJWALA, A; The University of Louisville; The University of Akron; University of Florida; The University of Akron; University of Florida; The University of Akron; The University […]
Foot Shape Variation Within Foot-propelled Swimming Birds
Meeting Abstract P1-238 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Foot Shape Variation Within Foot-propelled Swimming Birds MARQUES, I*; CLIFTON, GT; BIEWENER, AA; State University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil ; Concord Field Station, Harvard U., Bedford, MA; CFS, Harvard U., Bedford, MA isabela.marques.bio@gmail.com Within the great diversity of birds, many lineages have colonized aquatic environments. Birds that […]
