Meeting Abstract P1-205 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Fluoromicrometry: using X-ray video to measure the in vivo muscle dynamics of animal behaviors CAMP, AL*; ASTLEY, HC; HORNER, AM; ROBERTS, TJ; BRAINERD, EL; Brown University; Univ. of Akron; California State University, San Bernardino; Brown University; Brown University ariel.l.camp@gmail.com http://arielcamp.weebly.com/ Muscles produce an amazing range of animal movements, […]
year: 2017
Flight performance of vultures across an elevation gradient
Meeting Abstract P1-265 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Flight performance of vultures across an elevation gradient RADER, JA*; HEDRICK, TL; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill jrader@live.unc.edu Animals must tune their physical performance to compensate for changing environmental conditions. The breadth of this environmental tolerance may, in turn, contribute to delineating the species’ geographic range. […]
Fitness Consequences of Self-Fertilization versus Outcrossing for the Mangrove Rivulus Fish
Meeting Abstract P1-105 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Fitness Consequences of Self-Fertilization versus Outcrossing for the Mangrove Rivulus Fish GRESHAM, JD*; EARLEY, RL; University of Alabama; University of Alabama jdgresham1@crimson.ua.edu Mangrove rivulus fish (Kryptolebias marmoratus) exist predominantly as self-fertilizing hermaphrodites but males occur in varying abundances across their expansive geographical range. As follows, levels of outcrossing […]
First Postcranial Skeleton of a Gondwanatherian Mammal Reconstructing Posture and Locomotion
Meeting Abstract P1-176 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 First Postcranial Skeleton of a Gondwanatherian Mammal: Reconstructing Posture and Locomotion HOFFMANN, S*; KRAUSE, DW; HU, Y; NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury; Denver Museum of Nature & Science, CO; Stony Brook University, NY shoffm04@nyit.edu Until recently, the fossil record of the Cretaceous to Paleogene Gondwanatheria almost […]
Field Guide to Mosquitoes of Medical Importance in Hawaii
Meeting Abstract P1-7 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Field Guide to Mosquitoes of Medical Importance in Hawaii KONTE, RB*; KAPAN, DD; Cleveland Institute of Art, OH ; California Academy of Sciences beccakonte@gmail.com http://www.rebeccakonte.com The Hawaiian Islands are home to invasive species of mosquitoes. Several of these species are vectors of diseases that can pose a serious […]
Field 3D Kinematics of Unsteady Flight in Wild Blue Jays
Meeting Abstract P1-264 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Field 3D Kinematics of Unsteady Flight in Wild Blue Jays WILLIAMS, M*; JACKSON, BE; Longwood University; Longwood University jacksonbe3@longwood.edu https://blogs.longwood.edu/jacksonlab/ Flight imposes numerous mechanical and evolutionary constraints on those animals that possess the ability; hence bird flight has been a focus of biomechanical studies for decades. Most of […]
Female Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) Behavior in Response to a Foreign Object in the Nest
Meeting Abstract P1-55 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Female Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) Behavior in Response to a Foreign Object in the Nest WARD, MV*; GRAY, BL; WILLIAMS, K; Ohio University; Ohio University; Ohio University mw352308@ohio.edu In order to avoid parasitism, maintain nest cleanliness, and defend their broods, many birds have developed behavioral responses to foreign […]
Feeding on the Unseen Ingestion and Assimilation of Bacteriophages by Brachionus plicatilis (Rotifera)
Meeting Abstract P1-276 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Feeding on the Unseen: Ingestion and Assimilation of Bacteriophages by Brachionus plicatilis (Rotifera). STRAZNICKAS, BN*; JAECKLE, WB; Illinois Wesleyan University; Illinois Wesleyan University bstrazni@iwu.edu The rotifer, Brachionus plicatilis, ingests particulate foods ranging from ∼0.4 – 10 μm in size. Although clearance rates of small particles (< 1 μm) […]
Fecal glucocorticoid metabolites reflect endogenous and environmental factors in free-living California ground squirrels
Meeting Abstract P1-142 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Fecal glucocorticoid metabolites reflect endogenous and environmental factors in free-living California ground squirrels BURTON, CT*; WORKING, CL; VO, M; SURBER, LL; LIN, H; GEARHART, LM; REED, SY; JANG, CE; SMITH, JE; Biology Department, Mills College, Oakland, California 94613; Mills College; Mills College; Mills College; Mills College; Mills College; […]
Exploring student understanding and attitudes in introductory biology courses lessons learned
Meeting Abstract P1-8 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Exploring student understanding and attitudes in introductory biology courses: lessons learned MULLER, UK*; MERANA, G; BOSSE, E; LENT, DD; WALTER, EM; California State University Fresno; California State University Fresno; California State University Fresno; California State University Fresno; California State University Fresno umuller@csufresno.edu Biology university instructors received their call […]
