Meeting Abstract P1-30 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Body Temperature, Cerebral Vasculature, and the Potential for Brain Warming in Cownose Rays (Rhinoptera bonuses) BEDORE, CN*; WEGNER, NC; Georgia Southern University; Southwest Fisheries Science Center cbedore@georgiasouthern.edu The visual system of the cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonuses) demonstrates temperature sensitivity similar to that of cranially endothermic billfishes. Although physiological […]
year: 2017
Body Size, Task Specialization, and Olfactory Learning In Carpenter Ants (Camponotus americanus)
Meeting Abstract P1-63 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Body Size, Task Specialization, and Olfactory Learning In Carpenter Ants (Camponotus americanus) EUBANK, J*; EDDINGTON, SA; MUSCEDERE, ML; Hendrix College, Conway AR; Hendrix College, Conway AR; Hendrix College, Conway AR eubankaa@hendrix.edu Polymorphism in social insect colonies is predicted to increase colony fitness by improving the efficiency of division […]
Bird-Bed Bugs evaluating the effects of abundance vs diversity of nest-dwelling bacteria on maternal deposition of egg yolk antibodies in wild tree swallows
Meeting Abstract P1-148 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Bird-Bed Bugs: evaluating the effects of abundance vs. diversity of nest-dwelling bacteria on maternal deposition of egg yolk antibodies in wild tree swallows FORSMAN, AM*; PERALTA-SANCHEZ, JM; WINKLER, DW; KNIGHT, R; ANGERT, ER; Cornell Univ.; Univ. Granada, Spain; Cornell Univ.; Univ. of California, San Diego; Cornell Univ. amf226@cornell.edu […]
Biomimetic Gill Raker Models Demonstrate Non-Contact Prey Retention Via Vortical Filtration in Mobulid Fishes
Meeting Abstract P1-273 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Biomimetic Gill Raker Models Demonstrate Non-Contact Prey Retention Via Vortical Filtration in Mobulid Fishes BOLLA, V*; SUMMERS, A.P.; PAIG-TRAN, E.W.M.; California State University, Fullerton; University of Washington; California State University, Fullerton rbolla@csu.fullerton.edu Mobulid fishes (manta and devil rays) are massive ram filter feeders that prey primarily on zooplankton […]
Bioinspired, long-term, reversible adhesion
Meeting Abstract P1-235 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Bioinspired, long-term, reversible adhesion GAMEL, K*; FLAMMANG, BE; New Jersey Institute of Technology; New Jersey Institute of Technology kmg27@njit.edu Manmade adhesives often fail on wet, compliant surfaces, which can result in poor performance and loss when attaching sensors in medical, defense, and research situations. However, a number of […]
Big fins make for bad jumps in male Betta splendens
Meeting Abstract P1-249 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Big fins make for bad jumps in male Betta splendens JAMISON, MP*; BURNETTE, MF; ASHLEY-ROSS, MA; Wake Forest University jamimp13@wfu.edu When one considers what makes a fish fast, it is tempting to assume that having larger fins would result in better performance: more surface area would be available […]
Behavioral and Neural Responses to Warming in Antarctic Fishes
Meeting Abstract P1-19 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Behavioral and Neural Responses to Warming in Antarctic Fishes ISMAILOV, II*; SCHARPING, JB; ANDREEVA, IE; FRIEDLANDER, MJ; Virginia Tech Carilion Res. Institute; Virginia Tech Carilion Sch. of Med.; Virginia Tech Carilion Res. Institute; Virginia Tech Carilion Res. Institute Ismailov@vtc.vt.edu Stenothermic teleosts C. aceratus (lack hemoglobin, Hb-) and N. […]
Behavioral Acceleration After Injuries in the Ant Pheidole dentata is Accompanied by Changes in Brain Amine Levels
Meeting Abstract P1-29 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Behavioral Acceleration After Injuries in the Ant Pheidole dentata is Accompanied by Changes in Brain Amine Levels CHAKKA, K*; BAO, Y; MUSCEDERE, ML; Hendrix College, Conway, AR; Hendrix College, Conway, AR; Hendrix College, Conway, AR ChakkaKK@hendrix.edu Ants are one of the few organisms that exhibit efficient social behavior […]
Backyard ANTology Using citizen science to open an ecological black box in California’s Central Valley
Meeting Abstract P1-5 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Backyard ANTology: Using citizen science to open an ecological black box in California’s Central Valley JOHNSON, D*; STAHLSCHMIDT, ZR; Univ. of the Pacific; Univ. of the Pacific zstahlschmidt@pacific.edu http://backyardantology.weebly.com Citizen Science (CS) is a powerful tool that can promote education and conservation by facilitating the participation of non-scientists […]
BIOMINERALIZATION-RELATED SPECIALIZATION OF HEMOCYTES AND MANTLE TISSUES OF THE PACIFIC OYSTERS CRASSOSTREA GIGAS
Meeting Abstract P1-222 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 BIOMINERALIZATION-RELATED SPECIALIZATION OF HEMOCYTES AND MANTLE TISSUES OF THE PACIFIC OYSTERS CRASSOSTREA GIGAS IVANINA, AV; FALFUSHYNSKA, HI; SOKOLOVA, IM*; University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA ; I.Ya. Horbachevsky Ternopil State Medical University, Ternopil, Ukraine; Department of Marine Biology, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany inna.sokolova@uni-rostock.de Molluscan […]
