Meeting Abstract 107-1 Saturday, Jan. 7 13:30 – 13:45 Modelling mutual suppression of sonar in groups of bats ADAMS, AM*; POCOCK, J; SMOTHERMAN, M; Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University aadams@bio.tamu.edu How bats mitigate mutual interference is a longstanding question that has both ecological and technological implications as biosonar systems continue to outperform man-made […]
year: 2017
Echolocation in bats and porpoises hunting alone and in pairs
Meeting Abstract 107-2 Saturday, Jan. 7 13:45 – 14:00 Echolocation in bats and porpoises hunting alone and in pairs MAYBERRY, HW*; JAKOBSEN, L; WAHLBERG, M; SURLYKKE, A; RATCLIFFE, JM; University of Toronto, Mississauga; University of Southern Denmark; University of Southern Denmark; University of Southern Denmark; University of Toronto, Mississauga heather.mayberry@mail.utoronto.ca Approximately 1000 species of bat and 80 […]
Cultural selection as a mechanism of acoustic adaptation to city noise a songbird chooses to copy less degraded songs
Meeting Abstract 107-4 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:15 – 14:30 Cultural selection as a mechanism of acoustic adaptation to city noise: a songbird chooses to copy less degraded songs MOSELEY, DL*; DANNER, RM; DANNER, JE; PHILLIPS, J; DERRYBERRY, GE; LUTHER, DA; DERRYBERRY, EP; George Mason Univ., Tulane Univ.; UNC Wilmington; UNC Wilmington; Tulane Univ.; Tulane Univ.; George Mason […]
Are Song Sparrow ‘Soft Songs’ Adapted for Short-range Communication
Meeting Abstract 107-5 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:30 – 14:45 Are Song Sparrow ‘Soft Songs’ Adapted for Short-range Communication? ANDERSON, R*; NIEDERHAUSER, J; DUBOIS, A; NOWICKI, S; SEARCY, W; Florida Atlantic Univ.; Florida Atlantic Univ.; Univ. of Miami; Duke Univ.; Univ. of Miami rindy1@gmail.com http://rindy1.wixsite.com/rindyandersonlab Low amplitude acoustic signals are often produced during social interactions at close range. […]
The Monkeyface Prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus) Genome A Source for Understanding Biology in a Complex Environment
Meeting Abstract 106-1 Saturday, Jan. 7 13:45 – 14:00 The Monkeyface Prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus) Genome: A Source for Understanding Biology in a Complex Environment HERAS, J*; CHAKRABORTY, M; EMERSON, JJ; GERMAN, DP; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine herasj@uci.edu We sequenced the genome of the intertidal, herbivorous […]
Surprise Presence of a Membrane-Bound Protein Characterization of a Neprilysin from the Venom of the King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
Meeting Abstract 106-3 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:15 – 14:30 Surprise Presence of a Membrane-Bound Protein: Characterization of a Neprilysin from the Venom of the King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) MCCLEARY, RJR*; PANDI, BP; JHA, N; SATHYAN, N; KINI, RM; Utah State University; Vellore Institute of Technology; Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur; University of Mumbai & Department of Atomic Energy; […]
MIR Retrotransposons Rewired the GATA2 Regulatory Network in Decidual Stromal Cells
Meeting Abstract 106-4 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:30 – 14:45 MIR Retrotransposons Rewired the GATA2 Regulatory Network in Decidual Stromal Cells MIKA, KM*; LYNCH, VJ; University of Chicago; University of Chicago kmmika@uchicago.edu Previous work has suggested that transposable elements (TEs) have played a significant role in establishing the gene regulatory networks responsible for proper function of Decidual Stromal […]
Extreme Vertebrate Anoxia Tolerance and Small RNA Expression
Meeting Abstract 106-5 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:45 – 15:00 Extreme Vertebrate Anoxia Tolerance and Small RNA Expression RIGGS, CL*; DOWD, W; LEFEVRE, S; MILTON, S; NILSSON, GE; WARREN, D; PODRABSKY , JE; Portland State Univ, Portland ; Loyola Marymount, Los Angeles ; Univ of Oslo, Oslo; Florida Atlantic Univ, Boca Raton; Univ of Oslo, Oslo; Saint Louis […]
Conserved Mechanisms of Oxygen Sensing in the Bearded Fireworm, Hermodice carunculata (Annelida Amphinomidae)
Meeting Abstract 106-6 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:00 – 15:15 Conserved Mechanisms of Oxygen Sensing in the Bearded Fireworm, Hermodice carunculata (Annelida: Amphinomidae) SCHULZE, A; Texas A&M University at Galveston schulzea@tamug.edu The bearded fireworm, Hermodice carunculata (Annelida: Amphinomidae), is a ubiquitous species throughout the temperate and tropical Atlantic, the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Mediterranean Sea. It is […]
Comparative Genomics, Epigenomics, and Developmental Biology Uncover Convergent Acceleration in Putative Regulatory Regions Associated with Repeated Losses of Avian Flight
Meeting Abstract 106-2 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15 Comparative Genomics, Epigenomics, and Developmental Biology Uncover Convergent Acceleration in Putative Regulatory Regions Associated with Repeated Losses of Avian Flight GRAYSON, P*; SACKTON, T; CLOUTIER, A; CLAMP, M; TABIN, C; EDWARDS, SV; Harvard Univ.; Harvard Univ.; Harvard Univ.; Harvard Univ.; Harvard Medical School; Harvard Univ. pgrayson@fas.harvard.edu http://scholar.harvard.edu/philgrayson Convergent […]
