Meeting Abstract 93-6 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45 Persistence of reduced androgenic glands after protandric sex change is a possible basis for simultaneous hermaphroditism in the marine shrimp Lysmata wurdemanni BORTOLINI, J.L.; BAUER, R.T.*; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; University of Louisiana, Lafayette rtbauer@louisiana.edu http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~rtb6933/ The caridean shrimp Lysmata wurdemanni is a protandric simultaneous hermaphrodite in […]
year: 2017
Lasting Impacts of Ancestral Predation Levels on Courtship Strategy in Trinidadian guppies
Meeting Abstract 93-2 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 Lasting Impacts of Ancestral Predation Levels on Courtship Strategy in Trinidadian guppies DOLPHIN, KE*; HOKE, KL; Colorado State University; Colorado State University kedolphin@gmail.com Animal behavior varies based on immediate social context and cues from social partners, yet the specific patterns of behavioral plasticity may depend on abiotic environmental […]
Field Crickets Evolving in Silence Exhibit Increased Investment in Alternative Mating Tactics
Meeting Abstract 93-1 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30 Field Crickets Evolving in Silence Exhibit Increased Investment in Alternative Mating Tactics BALENGER, SL*; GRAB, K; ZUK, M; University of Mississippi; University of Minnesota-Twin Cities balenger@olemiss.edu http://biology.olemiss.edu/susan-balenger/ Male field crickets typically produce a long distance calling song to attract females. In response to selective pressure by an acoustically […]
Bidirectionality of Hormone-Behavior Relationships and Satellite-Caller Dynamics in Male Green Treefrogs Multiple Factors Mediate Mating Tactic Expression
Meeting Abstract 93-3 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00 Bidirectionality of Hormone-Behavior Relationships and Satellite-Caller Dynamics in Male Green Treefrogs: Multiple Factors Mediate Mating Tactic Expression CROCKER-BUTA, SP*; LEARY, CJ; Univ. of Mississippi; Univ. of Mississippi scrocker@go.olemiss.edu Whether hormonal differences among males that conditionally alternate between mating tactics are a cause or consequence of behavioral expression is […]
Two Types of Hatching Glands Facilitate Escape-hatching of Red-eyed Treefrogs Across Multiple Contexts and Developmental Stages
Meeting Abstract 92-5 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45 Two Types of Hatching Glands Facilitate Escape-hatching of Red-eyed Treefrogs Across Multiple Contexts and Developmental Stages COHEN, KL*; PIACENTINO, ML; WARKENTIN, KM; Boston University; Boston University; Boston University kcohen@bu.edu https://kristinalcohen.wordpress.com/ Red-eyed treefrogs, Agalychnis callidryas, are an excellent example of environmentally cued hatching. Undisturbed, these arboreal embryos typically hatch […]
Structure Size, Not Behavioral Use, is Associated with the Evolution of Muscle Fiber Size in Anole Lizards
Meeting Abstract 92-1 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 Structure Size, Not Behavioral Use, is Associated with the Evolution of Muscle Fiber Size in Anole Lizards JOHNSON, MA*; IVANOV, BM; KIRCHER, BK; Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas; Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas; University of Florida, Gainesville mjohnso9@trinity.edu http://www.trinity.edu/mjohnso9 Muscular contractions underlie all animal movements, and larger muscles […]
Maternal behavior and death in the octopus
Meeting Abstract 92-4 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 Maternal behavior and death in the octopus WANG, ZY*; RAGSDALE, CW; University of Chicago; University of Chicago zyw@uchicago.edu http://twitter.com/zyanwang Perhaps the most important event in an organism’s life is reproduction, a complex behavioral process tightly controlled by signaling between the nervous system and the reproductive organs. The metabolic […]
Genetic basis for convergent evolution of a complex behavior insights from avian brood parasites
Meeting Abstract 92-3 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 Genetic basis for convergent evolution of a complex behavior: insights from avian brood parasites LOUDER, MIM*; BREWER, MS; SPOTTISWOODE, CN; SORENSON, MD; HAUBER, ME; BALAKRISHNAN, CN; East Carolina University; East Carolina University; University of Cambridge; Boston University; City University of New York; East Carolina University mckimlouder@gmail.com http://mimlouder.weebly.com Little […]
Differently Expressed Genes between Newborn Chicks with Extreme Fear Responses
Meeting Abstract 92-6 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:45 – 12:00 Differently Expressed Genes between Newborn Chicks with Extreme Fear Responses ABE, H*; AOYA, D; INOUE-MURAYAMA, M; Kyoto University; Akita Prefectural Livestock Experiment Station; Kyoto University habe2031@gmail.com To better understand the genetic underpinnings of inter-individual difference in fear-induced freezing, it is essential to identify key modulators that are differently […]
Behavior, morphology and life history traits show extensive heterosis and parent-of-origin effects in Trinidadian guppies
Meeting Abstract 92-2 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00 Behavior, morphology and life history traits show extensive heterosis and parent-of-origin effects in Trinidadian guppies STEIN, LR*; HUGHES, KA; HOKE, KL; Colorado State University; Florida State University; Colorado State University lrstein@colostate.edu http://laurastein.weebly.com How a trait responds to selection depends not only on its variance, but on its covariance […]
