Meeting Abstract 91-2 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00 Uncoupling Proteins and Thermal Acclimation and Adaptation in Atlantic killifish, Fundulus heteroclitus BRYANT, HJ*; SCHULTE, PM; University of British Columbia, Vancouver; University of British Columbia, Vancouver hbryant@zoology.ubc.ca Mitochondria are a critical component of an animal’s response to environmental stressors such as temperature, as they are the primary site […]
year: 2017
Testing the Microclimate Hypothesis Thermal Physiology Does Not Explain Population Declines of Understory Birds in Neotropical Forests
Meeting Abstract 91-4 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 Testing the Microclimate Hypothesis: Thermal Physiology Does Not Explain Population Declines of Understory Birds in Neotropical Forests POLLOCK, H/S*; BRAWN, J/D; CHEVIRON, Z/A; Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Univ. of Montana henry.s.pollock@gmail.com Forest fragmentation is increasing in the Neotropics and has profound effects on bird […]
Linking Physiological Mechanisms to Thermally Driven Life History Outcomes in the Mayfly Neocloeon triangulifer
Meeting Abstract 91-5 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45 Linking Physiological Mechanisms to Thermally Driven Life History Outcomes in the Mayfly Neocloeon triangulifer CHOU, H*; PATHMASIRI, W; SUMNER, S; BUCHWALTER, D; North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh; RTI International, Research Triangle Park; RTI International, Research Triangle Park; North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh hchou2@ncsu.edu Aquatic insects play critical roles […]
Influence of Thyroid Hormones on Development of Endothermy in the Precocial Pekin Duck
Meeting Abstract 91-1 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 Influence of Thyroid Hormones on Development of Endothermy in the Precocial Pekin Duck DZIALOWSKI, EM*; SIRSAT, TS; Univ. of North Texas edzial@unt.edu At hatching, precocial Pekin ducks rapidly undergo physiological and metabolic changes associated with expression of an endothermic phenotype. Thyroid hormones (TH) are key regulators of avian […]
How to Minimize Accidental Leakage Cold-Acclimated Drosophila Have Reduced Intestinal Paracellular Permeability
Meeting Abstract 91-6 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:45 – 12:00 How to Minimize Accidental Leakage: Cold-Acclimated Drosophila Have Reduced Intestinal Paracellular Permeability MACMILLAN, HA*; KELLY, SP; BELOZEROV, VE; JONUSAITE, S; DONINI, A; York University, Toronto hmacmil2@gmail.com http://www.heathmacmillan.com Chill susceptible insects, including the model species Drosophila melanogaster are incapacitated, injured, and killed by low temperature exposure before any freezing […]
Geographic patterns of thermal tolerance in a widespread lungless salamander
Meeting Abstract 91-3 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 Geographic patterns of thermal tolerance in a widespread lungless salamander NOVARRO, AJ; University of Maryland, College Park Anovarro1@gmail.com http://alex-novarro.weebly.com/ Thermal tolerance plays a major role in determining species distributions across space and time. By defining the range of temperatures in which a species can survive and reproduce, thermal […]
The cost and mechanism of an induced morphological defense in the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica
Meeting Abstract 90-2 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 The cost and mechanism of an induced morphological defense in the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica SCHERER, AE*; BIRD, CE; HU, X; MCCUTCHEON, M; SMEE, DL; Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi avery.scherer@tamucc.edu Predators can […]
Temperature, Photoperiod and Nutrients Affect Phenotypically Plastic Wing Patterns in the Cabbage White Butterfly
Meeting Abstract 90-1 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30 Temperature, Photoperiod and Nutrients Affect Phenotypically Plastic Wing Patterns in the Cabbage White Butterfly STOEHR, AM*; WOJAN, EM; VANWANZEELE, DT; Butler University; Butler University; Butler University astoehr@butler.edu Phenotypic plasticity is often an adaptation to varying environments but two inescapable features on environments and organisms may limit the adaptive […]
Morphological and Temporal Characterization of the Embryonic and Larval Stages of the Yasha Goby Stonogobiops yasha
Meeting Abstract 90-4 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 Morphological and Temporal Characterization of the Embryonic and Larval Stages of the Yasha Goby Stonogobiops yasha GAITAN DAZA, L.*; SZCZEBAK, J.T.; RHYNE, A.L.; WARREN, K.S.; Roger Williams University, Rhode Island; Roger Williams University, Rhode Island; Roger Williams University, Rhode Island; The New England Aquarium, Boston; Roger Williams University, […]
Effects of chronic hypergravity exposure on mouse locomotor muscle and kinematics
Meeting Abstract 90-5 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 Effects of chronic hypergravity exposure on mouse locomotor muscle and kinematics SMITH, B*; WEST, T; USHERWOOD, J; Royal Veterinary College; Royal Veterinary College; Royal Veterinary College bsmith@rvc.ac.uk Our previous studies into the effects of short term exposure to centrifuge induced hypergravity on the kinematics and kinetics of running […]
