Meeting Abstract 87-5 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 A Tale of Temperature and Toxins: Investigating the Mechanism of Temperature-Dependent Toxicity in Mammalian Herbviores KURNATH, P*; BEALE, P; MARSH, KJ; FOLEY, WJ; DEARING, MD; Univ. of Utah; Australian National University; Australian National University; Australian National University; Univ. of Utah patrice.kurnath@utah.edu http://patricekurnath.weebly.com Intrinsic factors such as plant toxins […]
year: 2017
Transcriptome-based sequencing and mechanical measurements elucidate the energy dissipation mechanism of an unusually tough biological glue
Meeting Abstract 86-7 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:45 – 12:00 Transcriptome-based sequencing and mechanical measurements elucidate the energy dissipation mechanism of an unusually tough biological glue. SMITH, AM*; FUNG, TM; PAPALEO, C; REID, C; BLISS, JM; WOLF, I; HARRO, C; Ithaca College; Ithaca College; Ithaca College; Bryant University; Brown University; Ithaca College; Ithaca College asmith@ithaca.edu The terrestrial slug […]
Slippery When Wet Adhesion and Running Velocity of a Tropical Canopy Ant on Wet Substrates
Meeting Abstract 86-1 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30 Slippery When Wet: Adhesion and Running Velocity of a Tropical Canopy Ant on Wet Substrates STARK, AY*; YANOVIAK, SP; University of Louisville; University of Louisville alyssa.stark@louisville.edu http://alyssaystark.com Wingless ants foraging in the tropical rainforest canopy must cling and run along substrates such as leaves, vines and bark. However, […]
NGS Insights into Marine Mussel Wet Adhesion
Meeting Abstract 86-2 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 NGS Insights into Marine Mussel Wet Adhesion DEMARTINI, DG*; WAITE, JH; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Santa Barbara demartini@lifesci.ucsb.edu The phenomenal adaptation of marine mussels to rapidly deposit permanent holdfasts on a wide range of substrates has been explored for decades and is the epicenter […]
Evaluating the Role of Claws and Toepads During Running in Anole Lizards
Meeting Abstract 86-5 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 Evaluating the Role of Claws and Toepads During Running in Anole Lizards MANTILLA, DC*; HSIEH, ST; Florida International University; Temple University, Philadelphia, PA dmant010@fiu.edu Caribbean Anolis lizards evolved subdigital toepads—similar to those found among geckos—as a key innovation that allowed them to invade a diversity of niches. Like […]
Clingfish inspired suction cups – Holding tight when it gets rough
Meeting Abstract 86-3 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00 Clingfish inspired suction cups – Holding tight when it gets rough DITSCHE, P.*; SUMMERS, A.; University of Washington, University of Alaska Anchorage; University of Washington pditsche@alaska.edu http://petraditsche.jimdo.com/ While artificial suction cups usually only attach to very smooth surfaces, Northern clingfish can attach to a huge variety of surfaces […]
Adhesive Performance of Tropical Canopy Ants Varies with Substrate Temperature
Meeting Abstract 86-4 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 Adhesive Performance of Tropical Canopy Ants Varies with Substrate Temperature ARSTINGSTALL, K.A.*; STARK, A.Y.; YANOVIAK, S.P.; Univ. of Louisville; Univ. of Louisville; Univ. of Louisville katiearstingstall@gmail.com The surface temperature of tree branches in the tropical rainforest canopy can reach up to 55°C. Ants and other small cursorial organisms […]
The Effect of Maternal Stress on Maternal Behavior and Offspring Morphology in Sceloporus undulatus
Meeting Abstract 85-4 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 The Effect of Maternal Stress on Maternal Behavior and Offspring Morphology in Sceloporus undulatus ENSMINGER, D*; LANGKILDE, T; OWEN, D; MACLEOD, K; SHERIFF, M; Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University dls_david@yahoo.com The physiological impact of stress and its adaptive […]
The Effect of Heat Shock on Constitutive and Inducible Heat Shock Proteins and Corticosterone in the Zebra Finch
Meeting Abstract 85-6 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45 The Effect of Heat Shock on Constitutive and Inducible Heat Shock Proteins and Corticosterone in the Zebra Finch FINGER, JW*; HOFFMAN, AJ; WADA, H; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University jwf0016@auburn.edu Following stressor exposure, organisms mount physiological and behavioral responses aimed at survival to enable species perpetuation. Two […]
Impacts of pH and UV-B on Stress and Developmental Rates of Wood Frog Lithobates sylvaticus Tadpoles Implications with Regard to Prescribed Fire
Meeting Abstract 85-5 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 Impacts of pH and UV-B on Stress and Developmental Rates of Wood Frog Lithobates sylvaticus Tadpoles: Implications with Regard to Prescribed Fire. MEAD, M.S.*; HOWEY, C.A.F.; LANGKILDE, T.; The Pennsylvania State University; The Pennsylvania State University; The Pennsylvania State University msm5545@psu.edu Prescribed burning is a forest management technique […]
