Meeting Abstract 85-1  Saturday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30  Effects of maternal corticosterone on the physiology, morphology and behaviour of nestling tree swallows FISCHER, DR*; CHIN, EH; BURNESS, G; Trent University; Simon Fraser University; Trent University devinfischer@trentu.ca Environmental cues are translated into functional responses via glucocorticoid hormones (corticosterone or cortisol). Across taxa, maternal glucocorticoids have been hypothesized […]

Meeting Abstract 85-2  Saturday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45  Effects of Cortisol on Short and Long Term Diet and Morphology PEIMAN, KS*; BIRNIE-GAUVIN, K; LARSEN, M; COLBORNE, S; AARESTRUP, K; COOKE, SJ; Carleton University, Canada; Carleton University, Canada; Technical University of Denmark; University of Windsor, Canada; Technical University of Denmark; Carleton University, Canada kathryn.peiman@carleton.ca Glucocorticoids such as […]

Meeting Abstract 85-3  Saturday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00  Contrasting lizard response to fire ant and heat stress using physiological and transcriptomic measures TELEMECO, R.S.*; LANGKILDE, T.; SCHWARTZ, T.S.; Auburn University; Pennsylvania State University; Auburn University rst0011@auburn.edu http://rory-telemeco.squarespace.com Organisms must combat multiple environmental stressors throughout their lives. Although stress is commonly discussed as a single process, whether […]

Meeting Abstract 85-7  Saturday, Jan. 7 11:45 – 12:00  A Bird’s Eye View of Allostasis: Cues, Error, and Variability in the Decision to Respond WORD, KW*; WINGFIELD, JC; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis krlizars@ucdavis.edu The model of allostasis proposes that energy balance plays a key role in determining glucocorticoid physiology. It has been proposed […]

Meeting Abstract 84-1  Saturday, Jan. 7 10:00 – 10:15  The effects of granular substrate particle size and shape on sprinting in lizards BERGMANN, PJ*; PETTINELLI, KJ; CROCKETT, ME; SCHAPER, EG; Clark University; Clark University; Clark University; Clark University pbergmann@clarku.edu http://www2.clarku.edu/faculty/pbergmann/ Animals are faced with diverse substrates that they must negotiate during locomotion to effectively evade predators, forage, […]

Meeting Abstract 84-2  Saturday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30  Substrates and settings: quantifying locomotor performance in functional and ecological contexts MCBRAYER, L*; KEROUAC, L; MCELROY, E; Georgia Southern; College of Charleston; College of Charleston lancemcbrayer@georgiasouthern.edu Animal locomotion has been studied extensively in the lab to understand the fundamental mechanisms required for stability, propulsion, endurance, and speed. Yet, […]

Meeting Abstract 84-5  Saturday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15  Squirrels Running on Compliant Branches: When to Leap? HUNT, NH*; FRENDBERG-MATES, E; JINN, J; ROBIN, A; JACOBS, LF; FULL, RJ; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley nathaniel.hunt@berkeley.edu Many arboreal animals […]

Meeting Abstract 84-3  Saturday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45  Navigating rough terrain: Impacts of a substrate transition on locomotion in the Namib Day Gecko NAYLOR, E/R*; HIGHAM, T/E; University of California, Riverside emily.naylor@email.ucr.edu Animals must frequently negotiate variable landscapes while searching for food, pursuing mates, and evading predators. Though a multitude of studies have tested how various […]

Meeting Abstract 84-8  Saturday, Jan. 7 11:45 – 12:00  Jumping from Substrates of Variable Compliance and Mass in Locusts CRANDELL, KE*; SUTTON, GP; BURROWS, M; FEDERLE, W; University of Cambridge; University of Bristol; University of Cambridge; University of Cambridge kec51@cam.ac.uk http://www.kriscrandell.com The physical properties of a substrate affect locomotor performance. Here, we examine how locust jump velocity […]

Meeting Abstract 84-6  Saturday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30  Force Production during Desert Specialist Snake Locomotion HUBBARD, AM*; SCHIEBEL, PE; RIESER, JM; GOLDMAN, DI; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology alexmhubbard.1994@gmail.com The Mojave Shovel-nosed Snake (C. occipitalis) is a small (~40 cm, ~18 g) desert-dwelling sand specialist […]