Meeting Abstract 22-5  Thursday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 11:45  Expression of tachykinin3 in socially-relevant brain regions is regulated by social status in the African cichlid fish Astatotilapia burtoni BUTLER, JM*; MARUSKA, KP; Louisiana State University jbutl48@lsu.edu http://juliembutler.weebly.com Neurokinin B, encoded by the tackykinin3 gene, is one of many neurohormones that work together to tightly regulate the reproductive […]

Meeting Abstract 22-2  Thursday, Jan. 5 10:45 – 11:00  Evolutionary Mechanisms that Inhibit Interspecies Mating in Drosophila AHMED, OM*; MANOLI, DS; TUN, KM; SERPA, P; CHENG, J; KNAPP, JM; STERN, DL; SHAH, NM; Univ. of California, San Francisco; Univ. of California, San Francisco; Univ. of California, San Francisco; Univ. of California, San Francisco; Univ. of California, San […]

Meeting Abstract 21-4  Thursday, Jan. 5 11:15 – 11:30  Personality is linked to intragroup social dynamics in a cooperatively breeding fish HELLMANN, JK; SABOL, AC*; LIGOCKI, IY; HAMILTON, IM; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; University of Michigan; University of California, Davis; Ohio State University sabola@umich.edu Conflict is an inherent part of social life in group-living species. In many […]

Meeting Abstract 21-5  Thursday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 11:45  Personality composition alters bacterial transmission dynamics in spider societies KEISER, CN*; PRUITT, JN; Rice University; University of California, Santa Barbara cnkeiser@gmail.com http://cnkeiser.wix.com/stegodyphus The frequency and nature of social interactions during the early stages of a disease outbreak can determine the magnitude of the potentially ensuing epidemic. Two factors […]

Meeting Abstract 21-1  Thursday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 10:45  Novelty Responses and Individuality of African giant pouched rats LEE, DN*; OPHIR, AG; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Cornell University dnlee5@ymail.com https://www.siue.edu/artsandsciences/biologicalsciences/faculty-staff/faculty-pages/lee.shtml Alternative tactics can arise in which behavior of some individuals systematically differ from others. By investigating the degree of variation that exists in natural populations, we gain […]

Meeting Abstract 21-6  Thursday, Jan. 5 11:45 – 12:00  Exploring Causes and Consequences of Colony Personality in the Azteca-Cecropia Mutualism MARTING, PR; Arizona State University pmarting@asu.edu http://www.aztecacecropia.com The symbiosis between Azteca ants and Cecropia trees is one of the most successful and prominent mutualisms of the neotropics. Ants protect the plant from herbivores and encroaching vines in […]

Meeting Abstract 21-2  Thursday, Jan. 5 10:45 – 11:00  Evolutionary Consequences and Proximate Mechanisms of Maternal Styles in a Wild Mammal WESTRICK, SE*; VAN KESTEREN, F; BOUTIN, S; HUMPHRIES, MM; LANE, J; MCADAM, AG; DANTZER, B; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB; McGill University, Montreal, QC; […]

Meeting Abstract 21-3  Thursday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15  Development and Behavioural Variation in the Redback Spider MOWERY, MA*; PAKIRATHAN, R; MASON, AC; ANDRADE, MCB; University of Toronto Scarborough; University of Toronto Scarborough; University of Toronto Scarborough; University of Toronto Scarborough monica.mowery@mail.utoronto.ca Behavioural plasticity can increase individual fitness in the face of environmental changes. Nevertheless, correlated suites […]

Meeting Abstract 20-5  Thursday, Jan. 5 11:15 – 11:30  Rhapsody in Reproduction: Acoustic Modulation of Gonadal Hormones in a Cyprinid Fish CROVO, JA*; JOHNSTON, CE; Auburn University; Auburn University jac0058@auburn.edu Acoustic signaling is a vital component of courtship and agonistic behaviors. In fishes, acoustic signals advertise important characteristics, such as mate quality and sexual receptivity. These signals […]

Meeting Abstract 20-4  Thursday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15  Personality corresponds to differences in immunity in two strains of laying hens. PUSCH, EA*; BENTZ, AB; NAVARA, KJ; University of Georgia; University of Georgia; University of Georgia epperfectchoice@gmail.com Studies suggest that, in animals, personality type is correlated with the degree of stress responsiveness. For example, white laying hens […]