Meeting Abstract 9-2 Thursday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30 The organization of societal conflicts by pavement ants Tetramorium caespitum: an agent-based model of amine-mediated decision making. HOOVER, KM*; BUBAK, AN; LAW, IJ; YAEGER, JDW; RENNER, KJ; SWALLOW, JG; GREENE, MJ; University of Colorado Denver; University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; University of Colorado Denver; University of South […]
year: 2017
Metabolic Allometry and the Scaling of Interaction Patterns with Ant Colony Size
Meeting Abstract 9-5 Thursday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15 Metabolic Allometry and the Scaling of Interaction Patterns with Ant Colony Size WATERS, J. S.*; TOTH, J.; HARRISON, J. F.; FEWELL, J. H.; Providence College; Providence College; Arizona State University; Arizona State University jwaters2@providence.edu http://www.lovetheants.org Interaction networks provide the connectivity necessary for the emergence of nonlinear patterns in […]
Larval and adult pollen diet affects a honey bee worker’s response to the queen
Meeting Abstract 9-4 Thursday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00 Larval and adult pollen diet affects a honey bee worker’s response to the queen WALTON, AR*; DOLEZAL, AG; TOTH, AL; WALTON, Alexan; Iowa State University; Iowa State University; Iowa State University awalton@iastate.edu The importance of diet and nutrition on morphology, physiology and behavior has been well studied in […]
Interspecific Anemone Mucus Enhances Cnida Discharge in the Anemone, Haliplanella luciae
Meeting Abstract 9-7 Thursday, Jan. 5 09:30 – 09:45 Interspecific Anemone Mucus Enhances Cnida Discharge in the Anemone, Haliplanella luciae GUNDLACH, KA*; WATSON, GM; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; University of Louisiana at Lafayette kag9159@louisiana.edu The distinction between self and non-self is important for all animals. Certain species of sea anemone live in tightly packed communities, among […]
Honey Bee Colonies Use Flow-mediated Stigmergy to Minimize Shear During Collective Nest Ventilation
Meeting Abstract 9-6 Thursday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30 Honey Bee Colonies Use Flow-mediated Stigmergy to Minimize Shear During Collective Nest Ventilation PETERS, JM*; PELEG, O; COMBES, SA; MAHADEVAN, L; Harvard University; Harvard University; Univ. of California, Davis; Harvard University jcbptrs@gmail.com Honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies nest in pre-existing cavities that often have a single, small opening […]
Sexual Differentiation during the Life History of a Protandric Shrimp
Meeting Abstract 8-4 Thursday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30 Sexual Differentiation during the Life History of a Protandric Shrimp LEVY, T*; MANOR, R; TAMONE, SL; AFLALO, ED; SAGI, A; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva; University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, […]
Correlation Between Epidermal Carbonic Anhydrase and Exoskeletal Metals Content in the Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus
Meeting Abstract 8-2 Thursday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00 Correlation Between Epidermal Carbonic Anhydrase and Exoskeletal Metals Content in the Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus CALHOUN, SM*; ZOU, E; Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA; Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA scalhoun1@its.nicholls.edu During the crustacean molting cycle, the exoskeleton is first mineralized in postmolt and intermolt and then presumably demineralized […]
Cloning of a cDNA Encoding a Sarcoendoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA) from Y-organs of the Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) and Spatial and Temporal Patterns of SERCA Expression
Meeting Abstract 8-3 Thursday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15 Cloning of a cDNA Encoding a Sarco/endoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA) from Y-organs of the Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) and Spatial and Temporal Patterns of SERCA Expression ROEGNER, ME*; CHEN, HY; WATSON, RD; University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of Alabama at Birmingham mzappe@uab.edu Stage-specific increases in intracellular […]
Transcriptional Response to West Nile Virus Infection in Zebra Finches
Meeting Abstract 7-4 Thursday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00 Transcriptional Response to West Nile Virus Infection in Zebra Finches NEWHOUSE, DJ*; HOFMEISTER, EK; BALAKRISHNAN, CN; East Carolina University; USGS National Wildlife Health Center; East Carolina University newhoused12@students.ecu.edu http://danielnewhouse.wixsite.com/home West Nile virus (WNV) is one of the most widespread arboviruses and a main cause of human viral encephalitis […]
Parasite Survival in a Freeze-Tolerant Host
Meeting Abstract 7-5 Thursday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15 Parasite Survival in a Freeze-Tolerant Host LARSON, D; University of Alaska Fairbanks djlarson@alaska.edu I examined whether larval cysts of the trematode Ribeiroia ondatrae can survive within freeze-tolerant wood frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) and whether survival was dependent on host physiological adaptations to freezing. I exposed 107 wood frog tadpoles […]
