Meeting Abstract 110-4 Sunday, Jan. 7 08:45 – 09:00 Early-life Exposure to a Commonly-used Flame Retardant in Japanese Quail: Effects on the Thyroid System, Growth, and Metabolic Rate GUIGUENO, MF*; HEAD, JA; PETERS, L; HANAS, AM; LETCHER, RJ; FERNIE, KJ; McGill University; McGill University; University of Manitoba; McGill University; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Environment and Climate […]
year: 2018
Does exposure to crude oil alter self-maintenance behaviors and immune function in birds
Meeting Abstract 110-3 Sunday, Jan. 7 08:30 – 08:45 Does exposure to crude oil alter self-maintenance behaviors and immune function in birds? GOODCHILD, CG*; LOVE, AL; METZ, A; DURANT, SE; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University christopher.goodchild@okstate.edu Individuals integrate behavioral and physiological traits in order to protect themselves from infection. Environmental […]
Characterization of the gene expression profile of ER alpha and Vitellogenin in the Fathead Minnow implications for population effects
Meeting Abstract 110-6 Sunday, Jan. 7 09:15 – 09:30 Characterization of the gene expression profile of ER alpha and Vitellogenin in the Fathead Minnow: implications for population effects FETKE, JK; University of Cincinnati fetkeje@mail.uc.edu Estrogens, common contaminants in wastewater effluent, are endocrine disrupting compounds found to be potentially problematic for vertebrates. One of the more potent synthetic […]
The monkeyface prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus) genome and transcriptomes as a source for understanding digestion and metabolism in an herbivorous fish
Meeting Abstract 109-2 Sunday, Jan. 7 08:15 – 08:30 The monkeyface prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus) genome and transcriptomes as a source for understanding digestion and metabolism in an herbivorous fish HERAS, J*; CHAKRABORTY, M; EMERSON, JJ; GERMAN, DP; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine herasj@uci.edu We sequenced the […]
Role of Nest Microclimate and Food Availability in Chick Development and Reproductive Success in Black-Legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla)
Meeting Abstract 109-5 Sunday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:15 Role of Nest Microclimate and Food Availability in Chick Development and Reproductive Success in Black-Legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) LACEY, LM*; BENOWITZ-FREDERICKS, ZM; HATCH, SA; Bucknell Univ.; Bucknell Univ.; Institute for Seabird Research and Conservation lml028@bucknell.edu Seabirds are marine top predators often studied as bioindicators of climate shifts. Though […]
Omnivorous Sharks An Analysis of Bonnethead Shark Digestive Physiology Provides Evidence for Seagrass Digestion and Assimilation
Meeting Abstract 109-1 Sunday, Jan. 7 08:00 – 08:15 Omnivorous Sharks? An Analysis of Bonnethead Shark Digestive Physiology Provides Evidence for Seagrass Digestion and Assimilation LEIGH, SC*; PAPASTAMATIOU, YP; GERMAN, DP; University of California, Irvine; Florida International University ; University of California, Irvine scleigh19@gmail.com http://samanthacleigh.weebly.com Sharks, which are uniformly considered carnivores, have guts optimized for digesting a […]
Intestinal α–Glucosidase Transcriptional Responses During Ontogeny and Diet Adjustment in Altricial Birds
Meeting Abstract 109-4 Sunday, Jan. 7 08:45 – 09:00 Intestinal α–Glucosidase Transcriptional Responses During Ontogeny and Diet Adjustment in Altricial Birds GATICA-SOSA, C; BRZĘK, P; MAGALLANES, M.E.; KARASOV, W.H.*; CAVIEDES-VIDAL, E.; Univ. San Luis, Argentina; Univ. Biaystok, Poland; Univ. San Luis, Argentina; Univ. Wisconsin-Madison; Univ. San Luis, Argentina wkarasov@wisc.edu http://labs.russell.wisc.edu/karasov/ We describe ontogenetic changes in maltasic activity […]
Incorporating structural biomaterials into a bioenergetics framework an empirical test with marine mussels
Meeting Abstract 109-8 Sunday, Jan. 7 09:30 – 09:45 Incorporating structural biomaterials into a bioenergetics framework: an empirical test with marine mussels ROBERTS, EA*; CARRINGTON, E; Univ. of Washington earobert@uw.edu http://electronicbiology.wordpress.com A key challenge for ecological physiologists is to determine how long and short-term environmental variation will influence organisms in current and future climate scenarios. Bioenergetic models, […]
Can you stomach it Comparative transcriptomics of the stomachs of prickleback fishes (Stichaeidae) consuming different diets
Meeting Abstract 109-3 Sunday, Jan. 7 08:30 – 08:45 Can you stomach it? Comparative transcriptomics of the stomachs of prickleback fishes (Stichaeidae) consuming different diets GERMAN, DP; HERRERA, MJ*; HERAS, J; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine dgerman@uci.edu http://german.bio.uci.edu Despite obvious whole animal, tissue level, and biochemical differences among species with […]
Are subordinate roles a conditional strategy An energy budget of the female roles of Polistes dominula
Meeting Abstract 109-7 Sunday, Jan. 7 09:15 – 09:30 Are subordinate roles a conditional strategy? An energy budget of the female roles of Polistes dominula WEINER, SA*; HARJO, T; WOODS, WA; STARKS, PT; Roosevelt University; Roosevelt University; Tufts University; Tufts University sweiner02@roosevelt.edu Polistine paper wasps have long been a model system for studying the evolutionary origins and […]
