Meeting Abstract 123-5 Monday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45 Manganese contamination affects the motor performance of wild northern quolls WILSON, RS*; AMIR ABDUL NASIR, AF; CAMERON, S; VON HIPPEL, F; University of Queensland; University of Queensland; University of Queensland; Northern Arizona University r.wilson@uq.edu.au http://www.wilsonperformancelab.com Neuromotor deficits are one of the first signs of manganese (Mn) toxicity in […]
year: 2019
Impacts of rising temperatures on gonadal functions, heat shock protein expression, and cellular apoptosis in Atlantic sea urchin
Meeting Abstract 123-6 Monday, Jan. 7 11:45 – 12:00 Impacts of rising temperatures on gonadal functions, heat shock protein expression, and cellular apoptosis in Atlantic sea urchin JOHNSTONE, J/B*; RAHMAN, MD/S; University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; University of Texas Rio Grande Valley jackson.johnstone01@utrgv.edu Increasing surface sea temperatures are having an increasing impact on marine environments. Sea […]
Delicious Ditches Do Butterflies Prefer Sodium-Enriched Host-Plants Typical of Salted Roadsides
Meeting Abstract 123-4 Monday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 Delicious Ditches: Do Butterflies Prefer Sodium-Enriched Host-Plants Typical of Salted Roadsides? MITCHELL, TS*; SHEPHARD, AM; SNELL-ROOD, EC; University of Minnesota tsmitchell09@gmail.com http://timmitchellbiology.weebly.com Sodium occurs in much lower concentrations in plants than in animals and is often limiting in herbivore diets. As a consequence, herbivores are attracted to sodium […]
Defining Exposure Contribution of Exposure Paradigm Characteristics to Impairment of Aquatic Organisms
Meeting Abstract 123-3 Monday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 Defining Exposure: Contribution of Exposure Paradigm Characteristics to Impairment of Aquatic Organisms STEELE, AN*; MOORE, PA; Bowling Green St. Univ.; Univ. of Michigan Biological Station; Bowling Green St. Univ.; Univ. of Michigan Biological Station ansteel@bgsu.edu Aquatic ecotoxicology has undergone vast growth in the understanding and modeling of the […]
Chronic Toxicity of Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) and Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) to Northern Bobwhite
Meeting Abstract 123-1 Monday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 Chronic Toxicity of Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) and Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) to Northern Bobwhite THOMPSON, WA*; SUBBIAH, S; CLEARY, R; LASEE, S; KARNJANAPIBOONWONG, A; ANDERSON, TA; University of Georgia; Texas Tech University; Texas Tech University; Texas Tech University; Texas Tech University; Texas Tech University willthompson131@gmail.com This project’s primary objective […]
The role of color, immunity, and sexually dimorphic traits in female mate choice
Meeting Abstract 122-5 Monday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45 The role of color, immunity, and sexually dimorphic traits in female mate choice JUDSON, JM*; HOEKSTRA, L; HOLDEN, K; POLICH, R; ADAMS, C; BRONIKOWSKI, A; JANZEN, F; Iowa State University; Iowa State University; Iowa State University; Iowa State University; Iowa State University; Iowa State University; Iowa State University […]
The adaptive significance of an ontogenetic shift in coloration among skinks
Meeting Abstract 122-2 Monday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00 The adaptive significance of an ontogenetic shift in coloration among skinks. WATSON, CM*; DEGON, Z; KROGMAN, W; COX, CL; Midwestern State University; Georgia Southern University; Noble Research Institute; Georgia Southern University charles.watson@mwsu.edu http://www.charlesmwatson.com Many organisms possess antipredator traits that confuse, decoy, or startle predators to decrease mortality from […]
Evolution of False Eyespots in Butterflyfishes Testing Eye Camouflage and Mimicry as Anti-predator Adaptations
Meeting Abstract 122-3 Monday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 Evolution of False Eyespots in Butterflyfishes: Testing Eye Camouflage and Mimicry as Anti-predator Adaptations KARAN, EA*; ALFARO, ME; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of California, Los Angeles ekaran@g.ucla.edu Many species of butterflyfish (Chaetodontidae) exhibit false eyespots (circular regions with dark pigment on the posterior body) but the […]
One Fish, Two Fish, Reef Fish, Blue Fish Dichromatism in Fishes as an Adaptation to Life on Coral Reefs
Meeting Abstract 122-1 Monday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 One Fish, Two Fish, Reef Fish, Blue Fish: Dichromatism in Fishes as an Adaptation to Life on Coral Reefs HODGE, JR*; SANTINI, F; WAINWRIGHT, PC; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis jhodge@ucdavis.edu Naturalists have long sought to explain the drivers of conspicuous […]
Early Environment and Condition Dependence in a Lifelong Sexual Signal Gene Expression and Melanin Color in Barn Swallows
Meeting Abstract 122-4 Monday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 Early Environment and Condition Dependence in a Lifelong Sexual Signal: Gene Expression and Melanin Color in Barn Swallows. HUND, AK*; TURBEK, SP; PAULI, CS; SAFRAN, RJ; TAYLOR, SA; University of Minnesota; University of Colorado; University of Colorado; University of Colorado; University of Colorado ahund@umn.edu https://amandahund.weebly.com/ Female preferences for […]
