Meeting Abstract 120-5 Monday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:45 Effects of experimental chronic traffic noise exposure on adult and nestling corticosterone levels, and nestling body condition in a free-living bird INJAIAN, AS*; TAFF, CC; PEARSON, KL; GIN, MMY; PATRICELLI, GL; VITOUSEK, MN; Cornell University; Cornell University ; University of California, Davis; University of California, Davis; University of […]
year: 2019
Embryonic Origins of Altered Ovarian Transcriptional Networks in an Environmental Model of Endocrine Disruption, the American Alligator
Meeting Abstract 120-1 Monday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30 Embryonic Origins of Altered Ovarian Transcriptional Networks in an Environmental Model of Endocrine Disruption, the American Alligator HALE, MD*; MCCOY, JA; DOHENY, BM; GALLIGAN, TM; GUILLETTE, LJ; PARROTT, BB; University of Georgia; College of Charleston; University of Minnesota; Virginia Tech; Medical University of South Carolina; University of Georgia […]
Chronic Effects of an Environmental Contaminant on Reproductive Behavior and Physiology
Meeting Abstract 120-3 Monday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00 Chronic Effects of an Environmental Contaminant on Reproductive Behavior and Physiology MACKAY, S.B.*; TRAINOR, C.P.; WILSON, K.L.; BERGMAN, D.A.; Grand Valley State University; Grand Valley State University; Grand Valley State University; Grand Valley State University mackays@mail.gvsu.edu Nonylphenol (NP) is a commonly used surfactant in a variety of industries. […]
Bile an alternative matrix to assess stress status in migrating and spawning salmonids
Meeting Abstract 120-6 Monday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45 Bile: an alternative matrix to assess stress status in migrating and spawning salmonids? DE BRUIJN, R*; GILMOUR, KM; HINCH, SG; PATTERSON, DA; COOKE, SJ; Carleton University, Canada; Univ. of Ottawa, Canada; Univ. of British Columbia, Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Carleton University, Canada debruijn@chapman.edu There is increasing interest […]
Testing How Gape and Prey Size Affect Feeding Performance in a Crayfish-eating Snake
Meeting Abstract 117-4 Monday, Jan. 7 08:45 – 09:00 Testing How Gape and Prey Size Affect Feeding Performance in a Crayfish-eating Snake GRIPSHOVER, ND*; JAYNE, BC; Univ. of Cincinnati ; Univ. of Cincinnati ngripshover@gmail.com Snakes are a model system for studying how anatomy affects feeding performance because their maximal gape constrains the size of prey that can […]
Three-dimensional mandibular movements during chewing in a salamander
Meeting Abstract 117-2 Monday, Jan. 7 08:15 – 08:30 Three-dimensional mandibular movements during chewing in a salamander SCHWARZ, D*; HEISS, E; KONOW, N; Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena; Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena; University of Massachusetts Lowell daniel.schwarz@uni-jena.de Food processing describes any kind of mechanical reduction or preparation of food items prior to deglutition. The most commonly used processing mechanism in gnathostomes is […]
Mapping Anatomical Structure to Biomechanical Function in Musculoskeletal Lever and Linkage Systems
Meeting Abstract 117-6 Monday, Jan. 7 09:15 – 09:30 Mapping Anatomical Structure to Biomechanical Function in Musculoskeletal Lever and Linkage Systems WESTNEAT, MW; University of Chicago mwestneat@uchicago.edu Musculoskeletal mechanisms yield output motion and force transmission determined by the configuration of anatomical components and the dynamics of muscle contraction. Computational models of these systems can help us to […]
Flexibility of intraoral food processing in newts
Meeting Abstract 117-3 Monday, Jan. 7 08:30 – 08:45 Flexibility of intraoral food processing in newts HEISS, E*; SCHWARZ, D; KONOW, N; Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena; Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena; University of Massachusetts Lowell egon.heiss@uni-jena.de Intraoral food processing refers to any form of mechanical reduction of food within the mouth prior to swallowing. Processing mechanisms are known for all […]
Effects of Bite Out-Lever and Gape Angle on Bite-Force Performance in the Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei)
Meeting Abstract 117-5 Monday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:15 Effects of Bite Out-Lever and Gape Angle on Bite-Force Performance in the Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei) GARCIA, PA*; DEBAN, SM; JONES, MEH; LAPPIN, AK; California State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona; Univ. South Florida; Natural History Museum, London; California State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona pabloagarcia@cpp.edu When a typical vertebrate bites, bite […]
Who digs, who hops, who tells your story
Meeting Abstract 116-6 Monday, Jan. 7 09:15 – 09:30 Who digs, who hops, who tells your story? MOORE CRISP, AL*; LEE, DV; Stockton University; University of Nevada, Las Vegas leximoore@gmail.com http://www.biologyunderground.com To quantify oscillatory digging forces, Forces measured by the tunnel-tube were analyzed using Fourier analysis as a function of frequency. The tunnel-tube was used here to […]
