Do glucocorticoid hormones respond to selection in free-living North American red squirrels

Meeting Abstract 102-4  Sunday, Jan. 6 14:15 – 14:30  Do glucocorticoid hormones respond to selection in free-living North American red squirrels? GUINDRE-PARKER, S*; MCADAM, A; BOUTIN, S; HUMPHRIES, M; LANE, J; COLTMAN, D; DANTZER, B; University of Guelph; University of Guelph; University of Alberta; McGill University; University of Saskatchewan; University of Alberta; University of Michigan slg2154@columbia.edu https://sarahguindreparker.weebly.com […]

Free-living, lower stress-responsive Florida scrub-jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens) perform better on an associative learning test

Meeting Abstract 102-7  Sunday, Jan. 6 15:00 – 15:15  Free-living, lower stress-responsive Florida scrub-jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens) perform better on an associative learning test SMALL, TW*; BRIDGE, ES; BEBUS, SE; SCHOECH, SJ; University of Memphis; University of Oklahoma; University of Memphis; University of Memphis tsmall@archbold-station.org The rapid stress-induced elevation of plasma glucocorticoids (GC) is well documented in a […]

Differential MR and GR Expression in the Tree Swallow Brain is Associated with Individual Variation in Stress Physiology

Meeting Abstract 102-6  Sunday, Jan. 6 14:45 – 15:00  Differential MR and GR Expression in the Tree Swallow Brain is Associated with Individual Variation in Stress Physiology ZIMMER, C*; ROSVALL, KA; ARDIA, DR; TAYLOR, AR; BENTZ, AB; TAFF, CC; VITOUSEK, MN; Cornell University, Ithaca; Indiana University, Bloomington; Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster; University of Alaska, Anchorage; Indiana […]

Acute Administration of Exogenous Corticosterone in Seabird Chicks Rapidly Mobilizes Lipids but not Glucose

Meeting Abstract 102-1  Sunday, Jan. 6 13:30 – 13:45  Acute Administration of Exogenous Corticosterone in Seabird Chicks Rapidly Mobilizes Lipids but not Glucose BENOWITZ-FREDERICKS, ZM*; CAINE, PB; MALISCH, JL; EDWARDS, KM; FARMER, JL; HAUSSMANN, MF; HATCH, SA; Bucknell Univ.; Bucknell Univ.; St. Mary’s of Maryland; Bucknell Univ.; Bucknell Univ.; Bucknell Univ.; Inst. Seabird Research & Cons. zmbf001@Bucknell.edu […]

Starvation reduces mitochondrial function in the monarch butterfly

Meeting Abstract 101-8  Sunday, Jan. 6 15:00 – 15:15  Starvation reduces mitochondrial function in the monarch butterfly NIITEPõLD, K*; PARRY, HA; KAVAZIS, AN; HOOD, WR; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University kzn0023@auburn.edu http://niitepold.wordpress.com Mitochondrial function is key to health, performance, and fitness. Wild animals are exposed to changing environmental conditions which may result in stress […]

Patterns of cytonuclear linkage disequilibrium differ between heteroplasmic and homoplasmic individuals of wild carrot, Daucus carota (Apiaceae), a gynodioecious plant species

Meeting Abstract 101-1  Sunday, Jan. 6 13:30 – 13:45  Patterns of cytonuclear linkage disequilibrium differ between heteroplasmic and homoplasmic individuals of wild carrot, Daucus carota (Apiaceae), a gynodioecious plant species RAMSEY, AJ*; MCCAULEY, DE; MANDEL, JR; University of Memphis; Vanderbilt University; University of Memphis adam.ramsey@memphis.edu http://www.ramseyresearch.net Cytonuclear linkage disequilibrium (LD) is the non-random association of alleles between […]

Natural heteroplasmy, mitochondrial inheritance and activity in bivalve molluscs

Meeting Abstract 101-2  Sunday, Jan. 6 13:45 – 14:00  Natural heteroplasmy, mitochondrial inheritance and activity in bivalve molluscs MILANI, L*; GHISELLI, F; University of Bologna, Italy; University of Bologna, Italy fabrizio.ghiselli@unibo.it Heteroplasmy is the presence of more than one type of mitochondrial genome within an individual, a condition commonly reported as unfavourable and affecting mitonuclear interactions. So […]

Mitonuclear epistasis, genotype-by-environment interactions and personalized genomics of complex traits in Drosophila

Meeting Abstract 101-7  Sunday, Jan. 6 14:45 – 15:00  Mitonuclear epistasis, genotype-by-environment interactions and personalized genomics of complex traits in Drosophila RAND, DM*; MOSSMAN, JA; Brown University; Brown University David_Rand@brown.edu http://www.davidrandlab.org Mitochondrial function requires the coordinated expression of dozens of gene products from the mitochondrial genome and hundreds from the nuclear genomes. The systems that emerge from […]

Mitochondrial variation as a source of adaptive genetic variation to heat stress in corals

Meeting Abstract 101-4  Sunday, Jan. 6 14:15 – 14:30  Mitochondrial variation as a source of adaptive genetic variation to heat stress in corals BEDWELL, H*; DIXON, G; BAY, L; MATZ, M; The University of Texas at Austin; The University of Texas at Austin; Australian Institute of Marine Science; The University of Texas at Austin hbedwell@utexas.edu Reef-building corals […]

Mitochondria, sex and nuclear gene expression Cursing the Mother’s Curse

Meeting Abstract 101-6  Sunday, Jan. 6 14:30 – 14:45  Mitochondria, sex and nuclear gene expression: Cursing the Mother’s Curse MOSSMAN, JA*; RAND, DM; Brown University; Brown University james_mossman@brown.edu Mitochondria perform many key roles in their eukaryotic hosts, from integrating signaling pathways through to modulating whole organism phenotypes. The >1 billion years of nuclear and mitochondrial gene co-evolution […]

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