Meeting Abstract 95-3  Sunday, Jan. 6 10:30 – 00:00  Effect of Reproduction on Female Oxidative State and the Potential for Vertical Transfer to Offspring AZZOLINI, JL*; DENARDO, DF; Arizona State University jlazzoli@asu.edu Oxidative stress physiology has historically received attention in regards to medicine and nutrition. However, recent studies suggest that life history strategies of aerobic organisms may […]

Meeting Abstract 95-5  Sunday, Jan. 6 11:00 – 11:15  Decrypting Female Attractivity in Garter Snakes RUCKER, HR*; PARKER, MR; James Madison Univ.; James Madison Univ. ruckerhr@dukes.jmu.edu Pheromones are utilized by many species as sexual signals driving mate choice, and pheromone production in vertebrates hinges on sex hormone action. Female red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) produce a […]

Meeting Abstract 95-8  Sunday, Jan. 6 11:45 – 12:00  A Comparative Structural Analysis of Spermatozoa From Three Evolutionarily-Related Species: the Manatee, Elephant, and Hyrax COWART, JR*; ARNOLD, DM; STANTON, DL; VAN DER HORST, G; LARKIN, ILV; University of Florida, Gainesville; University of Florida, Gainesville; University of Florida, Lake Alfred; University of the Western Cape, South Africa; University […]

Meeting Abstract 94-1  Sunday, Jan. 6 10:00 – 10:15  Variations in Bone Density within Deep-Sea Grenadiers (Macrouridae) MARTIN, R. P.*; DIAS, A.; SUMMERS, A. P.; GERRINGER, M. G.; University of Kansas; Whitman College; University of Washington; University of Washington RPMartin@ku.edu http://www.lampichthys.com Abiotic factors of deep-sea habitats such as high hydrostatic pressure and cold temperatures act profoundly on […]

Meeting Abstract 94-5  Sunday, Jan. 6 11:00 – 11:15  Genomic perspective of body size evolution in a rattlesnake complex NIKOLAKIS, ZL*; SCHIELD, DR; ORTON, RW; ROW, KR; SMITH, CF; MEIK, JM; WATSON, J; MACKESSY, SP; CASTOE, TA; University of Texas at Arlington; University of Texas at Arlington; University of Texas at Arlington; University of Texas at Arlington; […]

Meeting Abstract 94-4  Sunday, Jan. 6 10:45 – 11:00  Do Covariances between Maternal Oviposition Behavior and Embryonic Physiology Drive Sex-Ratio Evolution under Environmental Sex Determination? JANZEN, FJ*; DELANEY, DM; MITCHELL, TS; WARNER, DA; Iowa State University; Iowa State University; University of Minnesota; Auburn University fjanzen@iastate.edu http://www.public.iastate.edu/~fjanzen Fisherian sex-ratio theory predicts sexual species should have a balanced primary […]

Meeting Abstract 94-3  Sunday, Jan. 6 10:30 – 10:45  Combat Behavior Predicts Morphology of Cervical Vertebrae in Male Ruminant Mammals VANDER LINDEN, AR*; DUMONT, ER; Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst; Univ. of California, Merced avanderlinde@umass.edu Bovids (cattle, sheep, goats, antelope) and cervids (deer) belong to the clade Ruminantia and possess distinct and varied cranial appendages in the form […]

Meeting Abstract 93-4  Sunday, Jan. 6 10:45 – 11:00  When Time is Scarce, Timing is Almost Everything: a Comparative Analysis of Fast vs. Slow Insect Locomotor Control NEVELN, ID*; DALLMANN, CJ; SPONBERG, S; Georgia Institute of Technology; Bielefeld University; Georgia Institute of Technology ineveln2@gmail.com A cockroach may be easy to spot on your kitchen floor, but their […]

Meeting Abstract 93-6  Sunday, Jan. 6 11:15 – 11:30  Principles underlying control of multi-jointed limb BHANDAWAT, V; Duke University; Visa vb37@duke.edu Multi-jointed limbs allow an animal to tune its motor output finely, but controlling the many degrees of freedom resulting from multi-jointed limbs is a well-recognized challenge. A central question in motor control is how the nervous […]

Meeting Abstract 93-2  Sunday, Jan. 6 10:15 – 10:30  Neuromechanical Model of Fly Leg TIRUMALAI, AS*; MCMAHAN, SB; HALL, SB; BISWAS, T; BHANDAWAT, V; Duke University; Duke University; Duke University; Loyola University of New Orleans; Duke University ast32@duke.edu Hexapod animal models, such as cockroaches and stick insects, have proven to be very useful in the development of […]