Testosterone modulates status-specific patterns of cooperation in a social network

Meeting Abstract 125-6  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45  Testosterone modulates status-specific patterns of cooperation in a social network RYDER, TB; DAKIN, R*; VERNASCO, BJ; EVANS, BS; HORTON, BM; MOORE, IT; Smithsonian Institution; Carleton University; Virginia Tech; Smithsonian Institution; Millersville University; Virginia Tech roslyn.dakin@gmail.com http://www.roslyndakin.com Stable cooperation requires plasticity whereby individuals are able to express competitive or […]

Stability of behavioral traits and associated physiology

Meeting Abstract 125-4  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15  Stability of behavioral traits and associated physiology MCMAHON, E*; YOUATT, E; BRAITHWAITE, V; CAVIGELLI, S; The Pennsylvania State University; The Pennyslvania State University; The Pennsylvania State University; The Pennsylvania State University ekm5112@psu.edu Within groups, many individuals maintain distinct behavioral phenotypes, or temperaments, with some being reliably more exploratory, […]

Secret’s in the Sauce Hormones and Behavior in Julidochromis marlieri

Meeting Abstract 125-3  Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00  Secret’s in the Sauce: Hormones and Behavior in Julidochromis marlieri SOLLA, AL*; O’ROURKE, C; ANDERSON, A; RENN, SCP; Reed College; Reed College; Reed College; Reed College solla.auror@reed.edu Julidochromis marlieri, a socially plastic African cichlid, naturally establishes pair bonds between relatively larger and more aggressive dominant females and smaller […]

Seasonal Variation in Estradiol Transfer Among Male and Female Big Brown Bats

Meeting Abstract 125-7  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:45 – 12:00  Seasonal Variation in Estradiol Transfer Among Male and Female Big Brown Bats GREVILLE, LJ*; POLLOCK, T; DECATANZARO, D; FAURE, PA; McMaster University, Hamilton, ON; McMaster University, Hamilton, ON; McMaster University, Hamilton, ON; McMaster University, Hamilton, ON grevillj@mcmaster.ca Current research suggests that unconjugated steroids excreted in the urine of […]

Post-natal Glucocorticoids Negatively Affect Adult Anti-predator Behavior in House Sparrows

Meeting Abstract 125-5  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30  Post-natal Glucocorticoids Negatively Affect Adult Anti-predator Behavior in House Sparrows GRACE, JK*; ANGELIER, F; Texas A&M University; Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chize, CNRS jkgrace@tamu.edu https://sites.google.com/site/jacquelynkayegrace/ Short-term behavioral effects of early-life stressor experience and/or elevated glucocorticoids are widely documented across vertebrates. However, the persistence and severity of these effects […]

Arginine vasotocin stimulates chemical communication and social behavior in Anolis carolinensis lizards

Meeting Abstract 125-1  Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30  Arginine vasotocin stimulates chemical communication and social behavior in Anolis carolinensis lizards CAMPOS, S M*; ROJAS, V; WILCZYNSKI, W; Georgia State University; Universidad del Bío-Bío, Concepción; Universidad Catolica del Maule; Georgia State University scampos1@gsu.edu http://stephaniemcampos.com Social interactions in nonmammalian vertebrates are modulated by arginine vasotocin (AVT), which functions […]

Protein metabolism and food-induced developmental plasticity during echinoid larval development

Meeting Abstract 124-3  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15  Protein metabolism and food-induced developmental plasticity during echinoid larval development ELLISON, A; PACE, DA*; California State University, Long Beach; California State University, Long Beach douglas.pace@csulb.edu Previous research from our lab modeling energetic growth efficiency in larvae of the sand dollar, Dendraster excentricus, has shown that large-scale physiological plasticity […]

Laying-Sequence Variation in the Yolk Carotenoids of Eastern Bluebirds

Meeting Abstract 124-5  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30  Laying-Sequence Variation in the Yolk Carotenoids of Eastern Bluebirds BARKHOUSE, JM*; NEWBREY, JL; NEWBREY, MG; Columbus State University barkhouse_jessica@columbusstate.edu We are studying laying-sequence variation in yolk carotenoids and egg metrics of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) breeding in Columbus, Georgia, USA. Carotenoids are fat-soluble yellow, orange, and red pigments […]

Investigating Sensory Integration and Settlement Responses to Sensory Stimuli in the Hydrozoan Ectopleura crocea

Meeting Abstract 124-1  Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45  Investigating Sensory Integration and Settlement Responses to Sensory Stimuli in the Hydrozoan Ectopleura crocea BIRCH, S*; PLACHETZKI, D; University of New Hampshire, Durham; University of New Hampshire, Durham sjb1061@wildcats.unh.edu Community dynamics in benthic marine ecosystems are largely driven by larval settlement, which relies on larvae selecting suitable environments […]

Differences in Yolk Carotenoid Concentrations of Three Songbird Species Breeding in Nest Boxes in Georgia, USA

Meeting Abstract 124-6  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45  Differences in Yolk Carotenoid Concentrations of Three Songbird Species Breeding in Nest Boxes in Georgia, USA NEWBREY, JL*; LOVE, Q; NEWBREY, MG; Department of Biology, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA newbrey_jennifer@columbusstate.edu We identified and compared yolk carotenoids from the eggs of three species of secondary-cavity-nesting songbirds in west-central […]

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