Meeting Abstract P3-190  Monday, Jan. 6  Sex Differences in Offensive and Defensive Investment in Crayfish Claws VARGAS, C*; GRAHAM, Z/A; PALAORO, A/V; ANGILLETTA, M/J; Arizona State University ; Arizona State University ; Universidade Federal de São Paulo; Arizona State University cvarga16@asu.edu Many animals possess weapons that have evolved to inflict damage to opponents during territorial encounters. Although […]

Meeting Abstract P3-193  Monday, Jan. 6  Serotonin Reduces Aggression in Black Widow Spiders BILBREY, CM*; OLENSKI, M; DIRIENZO, N; DORNHAUS, A; University of Arizona, Tucson; University of Arizona, Tucson; University of Arizona, Tucson; University of Arizona, Tucson; 1995; 1995 cbilbrey@email.arizona.edu Behavior varies amongst all individuals. Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that can affect physiological functions such as heart […]

Meeting Abstract P3-208  Monday, Jan. 6  Separating the effects of temperature on embryonic growth and development in Chelydra serpentina. FINKLER, MS*; RHODA, MA; Indiana University Kokomo; Indiana University Kokomo mfinkler@iuk.edu Temperature influences both development rate and growth rate in ectothermic vertebrates, but it is unclear whether both processes have similar thermal sensitivity. To determine whether growth and […]

Meeting Abstract P3-173  Monday, Jan. 6  Self-Compatibility in a Self-Fertilizing Fish LONGMIRE, AE*; CLARK, AE; EARLEY, RL; GRESHAM, JD; University of Alabama aelongmire@crimson.ua.edu The mangrove rivulus fish (Kryptolebias marmoratus) is one of two self-fertilizing vertebrates; populations consist of hermaphrodites and males. Males result from sex change, and the likelihood to change sex is genotype-dependent. Wild populations vary […]

Meeting Abstract P3-240  Monday, Jan. 6  Seasonal differences dominate spatial ones in an inland salt marsh community CAHILL, AE*; BREEN, C; STANDER, R; JOST, S; HERNANDEZ, R; Albion College; Albion College; Albion College; Albion College; Albion College; Albion Colleg acahill@albion.edu Inland salt marshes are a rare habitat in North America, and in the Great Lakes region they […]

Meeting Abstract P3-178  Monday, Jan. 6  Seasonal changes in male Oyster Toadfish’s response to boatwhistle playbacks CURTIS, N*; MACKIEWICZ, A; PUTLAND, R; MENSINGER, A; University of Minnesota Duluth, Marine Biological Laboratory; University of Minnesota Duluth, Marine Biological Laboratory; University of Minnesota Duluth, Marine Biological Laboratory; University of Minnesota Duluth, Marine Biological Laboratory curti448@d.umn.edu During the mating season, […]

Meeting Abstract P3-123  Monday, Jan. 6  Scaling of preferred swimming kinematics in bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) DE LA CRUZ, D; PERGOLA, D; SVENSSON, K; GELLMAN, E; ELLERBY, DJ*; Wellesley College dellerby@wellesley.edu Organisms span a wide range of body sizes through ontogeny and across phylogeny. Size-related changes in performance and their implications for fitness have been the focus […]

Meeting Abstract P3-135  Monday, Jan. 6  SBOR: A Self-Burrowing-Out Robot Inspired by Razor Clam HUANG, S*; TANG, Y; TAO, J; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University jtao25@asu.edu We observed that Atlantic razor clams burrow out of the substrate very rapidly using a simple strategy: cyclic extension and contraction of a soft, hollow muscular foot. […]

Meeting Abstract P3-131  Monday, Jan. 6  Running on Land and Water: Three-dimensional Limb Kinematics and Locomotor Performance of Anolis sagrei MANN, SD*; REED, SA; BERGMANN, PJ; Clark University smann@clarku.edu Anolis lizards have radiated into many ecological niches, with different ecomorphs using different types of perches. A. sagrei is a trunk-ground ecomorph that has adhesive toe pads, is […]

Meeting Abstract P3-103  Monday, Jan. 6  Reproductive investment is enhanced by food but independent of injury history in an asexual annelid RENNOLDS, CW*; BELY, AE; University of Maryland, College Park, MD; University of Maryland, College Park, MD rennolds@umd.edu In nature, many animals routinely suffer physical injury and some species can subsequently regenerate damaged or lost tissue. In […]