Meeting Abstract P3-206 Monday, Jan. 6 Postprandial Remodeling of Organs and Intestinal Tissues by the Boa Constrictor LEWIS, JA*; SECOR, SM; University of Alabama; University of Alabama jalewis5@crimson.ua.edu Boa constrictors (Boa constrictor), native to Central and South America, are sit-and-wait foragers that feed relatively infrequently. Characteristic of infrequently feeding pythons and rattlesnakes is the rapid upregulation of […]
year: 2020
Patterns of small non-coding RNA expression across dimorphic sperm
Meeting Abstract P3-25 Monday, Jan. 6 Patterns of small non-coding RNA expression across dimorphic sperm PLAKKE, MS*; BLUMENSTIEL, JP; WALTERS, JR; University of Kansas; University of Kansas; University of Kansas mplakke@ku.edu http://melissaplakke.weebly.com The primary function of sperm has long been assumed to be solely for the transference of genetic material to the next generation. However, not all […]
Oviposition site choice in the brown anole lizard, Anolis sagrei
Meeting Abstract P3-54 Monday, Jan. 6 Oviposition site choice in the brown anole lizard, Anolis sagrei DENNIS, AJ*; TAYLOR, LA; PERTUIT, OR; CARSON, IR; SANGER, TJ; JOHNSON, MA; Trinity University, San Antonio, TX; Loyola University, Chicago adennis1@trinity.edu An organism’s embryonic environment can strongly impact its post-hatching phenotype. Therefore, in oviparous species, it is advantageous for females to […]
Ontogeny and extent of hatching enzyme accumulation in red-eyed treefrog embryos
Meeting Abstract P3-203 Monday, Jan. 6 – Ontogeny and extent of hatching enzyme accumulation in red-eyed treefrog embryos SALAZAR-NICHOLLS, MJ*; MACIAS, H; WARKENTIN, KM; Boston University, MA and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama; Pontifical Catholic University, Quito, Ecuador; Boston University, MA and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama maciasbazante@gmail.com http://sites.bu.edu/warkentinlab/ The arboreal embryos of red-eyed treefrogs, Agalychnis […]
On designing and implementing a new course as a new professor
Meeting Abstract P3-224 Monday, Jan. 6 On designing and implementing a new course as a new professor KANE, EA; Georgia Southern University ekane@georgiasouthern.edu http://thekanelab.com In my 4th semester as an Assistant Professor, I was responsible for creating the course I was hired to teach – a new upper level lecture and lab course in biomechanics. However, I […]
Observation learning of the cap pushing response in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Meeting Abstract P3-187 Monday, Jan. 6 Observation learning of the cap pushing response in honey bees (Apis mellifera) RODRIGUEZ, SD*; DE JESUS-SOTO, MG; FLETCHER, SJ; PRETENDS EAGLE, TJ; PENTANIDOU, T; TSCHEULIN, T; BARTHELL, J; GIRAY, T; ABRAMSON, CI; St. Philip’s College; Univ Puerto Rico; SE Okla. St Univ ; NDSU; Univ of the Aegean; Univ of the […]
Nuclear Compensation as the Dominant Form of Mitonuclear Coevolution
Meeting Abstract P3-19 Monday, Jan. 6 Nuclear Compensation as the Dominant Form of Mitonuclear Coevolution THUESON, KA*; RABINOWITZ, SA; HAVIRD, JC; The University of Texas at Austin kiley.thueson@utexas.edu Eukaryotes are made up of two different genomes that must interact with one another precisely and mitonuclear coevolution is predicted to maintain these interactions. Nuclear compensation, a form of […]
Non-synonymous variation at a metabolic enzyme locus (Pgi) under purifying selection
Meeting Abstract P3-81 Monday, Jan. 6 Non-synonymous variation at a metabolic enzyme locus (Pgi) under purifying selection ROCERETO, SK*; WHITTALL, JB; WHEAT, CW; RANK, NE; DAHLHOFF, EP; Santa Clara Univ; Santa Clara Univ; Univ Stockholm; Sonoma State Univ; Santa Clara Univ srocereto@scu.edu Mechanisms driving selection on protein coding genes may be best understood by examining them in […]
NeutrophilLymphocyte Ratio as a Measure of Immune Response in Humans Exposed to Novel Microbiomes
Meeting Abstract P3-201 Monday, Jan. 6 Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio as a Measure of Immune Response in Humans Exposed to Novel Microbiomes MARSHALL, AS*; MULLINS, H; URISTA, CY; DAVIS, JE; Radford University, Radford, Virginia; Radford University, Radford, Virginia; Radford University, Radford, Virginia; Radford University, Radford, Virginia amarshall39@radford.edu Much research has been done on the long-term adaptive consequences of migration; […]
Neuroendocrine basis of cognition and behavior in a highly social cichlid fish
Meeting Abstract P3-180 Monday, Jan. 6 Neuroendocrine basis of cognition and behavior in a highly social cichlid fish WALLACE, KJ*; HOFMANN, HA; University of Texas at Austin; University of Texas at Austin kwallace@utexas.edu http://kellyjwallace.github.io How do an individual’s decision-making and behavioral tendencies change when their social environment is altered? Individual variation in cognitive performance can be predicted […]
