Meeting Abstract P3-170  Monday, Jan. 6  Effects of Short Photoperiod and Carbohydrate Consumption on the Gut Microbiome of Diurnal Grass Rats CALLEGARI, K*; SHANKAR, A; SEITZ, T; DROWN, D; WILLIAMS, C; University of Alaska Fairbanks; University of Alaska Fairbanks; University of Alaska Fairbanks; University of Alaska Fairbanks; University of Alaska Fairbanks callegarikyle@gmail.com Circadian disruption in tandem with […]

Meeting Abstract P3-183  Monday, Jan. 6  Effects of Population Structure on Crayfish Behavior ZONA, JO*; MACOMBER, GE; MARTIN, AL; MOORE, PA; Saginaw Valley State University; Saginaw Valley State University; Saginaw Valley State University; Bowling Green State University jozona@svsu.edu Animals compete for resources by engaging in agonistic interactions. Animals use self and mutual assessment when engaging in these […]

Meeting Abstract P3-184  Monday, Jan. 6  Effects of Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection on juvenile sociality in house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus) LANGAGER, MM*; HAWLEY, DM; Virginia Tech mlangager42@vt.edu Acute pathogen infections are energetically demanding events that can induce substantial behavioral changes within hosts and thus influence pathogen spread. To date, few studies of vertebrates have examined how infection with […]

Meeting Abstract P3-75  Monday, Jan. 6  Effects of Light Conditions and Morphological Size on Predation of the Invasive Grass Shrimp, Palaemon Macrodactylus, and a Native Species, Palaemonetes Pugio. JEAN-PAUL, J*; BERGEY, L; RITCHIE, L; XAVIER, C; Centenary University; Centenary University; Centenary University; Centenary University jefferson.jean-paul@centenaryuniversity.edu Palaemon macrodactylus, an invasive species of grass shrimp, were collected off the […]

Meeting Abstract P3-71  Monday, Jan. 6  Effectiveness of ceratal autotomy as a defense mechanism for the sacoglossan sea slug Placida kingstoni GUTIERREZ-ANDRADE, D*; MIDDLEBROOKS, ML; University of Tampa, Tampa FL; University of Tampa, Tampa FL d.gutierrezandrade@spartans.ut.edu Relatively little is known about the interactions between sacoglossan sea slugs and potential predators. Placida kingstoni is a small sacoglossan that […]

Meeting Abstract P3-7  Monday, Jan. 6  Ecologically relevant atrazine exposures affect the cells of the hepatopancreas of crayfish ( Faxonius virlis) CRILE, KG*; ABDULELAH, SA; ALMOUSELI, A; MANZO, VJ; HADEED, MN; FARD, A; IQBAL, T; BELANGER, RM; University of Detroit Mercy crilekg@udmercy.edu The hepatopancreas of crayfish is responsible for filtering and detoxifying the body following xenobiotic exposure. […]

Meeting Abstract P3-98  Monday, Jan. 6  Early identification of pregnancy in a precocial rodent (Octodon degus) MARK, D*; NASARI, A; TRIANO, N; BAUER, C; Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, USA; Hicksville High School, Hicksville, NY, USA; Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, USA; Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, USA cbauer@adelphi.edu The Common degu (Octodon degus) has a gestation […]

Meeting Abstract P3-16  Monday, Jan. 6  EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS OF MATERNAL INGESTION OF CYPERMETHRIN IN JAPANESE QUAIL Coturnix japonica TELLEZ-GOMEZ, QM*; FLORES-SANTIN, JR; Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico quetmaria@hotmail.com Pyrethroid pesticides are chemical substances specifically used for the control of insects. Their effectiveness has contributed to its widespread use. However the toxic effects of this pesticides […]

Meeting Abstract P3-105  Monday, Jan. 6  Does the ability to dissipate endogenous heat to their environment constrain reproductive investment for wild endotherms? BALOUN, DE*; LANE, JE; MCADAM, AG; DANTZER, BJ; BOUTIN, S; University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon; University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon; University of Guelph; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; University of Alberta, Edmonton dylan.baloun@usask.ca Physiological processes used to […]

Meeting Abstract P3-24  Monday, Jan. 6  Does the Drosophila melanogaster gene bruno impact transposition? SAIZ, LV*; KELLEHER, ES; University of Houston; University of Houston lvsaiz@uh.edu Transposable elements (TE) are obligate genetic parasites that guarantee transmission to offspring by replicating in the nuclei of germline cells. TE replication harms hosts by causing DNA damage and deleterious mutations that […]