Meeting Abstract 103-4 Monday, Jan. 6 14:15 – 14:30 Temperature Dependences and Angular Resolution of the Pacific Rattlesnake Facial Pit. BAKKEN, G.S*; SCHRAFT, H.A; ORDUNO-BAEZ, A; CLARK, R.W; San Diego State Univ.; San Diego State Univ.; San Diego State Univ.; San Diego State Univ. george.bakken@indstate.edu The pitviper facial pit functions as a chamber-type “eye”. Uniquely, rather than […]
year: 2020
Tactile active sensing and learning in plant-insect pollination
Meeting Abstract 103-7 Monday, Jan. 6 15:00 – 15:15 Tactile active sensing and learning in plant-insect pollination DEORA, T*; BRUNTON, BW; AHMED, M; DANIEL, TL; University of Washington, Seattle, WA; University of Washington, Seattle, WA; University of Washington, Seattle, WA; University of Washington, Seattle, WA tanvid2@uw.edu Sensory systems play a crucial role in the interaction between plants […]
Sensory biology of of mosquito-flower interactions
Meeting Abstract 103-3 Monday, Jan. 6 14:00 – 14:15 Sensory biology of of mosquito-flower interactions RIFFELL, J*; CHAN, J; OKUBO, R; University of Washington; University of Washington; University of Washington jriffell@uw.edu Mosquitoes are important vectors of disease and require sources of carbohydrates for reproduction and survival. Unlike host-related behaviors of mosquitoes, comparatively less is understood about the […]
No Place Like Home Sea Turtles and Geomagnetic Imprinting
Meeting Abstract 103-5 Monday, Jan. 6 14:30 – 14:45 No Place Like Home: Sea Turtles and Geomagnetic Imprinting LOHMANN, KJ*; BROTHERS, JR; LOHMANN, CMF; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill klohmann@email.unc.edu http://lohmannlab.web.unc.edu/ Various marine animals migrate across vast expanses of ocean before […]
Interneurons for Mechanosensory Processing in Adult Drosophila
Meeting Abstract 103-1 Monday, Jan. 6 13:30 – 13:45 Interneurons for Mechanosensory Processing in Adult Drosophila JOHNSON, TL*; DEFINO, NJ; RAUSCHER, MJ; HECKSCHER, ES; FOX, JL; Case Western Reserve University; University of Arizona; Case Western Reserve University; University of Chicago; Case Western Reserve University jlf88@case.edu Sensory-motor integration is important for coordinating behaviors like walking and flying. In […]
Do I Match Exploring Self-Awareness of Color for Background Matching in Texas Horned Lizards
Meeting Abstract 103-6 Monday, Jan. 6 14:45 – 15:00 Do I Match? Exploring Self-Awareness of Color for Background Matching in Texas Horned Lizards MCENTIRE, KD*; POLJAN, M; VELA, S; THOMPSON, ML; BAUM, A; Trinity University, San Antonio; Trinity University, San Antonio; Trinity University, San Antonio; Trinity University, San Antonio; Trinity University, San Antonio kmcentir@trinity.edu Camouflage through background […]
Compounds without borders a novel paradigm for quantifying complex odors and responses to scent-pollution in bumblebees
Meeting Abstract 103-2 Monday, Jan. 6 13:45 – 14:00 Compounds without borders: a novel paradigm for quantifying complex odors and responses to scent-pollution in bumblebees SPRAYBERRY, JDH; Muhlenberg College jordannasprayberry@muhlenberg.edu Bumblebees are critical pollinators whose populations have been declining over the past several decades. Successful foraging improves colony fitness, thus understanding how anthropogenic influences modulate foraging behavior […]
Sugar Flux and Metabolism in the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Meeting Abstract 102-4 Monday, Jan. 6 14:15 – 14:30 Sugar Flux and Metabolism in the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird. MUHAMMAD, S*; DICK, MF; WELCH, KC; University of Toronto; University of Toronto; University of Toronto saad.muhammad@mail.utoronto.ca Hummingbirds are one of two flying nectarivores that can uniquely use recently ingested fructose or glucose to power flight. Previous work in our lab […]
Investigating the mechanisms of diet-induced metabolic depression in wild rodents
Meeting Abstract 102-3 Monday, Jan. 6 14:00 – 14:15 Investigating the mechanisms of diet-induced metabolic depression in wild rodents TREVELLINE, BK*; MAIER, M; MARTINEZ-MOTA, R; DERTING, T; PASCH, B; DEARING, MD; KOHL, KD; Univ. of Pittsburgh; Univ. of Pittsburgh; Univ. of Utah; Murray State Univ.; Northern Arizona Univ.; Univ. of Utah; Univ. of Pittsburgh brian.trevelline@gmail.com Many animals […]
Identification and quantification of Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar, Arctic char Salvelinus alpinus, Cod Gadus morhua, and Capelin Mallotus villosus in Striped Bass diets in Labrador
Meeting Abstract 102-1 Monday, Jan. 6 13:30 – 13:45 Identification and quantification of Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar, Arctic char Salvelinus alpinus, Cod Gadus morhua, and Capelin Mallotus villosus in Striped Bass diets in Labrador YANG, ZY; EASY, RH*; AVERY, TA; Acadia University; Acadia University; Acadia University jacksonyang@acadiau.ca In 2017, Striped Bass were found for the first time […]
