Meeting Abstract 101-8 Monday, Jan. 6 15:15 – 15:30 Experimental acute-phase immune activation in migratory sparrows has host-antigen specific effects on body mass and migratory restlessness KELLY, TR*; BOYER, A; MACDOUGALL-SHACKLETON, EA; MACDOUGALL-SHACKLETON, SA; Louisiana State University; Western University; Western University; Western University trkelly@lsu.edu https://tosharkelly.wixsite.com/toshakelly How birds contribute to the global spread of disease depends inherently on […]
year: 2020
Does Haemosporidian infection status influence volatile composition of avian preen oil
Meeting Abstract 101-4 Monday, Jan. 6 14:15 – 14:30 Does Haemosporidian infection status influence volatile composition of avian preen oil? TALBOTT, KM*; SOINI, HA; NOVOTNY, MV; WHITTAKER, D; HIGGINS, B; KETTERSON, ED; Indiana U. Dept. of Biology, Bloomington, IN; Indiana U. Pheromone Institute, Bloomington, IN; Indiana U. Pheromone Institute, Bloomington, IN; BEACON Center for the Study of […]
What makes the Snow Bird fit for winter The mechanisms underlying seasonal physiological flexibility
Meeting Abstract 100-5 Monday, Jan. 6 14:30 – 14:45 What makes the Snow Bird fit for winter? The mechanisms underlying seasonal physiological flexibility STAGER, M*; SENNER, NR; TOBALSKE, BW; CHEVIRON, ZA; University of Montana; University of South Carolina; University of Montana; University of Montana maria.stager@umontana.edu Organisms maintain dynamic regulatory systems that can confer the flexibility to reversibly […]
Transcriptomic response to long-term storage under a fluctuting thermal regime in Drosophila melanogaster
Meeting Abstract 100-2 Monday, Jan. 6 13:45 – 14:00 Transcriptomic response to long-term storage under a fluctuting thermal regime in Drosophila melanogaster MELICHER, DM*; YOCUM, GD; RINEHART, RP; USDA ARS, Fargo, ND dacotahm@gmail.com Insect storage under fluctuating thermal regimes (FTR) increases longevity and maintains fecundity in many species. We assessed mortality of Drosophila melanogaster during long-term storage […]
Thermal Constraints on Anaerobic Exercise and Aerobic Performance are Not Major Drivers of Winter Dormancy in Cunner
Meeting Abstract 100-3 Monday, Jan. 6 14:00 – 14:15 Thermal Constraints on Anaerobic Exercise and Aerobic Performance are Not Major Drivers of Winter Dormancy in Cunner ROWSEY, LE*; REEVE, C; SAVOY, T; SPEERS-ROESCH, B; University of New Brunswick, Saint John; University of New Brunswick, Saint John; University of New Brunswick, Saint John; University of New Brunswick, Saint […]
Seasonal and geographical variation in thermoregulatory performance of Cricetid rodents in the Mojave desert
Meeting Abstract 100-4 Monday, Jan. 6 14:15 – 14:30 Seasonal and geographical variation in thermoregulatory performance of Cricetid rodents in the Mojave desert RAMIREZ, RW*; RIDDELL, EA; WOLF, BO; University of New Mexico; University of California, Berkeley; University of New Mexico ricram@unm.edu Desert environments challenge animals by exposing them to extreme heat while simultaneously providing little water. […]
Seasonal Changes in Body Composition and Torpor Use of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris)
Meeting Abstract 100-6 Monday, Jan. 6 14:45 – 15:00 Seasonal Changes in Body Composition and Torpor Use of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) EBERTS, E.R*; GUGLIELMO, C.G; WELCH, K.C; University of Toronto Scarborough; University of Western Ontario; University of Toronto Scarborough ebertser@gmail.com Hummingbirds can use torpor to reduce metabolic rate overnight as part of a strategy to manage […]
Flux Capacity Seasonal Changes in Body Composition and Metabolism in Migratory White-Throated Sparrows (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Meeting Abstract 100-8 Monday, Jan. 6 15:15 – 15:30 Flux Capacity: Seasonal Changes in Body Composition and Metabolism in Migratory White-Throated Sparrows (Zonotrichia albicollis) ELOWE, CR*; GERSON, AR; University of Massachusetts Amherst; University of Massachusetts Amherst crelowe@umass.edu http://coryelowe.com Migratory birds seasonally increase fat stores and the enzymatic capacity for fatty acid transport and catabolism to fuel long-distance […]
Environmental Heterogeneity and Metabolic Flexibility in Horned Larks and House Sparrows A Test of the Climatic Variability Hypothesis
Meeting Abstract 100-7 Monday, Jan. 6 15:00 – 15:15 Environmental Heterogeneity and Metabolic Flexibility in Horned Larks and House Sparrows: A Test of the Climatic Variability Hypothesis SWANSON, DL*; OBOIKOVITZ, P; University of South Dakota, Vermillion david.swanson@usd.edu https://www.usd.edu/faculty-and-staff/David-Swanson The climatic variability hypothesis posits that physiological flexibility should be higher in organisms from more variable climates. Summit (Msum) […]
A gradual release of metabolic suppression during diapause termination in a montane insect
Meeting Abstract 100-1 Monday, Jan. 6 13:30 – 13:45 A gradual release of metabolic suppression during diapause termination in a montane insect ROBERTS, KT*; WILLIAMS, CM; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley kevrob@berkeley.edu To conserve energy during winter many insects enter diapause, a dormant state in which metabolic rate is suppressed. Metabolic suppression is gradually […]
