Meeting Abstract 54-3 Sunday, Jan. 5 10:45 – 11:00 Adaptation to Life in Acid Mine Drainage: Transcriptomics and Molecular Evolution in Western Mosquitofish COFFIN, JL*; KELLEY, JL; TOBLER, M; Kansas State University; Washington State University; Kansas State University jlcoffin3@gmail.com The world has seen an unprecedented increase in anthropogenic inputs of numerous elements since the onset of the […]
year: 2020
The Immunological Response of Leg Autotomy in Tigrosa helluo Involving Hemocyte Protein Analysis
Meeting Abstract 53-1 Sunday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 10:45 The Immunological Response of Leg Autotomy in Tigrosa helluo Involving Hemocyte Protein Analysis VARGAS, R*; VALENTINI, A; GARCIA, M; STEFFENSON, M; St. Edward’s University; St. Edward’s University; St. Edward’s University; St. Edward’s University rvargas6@stedwards.edu Autotomy is a survival mechanism utilized by various organism, in which an individual voluntarily […]
The Effect of Elevated Temperature on Basal Immunological Activity in The Wolf Spider Tigrosa helluo
Meeting Abstract 53-5 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 11:45 The Effect of Elevated Temperature on Basal Immunological Activity in The Wolf Spider Tigrosa helluo STEFFENSON, M*; GARCIA, M; VALENTINI, A; VARGAS, R; St. Edward’s University; St. Edward’s University; St. Edward’s University; St. Edward’s University msteffen@stedwards.edu Climate changes models predict that Earth will continue to see increasing temperatures […]
Sickness in Fruit Bats Unique Immune Reaction Reflects a Unique Social Behavior
Meeting Abstract 53-3 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15 Sickness in Fruit Bats: Unique Immune Reaction Reflects a Unique Social Behavior MORENO, KR*; WEINBERG, M; YOVEL, Y; HARTEN, L; CZIRJáK, SL; SALINAS-RAMOS, VB; HERRERA MONTALVO, LG; Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Zoology, […]
Raising Defenses Are There Costs to Stronger Immunity in Breeding Tree Swallows
Meeting Abstract 53-2 Sunday, Jan. 5 10:45 – 11:00 Raising Defenses: Are There Costs to Stronger Immunity in Breeding Tree Swallows? CHANG VAN OORDT, DA*; TAFF, CC; RYAN, TA; VITOUSEK, MN; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY dac385@cornell.edu Life history theory predicts that, when resources are limited, […]
Energetic strategy, oxidative cost, and performance outcome vary according to magnitude of an integrative immune challenge
Meeting Abstract 53-4 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:15 – 11:30 Energetic strategy, oxidative cost, and performance outcome vary according to magnitude of an integrative immune challenge HUDSON, SB*; VIRGIN, EV; SMITH, GD; BRODIE JR., ED; FRENCH, SS; Utah State University; Utah State University; Dixie State University; Utah State University; Utah State University spencer.hudson@usu.edu The central tenet of life-history […]
Thermal and hydric balance how salamanders respond to interacting stressors
Meeting Abstract 52-4 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15 Thermal and hydric balance: how salamanders respond to interacting stressors MCTERNAN, MR*; SEARS, MW; Clemson University; Clemson University mmctern@g.clemson.edu It remains unclear how strategies used by salamanders to maintain thermal and hydric balance vary in response to one another, and whether this relationship varies geographically. Behaviorally, salamanders cease […]
Oxygen limits the thermal tolerance in embryos of terrestrial endothermic and ectothermic animals
Meeting Abstract 52-2 Sunday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 10:45 Oxygen limits the thermal tolerance in embryos of terrestrial endothermic and ectothermic animals VANDENBROOKS, JM*; VIMMERSTEDT, J; HUFFAKER, M; ANGILLETTA, JR., M; Midwestern University; Midwestern University; Midwestern University; Arizona State University jvandenbrooks@midwestern.edu Oxygen availability and temperature are two of the most important environmental factors affecting all of animal […]
Injury improves short-term environmental stress tolerance in a freshwater annelid
Meeting Abstract 52-5 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:15 – 11:30 Injury improves short-term environmental stress tolerance in a freshwater annelid RENNOLDS, CW*; BELY, AE; University of Maryland, College Park, MD; University of Maryland, College Park, MD rennolds@umd.edu Both the loss of tissue and the regeneration of tissue are expected to impose considerable physiological costs on animals. Although injury […]
Impacts of temperature acclimation and oil exposure on aerobic performance in red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus
Meeting Abstract 52-3 Sunday, Jan. 5 10:45 – 11:00 Impacts of temperature acclimation and oil exposure on aerobic performance in red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus ACKERLY, KL*; ESBAUGH, AJ; The University of Texas at Austin; The University of Texas at Austin klackerly@utexas.edu http://kerrilynnackerly.weebly.com Aerobic scope, the difference between minimum metabolic requirements and maximum metabolic capacity, is an important […]
