Meeting Abstract 41-4  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15  Urban residency, host immunity, and infectious disease dynamics in a traditionally migratory songbird BECKER, DJ*; SCHULTZ, EM; ATWELL, JW; HALL, RJ; KETTERSON, ED; Indiana University; Wittenberg University; Indiana University; University of Georgia; Indiana University danbeck@iu.edu http://danieljbecker.weebly.com Human-induced changes to climate and habitat (e.g., urbanization) can facilitate traditionally migratory […]

Meeting Abstract 41-6  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:30 – 09:45  Perception of Infection: Public Information about Disease Influences Immunity in Songbirds LOVE, AC*; GRISHAM, K; DURANT, SE; University of Arkansas; Oklahoma State University ashley.c.love@okstate.edu Sick animals often provide visible cues that they are infected through behaviors such as lethargy, and physical signs, such as inflammation and lesions. The […]

Meeting Abstract 41-1  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30  Meta-analysis of Diversity and Selection at MHC Class II A Genes: the Neglected Half of the Vertebrate Immune System’s Heterodimer DEARBORN, DC*; WARREN, S; HAILER, F; Bates College, Lewiston, Maine and Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK; Bates College, Lewiston, Maine; Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK ddearbor@bates.edu http://www.bates.edu/~ddearbor Genes of the […]

Meeting Abstract 41-3  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00  Macronutrients, the microbiome, and illness-induced feeding behavior: Are birds shaping immune responses through selective feeding? LOVE, AC; DURANT, SE*; WILDER, SM; YOUSEFF, NH; U Arkansas; Ok State sedurant@uark.edu http://www.durantlab.com The importance of specific macronutrients to immune processes is partly due to their ability to provide the building blocks […]

Meeting Abstract 41-7  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:45 – 10:00  Immune Responses in Sea Urchin Larvae Highlight Fundamental Aspects of Animal Immunity BUCKLEY, KM; Auburn University kbuckley@auburn.edu http://www.buckleyscience.com Wide-ranging aspects of organismal biology are influenced by the microbial world. By orchestrating these relationships – through protecting against pathogens and promoting a beneficial microbiota – the immune system operates […]

Meeting Abstract 41-2  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45  Immune Function Changes in Response to Consumption of and Stings from Fire Ants, an Invasive Predator and Prey of Native Lizards TYLAN, C*; LANGKILDE, T; The Pennsylvania State University; The Pennsylvania State University clh319@psu.edu Native ecosystems have been exposed to alterations from invasive species for decades, and the […]

Meeting Abstract 41-5  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30  How Does Microbicidal Capacity of Serum Scale with Body Mass in Mammals? DOWNS, CJ*; SCHOENLE, LA; MARTIN, LB; SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry and Hamilton College ; Hamilton College and University of South Florida; University of South Florida cjdowns@esf.edu https://sites.google.com/site/cynthiajdowns/ Body mass is likely to affect […]

Meeting Abstract 40-7  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:30 – 09:45  Wading through water: The influence of water depth on the locomotion of the Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) PALECEK-MCCLUNG, AM*; BLOB, RW; Clemson University; Clemson University apalece@g.clemson.edu One of the factors impacting the diversity of locomotor modes in animals is the habitat in which movements are performed. Environments like […]

Meeting Abstract 40-1  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:15  Substrate-based locomotion in young octopuses. HALE, ME*; GOOLSBEE, AW; University of Chicago, Chicago IL mhale@uchicago.edu Young Octopus bimaculoides (less than 60 days post-hatching) have well developed arms and arm-based locomotor movements. Using high-speed imaging and kinematic analyses we describe substrate associated locomotor movements in 20 young octopuses striding […]

Meeting Abstract 40-2  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30  Sea Star Inspired Crawling and Bouncing HEYDARI, S*; PO, T; MCHENRY, MJ; KANSO, E; University of Southern California; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine; University of Southern California sinaheyd@usc.edu http://scf.usc.edu/~sinaheyd/ The oral surface of sea stars is lined with arrays tube feet that enable them to […]