Meeting Abstract 18-8 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:45 – 12:00 Neurogenesis and the development of neural sex differences in vocal control regions of songbirds DIEZ, A; MACDOUGALL-SHACKLETON, SA*; University of Western Ontario; University of Western Ontario smacdou2@uwo.ca The brain regions that control the learning and production in birdsong exhibit some of the larges sex differences in the brain […]
year: 2020
Multimodal sensory integration of the utricle in freely swimming toadfish, Opsanus tau
Meeting Abstract 18-1 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:00 – 10:15 Multimodal sensory integration of the utricle in freely swimming toadfish, Opsanus tau ROGERS, LS*; VAN WERT, JC; MENSINGER, AF; University of Minnesota Duluth; Marine Biological Laboratory; University of Minnesota Duluth loranzie@uw.edu Unlike the inner ear of terrestrial vertebrates, fishes have a less pronounced separation between auditory and vestibular […]
Is Coordination Key Investigating the Timing of Provisioning Visits in a Biparental Songbird Species
Meeting Abstract 18-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:00 – 11:15 Is Coordination Key? Investigating the Timing of Provisioning Visits in a Biparental Songbird Species ENNS, JL*; PURDEY, L; STOJKOVIC, L; WILLIAMS , TD; Simon Fraser University; Simon Fraser University; Simon Fraser University; Simon Fraser University joannae@sfu.ca Parental care increases the inclusive fitness of parents by increasing offspring survival. […]
Immediate and lasting neurogenomic responses to competition in a free-living songbird an experimental manipulation of a dynamic social environment
Meeting Abstract 18-3 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:30 – 10:45 Immediate and lasting neurogenomic responses to competition in a free-living songbird: an experimental manipulation of a dynamic social environment BENTZ, AB*; GEORGE, EM; WOLF, SE; RUSCH, DB; BUECHLEIN, A; ROSVALL, KA; Indiana University; Indiana University; Indiana University; Indiana University; Indiana University; Indiana University bentza@iu.edu Periods of social instability […]
Honey, I Ate the Kids Role of Galanin in Maternal Care, Infanticide, and Energetics in a Mouthbrooding Fish
Meeting Abstract 18-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:45 – 11:00 Honey, I Ate the Kids: Role of Galanin in Maternal Care, Infanticide, and Energetics in a Mouthbrooding Fish BUTLER, JM*; HERATH, E; WHITLOW, SM; RIMAL, A; MARUSKA, KP; Louisiana State University jbutl48@lsu.edu http://juliembutler.weebly.com Galanin is a conserved neuropeptide involved in parental care and feeding. Ablation of preoptic area […]
Effect of sleep on loss on parental care in Arctic-breeding songbirds
Meeting Abstract 18-6 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:15 – 11:30 Effect of sleep on loss on parental care in Arctic-breeding songbirds PAYETTE, WI*; RICHTER, MM; HODINKA, BL; PULLUM, KB; ASHLEY, NT; Western Kentucky University; Western Kentucky University; Simon Fraser University; University of Pennsylvania; Western Kentucky University wesley.payette468@topper.wku.edu Sleep loss is well known to impair cognitive function, immunological responses, […]
Single Cell Transcriptomics Reveals Expression Patterns of Chemoreceptor Genes in Olfactory Receptor Neurons of the Caribbean Spiny Lobster, Panulirus argus
Meeting Abstract 17-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:15 – 11:30 Single Cell Transcriptomics Reveals Expression Patterns of Chemoreceptor Genes in Olfactory Receptor Neurons of the Caribbean Spiny Lobster, Panulirus argus KOZMA, MT*; NGO-VU, H; SENATORE, A; BOBKOV, Y; ACHE, BW; DERBY, CD; Georgia State Univ.; Univ. of Toronto, Mississauga; Whitney Lab, Univ. of Florida mtottempudi1@gsu.edu Crustaceans express several […]
Nudibranch opsins identification, localization and potential roles in extraocular photoreception and circadian rhythms
Meeting Abstract 17-7 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:45 – 12:00 Nudibranch opsins: identification, localization and potential roles in extraocular photoreception and circadian rhythms NEWCOMB, JM*; GINGRAS, MA; NELSON, SN; MCGHEE, CB; EASTER, JH; GOODHEART, JA; RAMIREZ, MD; New England College; New England College; New England College; New England College; New England College; University of California, Santa Barbara; University […]
Molluscan Transcriptomes Suggest a More Complex Visual Cycle Homologous to Vertebrates
Meeting Abstract 17-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:00 – 11:15 Molluscan Transcriptomes Suggest a More Complex Visual Cycle Homologous to Vertebrates SMEDLEY, GD*; SERB, JM; Iowa State University; Iowa State University gdsmedley13@gmail.com Photoreceptive organs have evolved as many as 65 times over the course of evolutionary history. Interestingly, nearly all light sensitive structures function via the same pathway […]
How and why are the blue eyes of scallops blue
Meeting Abstract 17-1 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:15 – 10:30 How and why are the blue eyes of scallops blue? HARRIS, OK; KINGSTON, ACN; STEICHMANN, NR; JOHNSEN, S; SPEISER, DI*; University of Cincinnati; University of South Carolina; University of South Carolina; Duke University; University of South Carolina dispeiser@gmail.com http://www.speiserlab.com Many animals produce structural colors, but taxa vary in […]
