Meeting Abstract 8-3 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:30 – 08:45 Variation in the Microbiome of the Eastern Oyster: Environmental Influences and Effects on Oyster Health GUIDRY, ME*; REIGEL, AM; KELLY, MW; Louisiana State University ; Louisiana State University ; Louisiana State University mguid73@lsu.edu Crassostrea virginica (eastern oysters) are ecologically and economically valuable organisms in coastal Louisiana. Understanding the […]
year: 2020
Smarts and Symbiosis Elucidating the Relationship between the Microbiome and Cognitive Performance in Birds
Meeting Abstract 8-7 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:30 – 09:45 Smarts and Symbiosis: Elucidating the Relationship between the Microbiome and Cognitive Performance in Birds SLEVIN, MC*; FRESIN, W; CANNATARO, G; ANDERSON, RC; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University mslevin2018@fau.edu Recent years have seen a surge of research on the link between an […]
Sexual activity and the cloacal microbiome in female tree swallows
Meeting Abstract 8-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:00 – 09:15 Sexual activity and the cloacal microbiome in female tree swallows HERNANDEZ, J*; BELDEN, L/K; MOORE, I/T; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech jess228@vt.edu Social behaviors play a role in shaping the diversity and composition of an animal’s bacterial communities. Sexual activity, in terms of copulations, is one way […]
Modulation of the gut microbiome affects host developmental and stress response phenotypes
Meeting Abstract 8-2 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:15 – 08:30 Modulation of the gut microbiome affects host developmental and stress response phenotypes SCOTT-ELLISTON, A*; WARNE, R; Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL; Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL ayana.scott-elliston@siu.edu https://www.linkedin.com/in/ascottelliston The capability of an organism to metabolize nutrients is crucial for fueling growth, facilitating development, and sustaining immune function, and […]
Maternal gut dysbiosis via antibiotic administration affects the behavior of offspring Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus)
Meeting Abstract 8-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:45 – 09:00 Maternal gut dysbiosis via antibiotic administration affects the behavior of offspring Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus) MORRISON, E*; DECKARD, T; ADANIYA, K; DEMAS, G; Department of Biology and Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, Indiana University eam10@iu.edu The acquisition of microorganisms by a newborn mammal during birth […]
Linking Disease Resistance in Coral to its Ability to Maintain a Complex Microbiome
Meeting Abstract 8-1 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:00 – 08:15 Linking Disease Resistance in Coral to its Ability to Maintain a Complex Microbiome MRUZEK, JL*; DIMOS, B; MACKNIGHT, N; KATHRYN, C; BRANDT, M; MYDLARZ, LD; University of Texas at Arlington; University of Texas at Arlington; University of Texas at Arlington; University of the Virgin Islands ; University of […]
Glucocorticoid Stress Hormones Affect the Gut Microbiota of Captive Birds
Meeting Abstract 8-6 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:15 – 09:30 Glucocorticoid Stress Hormones Affect the Gut Microbiota of Captive Birds BO, TB*; TREVELLINE, BK; CABEZAS RUIZ, S; MORRISSEY, C; MARCHANT, TA; ENG, ML; LATTA, SC; KOHL, KD; Univ. of Pittsburgh; Univ. of Pittsburgh; Univ. of Saskatchewan; Univ. of Saskatchewan; Univ. of Saskatchewan; Univ. of Saskatchewan; National Aviary; Univ. […]
Characterizing the placental microbiome in mouse (Mus) hybrids
Meeting Abstract 8-8 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:45 – 10:00 Characterizing the placental microbiome in mouse (Mus) hybrids GARDNER, SA*; AREVALO, L; CAMPBELL, P; University of California, Riverside; Oklahoma State University ; University of California, Riverside sgard014@ucr.edu The developmental environment, including the maternal microbiome (the community of symbiotic bacteria that regulates diverse host processes), can have a lasting […]
Tracing Sugars Throughout Whole‐Trees Exposed to Climate Warming
Meeting Abstract 7-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:00 – 09:15 Tracing Sugars Throughout Whole‐Trees Exposed to Climate Warming FURZE, ME*; DRAKE, JE; WIESENBAUER, J; RICHTER, A; PENDALL, E; Harvard University and Yale University; State University of New York ; University of Vienna; University of Vienna; Western Sydney University morganfurze@gmail.com Trees allocate carbon (C) from sources to sinks by […]
Temperature-dependent sex determination is mediated by pSTAT3 repression of Kdm6b
Meeting Abstract 7-3 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:30 – 08:45 Temperature-dependent sex determination is mediated by pSTAT3 repression of Kdm6b WEBER, CJ*; ZHOU, Y; LEE, JG; LOOGER, L; QIAN, G; GE, C; CAPEL, B; Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, China; Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; HHMI Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA, USA; Zhejiang Wanli […]
