Meeting Abstract 7-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:45 – 09:00 Stress Sensitivity to Temperature in Plateau Side-blotched Lizards (Uta stansburiana uniformis): Implications for Immune Function LIDGARD, AD*; FRENCH, SS; HUDSON, SB; Utah State University; Utah State University; Utah State University audrey_lidgard@yahoo.com Ectothermic organisms, such as reptiles, rely on the external environment for regulating internal temperatures necessary for vital […]
year: 2020
Staying local small-scale environmental history influences the metabolic response of marine invertebrates to increased temperature
Meeting Abstract 7-8 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:45 – 10:00 Staying local: small-scale environmental history influences the metabolic response of marine invertebrates to increased temperature RANGEL, RE*; SORTE, CJB; University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA; University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA racine.rangel@gmail.com As ocean temperatures steadily rise, marine species will be exposed to temperatures that are increasingly over […]
Short-term heat stress attenuates gonadal functions and induces apoptosis and oxidative stress in the American oyster, Crassostrea virginica molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways
Meeting Abstract 7-6 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:15 – 09:30 Short-term heat stress attenuates gonadal functions and induces apoptosis and oxidative stress in the American oyster, Crassostrea virginica: molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways NASH, S/B*; RAHMAN, S/M; University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, TX; University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, TX sarah.b.nash96@gmail.com Global climate change is […]
Real-time responses to ecologically-relevant thermal fluctuations during temperature-dependent sex determination in the American alligator
Meeting Abstract 7-2 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:15 – 08:30 Real-time responses to ecologically-relevant thermal fluctuations during temperature-dependent sex determination in the American alligator BOCK, SL*; LOWERS, RH; RAINWATER, TR; HALE, MD; LERI, FM; PARROTT, BB; Univ. of Georgia; Kennedy Space Center; Clemson Univ.; Univ. of Virginia; Univ. of Georgia; Univ. of Georgia samantha.bock@uga.edu An organism’s ability to […]
Nest Microclimate Manipulation Affects Growth, Development, and Heat-shock Protein Production in the Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
Meeting Abstract 7-7 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:30 – 09:45 Nest Microclimate Manipulation Affects Growth, Development, and Heat-shock Protein Production in the Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) SYKES, BE*; BALENGER, SL; University of Mississippi besykes@go.olemiss.edu https://brookesykes.wixsite.com/ecolevol Temperature is important to breeding birds, as the timing and success of reproduction are largely influenced by climatic conditions. Altricial nestlings, which hatch […]
Effects of Elevated Temperature on Muscle Development in Juvenile Epaulette Sharks, Hemiscyllium ocellatum
Meeting Abstract 7-1 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:00 – 08:15 Effects of Elevated Temperature on Muscle Development in Juvenile Epaulette Sharks, Hemiscyllium ocellatum THOMAS, PA*; WHEELER, CR; PEELE, EE; PABST, DA; YOPAK, KE; KINSEY, ST; UNC-Wilmington; University of Massachusetts, Boston; UNC-Wilmington; UNC-Wilmington; UNC-Wilmington; UNC-Wilmington pat3805@uncw.edu Temperature is known to affect embryogenesis and myogenesis in many fish species. Understanding […]
Variability in Locomotor Dynamics Reveals the Critical Role of Feedback in Task Control
Meeting Abstract 6-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:00 – 09:15 Variability in Locomotor Dynamics Reveals the Critical Role of Feedback in Task Control UYANIK, I; SEFATI, S; STAMPER, S A; CHO, K; ANKARALI, M M; FORTUNE, E S*; COWAN, N J; Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Johns Hopkins University, […]
The visual perception of moving flowers during the flower tracking behavior in descending neurons in the hawkmoth, Manduca sexta
Meeting Abstract 6-1 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:00 – 08:15 The visual perception of moving flowers during the flower tracking behavior in descending neurons in the hawkmoth, Manduca sexta AIELLO, BR*; SPONBERG, S; Georgia Institute of Technology baiello3@gatech.edu https://brettaiello.weebly.com/ The visual identification of externally moving targets allows animals to locate and track predators, mates, and food sources. Insects […]
The Selection of Stimuli Affects Non-parametric System Identification for Refuge Tracking Behavior in Eigenmannia virescens
Meeting Abstract 6-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:45 – 09:00 The Selection of Stimuli Affects Non-parametric System Identification for Refuge Tracking Behavior in Eigenmannia virescens YANG, Y*; PAN, Y; UYANIK, I; COWAN, NJ; Johns Hopkins University yyang138@jhu.edu Mathematical models are widely used to study animal behaviors. But for high-level tasks like sensorimotor processing, dynamics cannot be easily predicted […]
Lateral line activity is attenuated during the glide phase of intermittent swimming behavior
Meeting Abstract 6-6 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:15 – 09:30 Lateral line activity is attenuated during the glide phase of intermittent swimming behavior LUNSFORD, ET*; LIAO, JC; Whitney Laboratories for Marine Bioscience, St. Augustine, FL; Whitney Laboratories for Marine Bioscience, St. Augustine, FL elunsford@ufl.edu Accurate sensory processing during movement requires the animal to distinguish between external and self-generated […]
