NEURAL ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH SOCIAL BEHAVIORS IN THE BROWN ANOLE, ANOLIS SAGREI

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Event Abstract Back to Event NEURAL ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH SOCIAL BEHAVIORS IN THE BROWN ANOLE, ANOLIS SAGREI David Kabelik1*, Emily Burford1, Leah Singh1, Veronica Alix1, Aaron Kala1, William Hawes1, Salar Rafieetary1 and Jason Ballard1 1 Rhodes College, Biology, United States The purpose of this research is to define the social behavior neural network within a lizard model system. Due to the relatively small size and low complexity of the Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei) brain in relation to mammalian species, analyses of neural activity encompassing the entire brain are readily possible. Using immunofluorescent multilabeling, we are examining induction of the immediate early gene product Fos, a marker of neural activity, and its colocalization with vasotocin and the dopaminergic enzyme tyrosine hydroxylase, in relation to participation in social behaviors. We are comparing Fos induction and colocalization rates between control males, males involved in an aggressive same-sex confrontation, and in males involved in the courtship of a female. Areas of the brain that show differences from the control group in a limited sample (n=5 per group) will be examined across a larger sample per group of interest (n=22), in order to correlate qualitative and quantitative behavioral differences with Fos expression. In the future, areas of interest will be examined across species and different hormonal conditions in order to examine the plasticity of neural mechanisms underlying hormonally induced and species-specific differences in social behaviors. Keywords: Aggression, Anole, Courtship, Dopamine, Fos, Vasotocin Conference: ISAREN 2011: 7th International Symposium on Amphibian and Reptilian Endocrinology and Neurobiology, Ann Arbor, United States, 11 Jul - 13 Jul, 2011. Presentation Type: Poster Topic: Brain and behavior Citation: Kabelik D, Burford E, Singh L, Alix V, Kala A, Hawes W, Rafieetary S and Ballard J (2011). NEURAL ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH SOCIAL BEHAVIORS IN THE BROWN ANOLE, ANOLIS SAGREI. Front. Endocrinol. Conference Abstract: ISAREN 2011: 7th International Symposium on Amphibian and Reptilian Endocrinology and Neurobiology. doi: 10.3389/conf.fendo.2011.03.00023 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 22 Jul 2011; Published Online: 09 Aug 2011. * Correspondence: Prof. David Kabelik, Rhodes College, Biology, Memphis, TN, 38112, United States, kabelik@gmail.com Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers David Kabelik Emily Burford Leah Singh Veronica Alix Aaron Kala William Hawes Salar Rafieetary Jason Ballard Google David Kabelik Emily Burford Leah Singh Veronica Alix Aaron Kala William Hawes Salar Rafieetary Jason Ballard Google Scholar David Kabelik Emily Burford Leah Singh Veronica Alix Aaron Kala William Hawes Salar Rafieetary Jason Ballard PubMed David Kabelik Emily Burford Leah Singh Veronica Alix Aaron Kala William Hawes Salar Rafieetary Jason Ballard Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.