Meeting Abstract 137-5 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:30 – 14:45 Responses of Juvenile Eastern Garter Snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) to Own, Littermate, and Control Chemicals PEPPER, H E*; PARTIN, A M; JENKINS, M S; ROWLAND, J F; BURGHARDT, G M; University of Tennessee, Knoxville hpepper@vols.utk.edu Chemical cues and signals are essential components of numerous behaviors among squamate reptiles, especially […]
Archives: Abstracts
Refuge Populations as Research Populations Morphology, Reproduction and Ecology in a Captive Population of Devils Hole Pupfish
Meeting Abstract 137-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15 Refuge Populations as Research Populations: Morphology, Reproduction and Ecology in a Captive Population of Devils Hole Pupfish GUMM, JM*; STANTON, M; FEUERBACHER, OG; Ash Meadows Fish Conservation Facility, USFWS; Ash Meadows Fish Conservation Facility, USFWS; Ash Meadows Fish Conservation Facility, USFWS jennifer_gumm@fws.gov Captive populations are critical to the […]
Linking Effects of Acid Mine Drainage to Ecology and Morphology of Riparian Birds
Meeting Abstract 137-2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 13:45 – 14:00 Linking Effects of Acid Mine Drainage to Ecology and Morphology of Riparian Birds CORBIN, CE*; ROPER, VG; Bloomsburg University ccorbin@bloomu.edu Acid mine drainage (AMD) constrains within-stream trophic linkages and has negative effects on freshwater ecosystems. The extent to which AMD affects higher trophic levels in riparian ecosystems is […]
Implications of muscle performance on the management of recreationally and commercially important fishes
Meeting Abstract 137-4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:15 – 14:30 Implications of muscle performance on the management of recreationally and commercially important fishes. MORAN, C J*; HUDSON, D; GERRY, S P; The Citadel; Maritime Aquarium; Fairfield University cmoran3@citadel.edu Many fisheries in the Northeastern United states are seasonal as cooling temperatures in the fall trigger many species to migrate […]
Functional Ecomorphology in the Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin); the Effect of Head-starting on Morphology and Bite Force
Meeting Abstract 137-6 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:45 – 15:00 Functional Ecomorphology in the Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin); the Effect of Head-starting on Morphology and Bite Force REISENFELD, K*; MCELROY, E; ROOSENBURG, W; The College of Charleston ; The College of Charleston ; Ohio University reisenfeldk@g.cofc.edu Head-starting describes the captive rearing and care of animals through their juvenile […]
When Five Means Four (and Something Else) Ontogeny of the Pectoral Fin of the Plainfin Midshipmen, Porichthys notatus (Batrachoididae Batrachoidiformes), with implications to evolution of Batrachoidiformes
Meeting Abstract 136-2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 13:45 – 14:00 When Five Means Four (and Something Else): Ontogeny of the Pectoral Fin of the Plainfin Midshipmen, Porichthys notatus (Batrachoididae: Batrachoidiformes), with implications to evolution of Batrachoidiformes VAZ, D/F*; HILTON, E/J; Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary dbistonvaz@vims.edu Batrachoidiformes is a monophyletic group of mostly […]
Ventral-dorsal inversion of the air-filled organ (lungs, gas bladder) in vertebrates
Meeting Abstract 136-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15 Ventral-dorsal inversion of the air-filled organ (lungs, gas bladder) in vertebrates FUNK, EC*; KURPIOS, NA; MCCUNE, AR; Cornell University; Cornell University; Cornell University ef347@cornell.edu Study of the origin of evolutionary novelties is central to understanding the history of life. With advancements in developmental genetics, we can investigate the […]
Thyroid Hormone Mediates Proximal-Distal Patterning in Zebrafish Fin Skeleton
Meeting Abstract 136-1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 13:30 – 13:45 Thyroid Hormone Mediates Proximal-Distal Patterning in Zebrafish Fin Skeleton HU, Y*; HARPER, M; DONAHUE, J; ACOSTA, B; MCMENAMIN, S; Boston College; Boston College; Boston College; Boston College; Boston College hucy@bc.edu Caudal fin morphology varies extensively among fish species, yet we know very little about the developmental programs underlying […]
Hox-logic of Rove Beetle Chemical Weaponry
Meeting Abstract 136-6 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:45 – 15:00 Hox-logic of Rove Beetle Chemical Weaponry KISHI, Y*; BRÜCKNER, A; THOMAS, IM; PARKER, J; California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; Columbia University, New York, NY; California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA ykishi@caltech.edu In the rove beetle subfamily Aleocharinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) symbiosis with […]
Heterodox Ligands in an Ancient Signaling Center in Octopus Brain
Meeting Abstract 136-7 Tuesday, Jan. 7 15:00 – 15:15 Heterodox Ligands in an Ancient Signaling Center in Octopus Brain ALBERTIN, CB*; PARNAIK, R; RAGSDALE, CW; Marine Biological Laboratory and University of Chicago; University of Chicago; University of Chicago calbertin@mbl.edu Widely shared across metazoan neural development is a transcription factor network implicated in anterior-posterior brain patterning, including OTX […]
