Meeting Abstract 122-1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30 At the nexus of iodine staining duration and specimen size: repeated-measures study to improve visualization of vertebrate soft-tissue anatomy using diceCT imaging GIGNAC, PM*; KLEY, NJ; Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences; Stony Brook University paul.gignac@okstate.edu http://www.dicect.com Diffusible iodine-based contrast-enhanced computed tomography (diceCT) facilitates three-dimensional imaging of […]
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Adipose tissue in diving animals measuring the potential for gas exchange
Meeting Abstract 122-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00 Adipose tissue in diving animals: measuring the potential for gas exchange SMITH, MG*; WESTGATE, AJ; KOOPMAN, HN; Harvard University; UNC Wilmington; UNC Wilmington mollygablersmith@gmail.com Diving tetrapods are a biologically diverse group; however, they are all under similar constraints: oxygen limitation and increased hydrostatic pressure at depth. Adipose tissue […]
mCherry-pHLuorin Tagging Illuminates the Role of Light Organ pH Modulation in the Vibrio fischeri-Euprymna scolopes Symbiosis
Meeting Abstract 121-1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 mCherry-pHLuorin Tagging Illuminates the Role of Light Organ pH Modulation in the Vibrio fischeri–Euprymna scolopes Symbiosis PIPES, BL*; NISHIGUCHI, MK; New Mexico State University; New Mexico State University nish@nmsu.edu http://nishsymbiosislab.com The bioluminescent marine bacterium Vibrio fischeri has been used to study mechanisms of environmental specificity in mutualistic associations […]
Salinity effects on water and salt transport components in the intestine of Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus)
Meeting Abstract 121-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 Salinity effects on water and salt transport components in the intestine of Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) STARLING, JA*; GUATAM, S; HOWARD, LJ; MADSEN, SS; TIPSMARK, CK; UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, FAYETTEVILLE, AR; UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK, ODENSE, DENMARK jastanle@uark.edu Atlantic killifish is a hardy euryhaline teleost that thrives in […]
Legacy PCB Contamination Negatively Impacts Osmoregulatory Biomarkers in Pregnant Stingrays and their Embryos
Meeting Abstract 121-5 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45 Legacy PCB Contamination Negatively Impacts Osmoregulatory Biomarkers in Pregnant Stingrays and their Embryos LYONS, K*; WYNNE-EDWARDS, KE; Georgia Aquarium; University of Calgary klyons@georgiaaquarium.org Elasmobranchs utilize a unique osmoregulatory strategy based on urea as the main osmolyte. Because this strategy is energetically expensive, perturbations to homeostasis, such as that […]
It’s All About the Fluxes Temperature Influences Ion Transport and Toxicity in Aquatic Insects
Meeting Abstract 121-2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00 It’s All About the Fluxes: Temperature Influences Ion Transport and Toxicity in Aquatic Insects ORR, SE*; BUCHWALTER, DB; North Carolina State University; North Carolina State University seorr@ncsu.edu Many freshwater ecosystems are becoming saltier and/or warmer, but our understanding of how these factors interact and affect the physiology and […]
Electrogenic Sodium Transport by Insect Cation-Chloride Cotransporters
Meeting Abstract 121-4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 Electrogenic Sodium Transport by Insect Cation-Chloride Cotransporters? GILLEN, CM*; PIERMARINI, PM; ROMERO, MF; Kenyon College, Gambier, OH; The Ohio State University; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN gillenc@kenyon.edu Cation-chloride cotransporters (CCCs) regulate cell volume and intracellular chloride and contribute to transepithelial salt secretion and absorption. CCCs include the K-Cl, Na-Cl, […]
Aquaporin Expression in the Gill of Japanese Medaka
Meeting Abstract 121-6 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:45 – 12:00 Aquaporin Expression in the Gill of Japanese Medaka ELLIS, LV*; BOLLINGER, RJ; WEBER, HM; MADSEN, SS; TIPSMARK, CK; University of Arkansas; University of Arkansas and University of Southern Denmark; University of Arkansas; University of Southern Denmark; University of Arkansas lvellis@uark.edu Aquaporins (Aqps) are theorized to regulate cell volume […]
Tuna robotics impact of body flexibility and fin-fin interactions on swimming performance of a new tuna-inspired robotic platform
Meeting Abstract 120-2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 Tuna robotics: impact of body flexibility and fin-fin interactions on swimming performance of a new tuna-inspired robotic platform WHITE, CH*; LAUDER, GV; BART-SMITH, H; University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Harvard University, Cambridge; University of Virginia, Charlottesville chw8hq@virginia.edu The performance space of fish-like robotic swimmers is largely confined to tail […]
Tuna robotics design and control of an autonomous underwater vehicle inspired by tuna
Meeting Abstract 120-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00 Tuna robotics: design and control of an autonomous underwater vehicle inspired by tuna ZHU, JJ*; WAINWRIGHT, DK; LAUDER, GV; BART-SMITH, H; University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA jz8n@virginia.edu Design of bio-inspired autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) is […]
