Meeting Abstract 37-5 Sunday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15 Changes in central Texas fossil herpetofauna LEDESMA, D*; KEMP, M; University of Texas, Austin; University of Texas, Austin ledesma-david@utexas.edu In the face of modern climate change and worldwide biodiversity loss, it is imperative that we work to better understand the impacts that environmental changes can have on extant […]
Archives: Abstracts
A New, Small Arboreal Reptile from the Upper Permian of Tanzania
Meeting Abstract 37-2 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30 A New, Small Arboreal Reptile from the Upper Permian of Tanzania STOCKER, MR*; NESBITT, SJ; ANGIELCZYK, K; SIDOR, C; FORTNER, J; OLROYD, S; LUNGMUS, J; SMITH, R; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Field Museum; University of Washington; Southern Methodist University; University of Washington; University of Chicago; University of the […]
The Resolution Solution Increasing Nodal Support in the Problematic Phylogeny for a Large Adaptive Radiation of Papuan Asterophryne Frogs
Meeting Abstract 36-1 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:15 The Resolution Solution: Increasing Nodal Support in the Problematic Phylogeny for a Large Adaptive Radiation of Papuan Asterophryne Frogs HILL, EC*; JARMAN, MJ; BUTLER, MA; University of Hawaii; University of Hawaii; University of Hawaii hille7@hawaii.edu With over 300 species, the Asterophryinae subfamily is the largest part of the […]
Systematics and Biogeography of the African Slippery Frogs (genus Conraua), Including the World’s Largest Living Frog
Meeting Abstract 36-2 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30 Systematics and Biogeography of the African Slippery Frogs (genus Conraua), Including the World’s Largest Living Frog BLACKBURN, DC*; NIELSEN, SV; BAREJ, M; RöDEL, MO; University of Florida, Gainesville; University of Florida, Gainesville; Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin; Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin dblackburn@flmnh.ufl.edu http://www.blackburnlab.org The African slippery frogs (genus Conraua) contain […]
Mitonuclear Discordance in the North American corn snakes (Pantherophis guttatus complex)
Meeting Abstract 36-3 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45 Mitonuclear Discordance in the North American corn snakes (Pantherophis guttatus complex) MARSHALL, TL*; DAVIS, DR; HILLIS, DM; University of Texas at Austin; University of Texas Rio Grande Rio Grande Valley; University of Texas at Austin thomm80@utexas.edu Mitochondrial markers have been widely used over the past 30 years to […]
Mechanisms Driving Venom Gene Regulation in Rattlesnakes Revealed Through Integrative Analyses of Genome Structure and Function
Meeting Abstract 36-5 Sunday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15 Mechanisms Driving Venom Gene Regulation in Rattlesnakes Revealed Through Integrative Analyses of Genome Structure and Function. PERRY, BW*; SCHIELD, DR; MACKESSY, SP; CASTOE, TA; University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, TX; University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, TX; University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO; University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, TX […]
Genomic Signatures of Selection Detection Across the Order Crocodylia
Meeting Abstract 36-4 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00 Genomic Signatures of Selection Detection Across the Order Crocodylia OSMANSKI, AB*; JOHNSON, M; GONGORA, J; DENSMORE III , LD; RAY, DA; Texas Tech University, Dept of Biological Sciences, Lubbock, TX; Texas Tech University, Dept of Biological Sciences, Lubbock, TX; University of Sydney, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Sydney, […]
Differential Gene Expression to heat or fire ant envenomation in Sceloporus undulatus
Meeting Abstract 36-6 Sunday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30 Differential Gene Expression to heat or fire ant envenomation in Sceloporus undulatus SIMPSON, DY*; TELEMECO, R; LANGKILDE, T; SCHWARTZ, TS; Auburn University ; California State University, Fresno; Pennsylvania State University; Auburn University dys0004@tigermail.auburn.edu Environmental stressors can negatively affect an organism’s performance, survival, growth rate, and ultimately its fitness. […]
Stem Cell Markers Reveal Conservation of Tooth and Hair Regeneration
Meeting Abstract 35-8 Sunday, Jan. 5 09:45 – 10:00 Stem Cell Markers Reveal Conservation of Tooth and Hair Regeneration SQUARE, TA; University of California, Berkeley square@colorado.edu Vertebrates interact directly with their environment largely through their epithelia. To enhance these interactions, most vertebrates deploy various accessory structures in these high-contact regions of their bodies, called epithelial appendages. These […]
Shark Dermal Denticles Loss and Regeneration Patterns Vary with Body Position and Ecotype
Meeting Abstract 35-7 Sunday, Jan. 5 09:30 – 09:45 Shark Dermal Denticles: Loss and Regeneration Patterns Vary with Body Position and Ecotype COLOMBERO, CR*; WAINWRIGHT, DK; LAUDER, GV; Harvard University; Yale University; Harvard University crcolombero@college.harvard.edu Dermal denticles – the characteristic scale-type of sharks – are tooth-like structures embedded in the skin. Observation of denticles in a diversity […]
