Meeting Abstract P2-20  Sunday, Jan. 5  Seasonal Variation in Oxidative Stress for Zebra Mussels Exposed to an Acute Thermal Challenge PORTER, NA*; JOST, JA; Bradley University nporter@mail.bradley.edu Since being introduced to the US, the invasive zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, has spread rapidly and caused extensive damage by harming native species, altering water quality, and biofouling hard surfaces. […]

Meeting Abstract P2-107  Sunday, Jan. 5  Scrumptious Sargassum: Feeding Preferences of Pugettia producta FARR, D*; DOBKOWSKI, K; University of Southern California and Friday Harbor Labs; Bates College and Friday Harbor Labs dfarr@usc.edu Invasive wireweed (Sargassum muticum) may be causing changes in the distribution and abundance of native bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) beds in the Salish Sea. S. […]

Meeting Abstract P2-96  Sunday, Jan. 5  Scaling of Lunge Feeding Kinematics in Baleen Whales GOUGH, WT*; CADE, DE; POTVIN, J; KAHANE-RAPPORT, SR; GOLDBOGEN, JA; Stanford University; University of California, Santa Cruz; Saint Louis University; Stanford University; Stanford University wgough@stanford.edu Although gigantic body size and obligate filter feeding mechanisms have evolved in multiple independent vertebrate lineages (mammals and […]

Meeting Abstract P2-149  Sunday, Jan. 5  Salinity Responses of the Desert Shrubs Isocoma acradenia and Larrea tridentata IBARRA, JN*; WHITTEMORE, KS; NAQUIN, TE; SILVA, MA; CHO, A; TEEPLE, JB; SCHENK, HJ; MOCKO, K; BURNAFORD, JL; HOESE, WJ; California State University, Fullerton jennifer.ibarra@csu.fullerton.edu Desert organisms are great for studying adaptive responses to high-stress environments. For example, desert plants […]

Meeting Abstract P2-221  Sunday, Jan. 5  Running endurance after leg loss in cockroaches SAINTSING, AJ*; FULL, RJ; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley andrew_saintsing@berkeley.edu Cockroaches show remarkable robustness to leg loss, but locomotion is more energetically costly. Previously, we discovered that the loss of one and both middle legs increased the cost of locomotion for […]

Meeting Abstract P2-208  Sunday, Jan. 5  Rising Ocean Temperatures Affect Red and White Muscle Recruitment in Fish Species HATCHER, M*; FLORENDO, J; MAIA, A; Rhode Island College; University of Rhode Island; Rhode Island College mhatcher_1915@email.ric.edu We evaluated the recruitment of red and white muscles of four Narragansett Bay fish species – summer flounder, winter flounder, black sea […]

Meeting Abstract P2-135  Sunday, Jan. 5  Red-light activated neuronal control with an optimized mammalian expression vector VALADEZ, J*; WILLIAMS, C; BEAUDOIN, G; Trinity University jullianvaladez@gmail.com Optogenetics is the process by which a light-operated ion channel is expressed in neurons to enable photon-activation of action potential firing in neurons. This project identified mechanisms of innovation in the usage […]

Meeting Abstract P2-41  Sunday, Jan. 5  Reconciling Anatomical and Physiological Models of Feeding Biomechanics Through Evolution in Centrarchid Fishes BYRNE, MZ*; ROSENBLOOM, JE; BHALODI, JA; GIGNAC, PM; GIDMARK, NJ; Knox College, Galesburg, IL; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN and Knox College, Galesburg, IL; Knox College, Galesburg, IL; Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK; Knox College, […]

Meeting Abstract P2-214  Sunday, Jan. 5  Quantifying the compliance of the millipede body while traversing irregular terrain UNSWORTH, CK*; ASTLEY, HC; University of Akron; University of Akron cku3@zips.uakron.edu Navigating obstacles in terrestrial environments poses demands upon and animal’s stability, traction, and propulsion. Legged animals often clear relatively small obstacles by stepping over them. Alternatively, myriapods have low […]

Meeting Abstract P2-238  Sunday, Jan. 5  Prevalence of Microsporidia and Wolbachia infection in the amphipod Gammarus fasciatus ORTIZ, T.E*; CHANDLER, C; SUNY Oswego tortiz2@oswego.edu Microsporidia and Wolbachia are two different kinds of endosymbionts that can be found in various arthropod hosts, and can cause severe reproductive changes and affect population ratios. Wolbachia is a rather common endosymbiotic […]