Investigating How Ecological Traits Influence the Evolution and Diversity of Armadillo Armor

Meeting Abstract P2-54  Sunday, Jan. 5  Investigating How Ecological Traits Influence the Evolution and Diversity of Armadillo Armor STAPP, C*; STANKOWICH, T; PAIG-TRAN, M; CSU Long Beach; CSU Long Beach; CSU Fullerton caitlin.stapp@student.csulb.edu Various selective pressures have undoubtedly influenced the adaptive radiation of defense mechanisms across taxa. While the correlates that favor the evolution of morphological defenses […]

Intraspecific Variation in Lizard Sperm and Testis Morphology

Meeting Abstract P2-30  Sunday, Jan. 5  Intraspecific Variation in Lizard Sperm and Testis Morphology CARSON, IR*; HALL, HR; KAHRL, AF; JOHNSON, MA; Trinity University, San Antonio; University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Stockholm University, Sweden icarson@trinity.edu The production of functional sperm is the primary task of the testis, yet we know relatively little about the relationship between testis architecture […]

Interactive effects of oxygen and temperature on physiology and behavior of the splash pool copepod Tigriopus californicus

Meeting Abstract P2-169  Sunday, Jan. 5  Interactive effects of oxygen and temperature on physiology and behavior of the splash pool copepod Tigriopus californicus CUEVAS-SANCHEZ, A.Y*; MOESER, E; BUHL, K; DINH, K.V; DOWD, W.W; Washington State University; University of California, Los Angeles; Washington State Univ; Washington State Univ; Washington State Univ a.cuevas-sanchez@wsu.edu Splash pools along rocky coastlines experience […]

Insights into the Evolutionary History of Lamprophiid Snakes from Vertebral Morphology Using Computed Tomography

Meeting Abstract P2-27  Sunday, Jan. 5  Insights into the Evolutionary History of Lamprophiid Snakes from Vertebral Morphology Using Computed Tomography TUNNELL WILSON, W/T*; JACKSON, K; JACOBS, J/L; SEKITS, N; SMITH, E/N; Whitman College; Whitman College; University of Texas at Arlington; Whitman College; University of Texas at Arlington tunnelwt@whitman.edu Understanding snake vertebrae is essential to understanding snake evolution. […]

Inhibition pattern of testicular steroidogenesis by dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) during chronic and acute exposure

Meeting Abstract P2-71  Sunday, Jan. 5  Inhibition pattern of testicular steroidogenesis by dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) during chronic and acute exposure MOLINA, EM*; MENDONCA, MT; Auburn University ; Auburn University emm0044@auburn.edu Persistent organic pollutants, such as dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), can remain in the environment at sub-lethal levels for decades. Analysis of soil from a DDT abatement site (Redstone Arsenal, a […]

Incentive Contrast vs Optimal Foraging in Honey Bee Decision Making

Meeting Abstract P2-95  Sunday, Jan. 5  Incentive Contrast vs Optimal Foraging in Honey Bee Decision Making FLETCHER, SJ*; DE-JESUS SOTO, MG; ABRAMSON, CI; BARTHELL, J; PETANIDOU, T; TSCHEULIN, T; GIRAY, T; SE Ok St Univ; Univ of Puerto Rico; Ok State Univ; Univ of Central Ok; Univ of the Aegean; Univ of the Aegean; Univ of Puerto […]

Implication of Choice of Burrow Location in the Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel ( Ictidomys tridecemlineatus)

Meeting Abstract P2-104  Sunday, Jan. 5  Implication of Choice of Burrow Location in the Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel ( Ictidomys tridecemlineatus) ARMSTRONG, TBK*; DAVIS, E; DICKERSON, H; HEALY, JE; Austin College, Sherman, TX taqwaarmstrong@gmail.com Thirteen-lined ground squirrels (TLGS) range from Texas to Canada, but recently there are fewer colonies in the most southern portion of their range, possibly […]

Impact of wave intensity on Mytilus californianus byssal thread strength

Meeting Abstract P2-231  Sunday, Jan. 5  Impact of wave intensity on Mytilus californianus byssal thread strength MILLER, FM*; GELLER, JB; KAHN, AS; CONNOLLY, TP; Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing, CA; Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing, CA; Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing, CA; Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing, CA fmiller@mlml.calstate.edu The rocky intertidal zone […]

Immunohistochemical Localization of aeCCC2 in Aedes aegypti Larvae

Meeting Abstract P2-145  Sunday, Jan. 5  Immunohistochemical Localization of aeCCC2 in Aedes aegypti Larvae DUONG, P; RILEY, GF; ROMERO, MF; PIERMARINI, PM; GILLEN, CM*; Kenyon College, Gambier, OH; Kenyon College, Gambier, OH; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; The Ohio State University; Kenyon College, Gambier, OH gillenc@kenyon.edu The genome of Aedes aegypti contains three genes with sequence similarity to […]

Immunohistochemical Analysis of Synaptic Proteins During Regeneration

Meeting Abstract P2-116  Sunday, Jan. 5  Immunohistochemical Analysis of Synaptic Proteins During Regeneration DANG, H*; MARTINEZ ACOSTA, V; Univ. of the Incarnate Word; Univ. of the Incarnate Word hdang@student.uiwtx.edu The freshwater annelid Lumbriculus variegatus regenerates from as little as three body segments (Martinez-Acosta and Zoran, 2015). Recent electrophysiological studies demonstrate recovery of function as early as 24hr […]

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