Meeting Abstract P2-18 Sunday, Jan. 5 Characterizing the Digestive Microbiome of Antarctic Sea Stars CLINE, NW*; BROTHERS, CJ; MORROW, CD; CURTIS, MD; ANDERSON, SM; AMSLER, CD; SHILLING, AJ; MCCLINTOCK, JB; Walla Walla University; Walla Walla University; University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Walla Walla University; University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of South […]
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Changes in Saccular Hair Cell Density During Ontogeny of the Plainfin Midshipman Fish
Meeting Abstract P2-112 Sunday, Jan. 5 Changes in Saccular Hair Cell Density During Ontogeny of the Plainfin Midshipman Fish LOZIER, NR*; SISNEROS , JA; University of Washington; University of Washington nlozier@uw.edu Plainfin midshipman fish (Porichthys notatus) are a marine teleost species that relies on the production and reception of acoustic communication signals for mating, and therefore […]
Central oxytocin and vasopressin receptor distributions in the house mouse, Mus domesticus, and non-commensal congeners, M spretus and M spicilegus
Meeting Abstract P2-117 Sunday, Jan. 5 Central oxytocin and vasopressin receptor distributions in the house mouse, Mus domesticus, and non-commensal congeners, M. spretus and M. spicilegus JOHNSTON, M*; FINTON, C; BRASS, K; OPHIR, AG; CAMPBELL, P; Oklahoma State University, Department of Integrative Biology, Stillwater, OK; Cornell University, Department of Psychology, Ithaca, NY; Oklahoma State University, Department of […]
Capital Breeding In a Diapausing Copepod a Transcriptomics Analysis
Meeting Abstract P2-64 Sunday, Jan. 5 Capital Breeding In a Diapausing Copepod: a Transcriptomics Analysis RONCALLI, V*; CIESLAK, MC; HOPCROFT, RR; LENZ, PH; University of Barcelona, Spain ; University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, USA ; University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USA; University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, USA roncalli@ub.edu In highly-seasonal and food-limited environments, life histories have evolved strategies […]
Can problem-solving during natural foraging give insight into behavioural innovation by the American Lobster, Homarus americanus
Meeting Abstract P2-100 Sunday, Jan. 5 Can problem-solving during natural foraging give insight into behavioural innovation by the American Lobster, Homarus americanus? HODGSON, ML*; WEBBER, RL; MCGAW, IJ; WYETH, RC; St. Francis Xavier University; St. Francis Xavier University; Memorial University; St. Francis Xavier University x2016pkc@stfx.ca Phenotypic plasticity is a key adaptation for organisms facing a variable environment. […]
Building a mechanical model of a tiny suction feeder to explore its performance landscape
Meeting Abstract P2-234 Sunday, Jan. 5 Building a mechanical model of a tiny suction feeder to explore its performance landscape SINGH, K*; HIDALGO, F; BERG, O; LAW, D; MüLLER, UK ; California State University, Fresno; University of California, Berkley krizmasingh@mail.fresnostate.edu Bladderworts, aquatic carnivorous plants, use specialized traps (with a mouth opening of about 0.2mm in diameter) to […]
Brood Incubation May Provide Reciprocal Thermal Benefits for Worker Bumble Bees
Meeting Abstract P2-165 Sunday, Jan. 5 Brood Incubation May Provide Reciprocal Thermal Benefits for Worker Bumble Bees KEAVENY, EC*; DILLON, ME; University of Wyoming; University of Wyoming ekeaveny@uwyo.edu Bumble bees are well-known heterotherms, able to regulate high body temperatures by taking advantage of heat generation from highly active thoracic muscles. Facultative shunting of heat between thorax and […]
Bonytail, the Arizona tuna, convergence in muscle and tendon anatomy in scombrids and Gila cypha
Meeting Abstract P2-211 Sunday, Jan. 5 Bonytail, the Arizona tuna, convergence in muscle and tendon anatomy in scombrids and Gila cypha KIMBALL, D*; MINICOZZI, M; GIBB, A; Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona; Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota ; Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona dsk55@nau.edu Bonytail (Gila elegans) are an Arizona native endangered species that have unusual morphology […]
Biomechanical modelling of tetrapods the structural and functional adaptation from aquatic to terrestrial life
Meeting Abstract P2-193 Sunday, Jan. 5 Biomechanical modelling of tetrapods: the structural and functional adaptation from aquatic to terrestrial life CHEVALIER-HORGAN, C*; PIERCE, SE; HUTCHINSON, JR; DIOGO, R; MOLNAR, JL; NYITCOM; Harvard University; Royal Veterinary College; Howard University; NYITCOM cchevali@nyit.edu The evolution of hindlimb bone morphology, muscle attachments, and joint geometry in the tetrapod lineage tells a […]
Benefits of Rapid Cold Hardening at Sublethal Temperatures in Drosophila melanogaster
Meeting Abstract P2-163 Sunday, Jan. 5 Benefits of Rapid Cold Hardening at Sublethal Temperatures in Drosophila melanogaster UNFRIED, LN*; TEETS, NM; University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY laura.unfried@uky.edu Rapid cold hardening (RCH) is a type of phenotypic plasticity in which a short period of chilling increases tolerance to otherwise lethal temperatures. While RCH […]
