Meeting Abstract P1-260.5 Saturday, Jan. 4 Impacts of Ultraviolet Light Exposure on the Activity of Antioxidant Enzymes in the Coelomocytes of the Sea Urchins Lytechinus variegatus and Arbacia punctulata ARLINGHAUS, K; CHALLENER, R*; Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY; Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY rchallener@bellarmine.edu Many sea urchins play important ecological roles in their environments, and it is important to […]
Archives: Abstracts
Impact of habitat type and disturbance level on golden-crowned sifaka (Propithecus tattersalli) fecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels
Meeting Abstract P1-253 Saturday, Jan. 4 Impact of habitat type and disturbance level on golden-crowned sifaka (Propithecus tattersalli) fecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels SEMEL, MA*; RATOVOSON, JC; MOORE, IT; Virginia Tech; University of Antananarivo ; Virginia Tech merak91@vt.edu Madagascar is one of the world’s “richest” biodiversity hotspots with many endemic and threatened species and yet the island is […]
Impact of Leg Loss on Rotating Prey Strikes in Flattie Spiders of Genus Karaops
Meeting Abstract P1-184 Saturday, Jan. 4 Impact of Leg Loss on Rotating Prey Strikes in “Flattie” Spiders of Genus Karaops QUIMBY, K*; CREWS, SC; SPAGNA, JC; William Paterson University quimbyk1@student.wpunj.edu Spiders in the family Selenopidae, commonly called “flatties,”- have been characterized as having the fastest rotational prey strikes of any animal. Previous work developed a model of […]
If fish could talk Using cartoons and comics to disseminate and enhance science literacy
Meeting Abstract P1-234 Saturday, Jan. 4 If fish could talk: Using cartoons and comics to disseminate and enhance science literacy BUTLER, JM; WAYNE, CR*; MARUSKA, KP; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge cwayne1@lsu.edu Hi everyone! My name is Burt. I’m a cichlid fish from the Maruska lab at […]
Identifying potential molecular thermosensors in Antarctic notothenioid fishes
Meeting Abstract P1-116 Saturday, Jan. 4 Identifying potential molecular thermosensors in Antarctic notothenioid fishes YORK, JM*; ZAKON, HH; University of Texas at Austin; University of Texas at Austin juliayork@utexas.edu http://juliamyork.com Notothenioid fishes are the primary taxon of fishes in the Southern Ocean. The Southern Ocean surrounds Antarctica and is isolated by topography, currents, and thermal environment: the […]
Hyoid kinematics during swallowing effects of different vagus nerve lesions in infant pigs
Meeting Abstract P1-221 Saturday, Jan. 4 Hyoid kinematics during swallowing: effects of different vagus nerve lesions in infant pigs LAMMERS, AR*; GOULD, FDH; DING, P; GERMAN, RZ; Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH; Rowan University, Stratford, NJ; John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH a.Lammers13@csuohio.edu Swallowing is an important and complex activity, requiring precise […]
How useful are extant tetrapods as analogues for non-mammalian synapsid posture
Meeting Abstract P1-56 Saturday, Jan. 4 How useful are extant tetrapods as analogues for non-mammalian synapsid posture? ABBOTT, CP*; LOCKWOOD, R; SUES, H-D; HUNT, G; ANGIELCZYK, KD; The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; The Field Museum, Chicago, IL cpabbott@uchicago.edu Reconstructing non-mammalian synapsid posture usually […]
How conspicuous are peacock eyespots and other colorful feathers in the eyes of mammalian predators
Meeting Abstract P1-97 Saturday, Jan. 4 How conspicuous are peacock eyespots and other colorful feathers in the eyes of mammalian predators? KANE, SA; WANG, Y*; FANG, R; LU, Y; DAKIN, R; Haverford College, Haverford PA USA; Haverford College, Haverford PA USA; Haverford College, Haverford PA USA; Haverford College, Haverford PA USA; Carleton University, Ottawa Ontario Canada wangyuchao1995@gmail.com […]
Host-Microbiome Associations in Livebearing Fishes Adapted to Sulfidic Environments
Meeting Abstract P1-50 Saturday, Jan. 4 Host-Microbiome Associations in Livebearing Fishes Adapted to Sulfidic Environments WILSON, EJ*; DELICH, C; TOBLER, M; LEE, STM; ZEGLIN, LH; Kansas State University; Kansas State University; Kansas State University; Kansas State University; Kansas State University libbywilson719@gmail.com In metazoans, complex microbial communities are found throughout epithelial tissues and influence host growth rate, life […]
Host Identity and Symbiotic Association Affects the Genetic and Functional Diversity of the Clownfish-Hosting Sea Anemone Microbiome
Meeting Abstract P1-268 Saturday, Jan. 4 Host Identity and Symbiotic Association Affects the Genetic and Functional Diversity of the Clownfish-Hosting Sea Anemone Microbiome TITUS, BM; LAROCHE, RAS*; RODRíGUEZ, E; WIRSHING, H; MEYER, CP; American Museum of Natural History, New York City; Rice University, Houston; American Museum of Natural History, New York City; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; Smithsonian […]
