Meeting Abstract P1-212 Saturday, Jan. 4 Convergent and Constructive Craniofacial Trait Evolution in Three Cave-Dwelling Populations of Astyanax Mexicanus BERNING, D/J*; POWERS, A/K; GROSS, J/B; University of Cincinnati; Harvard Medical School; University of Cincinnati berninde@gmail.com The Mexican tetra, Astyanax mexicanus, has evolved a number of regressive (pigmentation and eye loss) and constructive (enhanced lateral line and gustatory […]
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Contrast Sensitivity and Spatial Resolution in the Trinidadian Guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
Meeting Abstract P1-105 Saturday, Jan. 4 Contrast Sensitivity and Spatial Resolution in the Trinidadian Guppy (Poecilia reticulata) SOLIE, SE*; JOHNSEN, S; Duke University; Duke University sarah.solie@duke.edu Female Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata) are known to assess male sexual signals on the basis of pattern elements that vary in color, size, and contrast. While color vision in guppies has […]
Comparison of Parasite Occurrence Between Three Native and one Non-native Palaemon Species of Grass Shrimp
Meeting Abstract P1-150 Saturday, Jan. 4 Comparison of Parasite Occurrence Between Three Native and one Non-native Palaemon Species of Grass Shrimp SEMANCHIK, P*; BERGEY, L; LABAR, J; RITCHIE, L; HORVATH, T; Centenary University; Centenary University; Centenary University; Centenary University; Centenary University pier.semanchik@centenaryuniversity.edu The presence of parasites in four species of Palaemon grass shrimp were investigated from four […]
Comparing Functional Traits in Feeding Morphologies of Hybrid Sunfish
Meeting Abstract P1-226 Saturday, Jan. 4 Comparing Functional Traits in Feeding Morphologies of Hybrid Sunfish CHENNAULT , M*; MARTINEZ , C; WAINWRIGHT , P; Howard Univeristy ; University of California, Davis ; University of California, Davis ; Howard University; Howard University; Howard University; Howard University machennault@yahoo.com Hybridization between species is a common occurrence in nature that has […]
Comparative developmental expression of neural crest genes in the blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus
Meeting Abstract P1-7 Saturday, Jan. 4 Comparative developmental expression of neural crest genes in the blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus PHELPS, AN*; LUC, HM; GROSS, JB; University of Cincinnati phelpsas@ucmail.uc.edu The neural crest is a transient embryonic tissue giving rise to diverse cell types including melanocytes, peripheral and enteric cells, neurons and glia, smooth muscle cells, cartilage, […]
Comparative body shapes of amphidromous goby fishes living in different predator regimes
Meeting Abstract P1-192 Saturday, Jan. 4 Comparative body shapes of amphidromous goby fishes living in different predator regimes GRINER, JG*; DIAMOND, KM; BLOB, RW; Clemson Univ.; Clemson Univ.; Clemson Univ. jggrine@g.clemson.edu The evolution of morphological specializations across prey species might be driven by differences in the predators that species encounter. Species that are separated geographically often experience […]
Comparative analysis of developmental mechanisms and their plasticity with regard to changes in the environment derived species versus the pencil urchin, Eucidaris tribuloides
Meeting Abstract P1-8 Saturday, Jan. 4 Comparative analysis of developmental mechanisms and their plasticity with regard to changes in the environment: derived species versus the pencil urchin, Eucidaris tribuloides. ROMANO, L*; BROADY, C; JI, K; MADAR, M; SCOGGINS, N; WONG, M; Denison University romanol@denison.edu We use the sea urchin as a model system to explore the evolution […]
Color Vision in Nymphalid Butterfly, Adelpha fessonia
Meeting Abstract P1-99 Saturday, Jan. 4 Color Vision in Nymphalid Butterfly, Adelpha fessonia DANG, A*; BERNARD, GD; OLGUIN, AR; MACIAS-MUNOZ, A; LAWRENCE, JP; HILL, RI; MULLEN, SP; BRISCOE, AD; University of California, Irvine; University of Washington, Seattle; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine; University of […]
Circularly Polarized Light Reflectance of and Wing Interference Patterns from Insects
Meeting Abstract P1-93 Saturday, Jan. 4 Circularly Polarized Light Reflectance of and Wing Interference Patterns from Insects BAGGE, LE*; GOLDSTEIN, DH; LYONS, BA; WEHLING, MF; Air Force Research Lab, Eglin, FL and University of FL, Shalimar, FL; Air Force Research Lab, Eglin, FL; Air Force Research Lab, Eglin, FL; Air Force Research Lab, Eglin, FL laura.elizabeth.bagge@gmail.com Certain […]
Chronological ages of the coelacanths Latimeria chalumnae and Axelrodichthys araripensis by comparing ages from scales and bones
Meeting Abstract P1-209 Saturday, Jan. 4 Chronological ages of the coelacanths Latimeria chalumnae and Axelrodichthys araripensis by comparing ages from scales and bones NEWBREY, MG*; WOOLFOLK, FR; MARTíN-ABAD, H; MAISEY, JG; Department of Biology, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA; Department of Biology, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA; Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Paleontology Department, American Museum […]
