Muscle Structure and Function Day: Thursday, Jan. 6, 08:00 – 12:00 Room: Royal Palm 1 Organizer(s): D. J. Ellerby, J. R. Hutchinson Session Author(s) Title 29 CARR, JA; ELLERBY, D; HOOGENDYK, TA; RUBENSON, J; MARSH, RL Differential Strain in an Architecturally Complex Muscle 29 HOOGENDYK, T.A.*; CARR, J.A.; HENRY, H.T.; RUBENSON, J.; MARSH, R.L. Mechanical […]

Regulatory Biology – Stress, Birds and Fish Day: Thursday, Jan. 6, 10:00 – 12:00 Room: Pacific 6/7 Organizer(s): K. Kelley Session Author(s) Title 28 BUSCH, D. S. *; BOYD, E.; WINGFIELD, J. C. Chronic, acute pulses of corticosterone alter body condition and timing of molt 28 WADA, H.; BREUNER, C.W.; WINGFIELD, J.C.; MOORE, I.T. Stress […]

Regulatory Biology – Testosterone Day: Thursday, Jan. 6, 08:00 – 09:40 Room: Pacific 6/7 Organizer(s): K. Kelley Session Author(s) Title 27 MOORE, Ignacio T; GOYMANN, Wolfgang; SCHEUERLEIN, Alexander; HIRSCHENHAUSER, Katharina; GRAFEN, Alan; WINGFIELD, John C Testosterone in tropical birds: How high and why? 27 BENOWITZ-FREDERICKS, Morgan; KITAYSKY, Alexander S.; HATCH, Scott A. Yolk androgens in […]

Sensory/Neurobiology Day: Thursday, Jan. 6, 08:00 – 12:00 Room: Pacific 4/5 Organizer(s): R. Cooper Session Author(s) Title 26 THEOBALD, JC; COATES, MM Visual processing in the box jellyfish, Charybdea 26 BLEVINS, E.L.*; JOHNSEN, S. Spatial vision in the echinoid genus Echinometra 26 SPRAYBERRY, Jordanna D. H. Response of descending visual interneurons in the hawkmoth Manduca […]

Complementary Symposium: Complex Life Histories Symposium in Honor of Larry McEdwards – Physiology and Symbiosis Day: Thursday, Jan. 6, 10:20 – 12:00 Room: Sunrise Organizer(s): R. J. Brodie Session Author(s) Title 25 HEYLAND, Andreas; BODNAROVA, M; MOROZ, LL Thyroid hormone like metabolism and function in complex life histories 25 BRODIE, R J Life on the […]

Complementary Symposium: Complex Life Histories Symposium in Honor of Larry McEdwards – Life History: Implications Day: Thursday, Jan. 6, 08:20 – 10:00 Room: Sunrise Organizer(s): B. Okamura Session Author(s) Title 24 OKAMURA, B.; TOPS, S. The evolution of life cycle complexity in myxozoans 24 MIGLIETTA, M.P.; CUNNINGHAM, C.W The role of the planktonic stage in […]

Behavior – Predator and Predator Avoidance Day: Thursday, Jan. 6, 08:00 – 12:00 Room: Pacific 3 Session Author(s) Title 23 GRANT, Jacqualine B Defensive behaviors affect caterpillar anatomy 23 PRATT, M.C.; GRASON, E.W. Do invasive species provide the opportunity to watch evolution in action in predator-prey interactions. 23 BOURDEAU, P.E. Integration of anti-predator behavior and […]

Biodiversity and Biogeography Day: Wednesday, Jan. 5, 13:00 – 15:20 Room: Royal Palm 5 Organizer(s): A. J. Kohn, D. A. Munson Session Author(s) Title 22 KOHN, A.J.; DUDA, T.F. Jr. Hyperdiverse genera: Macroevolutionary and Macroecological Perspectives on Tropical Marine Superclades 22 WAINWRIGHT, P.C. Morphological similarity is not limiting in labrid fishes: global diversity patterns on […]

Evo-Devo: Character Development and Evolution I Day: Wednesday, Jan. 5, 13:20 – 15:00 Room: Royal Palm 4 Organizer(s): C. C. Babbitt, B. Davidson Session Author(s) Title 21 BABBITT, C.C.; PATEL, N.H. Developmental phylogenetics of the Malacostraca (Crustacea): using development to construct phylogeny 21 BANBURY, B.L.*; MAGLIA, A.M. Comparative cranial development of premetamorphic pelobatid tadpoles (Anura: […]

Development – Morphogenesis and Comparative Development Day: Wednesday, Jan. 5, 13:00 – 15:00 Room: Royal Palm 3 Organizer(s): A. D. Briscoe Session Author(s) Title 20 SPAETHE, Johannes; BRISCOE, Adriana* D. Ultraviolet opsin molecular characterization and expression: Three ommatidial subtypes in the retina and a new photoreceptor organ in the brains of bees 20 NORTHCUTT, R.G. […]