Energetics Day: Thursday, Jan. 5, 8:00-10:00 AM Room: Ballroom B Organizer(s): Christopher Guglielmo, Victoria Gibbs Session Author(s) Title 30 GUGLIELMO, C.G.*; GERSON, A.R. The effects of high carbohydrate versus high protein diet on body composition, endurance flight capacity and fuel mixture in a migratory songbird 30 CONTRERAS, H.L.*; DAVIDOWITZ, G. The effect of nectar sugar […]

Thermobiology I: Thermal Limits and Stress Day: Wednesday, Jan. 4, 8:00 AM-Noon Room: Ballroom C1 Organizer(s): Michael Darnell, Dawn Vaughn Session Author(s) Title 3 FLY, E.K.*; HILBISH, T.J. Comparative physiological energetics of the blue mussel species in response to increased temperatures 3 FIELDS, L.G.*; DEVRIES, A.L. Ecological physiology of the Antarctic Trematomus fishes: effect of […]

Evo-devo: Cell Differentiation Day: Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1:00-3:00 PM Room: Room 13 Organizer(s): Yale Passamaneck Session Author(s) Title 29 PASSAMANECK, Y.J.*; SCHIEMANN, S.; MARTINDALE, M.Q.; HEJNOL, A. Regulation of larval chaetogenesis in the brachiopod Terebratalia tranversa by Notch/Delta signaling 29 MATUS, D.Q.*; YANG, M.; CHANG, E.; SHERWOOD, D.R. Anchor cell invasion across the Nematoda: a […]

Comparative Genomics Day: Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1:20-3:00 PM Room: Room 12 Organizer(s): Greg Ragland, Courtney Babbitt Session Author(s) Title 28 RAGLAND, Gregory J.*; HAHN, Daniel A. Comparative functional genomics of diapause: common physiological pathways and their connections with stress responses. 28 GREENWOLD, MJ*; SAWYER, RH Characterization and expression profiles of beta (β)-keratins in the American […]

Tribute to Steve Morris & David Towle Day: Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1:00-3:00 PM Room: Rooms 10/11 Organizer(s): Bob Roer Session Author(s) Title 27 WILLIAMS, T.M.*; WOLFE, L.L.; DAVIS, T.R.; KENDALL, T.; RICHTER, B.; ELKAIM, G.; WILMERS, C. Energetics and Mechanics of Mountain Lions: A step by step analysis for carnivore conservation 27 FREDERICH, M.*; TOOMBS, […]

Development: Evolutionary Developmental Biology Day: Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1:00-3:00 PM Room: Room 3 Organizer(s): Ariel Chipman Session Author(s) Title 26 WEISBROD, Anat; CHIPMAN, Ariel* The origin of insect A/P axis determination pathways – insights from the holometabolous milkweed bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus 26 SANTAGATA, Scott Revaluating spiral-like cell cleavage patterns during the embryonic development of phoronids […]

Small Scale Flows and Function Day: Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1:00-2:40 PM Room: Room 1 Organizer(s): Matthew Reidenbach Session Author(s) Title 25 VOLKENBORN, N*; CHENNU, A; MATSUI, GYM; POLERECKY, L; WETHEY, DS; WOODIN, SA Bioirrigation revisited: Infaunal hydraulic activities and porewater advection in marine sediments 25 REIDENBACH, M.A.*; WHITMAN, E.R. Benthic flow environments impacting larval recruitment […]

Structure & Mechanical Design: Locomotion Day: Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1:00-3:00 PM Room: Club North Organizer(s): Marianne Porter Session Author(s) Title 24 CHOUDHURY, U.*; DUDEK, D.M. Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Cockroach Resilin 24 PORTER, M.E.*; DIAZ, C; LONG, J.H. Jr Regional Variation in the Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Shark Vertebral Columns 24 NOWROOZI, Bryan N*; BRAINERD, […]

Social Behavior Day: Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1:00-3:00 PM Room: Club South Organizer(s): Michele Nishiguchi Session Author(s) Title 23 CASTLE, Wendy; NISHIGUCHI, Michele K.* Language barriers among bacteria: Cooperation and cheating in a squid-Vibrio symbiosis 23 WEHRLE, B.A.*; ESPINOZA, R.E. Why do lizards lounge? The role of social aggregations in exchanging microbial communities among hatchling Green […]

Sticky and Fast Day: Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1:00-3:00 PM Room: Ballroom C3 Organizer(s): Adam Summers Session Author(s) Title 22 HAGEY, Travis Variation in Stickiness: Using the Weibull Distribution to Quantify Adhesion across Geckos 22 WAINWRIGHT, D/K*; KLEINTEICH, T; GORB, S/N; KLEINTEICH, A; SUMMERS, A/P These Dead Fish Really Suck: Adhesion performance of the Northern Clingfish […]