Thirty-five genes found upregulated in Berghia stephanieae distal cerata

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P17-7  Sat Jan 2  Thirty-five genes found upregulated in Berghia stephanieae distal cerata Bigasin, AR*; Goodheart, JA; Lyons, DC; University of California, San Diego abigasin@ucsd.edu Nematocysts are specialized stinging organelles made only by cnidarians to fend off predators or […]

Tendon development in lamprey and its implications for vertebrate morphological evolution

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P17-12  Sat Jan 2  Tendon development in lamprey and its implications for vertebrate morphological evolution Brewer, ME*; Root, ZR; Medeiros, DM; University of Colorado Boulder; University of Colorado Boulder; University of Colorado Boulder brewermargaux@gmail.com Tendons mediate muscular-skeletal junctions in […]

Species-specific roles of Sox10 in the neural crest gene regulatory network

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P17-1  Sat Jan 2  Species-specific roles of Sox10 in the neural crest gene regulatory network Camacho-Avila, AC*; Rogers, CD; California State University Northridge ; UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine alexis.avila.141@my.csun.edu http://alexis.avila.141@my.csun.edu Species-specific roles of Sox10 in the neural […]

Investigating the roles of the canonical Wnt and Notch signaling pathways in establishment of the tardigrade anteroposterior axis

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P17-4  Sat Jan 2  Investigating the roles of the canonical Wnt and Notch signaling pathways in establishment of the tardigrade anteroposterior axis Chavarria, RA*; Smith, FW; Univeristy of North Florida; University of North Florida n01391506@unf.edu http://franksmith.domains.unf.edu The canonical Wnt […]

Investigating the mechanism by which the class IV POU transcription factor regulates the maturation of distinct mechanoreceptor cell types in Cnidaria

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P17-5  Sat Jan 2  Investigating the mechanism by which the class IV POU transcription factor regulates the maturation of distinct mechanoreceptor cell types in Cnidaria Apulu, NJ; University of Arkansas napulu@uark.edu The class IV POU homeodomain transcription factor (POU-IV […]

Hedgehog signaling pathway in penaeid shrimp Developmental expression and evolution of splice junctions

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P17-8  Sat Jan 2  Hedgehog signaling pathway in penaeid shrimp: Developmental expression and evolution of splice junctions Hertzler, PL*; DeBoer, RA; Central Michigan University; Central Michigan University hertz1pl@cmich.edu Penaeid shrimp embryos undergo holoblastic division, gastrulation by invagination, and limb […]

Filling in the gaps Fibroblast growth factor 10 induced intercalary regeneration in salamanders

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P17-6  Sat Jan 2  Filling in the gaps: Fibroblast growth factor 10 induced intercalary regeneration in salamanders Gibson, MG*; Crawford, K; St. Mary’s College of Maryland, St. Mary’s City, MD; St. Mary’s College of Maryland, St. Mary’s City, MD […]

Evolution of hatching gland and hatching enzymes in annual killifishes

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P17-10  Sat Jan 2  Evolution of hatching gland and hatching enzymes in annual killifishes Wojtas, H*; Davoll, M; Braasch, I; Thompson, AW; Michigan State University; Clemson University; Michigan State University; Michigan State University wojtasha@msu.edu Animals develop as embryos inside […]

Deciphering the origin of metamorphosis through epigenetics

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P17-9  Sat Jan 2  Deciphering the origin of metamorphosis through epigenetics Tan, MT*; Chen, T; Suzuki, Y; Wellesley College; Wellesley College; Wellesley College mtan3@wellesley.edu Holometabolous insects, which have distinct larval and pupal stages, evolved among hemimetabolous insects, which have […]

Conserved and divergent aspects of leg development in Tardigrada

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P17-11  Sat Jan 2  Conserved and divergent aspects of leg development in Tardigrada Game, M*; Smith, FW; University of North Florida; University of North Florida n01403244@unf.edu Legs are a defining characteristic of Panarthropoda (Arthropoda, Onychophora, Tardigrada). Arthropod leg development […]

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