MERRY, J. W.*; KEMP, D. J.; BERTRAM, S. M.; RUTOWSKI, R. L.; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University: Butterfly growth and development: the role of phosphorus Phosphorus concentration in developing organisms is often tightly correlated to growth rate, and may be the primary factor that limits how quickly individuals […]

SLOAN, N.J.B.; Florida Institute of Technology: Burial Tolerances of Reef-Building Sabellariid Worms from the East Coast of Florida Worm reefs run parallel to shore on the central east coast of Florida from Cape Canaveral to Miami. These rock reefs are a complex, multifaceted habitat. Sabellariid worms serve as foundation species for worm reefs. These reefs […]

MCCURDY, D.G.*; COOK, K.A.; FORBES, M.R.; Albion College; Carleton Univ.: Brood sizes and egg sizes of the intertidal amphipod Corophium volutator in relation to season and density Life-history theory predicts that females will invest in offspring optimally- that is, in ways that result in the highest recruitment of new reproductive individuals into populations. We investigated […]

HOOPES, L.A.*; REA, L.D.; WORTHY, G.A.J.; Texas A&M University; University of Alaska, Fairbanks; University of Central Florida: Born free: resting metabolic rate in free-ranging Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). The prevalent hypothesis for the >80% decline of Steller sea lions (SSLs) in western Alaska is that changing prey quality and/or quantity have prevented sea lions […]

VATNICK, I; MADIGOSKY, SR; CARANCI, A*; OJO, B; MORGAN, R; Widener University; Widener University; Widener University; Widener University; Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden: Body mass and metabolic rate changes of Hercules beetles, (Dynastes hercules ) during ontogenesis Little information is available concerning changes in growth and metabolic rate that occur in the various developmental stages […]

FASSBINDER-ORTH, C.A.*; KARASOV, W.H.; University of Wisconsin-Madison; University of Wisconsin-Madison: Are gut immune and digestive functions regulated independently? There are many rarely explored questions about whether or how regulatory changes of either digestive or immune function of the gut influence each other. To begin addressing these questions, we tested for simultaneous changes in the digestive […]

KAPPER, M.A.; Central Connecticut State University: Aquaporin and Salinity Adaptation in the Ribbed Mussel During changes in environmental salinity, osmoconforming estuarine molluscs will initially gain or lose water according to the newly imposed osmotic gradient. Over time the concentration of intracellular organic osmolytes (predominantly free amino acids) will be altered to match the external osmotic […]

HOLMAN, J.D.*; HAND, S.C.; Louisiana State University; Lousiana State University: Anoxia Tolerance, Anaerobic Metabolism and Lack of a Mitochondrial Permeability Transition in the Ghost Shrimp, Lepidophthalmus louisianensis. The ghost shrimp, L. louisianensis, burrows up to meters deep in oxygen-limited marine sediments along the Gulf coast. During low tides these animals are subjected to extended periods […]

TWEETEN, KA*; CURTIS, J; DERBY, R; SEEFELD, M; VANG, L; College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN; College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN; College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN; College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN; College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN: Analysis of the Extracellular Hemoglobin from Lumbriculus variegatus The major […]

CHAMBERS, D.L.*; HULSE, A.C.; Virginia Tech; Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Amphibians and Reptiles as Possible Sources of Salmonella Infection to Humans Salmonellosis affects more people and animals worldwide than any other zoonotic disease. Over 1.3 million human cases are reported each year in the United States, with 600 resulting in death. The occurrence of Salmonella […]