Meeting Abstract P1.95 Jan. 4 Heat Shock Protein 70 Is Induced At Room Temperature in Hawaiian Drosophila PFIFER, BD*; DOHM, MR; Chaminade University; Chaminade University mdohm@chaminade.edu Hawaii is typically viewed as a subtropical paradise, with temperatures between 25 and 32 °C. However, at 1500 meters, the elevation at which members of the Hawaiian Drosophila of the picture-wing […]
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Gut microbial communities in the estuarine bivalves Geukensia demissa and Crassostrea virginica
Meeting Abstract P1.19 Jan. 4 Gut microbial communities in the estuarine bivalves Geukensia demissa and Crassostrea virginica. LOGGANS, D.E.**; BIESIOT, P.M.; WANG, S.Y.; The University of Southern Mississippi DeLoggans@gmail.com The ribbed mussel Geukensia demissa is a dominant intertidal bivalve commonly found in salt marshes along the east coast of the United States and the Gulf of Mexico. […]
Gunnison’s prairie dog alarm calls in response to two predators appearing simultaneously
Meeting Abstract P1.124 Jan. 4 Gunnison’s prairie dog alarm calls in response to two predators appearing simultaneously DRAYTON, Lindsey; STERLING, Kenneth A.*; SLOBODCHIKOFF, Constantine N.; Duke University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University kas263@nau.edu Gunnison’s prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni) encode descriptive information in their alarm calls in response to a predator’s species, individual identity, size, color, and […]
Growth hormone family receptors in a model teleost quantitative PCR assay development, tissue distribution, and physiological regulation of GHR-1, GHR-2, and PRLR in Mozambique tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus
Meeting Abstract P1.109 Jan. 4 Growth hormone family receptors in a model teleost: quantitative PCR assay development, tissue distribution, and physiological regulation of GHR-1, GHR-2, and PRLR in Mozambique tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus PIERCE, AL*; FOX, BK; DAVIS, LK; VISITACION, N; KITAHASHI, T; HIRANO, T; GRAU, EG; Univ Hawaii; Univ Hawaii; Univ Hawaii; Univ Hawaii; Monash Univ, Malaysia; […]
Glycine betaine as the major osmolyte in larva and adult Fungia scutaria coral
Meeting Abstract P1.76 Jan. 4 Glycine betaine as the major osmolyte in larva and adult Fungia scutaria coral ANDRELL, R.M.*; LY, S.; HAGEDORN, M.; CARTER, V.L.; YANCEY, P.H.; Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA; Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA; Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Washington, DC, and Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Kaneohe; Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Kaneohe; […]
General diet of the exotic species Iguana iguana on North Puerto Rican mangrove
Meeting Abstract P1.27 Jan. 4 General diet of the exotic species Iguana iguana on North Puerto Rican mangrove GOMEZ-CARRASQUILLO, J. E.*; PEREZ-REYES, O.; HERNANDEZ-GARCIA, P.; THOMAS, R.; University of Puerto Rico; University of Puerto Rico; University of Puerto Rico; University of Puerto Rico licaon_666@yahoo.com The population biology (diet, size distribution and fecundity) of the green iguana (Iguana […]
Gene expression patterns underlying wing polyphenism and polymorphism in the pea aphid
Meeting Abstract P1.9 Jan. 4 Gene expression patterns underlying wing polyphenism and polymorphism in the pea aphid DAVIS, G.K.**; BRISSON, J.A.; STERN, D.L.; Princeton University; Princeton University; Princeton University gkdavis@princeton.edu The pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, exhibits several environmentally cued, discrete, alternate phenotypes (polyphenisms) during its life cycle. In the wing polyphenism, female progeny develop as either winged […]
Gene expression and hemolymph cations in the freshwater crayfish Procambarus clarkii during cold acclimation
Meeting Abstract P1.79 Jan. 4 Gene expression and hemolymph cations in the freshwater crayfish Procambarus clarkii during cold acclimation GILLEN, C.M.*; GAO, Y.; NIEHAUS-SAUTER, M.M.; WYLDE, M.; WHEATLY, M.G.; Kenyon College, Gambier, OH; Wright State University, Dayton, OH; Kenyon College, Gambier, OH; Kenyon College, Gambier, OH; Wright State University, Dayton, OH gillenc@kenyon.edu We have investigated the effect […]
Gene Expression in Extreme Environments
Meeting Abstract P1.146 Jan. 4 Gene Expression in Extreme Environments RENEAU, P.C.*; University of Oklahoma preneau@ou.edu Fishes in the genus Gambusia commonly thrive in environments that expose them to large fluctuations in temperature and oxygen availability. Diurnal temperature cycles may include changes of 20 °C and seasonal temperatures may range from near freezing to approaching 40 °C; […]
Flexible breeding in a Sonoran Desert songbird is associated with El Nio-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) weather patterns
Meeting Abstract P1.112 Jan. 4 Flexible breeding in a Sonoran Desert songbird is associated with El Ni�o-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) weather patterns SMALL, T.W.*; DEVICHE, P.; Arizona State University; Arizona State University tsmall@asu.edu Inter-annual variation in weather conditions and resource availability can influence the timing of reproduction in animals. In arid environments, flexible breeding patterns are more commonly […]
