Meeting Abstract P1.107  Thursday, Jan. 3  The relationship of mandibular strain to variance in the chew cycle phase slow close in Cebus capucinus REED, D.A.*; ROSS, C.F.; University of Chicago; University of Chicago dreed@uchicago.edu The variance in chew cycle phase durations during mammalian mastication is typically used as evidence for active modulation. A system which combines high-resolution, […]

Meeting Abstract P1.90  Thursday, Jan. 3  The eternal tug: fatigue failure of wave-swept macroalgae in conditions of repeated subcritical loading. MACH, K.J.; Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University mach@stanford.edu A seaweed on a wave-swept shore may endure more than 8000 wave-induced loadings each day. Perhaps not surprisingly, many intertidal seaweeds experience dislodgment and breakage in particular seasons […]

Meeting Abstract P1.60  Thursday, Jan. 3  The effects of prey availability and conspecific density on emigration in Pardosa milvina WRINN, K.M.*; SCHMIDT, J.M.; RYPSTRA, A.L.; Miami University; Miami University; Miami University, Hamilton wrinnkm@muohio.edu Optimal foraging theory focuses on the decisions made by individuals concerning whether to stay in a particular patch and feed or to move on. […]

Meeting Abstract P1.40  Thursday, Jan. 3  The effects of multiple courses of glucocorticoids on the fetal guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) scalenus muscle RHOADS, S.K.**; HERROLD, M.L.; HELLIE, A.C.; WEIGAND, K.L.; DEAROLF, J.L.; Hendrix College, Conway, AR rhoadssk@hendrix.edu Synthetic glucocorticoids are administered to pregnant women in order to improve neonatal viability when preterm labor is a threat. However, […]

Meeting Abstract P1.65  Thursday, Jan. 3  The effects of micronutrients on the foraging behavior of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes BOTCH, PS*; JUDD, TM; Southeast Missouri State University; Southeast Missouri State University psbotch@semo.edu The subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) has a diet consisting primarily of cellulose, which is low in nutritional value. In a forested environment, subterranean termites […]

Meeting Abstract P1.6  Thursday, Jan. 3  The Role of Wetlands in an Arid Environment BARRAZA, C; GOODWIN, L.D.; OCAMPO, J*; PISBE, C; SINGLETON, T; SORIA, A; TALLEY, D.M.; TALLEY, T.S.; WALLACE, J; Aquatic Adventures Science Education Foundation; Aquatic Adventures Science Education Foundation; Aquatic Adventures Science Education Foundation; Aquatic Adventures Science Education Foundation; Aquatic Adventures Science Education Foundation; […]

Meeting Abstract P1.46  Thursday, Jan. 3  The Ontogeny of Color Pattern in Thorichthys meeki, the Firemouth Cichlid PIKE, R.E.*; BEECHING, S.C.; Slippery Rock University rep7877@sru.edu This study documents the ontogeny of color pattern elements in the cichlid fish Thorichthys meeki, from wriggler stage (day 4) to day 205, using digital photo-microscopy. The ontogeny of melanistic (i.e., based […]

Meeting Abstract P1.115  Thursday, Jan. 3  The Neurotoxic Effects of Manganese on the Dopaminergic Innervation of the Gill of the Bivalve Mollusc, Crassostrea virginica HUGGINS, T.*; MARTIN, K.; CARROLL, M.A.; CATAPANE, E.J.; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College catapane@mec.cuny.edu Lateral cilia of the gill of Crassostrea virginica are controlled by a […]

Meeting Abstract P1.1  Thursday, Jan. 3  The MorphologyNet Digital Library of Interactive, Three-Dimensional Anatomical Reconstructions MAGLIA, A.M.*; PUGENER, L.A.; LEOPOLD, J.L.; Missouri S&T, Rolla; Missouri S&T, Rolla; Missouri S&T, Rolla magliaa@umr.edu Technological developments in the generation of three-dimensional (3D), high resolution animations and interactive images are increasing at an exponential rate. The importance and potential of these […]

Meeting Abstract P1.91  Thursday, Jan. 3  The Effects of Spatial Inhomogeneities on Flow Through the Endothelial Surface Layer LEIDERMAN, Karin M*; MILLER, Laura A; FOGELSON, Aaron L; University of Utah; University North Carolina Chapel Hill; University of Utah karin@math.utah.edu Flow through the endothelial surface layer (the glycocalyx and adsorbed plasma proteins) plays an important but poorly understood […]