Meeting Abstract P1.14  Thursday, Jan. 3  Determination of the chronic upper thermal limit for Lake Mead quagga mussels (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis() and the preliminary evaluation of pressurized hot water treatment in controlling the spread of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) MORSE, J.T.; Univ. of Texas, Arlington jmorse@uta.edu The invasive quagga mussel, Dreissena rostriformis bugensis, was recently discovered in […]

Meeting Abstract P1.15  Thursday, Jan. 3  Demography of two populations of Gopherus polyphemus:size, age, growth and habitat quality. CALLAWAY, J.C.*; ROSTAL, D.C.; MARLEY, P.H.; ENTZ, J.W.; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University john_b_callaway@georgiasouthern.edu Determination of age in adult tortoises has been difficult due to the lack of any distinct characteristics. Due […]

Meeting Abstract P1.9  Thursday, Jan. 3  Demography of Female Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) on Blackbeard Island NWR and Estimates for Georgia�s Nesting Population CASON, H. L.*; LEBLANC, A. M.; TUTTLE, J.; DRAKE, K.; BARNARD, D.; ROSTAL, D.; Georgia Southern University; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Georgia Southern University, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; Georgia Southern University; […]

Meeting Abstract P1.28  Thursday, Jan. 3  Cryptic species of Diopatra neapolitana (Polychaeta: Onuphidae) from western Europe BERKE, Sarah*; MAHON, Andrew; HALANYCH, Ken; WOODIN, Sarah; Univ. of South Carolina; Auburn Univ.; Auburn Univ.; Univ. of South Carolina berke@biol.sc.edu Diopatra neapolitana is a commercially important polychaete harvested for bait in the Mediterranean and southern Europe. Like other members of […]

Meeting Abstract P1.93  Thursday, Jan. 3  Cricket antennae are mechanically damped (Acheta domesticus L.) SOWY, S.*; KELLOGG, D.; LOUDON, C.; University of California, Irvine; University of Kansas; University of California, Irvine cloudon@uci.edu Many insect antennae, such as those of crickets, are long and slender. These mechanosensory structures bend readily in response to physical contact with objects in […]

Meeting Abstract P1.103  Thursday, Jan. 3  Correlations of Bite Performance with Head and Carapace Morphometrics in Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) MARSHALL, C.D.; Texas A&M University at Galveston marshalc@tamug.edu Adult green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) are unusual relative to other sea turtles in that they are predominately herbivorous. This herbivorous diet is reflected in the serrated morphology […]

Meeting Abstract P1.38  Thursday, Jan. 3  Coral fluorescent proteins ALIEVA, NA*; KONZEN, KA; MELESHKEVITCH, EA; FIELD, SF; MASLAKOVA, S; VAN OPPEN, MJH; MATZ, MV; University of Texas at Austin; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Oregon; Australian Institute of Marine Science; University of Texas at Austin naila_alieva@mail.utexas.edu We present a comprehensive analysis […]

Meeting Abstract P1.30  Thursday, Jan. 3  Comparison of Stress Protein cDNA and Amino Acid Sequences Among Three Megachild Solitary Bees KRUM, C.J.**; SAVITSKY, A.N.*; HRANITZ, J.M.; BRUBAKER, K.D.; BARTHELL, J.F.; YOCUM, G.D.; Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA; Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA; Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA; Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA; University of Central Oklahoma, OK; USDA Laboratory, Fargo, ND […]

Meeting Abstract P1.8  Thursday, Jan. 3  Comparison of Home Range Size and Reproduction in Female Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) based on Radio-telemetry and Long-term Recapture Studies. MARLEY, P.M.*; MITCHELL, M.; ROSTAL, D.C.; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University pmarley1@email.georgiasouthern.edu The Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a long lived species which has experienced significant declines […]

Meeting Abstract P1.102  Thursday, Jan. 3  Comparative Feeding Performance In Odontocetes KANE, E. A.*; MARSHALL, C. D.; Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston; Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston ekane@tamu.edu Suction is the ancestral feeding mode among aquatic vertebrates. However, the terrestrial origin of odontocetes resulted in an ancestral ram feeding […]