Meeting Abstract P1.7  Sunday, Jan. 4  Dietary fat influences carotenoid-based coloration in the American GoldfinchDietary HOOD, Wendy R*; HILL, Geoffrey E; Auburn University; Auburn University wrhood@auburn.edu Yellow, orange and red ornamental coloration in vertebrates is often the result of carotenoid-based pigments. Carotenoid pigments cannot be synthesized by vertebrates de novo and thus carotenoids must be consumed to […]

Meeting Abstract P1.29  Sunday, Jan. 4  Development of sustainable authoritative online species databases COSTELLO, MJ*; BOXSHALL, GA; BOYKO, CB; HOEG, JT; MARKHAM, J; APPLETANS, W; University of Auckland; Natural History Museum, London; American Museum of Natural History; University of Copenhagen; Arch Cape Marine Laboratory; Flanders Marine Institute m.costello@auckland.ac.nz The internet provides great opportunities for making scientific information […]

Meeting Abstract P1.43  Sunday, Jan. 4  Determination of the Optimal Housing Conditions for Box Jellyfish HAIGLER, B.; ECKERD, M.S.; MARTIN, V.J.*; Appalachian State University, North Carolina martinvj@appstate.edu Box jellyfish, phylum Cnidaria, are currently being studied for a variety of reasons ranging from the evolutionary history and structure of photoreceptors to anti-venom and protein-based toxins. The economic impact […]

Meeting Abstract P1.137  Sunday, Jan. 4  Detection and Localization of a Possible Photoreceptive Pigment in Temperate Holothurians (Echinodermata) PATTEN, S.B.*; NESTLER, J.R.; Walla Walla University, College Place, WA; Walla Walla University, College Place, WA steven.patten@wallawalla.edu Many echinoderms have the ability to detect light, either by primitive eyes or through a diffuse dermal detection called extraocular photoreception. Johnsen […]

Meeting Abstract P1.141  Sunday, Jan. 4  Dehydration Tolerance in the Rusty Crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) FINKLER, M.S.*; MYGRANT, M.S.; JACKSON, A.L.; Indiana Univ., Kokomo mfinkler@iuk.edu Orconectes rusticus is a species of crayfish frequently found in rocky-bedded streams and rivers. Although adapted to an aquatic environment, O. rusticus does occasionally make terrestrial excursions, and may need to do so […]

Meeting Abstract P1.112  Sunday, Jan. 4  Cytoplasmic and Mitochondrial Arginine Kinase Isoforms in a Choanoflagellate Protozoan CONEJO, M.S.; HOFFMAN, G.G.*; ELLINGTON, W.R.; Florida State Univ. wellington@admin.fsu.edu Arginine kinase (AK) catalyzes the reversible transfer of phosphate from phosphoarginine to MgADP yielding MgATP and arginine. This enzyme plays a central role in mitigating temporal and spatial ATP supply and […]

Meeting Abstract P1.71  Sunday, Jan. 4  Cutaneous water loss and lipids in the stratum corneum of mesic horned larks (Eremophila alpestris praticola) and five species of desert larks CHAMPAGNE, A.M.*; MUNOZ-GARCIA, A.; WILLIAMS, J.B.; The Ohio State University; The Ohio State University; The Ohio State University champagne.7@osu.edu The stratum corneum (SC), the outer layer of the epidermis […]

Meeting Abstract P1.73  Sunday, Jan. 4  Cutaneous water loss and lipids covalently bound to corneocytes in house sparrows after acclimation to high and low humidity CLEMENT, M.E.*; MUNOZ-GARCIA, A.; WILLIAMS, J.B.; Ohio State University; Ohio State University; Ohio State University clement.33@osu.edu Lipids of the stratum corneum (SC), the outer layer of the epidermis of birds and mammals, […]

Meeting Abstract P1.114  Sunday, Jan. 4  Cost of male courtship: Using whole group metabolic rate to assess cost of courtship FRIESEN, Chris/R.; POWERS, Donald/R*; MASON, Robert/T; Oregon St. Univ.; George Fox Univ.; Oregon St. Univ. friesenc@science.oregonstate.edu Reproductive effort is an important aspect of life history, as reproductive success is arguably the most important component of fitness. Females […]

Meeting Abstract P1.38  Sunday, Jan. 4  Coral-Algal-Urchin Interactions in Caribbean Waters WALTERS, LJ*; TURNER, T; KUFFNER, IB; PAUL, VJ; RITSON-WILLIAMS, R; GRABLOW, K; SETTAR, C; RIVERA, G; HICKEY, TD; Univ. of Central Florida; Univ. of the Virgin Islands; US Geological Service; Smithsonian Inst.; Smithsonian Inst.; Univ. of Central Florida; Univ. of the Virgin Islands; Univ. of the […]