Meeting Abstract P1.123 Sunday, Jan. 4 An improved model of vertebrate muscle force generation BROCIA, S.; DING, Z.*; ROOT, R.G.; Lafayette College; Lafayette College; Lafayette College dingz@lafayette.edu Mathematical models of the generation of force in muscles by way of crossbridges date back to work by Huxley in the 1950s. The Huxley Model is based on a two-state […]
sessions: Posters Session 1
Allelopathy in the symbiotic bacterium Vibrio fischeri; competitive exclusion prior to or during host infection
Meeting Abstract P1.88 Sunday, Jan. 4 Allelopathy in the symbiotic bacterium Vibrio fischeri; competitive exclusion prior to or during host infection? RIVERA, F. M.*; SOTO, W.; NISHIGUCHI, M. K.; New Mexico State Univeristy, Las Cruces; New Mexico State Univeristy, Las Cruces; New Mexico State Univeristy, Las Cruces fmrivera@nmsu.edu Many interactions exist between large varieties of organisms, including […]
Activity patterns and huddling behavior in the rare austral marsupial (Dromiciops gliroides)
Meeting Abstract P1.12 Sunday, Jan. 4 Activity patterns and huddling behavior in the rare austral marsupial (Dromiciops gliroides) FRANCO, L. M*; BARRIENTOS, K; SOTO-GAMBOA, M. R.; Instituto de Ecologia y Evoluci, UACh; Instituto de Ecologia y Evoluci, UACh; Instituto de Ecologia y Evoluci, UACh lidamarcelaf@yahoo.com Marsupials as other mammal species present a high diversity of physiological and […]
Acclimation of thermal physiology in predictable and stochastic environments a test of optimality theory
Meeting Abstract P1.85 Sunday, Jan. 4 Acclimation of thermal physiology in predictable and stochastic environments: a test of optimality theory SCHULER, Matthew S.; STORM, John J.; SEARS, Michael W.; COOPER, Brandon S.*; WILLIAMS, Ben H.; ANGILLETTA, Michael J.; Indiana State University; University of South Carolina – Upstate; Southern Illinois University; Indiana State University; Indiana State University; Indiana […]
A novel peritrich (Ciliophora) from the symbiotic community of freshwater pulmonate snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in Massachusetts
Meeting Abstract P1.25 Sunday, Jan. 4 A novel peritrich (Ciliophora) from the symbiotic community of freshwater pulmonate snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in Massachusetts PATTI, A; HOCHBERG, R*; CLAMP, J; Univ. Massachusetts Lowell; Univ. Massachusetts Lowell; North Carolina Central Univ. rick_hochberg@uml.edu Freshwater pulmonates are host to numerous symbionts including mutualistic, commensalistic and parasitic protozoans and metazoans. In our investigation […]
A novel down-stream target of myostatin important in muscle growth and regulation
Meeting Abstract P1.79 Sunday, Jan. 4 A novel down-stream target of myostatin: important in muscle growth and regulation? BRASCHAYKO, E. B.; GALT, N. J.*; BIGA, P. R.; North Dakota State Univ.; North Dakota State Univ.; North Dakota State Univ. Elizabeth.Braschayko@ndsu.edu Myostatin (MSTN) negatively regulates muscle growth in mammals, with some evidence in support of a similar role […]
A carbonic anhydrase repressor found in the sinus gland acts at the level of mRNA expression in the euryhaline green crab, Carcinus maenas
Meeting Abstract P1.142 Sunday, Jan. 4 A carbonic anhydrase repressor found in the sinus gland acts at the level of mRNA expression in the euryhaline green crab, Carcinus maenas HENRY, R.P.; Auburn University henryrp@auburn.edu The enzyme carbonic anhydrase (CA) is known to be a central molecular component of branchial ion uptake mechanisms in crustacean gills. Cytoplasmic CA […]
A Microarry Investigation of Genes Involved in Pollutant-mediated Immunosuppression in Rana pipiens
Meeting Abstract P1.157 Sunday, Jan. 4 A Microarry Investigation of Genes Involved in Pollutant-mediated Immunosuppression in Rana pipiens DREBITKO, Heather*; MORRIS, Robert; VATNICK, Itzick; BRODKIN, Marc; Widener University; Widener University; Widener University; Widener University hmdrebitko@mail.widener.edu Our research examines the effect of environmental pollutants on the amphibian immune response. We have documented the immunosuppressive effect of exposure to […]
A Comparison of Grooming Behaviors in Smasher and Spearer Mantis Shrimp
Meeting Abstract P1.99 Sunday, Jan. 4 A Comparison of Grooming Behaviors in Smasher and Spearer Mantis Shrimp WORTHAM, J.L.*; MCRAE, L.K; University of Tampa; University of Tampa jwortham@ut.edu Grooming behaviors are frequent actions performed by crustaceans. However, there is much variation in how many grooming appendages are used and what body regions are cleaned. Mantis shrimp are […]
A "Silver Ovipositor" Effect in the Walnut Fly, Rhagoletis juglandis
Meeting Abstract P1.2 Sunday, Jan. 4 A "Silver Ovipositor" Effect in the Walnut Fly, Rhagoletis juglandis. DAVIS, J.M.*; PAPAJ, D.R.; Vassar College; University of Arizona jedavis@vassar.edu Variation in the quality of habitats can result in variation in the physiological and morphological traits of animals that develop within them. One potential consequence of this is that the phenotypes […]
