Meeting Abstract P1.31  Monday, Jan. 4  Follicle Cell Processes in the sandbar shark Carcharhinus plumbeus MORGAN, S; NGUYEN, M; ONOURA, C*; RICHARDSON, T; TRAN, HT; DAVENPORT, IR; Xavier University of Louisiana; Xavier University of Louisiana; Xavier University of Louisiana; Xavier University of Louisiana; Xavier University of Louisiana; Xavier University of Louisiana idavenpo@xula.edu Elasmobranch fishes (sharks, skates and […]

Meeting Abstract P1.129  Monday, Jan. 4  Feedback Regulation of Ecdysteroid Analog on Y-organs of the Green Crab Carcinus maenas NIMITKUL, Sukkrit*; MYKLES, Donald L.; CHANG, Ernest S.; Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California, Davis ; Colorado State University; Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California, Davis snimitkul@ucdavis.edu Crustaceans have a rigid exoskeleton that cannot be expanded when the […]

Meeting Abstract P1.26  Monday, Jan. 4  Eye development in the box jellyfish Carybdea marsupialis VALLEY, Jenna R.*; MARTIN, Vicki J.; Appalachian State University; Appalachian State University valleyjr@appstate.edu Cnidarians (including hydras, jellyfish, sea anemones and corals) are the most primitive invertebrates alive today to possess eyes. Referred to as ocelli, the eyes of the cubozoan Carybdea marsupialis are […]

Meeting Abstract P1.84A  Monday, Jan. 4  Extensive tRNA editing in mitochondrial genomes of Onychophora SEGOVIA, Romulo*; WALKER, Pett; TREWICK, Steve; GLEASON , Dianne; LAVROV, Dennis; Iowa State University; Iowa State University; Massey University; EcoGene New Zealand; Iowa State University; Massey University rsegovia@iastate.edu One of the most difficult tasks in annotating animal mitochondrial genomes is identification of transfer […]

Meeting Abstract P1.144  Monday, Jan. 4  Explosive Seed Dispersal Mechanism in Sand Bittercress (Cardamine parviflora) HAYASHI, M*; WANG, J; GERRY, S.P.; ELLERBY, D.J.; Wellesley College mhayashi@wellesley.edu Some plants disperse their seeds ballistically using elastic energy stored in pod tissues. Species may rely solely on this mechanism or recruit an additional secondary dispersal method e.g. wind or water. […]

Meeting Abstract P1.82  Monday, Jan. 4  Evolutionary Genetics of Heat Shock Cognate 70 in the Leafcutting Bee, Megachile apicalis (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) MARGOTTA, J.W.*; HRANITZ, J.M.; BARTHELL, J.F.; BRUBAKER, K.D.; Bloomsburg Univ., PA; Bloomsburg Univ., PA; Univ. Central Oklahoma, Edmond; Bloomsburg Univ., PA jwm10722@huskies.bloomu.edu Among members of a solitary bee community in the Central Valley of California, differences […]

Meeting Abstract P1.80  Monday, Jan. 4  Evolutionary Analysis of Single Nucleotide Insertions in the Mitochondrial Genomes of Glass Sponges HOPKINS, JM*; HAEN, KM; LAVROV, DV; Iowa State University jenah@iastate.edu Occasionally, mitochondrial (mt) coding sequences can contain extra nucleotides. In general, the presence of extra nucleotides in coding sequences may be indicative of nuclear transfer of mitochondrial genes […]

Meeting Abstract P1.84  Monday, Jan. 4  Evolution of the Wnt pathway, insights from the annelid Capitella teleta AMIEL, A.*; SEAVER, E.C.; Kewalo Marine Laboratory, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; Kewalo Marine Laboratory, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA aamiel@hawaii.edu The Wnt pathway is crucial for orchestrating a number of events during metazoan embryogenesis, from early cleavage stages to tissue differentiation. Wnt genes […]

Meeting Abstract P1.27  Monday, Jan. 4  Embryonic development and cardiac morphometrics of the Grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio ROMNEY, Amie L*; REIBER, Carl L; Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas; Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas romneya@unlv.nevada.edu Variation in developmental strategies among the Decapoda represents their successful adaptation to diverse environmental conditions. Such variation can range from patterns of direct […]

Meeting Abstract P1.126  Monday, Jan. 4  Effects of testosterone and captivity on medial and dorsal cortex volumes and neurogenesis in adult male Western Fence Lizards, Sceloporus occidentalis PFAU, DR*; POTTER, SY; DENARDO, DF; TAYLOR, EN; STRAND, CR; Cal Poly State Univ.; Cal Poly State Univ.; Arizona State Univ.; Cal Poly State Univ.; Cal Poly State Univ. dpfau@calpoly.edu […]