Meeting Abstract P1.30 Monday, Jan. 4 A propagating zone of localized protrusive and contractile activity drives zippering and neural tube closure in ascidians. ROBIN, F.B.*; SHERRARD, K.M.; MONTGOMERY, M.; SEMON, S.; MUNRO, E.M.; University of Washington and University of Chicago; University of Washington and University of Chicago; University of Washington; University of Washington; University of Washington and […]
sessions: Posters Session 1
A patterning difference underlying viviparous and oviparous development in the pea aphid
Meeting Abstract P1.28 Monday, Jan. 4 A patterning difference underlying viviparous and oviparous development in the pea aphid BICKEL, R.; BELLETIER, N.; CLEVELAND, H.; STERN, D. L.; DAVIS, G.*; Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln; Bryn Mawr College; Bryn Mawr College; Princeton University; Bryn Mawr College gdavis@brynmawr.edu The pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, exhibits several environmentally cued, discrete, alternate phenotypes […]
A Time-Course Study of Gene Expression in Gills of the Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus Transferred from Dilute to High-Salinity Seawater
Meeting Abstract P1.106 Monday, Jan. 4 A Time-Course Study of Gene Expression in Gills of the Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus Transferred from Dilute to High-Salinity Seawater. KAUFER, M.J.**; MARKOWSKI, D.E.; LOVETT, D.L.; The College of New Jersey, Ewing lovett@tcnj.edu Change in gene expression in the gills of crustaceans following transfer from high-salinity to dilute seawater has been […]
A Role for Outer Ear Features in the Ability of Bats to Localize Sound
Meeting Abstract P1.102 Monday, Jan. 4 A Role for Outer Ear Features in the Ability of Bats to Localize Sound? PERRIN, Gregory E.*; WANG, Fuxun; MüLLER, Rolf; GRASSO, Frank W.; BioMimetic and Cognitive Robotics Lab, Brooklyn College, CUNY, Brooklyn, NY; School of Physics, Shandong Univ., Jinan, China; Dept. Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech Danville, VA gregory.e.perrin@gmail.com The ability […]
A Comparison of Several Forkhead Protein DNA Binding Domains in Two Species of Leafcutting Bee
Meeting Abstract P1.109 Monday, Jan. 4 A Comparison of Several Forkhead Protein DNA Binding Domains in Two Species of Leafcutting Bee TROUTMAN, AR*; HRANITZ, JM; BRUBAKER, KD; Bloomsburg Univ., PA; Bloomsburg Univ., PA; Bloomsburg Univ., PA kbrubake@bloomu.edu Members of the solitary, cavity nesting bee community in Central California partition their nesting niches among three principal habitats (riparian […]
A Bayesian approach to testing the independent origin hypothesis
Meeting Abstract P1.68 Monday, Jan. 4 A Bayesian approach to testing the independent origin hypothesis MININ, Vladimir N*; OAKLEY, Todd H; SUCHARD, Marc A; University of Washington, Seattle; University of California, Santa Cruz; University of California, Los Angeles vminin@u.washington.edu Estimating the number of times a discrete evolutionary trait changed its state is one of the fundamental questions […]
3-dimensional kinematics of prey capture in tarantulas
Meeting Abstract P1.145 Monday, Jan. 4 3-dimensional kinematics of prey capture in tarantulas KELSEY, TJ*; ASHLEY-ROSS, MA; Wake Forest University rossma@wfu.edu Tarantulas (family Theraphosidae) are the largest extant spiders (up to 10 inches legspan) and the most speciose family (~800 species) of the suborder Mygalomorphae, which includes the most primitive members of the arachnids. None of the […]
“Cream skimming” versus “best of a bad situation” Are all reproductive opportunists alike
Meeting Abstract P1.151 Tuesday, Jan. 4 “Cream skimming” versus “best of a bad situation:” Are all reproductive opportunists alike? HAHN, T.P.; CORNELIUS, J.M.; WATTS, H.E.*; KELSEY, T.R.; Univ. of California, Davis; Max Planck Inst. for Ornithology; Loyola Marymount Univ.; National Audubon Society hwatts1@lmu.edu Birds time breeding to match occurrence of favorable conditions. For many this means seasonal […]
lizardbase A new collaborative GIS and genomic resource for the scientific community
Meeting Abstract P1.79 Tuesday, Jan. 4 lizardbase: A new collaborative GIS and genomic resource for the scientific community HSIEH, S.T.*; KULATHINAL, R.J.; Temple University; Temple University sthsieh@temple.edu Recent innovations in technology are providing the opportunity to generate new data and advance novel scientific questions. With the initial release of the green anole (Anolis carolinensis) genome in 2007, […]
Winner and loser effects in stalk-eyed flies (Diopsidae)
Meeting Abstract P1.160 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Winner and loser effects in stalk-eyed flies (Diopsidae) EGGE, A.R.; SWALLOW, J.G.*; Univ. of South Dakota; Univ. of South Dakota jswallow@usd.edu Winner and loser effects, in which the outcome of previous aggressive encounters influences the behavioral approach to and outcomes of future conflicts, have been documented in many taxa. They are […]
