Meeting Abstract P1.14  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Phylogeography of an abundant marine parasite: are there cryptic species of thorny-headed worms in mole crabs? GOULDING, Tricia*; COHEN, C. Sarah; Romberg Tiburon Center, SFSU; Romberg Tiburon Center, SFSU tc.goulding@yahoo.com Despite the ecological importance of parasites there is a lack of information on basic issues such as parasite species identity and […]

Meeting Abstract P1.20  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Pharmacological Study of the Effects of Octopamine on Heart Rate of Crassostrea viginica PRYCE, K.*; KNIGHT, J.; CATAPANE, E.J.; CARROLL, M.A.; Medgar Evers College; Kingsborough Community College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College catapane@mec.cuny.edu Octopamine (OA) is a biogenic amine first identified in the octopus. It has been well studied in […]

Meeting Abstract P1.105  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Pectoral Fin Innervation and Sensation of Movement NEUBARTH, NL*; WILLIAMS IV, R; HALE, ME; Univ. of Chicago mhale@uchicago.edu Pectoral fins play critical roles in the locomotor movements of fishes by generating forces to propel, maneuver and stabilize the body. Little is known of how these movements are driven by the nervous […]

Meeting Abstract P1.85  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Oxygen transport: a physiological integrator of phenotypic variation and life-histories? WILLIAMS, T.D.; Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby tdwillia@sfu.ca Evolutionary studies of variation in life-time fitness clearly show that a few high-quality (HQ) individuals contribute the vast majority of the offspring (or genes) to the next generation. For each life-history trait or component […]

Meeting Abstract P1.9  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Oases in the desert: leaf microclimates in two host plants of M. sexta WILSON, J.K.*; POTTER, K.A.; WOODS, H.A.; FöRSTER, T.D.; University of Montana; University of Montana; University of Montana; University of Montana keatonwilson@me.com Unlike adult and larval insect forms, sessile eggs are at the mercy of the environment in which […]

Meeting Abstract P1.142  Tuesday, Jan. 4  New ornithomimid forelimb material from the Late Cretaceous Kaiparowits Formation LAVENDER, Z*; LOEWEN, M; CLAESSENS, L; College of the Holy Cross; Utah Museum of Natural History; College of the Holy Cross lclaesse@holycross.edu Fossil remains of ornithomimid dinosaurs represent a substantial portion of the theropod material recovered from the Late Cretaceous Kaiparowits […]

Meeting Abstract P1.128  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Neuronal mechanisms of aversive taste conditioning in Lymnaea stagnalis SUNADA, Hiroshi*; HORIKOSHI, Tetsuro; SAKAKIBARA, Manabu; Graduate school of biosci., Tokai univ; Graduate school of biosci., Tokai univ; Graduate school of biosci., Tokai univ sunada@nerve.fb.u-tokai.ac.jp Conditioned taste aversion (CTA) was carried out on the pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis. The conditioned stimulus (CS) […]

Meeting Abstract P1.129  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Mucociliary interactions in the foot of the sea slug Tritonia diomedea TAHIR, U; SCHROER, ML; MURRAY, JA; CAIN, SD*; Georgia State U; Northern Arizona U; Cal. State U. East Bay; Eastern Oregon U shaun.cain@eou.edu Mucociliary interactions are important in many physiological processes in a variety of tissues, e.g. human respiratory epithelial […]

Meeting Abstract P1.104  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Modifications of the vertebral column for enhanced energy storage in jumping fish ASHLEY-ROSS, MA*; LONG, JH; GIBB, AC; Wake Forest University; Vassar College; Northern Arizona University rossma@wfu.edu Videler (1993) predicted that the amount of energy stored upon deformation and subsequently released is directly correlated with the angle of inclination of the […]

Meeting Abstract P1.134  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Microelectrode Electroporation of Fluorescent Dyes: Identification of Small Neurons and Muscle Cells SATTERLIE, R.A.*; EICHINGER, J.M.; TILLERY, J.; University of North Carolina Wilmington satterlier@uncw.edu A commercial microelectrode electroporation system (Axoporator: Axon Instruments) is being used to inject fluorescent dyes into individual neurons and muscle cells in preparations in which the size […]