Meeting Abstract P1.40  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Immune Properties of the Hemolymph of the Giant Keyhole Limpet, Megathura crenulata MARTIN, Gary G.; MARTIN, Alanna M.; TSAI, Whitney L.E.*; WATANABE, Kristie; Occidental College, Los Angeles; Occidental College, Los Angeles; Occidental College, Los Angeles; Occidental College, Los Angeles gmartin@oxy.edu The giant keyhole limpet, Megathura crenulata is being cultured for extraction […]

Meeting Abstract P1.43  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Identification of age limitations in hemic neoplasia development in the soft shell clam Mya arenaria. TARASKA, NG*; BOETTGER, SA; West Chester University of Pennsylvania; West Chester University of Pennsylvania nt648886@wcupa.edu Hemic neoplasia is one of the six most destructive diseases among bivalve mollusk populations, specifically in populations of Mya arenaria. The […]

Meeting Abstract P1.84  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Hypoxia-Induced Alterations in Limb Bone Growth and Geometry in Alligator mississippiensis LUJAN, S.L.*; MIDDLETON, K.M.; OWERKOWICZ, T.; ELSEY, R.M.; HICKS, J.W.; California State University, San Bernardino; California State University, San Bernardino; University of California, Irvine; Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, Grand Chenier, LA; University of California, Irvine lujans@csusb.edu Levels of atmospheric oxygen varied […]

Meeting Abstract P1.26  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Hyperthermic stress-induced autophagy in the tropical anemone, Aiptasia pallida. HANES, S. D.*; KEMPF, S. C.; Auburn University; Auburn University hanessd@auburn.edu Coral bleaching involves the physical loss of essential, photosynthetic endosymbionts from host tissues in response to elevated temperature/light stress. Little is known of the specific cellular events that occur during the […]

Meeting Abstract P1.102  Tuesday, Jan. 4  How do small teleost fishes respond to being stranded on land? Terrestrial movements by Danio rerio and Gambusia affinis AKLAND, M. K.*; GIBB, A. C.; University of Northern Arizona mka36@nau.edu Fish may become stranded on land when they jump out of water to escape predators or seek more favorable conditions; once […]

Meeting Abstract P1.92  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Hexapedal locomotion and reproductive ability after fatigue in the Atlantic Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun) STOVER, K.K.*; BURNETT, L.E.; MCELROY, E.J.; BURNETT, K.G.; College of Charleston; College of Charleston; College of Charleston; College of Charleston stokris@gmail.com The Atlantic blue crab, Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun), is an important commercial and recreational fishing species […]

Meeting Abstract P1.17  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Hearts of a feather? Classifying the Enzymatic Properties of Cardiac Tissue from Farm-raised Emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) from Northern Colorado GREEN, T.L.*; DE MIRANDA, M.A.; KANATOUS, S.B.; Colorado State University; Colorado State University; Colorado State University todgreen@mail.colostate.edu Emus are flightless birds native to Australia, though they are commonly raised in North America […]

Meeting Abstract P1.158  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Hatching time and behavior underlie size hierarchy formation in wood frog tadpoles KARDON, Adam*; WARNE, Robin W.; CRESPI, Erica J.; Vassar College adkardon@vassar.edu Wood frog tadpoles living in resource-limited conditions grow and develop at different rates, creating a size hierarchy among tadpoles that hatch at the same time. We tested the […]

Meeting Abstract P1.21  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Gill Morphology and Oxygen Diffusion Distance in Juvenile Striped Killifish MCENROE, M*; RIVERA, L; LA FORTUNE, B; MILLER, A; FOROSTYAN, T; Purchase College, SUNY; Purchase College, SUNY; Purchase College, SUNY; Purchase College, SUNY maryann.mcenroe@purchase.edu Larval and juvenile striped Killifish (Fundulus majalis ) inhabit shallow marsh pools which become warm and oxygen-limited […]

Meeting Abstract P1.84A  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Getting Inside a Weasel’s Head: Frontal Sinus Size and Shape in Mustelidae ECKERT, Kirsten*; CURTIS, Abigail A.; VAN VALKENBURGH, Bliare; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of California, Los Angeles kirsteneckert@gmail.com Frontal sinuses are one of the four mammalian paranasal sinuses that form during ontogeny when […]