Meeting Abstract P1.65  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Genetic and evolutionary processes of biological invasion CARDALL, BL; GITLIN, AR; WALKER, FM; DURBEN, RM; SMITH, DS; AVERY, L; JAFFE, BD; DUDLEY, T; MOBLEY, KB; ALLAN, GJ; WHITHAM, TG; SHUSTER, SM*; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona […]

Meeting Abstract P1.86  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Functional genomics of desiccation tolerance in cactophilic Drosophila mojavensis RAJPUROHIT, S.*; OLIVEIRA, C. C. ; ETGES, W. J. ; GIBBS , A. G. ; Uni. of Nevada, Las Vegas; Uni. of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Uni. of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Uni. of Nevada, Las Vegas subhash.rajpurohit@unlv.edu Deserts and their inhabitants are particularly well-suited to […]

Meeting Abstract P1.98  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Functional differentiation of the trailing and leading forelimbs during terrestrial and arboreal locomotion in the European red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris, Rodentia). SCHMIDT, A.; Ohio University, Athens andre.schmidt-jena@gmx.de During in-phase (asymmetrical) gaits, the footfalls of each pair of feet are unevenly spaced in time. Due to this asymmetry, a functional differentiation in […]

Meeting Abstract P1.95  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Function of the epaxial musculature in the desert lizard, Dipsosaurus dorsalis MORITZ, S.*; ARNOLD, D.; SCHOLLE, H-C.; SCHILLING, N.; Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena; Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena; Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena; Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena sabine.moritz@uni-jena.de Although the trunk and its associated musculature plays an important role during locomotion in all tetrapods, studies on the locomotor apparatus in lizards […]

Meeting Abstract P1.140  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Fossil Insights on Notostracan Limb Differentiation & Evolution HEGNA, T. A.; Yale Univ., New Haven, CT thomas.hegna@yale.edu Though branchiopod crustaceans are often thought of as possessing primitively homonymous trunk limbs, the typical notostracan has a unique pattern of trunk limb differentiation. This differentiation is manifest in the first thoracic limb by […]

Meeting Abstract P1.5  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Food Supply Affects Territory Size, but not Social Display Behavior in Green Anole Lizards (Anolis carolinensis) LEWIS, C.M.*; BATTLES, A.C.; SPARKS, M.N.; JOHNSON, M.A.; Trinity University, San Antonio clewis@trinity.edu Food availability can have a strong influence on the social interactions of territorial animals, particularly when food is a defended resource. Territorial, […]

Meeting Abstract P1.107  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Fluid dynamics of discrete odor sampling of the shore crab Hemigrapsus oregonensis during ontogeny WALDROP, LD*; HANN, M; HENRY, A; KIM, A; PUNJABI, A; KOEHL, MAR; Univ. of California, Berkeley lwaldrop@berkeley.edu During olfaction, many malacostracan crustaceans including crabs sense discretely sample (sniff) chemical signals in their fluid surroundings using chemosensory hair […]

Meeting Abstract P1.53  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Evolutionary conserved regulation of Hox genes by RA pathway, hints from Platynereis dumerilii HANDBERG-THORSAGER, M.*; TOMER, R.; ARENDT, D.; EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany mette.handberg-thorsager@embl.de The Hox gene family comprises a group of transcription factors that has been shown to play a fundamental role in the formation of the animal body plan. With […]

Meeting Abstract P1.90  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Evolution of membrane acclimation in experimentally evolved populations of Drosophila melanogaster COOPER, Brandon S.*; HAMMAD, Loubna A.; KARTY, Jonathan A.; MONTOOTH, Kristi L.; Indiana University; Indiana University; Indiana University; Indiana University brascoop@indiana.edu Temperature dramatically impacts the fluidity of cellular membranes. Because membranes play key roles in vital cellular processes, cells must […]

Meeting Abstract P1.67  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Evaluating body condition in metamorphic gray tree frogs (Hyla chrysoscelis) WELCH, A.M.*; THOMAS, J.E.; WITKOWSKI, N.L.; College of Charleston, SC; College of Charleston, SC; College of Charleston, SC welcha@cofc.edu Organismal fitness may depend on the amount of energy that can be devoted to growth, survival and reproduction. Consequently, stored energy, particularly […]