Meeting Abstract P1.27  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Corals coping with climate change: identifying components of heat stress response in symbiotic cnidarians GRAUMAN, Peter*; EBERHARDT, Eric; GARRETT, Teresa; SCHWARZ, Jodi; Vassar College; Vassar College; Vassar College; Vassar College pegrauman@vassar.edu Corals are the essential foundation species for coral reef ecosystems. Their reef-building capability is dependent upon a symbiotic relationship with […]

Meeting Abstract P1.96  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Comparative performance of bridging gaps in three dimensions for phylogenetically diverse snakes HOEFER, M.*; BYRNES, G.; JAYNE, B.C.; University of Cincinnati; University of Cincinnati; University of Cincinnati hoeferka@mail.uc.edu Key features of arboreal habitats include large gaps between branches and complex three-dimensional structure. The three-dimensional trajectory used to bridge gaps alters relative […]

Meeting Abstract P1.39  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Comparative Avian Immunogenetics: An Exploration of Antiviral Genes in Several Wild Bird Species ALTRICHTER, A. M.*; FASSBINDER-ORTH, C.A.; Creighton University; Creighton University cfa54967@creighton.edu Many wild bird species are reservoirs for various arboviruses including West Nile virus and Western equine encephalitis virus. However, little is known about avian arbovirus infections or host […]

Meeting Abstract P1.31  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Cloning and expression of mTOR signaling components in the Y-organ of decapod crustaceans ABUHAGR, A.M.*; PITTS, N.L.; MACLEA, K.S.; CHANG, E.S.; MYKLES, D.L.; Colorado State Uinversity; UC Davis aliabuhagr@gmail.com The metazoan target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a highly conserved protein kinase controlling cell growth in multicellular animals. Molting in crustaceans is […]

Meeting Abstract P1.127  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Chemotactile integration in the peripheral nervous system of a predatory sea slug BROWN, J.W.*; CATANHO, M.J.; GILLETTE, R.; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign jwbrown4@uiuc.edu At any moment in time, an animal is bombarded by countless stimuli. How does the nervous system […]

Meeting Abstract P1.109  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Characterization of the Fluid Motion Generated by Upside-Down Jellyfish DOLLINGER, M*; SANTHANAKRISHNAN, A; MILLER, L; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Georgia Tech; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill mdollin@email.unc.edu The medusae of the class Scyphozoa, or ‘true’ jellyfish, typically propel themselves and enhance feeding using jet propulsion and paddling. Cassiopea […]

Meeting Abstract P1.32  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Changes in intracellular calcium concentration in crustacean (Callinectes sapidus) Y-organs: relation to the hemolymphatic ecdysteroid titer CHEN, H.-Y.; DILLAMAN, R.M.; ROER, R.D.; WATSON, R.D.*; University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of North Carolina at Wilmington; University of North Carolina at Wilmington; University of Alabama at Birmingham rdwatson@uab.edu Secretion of ecdysteroid molting […]

Meeting Abstract P1.45  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Captivity Affects Acute Phase Responses in House Sparrows KIDD, Laura C.*; COON, Courtney; LIEBL, Andrea; MARTIN, Lynn; University of South Florida lkidd@mail.usf.edu Chronic stressors affect immune function in domesticated animals, but whether the same patterns manifest in wild species is little known. Previous work on a wild songbird, the house sparrow […]

Meeting Abstract P1.82  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Calcium provision in a placentotrophic lizard: structural differentiation reflects functional specialization. STINNETT, H.K.*; STEWART, J.R.; ECAY, T.W.; PYLES, R.A.; THOMPSON, M.B.; East TN State University, Johnson City; East TN State University, Johnson City; East TN State University, Johnson City; East TN State University, Johnson City; University of Sydney, NSW, AU Haley.Stinnett@gmail.com […]

Meeting Abstract P1.55  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Building a Model Organism: Major Embryological Events of the Mite Archegozetes longisetosus BARNETT, A.A.*; THOMAS, R.H.; Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Southern Illinois University Carbondale abarnett@siu.edu Development of acarine (mites and ticks) appendages, neural tube, hindgut, midgut, and the reproductive system is very poorly understood. In order to clarify how these major […]