Meeting Abstract P1.2  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Ontogeny of risk across the aquatic-terrestrial interface: how changing behavior and morphology affect predation through anuran metamorphosis JIMENEZ, R.R.; ABINETTE, S.H.*; TOUCHON, J.C. ; VONESH, J.R. ; WARKENTIN, K.M. ; Univ. Nac. de Costa Rica; Virginia Commonwealth Univ.; Boston Univ.; Virginia Commonwealth Univ.; Boston Univ. randall87@gmail.com Metamorphosis dramatically changes morphology, physiology, […]

Meeting Abstract P1.149  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Ontogeny of constitutive innate immune function in free-living altricial house sparrow nestlings KILLPACK, TL*; OGUCHI, Y; KARASOV, WH; Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison; Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison; Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison tkillpack@wisc.edu Some developmental studies in mammals and birds suggest that juveniles depend primarily on innate immune defenses during the growth period, given that adaptive […]

Meeting Abstract P1.119  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Ontogeny and Phylogeny of Cranial Vascular Patterns in the Tragulidae (Artiodactyla: Ruminantia) O’BRIEN, Haley D.; Ohio University, Athens haley.d.obrien@gmail.com Most extant even-toed ungulates possess a highly specialized cranial vascular structure known as the carotid rete. The carotid rete is an intracranial thermoregulatory arterial meshwork capable of selectively cooling the brain. As […]

Meeting Abstract P1.71  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Of Isotopes and Ovenbirds: Seeking phenotype-environment correlations in South American Cinclodes ovenbirds RADER, J.A.*; NEWSOME, S.D.; MARTINEZ DEL RIO, C.; Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie; Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie; Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie jrader@uwyo.edu Adaptive radiation is a fundamental concept in ecology, and a primary source of biodiversity. Identifying and describing new […]

Meeting Abstract P1.176  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Neurogenesis in the Injured Red-Sided Garter Snake Brain SMEETS, J.*; KROHMER, R. W.; Saint Xavier University, Chicago; Saint Xavier University, Chicago smeets.j37@mymail.sxu.edu Injury to the homeotherm brain results in the upregulation of the estrogen-synthesizing enzyme aromatase. While peripheral estrogens have been shown to be neurogenic in birds and mammals, the effect […]

Meeting Abstract P1.64  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Myostatin and limb regenerate growth in the blackback land crab, Gecarcinus lateralis MARSHALL, KL*; CHANG, ES; MYKLES, DL; Colorado State Univ.; UC Davis Bodega Marine Lab; Colorado State Univ. marshallkira@gmail.com Decapod crustaceans can regenerate appendages lost to injury and predation. Autotomy of at least 5 walking legs stimulates a precocious molt, […]

Meeting Abstract P1.154  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Myofilament lattice spacing increases as muscles shorten GEORGE, NT; SALCEDO, MK*; WILLIAMS, CD; IRVING, TC; DANIEL, TL; Univ. of Washington, Seattle; Univ. of Washington, Seattle; Univ. of Washington, Seattle; Ill. Inst. of Technology, Chicago; Univ. of Washington, Seattle salcem@uw.edu Under constant volume muscle contraction myofilament overlap increases and muscle expands radially. […]

Meeting Abstract P1.80  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Mycobacteriophage Isolation and Characterization as a Model to Promote Undergraduate Research in the Freshman Curriculum MURDOCK, C*; DEBRO, L; Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL; Jacksonville State Univeristy, Jacksonville, AL murdock@jsu.edu Jacksonville State University (JSU) participates in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) sponsored National Genomics Research Initiative (NGRI) of the Science […]

Meeting Abstract P1.199  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Multiple freeze cycles induce oxidative stress and reduce survival in the freeze-tolerant goldenrod gall fly, Eurosta solidaginis DOELLING, A.R. *; WILLIAMS, J.B. ; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville adoelli@siue.edu Most studies assess insect freeze tolerance by examining survival and/or parameters directly associated with extracellular ice formation immediately after […]

Meeting Abstract P1.104  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Morphology and histology of avian quill knobs: The fine structure of remigial feather attachments HIERONYMUS, TL*; SIMONS, ELR; Northeast Ohio Medical University; Midwestern University h.tobin@gmail.com The primary and secondary flight feathers (remiges) of bird wing are attached to the appendicular skeleton by a series of short ligaments. These ligaments form a […]