Meeting Abstract P1.83A Wednesday, Jan. 4 Interactions between yolk testosterone levels and post-hatch food availability in male chickens: Early indicators of sexual maturation GARREHY, C.A.*; BENOWITZ-FREDERICKS, Z.M.; SWEENEY, K.; Bucknell University; Bucknell University; Bucknell University cag025@bucknell.edu C. Garrehy K. Sweeney Z.M. Benowitz-Fredericks Bucknell University Both maternal androgen deposition and post-hatch environmental conditions have the potential to alter […]
sessions: Posters Session 1
Initiation of hemic neoplasia in the soft-shell clam Mya arenaria – Evidence of Viral Disease Etiology
Meeting Abstract P1.12 Wednesday, Jan. 4 Initiation of hemic neoplasia in the soft-shell clam Mya arenaria – Evidence of Viral Disease Etiology? TARASKA, NG*; BOETTGER, SA; West Chester University of Pennsylvania; West Chester University of Pennsylvania nt648886@wcupa.edu Hemic neoplasia, a diffuse tumor of the hemolymph system, is one of the six most destructive diseases among bivalve mollusks […]
Influence of AVT on corticosterone and aggression in lizards
Meeting Abstract P1.42 Wednesday, Jan. 4 Influence of AVT on corticosterone and aggression in lizards DUNHAM, LA*; WILCZYNSKI, W; Georgia State University, Atlanta; Georgia State University, Atlanta ldunham2@student.gsu.edu Arginine vasotocin (AVT) is a potent regulator of social behavior in a wide variety of species, but little is known about its role in reptilian behavior. In mammals, AVT […]
Induction of Cell Death in Nematostella vectensis by Environmentally Relevant Concentrations of Macondo Crude Oil from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Meeting Abstract P1.19 Wednesday, Jan. 4 Induction of Cell Death in Nematostella vectensis by Environmentally Relevant Concentrations of Macondo Crude Oil from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill PORTER, Danielle*; PERKINS, Samantha; PRITCHETT, Jazmine; TARRANT, Ann M. ; JENNY, Matthew J.; Univ. of Alabama; Univ. of Alabama; Univ. of Alabama; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Univ. of Alabama mjjenny@bama.ua.edu […]
Importance of a Putative Glucose Transporter during Physiological Stress in the Wood Frog, Rana sylvatica
Meeting Abstract P1.201 Wednesday, Jan. 4 Importance of a Putative Glucose Transporter during Physiological Stress in the Wood Frog, Rana sylvatica ROSENDALE, A.J.*; COSTANZO, J.P.; LEE, R.E.; Miami University, Oxford OH; Miami University, Oxford OH; Miami University, Oxford OH rosendaj@muohio.edu Survival of physiological stresses such as freezing and dehydration by the terrestrial wood frog, Rana sylvatica, involves […]
Impacts of ocean acidification on growth, calcification, and terpene concentrations in the green alga Halimeda opuntia
Meeting Abstract P1.30 Wednesday, Jan. 4 Impacts of ocean acidification on growth, calcification, and terpene concentrations in the green alga Halimeda opuntia CRAFT, Jonathan D*; RITSON-WILLIAMS, R; LANGDON, C; PAUL, V; Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce craftjd@gmail.com Increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations are reducing ocean pH and the calcification rates of marine organisms. Many calcified invertebrates […]
Immune Response to Acute Bacterial Exposure in the American Lobster
Meeting Abstract P1.148 Wednesday, Jan. 4 Immune Response to Acute Bacterial Exposure in the American Lobster KLINGENSMITH, K/C*; JORGENSEN, D/D; Roanoke College; Roanoke College kcklingensmith@mail.roanoke.edu Bacterial infection in some crustacean arthropods evokes an immune response involving the mobilization of hemocytes that recognize and engulf the bacterial cells. It has been suggested that these hemocytes move to the […]
Identification of Several Glutathione S-transferase and Multixenobiotic Resistance Transporter Genes from the American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica
Meeting Abstract P1.15 Wednesday, Jan. 4 Identification of Several Glutathione S-transferase and Multixenobiotic Resistance Transporter Genes from the American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica PINKERTON, Mark*; TAPLEY, Jeffrey; CUNNINGHAM, Charles; JENNY, Matthew J; University of Alabama; University of Alabama; University of New Mexico; University of Alabama mjjenny@bama.ua.edu Estuarine systems along the Gulf of Mexico were severely impacted by the […]
Identification of Key Members of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AHR) Pathway and Related Oxidative Stress Genes from the American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica
Meeting Abstract P1.18 Wednesday, Jan. 4 Identification of Key Members of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AHR) Pathway and Related Oxidative Stress Genes from the American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica ANSORGE, Kirsten*; CRANE, Daniel; CUNNINGHAM, Charles; JENNY, Matthew J; University of Alabama; University of Alabama; University of New Mexico; University of Alabama mjjenny@bama.ua.edu Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) were one of […]
IS THE SUBCELLULAR LOCATION OF AQUAPORIN-2 REGULATED BY REVERSIBLE PHOSPHORYLATION DURING SALINITY ADAPTATION IN G demissa GILL
Meeting Abstract P1.54 Wednesday, Jan. 4 IS THE SUBCELLULAR LOCATION OF AQUAPORIN-2 REGULATED BY REVERSIBLE PHOSPHORYLATION DURING SALINITY ADAPTATION IN G. demissa GILL? KAPPER, M.A.; Central Connecticut State University, New Britain kapper@ccsu.edu Water permeability of cell membranes is predominantly controlled by the presence of aquaporins. When water permeability is changed for physiological reasons, aquaporins will be inserted […]
