Meeting Abstract P1.2  Friday, Jan. 4  Mechanisms, ultrastructure and behavioral function of flashing in Ctenoides ales: “electric scallops” DOUGHERTY, L/F*; CALDWELL, R/L; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley lindseydougherty@berkeley.edu At 20m, the ocean is an environment in which light is variable as long wavelengths are absorbed rapidly with depth, yet many organisms use visual displays […]

Meeting Abstract P1.52  Friday, Jan. 4  Mechanism of negative phototaxis in Platynereis larvae RANDEL, N*; JéKELY, G; Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Spemannstrasse 35, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Spemannstrasse 35, 72076 Tübingen, Germany gaspar.jekely@tuebingen.mpg.de Phototaxis is widespread among planktonic organisms, and can be found in the larval stages of sponges, cnidarians, […]

Meeting Abstract P1.199  Friday, Jan. 4  Mathematical analysis of three-dimensional open water maneuverability by mantas (Manta birostris) KOLPAS, A; FISH, F E*; MEADE, A; DUDAS, M A; MOORED, K W; West Chester Univ., Pennsylvania; West Chester Univ., Pennsylvania; West Chester Univ., Pennsylvania; Dudas’Diving Duds, Pennsylvania; Princeton Univ. New Jersey ffish@wcupa.edu For aquatic animals, turning maneuvers represent a […]

Meeting Abstract P1.203  Friday, Jan. 4  Material Properties of Taut and Slack Skins in Elongate Fishes CRAWFORD, C.H.*; KING, B.D.; CLARK, A.J.; College of Charleston; College of Charleston; College of Charleston crawford.callie@gmail.com The mechanical response of fish skin to tensile stresses produced by axial bending during swimming could vary with tautness. High skin tautness in lamprey, cartilaginous […]

Meeting Abstract P1.178  Friday, Jan. 4  Manganese Treatments Decreases Immunofluorescence Emissions of Post-Synaptic Dopamine D2 Receptors OPOKU, R.*; CHEKAYEV, Y.; CARROLL, M.A.; CATAPANE, E.J.; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College catapane@mec.cuny.edu Manganese (Mn) a neurotoxin causing Manganism, a Parkinsons-like disease, disrupts dopamine (DA) neurotransmission. Gill lateral cell cilia of Crassostrea virginica […]

Meeting Abstract P1.174  Friday, Jan. 4  Manganese Accumulations in Gill Mitochondria of Crassostrea viginica? NUHAR, A.*; BOISETTE, B.; CARROLL, M.A.; CATAPANE, E.J.; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College catapane@mec.cuny.edu Manganese (Mn) is a neurotoxin causing Manganism in people chronically exposed to elevated levels in their environment. Mn targets dopamine (DA) neurons […]

Meeting Abstract P1.30  Friday, Jan. 4  MODELS FOR PREDICTING THE POPULATION DYNAMICS OF LASIURINE BAT SPECIES AND THEIR PREY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA SPRINGTHORPE, S.K.; Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC sarah.springthorpe@salem.edu In Western North Carolina, the 13 known species of bat are central not only to the health of the ecosystems, but also to the health of the […]

Meeting Abstract P1.152  Friday, Jan. 4  MMAP: A Pipeline for Metagenomic Analysis of Complex Microbial Populations MCKENNEY, E.*; WU, S.; YODER, A.D.; RODRIGO, A.; Duke University; Duke University; Duke University; Duke University eam50@duke.edu Comparative metagenomics is here to stay. Investigators have increasing needs for characterizing microbial communities in unexplored environments and biological systems, and next generation sequencing […]

Meeting Abstract P1.4  Friday, Jan. 4  Low-amplitude song: a meta-analysis of its prevalence and functions in North American birds WELKLIN, J.F.*; REICHARD, D.G.; KETTERSON, E.D.; Indiana Univ.; Indiana Univ.; Indiana Univ. jwelklin@indiana.edu Research on birdsong has focused primarily on species’ high amplitude, long-range songs. Yet, the vocal repertoires of many avian taxa extend beyond those signals that […]

Meeting Abstract P1.76  Friday, Jan. 4  Localized inhibition of cnidocyte firing by light in the sea anemone Anthopleura sola BENDRICK-CHARTIER, E.M.*; LEUNG, N.Y.; OAKLEY, T.H.; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; UCSB; UCSB ellabc@gmail.com Firing of complex, engergetically expensive cnidocytes is influenced by chemosensory and photosensory cues in cnidarians, but the organismal function of the light behavior remains unknown. […]