Meeting Abstract P1.18  Friday, Jan. 4  Effect of moisture content on nest construction activity of fire ants MONAENKOVA, D*; GRAVISH, N; . GOODISMAN, M; GOLDMAN, D; Georgia Institute of Technology dmonaen@physics.gatech.edu Fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) build large underground nests, which provide them with a living space protected from overheating, dehydration and predators. Field studies and laboratory experiments […]

Meeting Abstract P1.37  Friday, Jan. 4  Ecological factors and the biogeography of two morphologically divergent species of African clawless otter (Aonyx) SHABEL, A; BRIM, M*; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley shabel@berkeley.edu The clawless otters of Africa (Aonyx) include two major types: a small-toothed type from the Congo region (A. congicus) and a large-toothed type […]

Meeting Abstract P1.101  Friday, Jan. 4  Do small wintering birds adjust their metabolic performance in response to perceived level of cold? MILBERGUE, M.*; BLIER, P.; VEZINA, F.; Univ. of Quebec in Rimouski; Univ. of Quebec in Rimouski; Univ. of Quebec in Rimouski myriam.milbergue@live.fr Small resident bird species wintering at northern latitudes must cope with high daily energy […]

Meeting Abstract P1.50  Friday, Jan. 4  Do epigenetic mechanisms regulate diapause and the maternal block of diapause in the flesh fly, Sarcophaga bullata? REYNOLDS, JA*; DENLINGER , DL; Ohio State University; Ohio State University reynolds.473@osu.edu Diapause, an alternative developmental pathway that provides a means to escape from predictable periods of harsh environmental conditions, is maternally regulated in […]

Meeting Abstract P1.98  Friday, Jan. 4  Divergent feeding kinematics in two Amazonian cichlids BERG, CL*; CHOW, JS; MCGEE, MD; WAINWRIGHT, PC; University of California, Davis; University of California, Davis; University of California, Davis; University of California, Davis clberg@ucdavis.edu The Amazon Basin represents a hotspot of fish diversity and contains the largest number of freshwater species in the […]

Meeting Abstract P1.35  Friday, Jan. 4  Differential Pleistocene diversification and phylogeographic patterns on New Zealand’s North Island ELLIS, E*; SIMON, C; MARSHALL, D; HILL, K; OWEN, C; KAMP, P; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs; Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs; Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs; Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs; Univ. of Waikato eellis@umail.ucsb.edu Comparative biogeographers have […]

Meeting Abstract P1.126  Friday, Jan. 4  Development of a vitellaria larva in the brooding brittle star Ophioplocus esmarki SWEET, HC*; WOLTMAN, RA; WOOD, ME; ARMSTRONG, JM; SPIECKER, BJ; BORDER, CT; ROGGE, BJ; Rochester Institute of Technology; Rochester Institute of Technology; Rochester Institute of Technology; Rochester Institute of Technology; Rochester Institute of Technology; Rochester Institute of Technology; Rochester […]

Meeting Abstract P1.96  Friday, Jan. 4  Development of Bio-Inspired Surfaces to Prevent Ice Formation MEHRABANI, H; TSE, K.L.*; RAY, N.A.; EVANGELISTA, D.A.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley hmehrabani5110@gmail.com Growth of ice on surfaces poses a serious challenge for both organisms and devices that come into contact […]

Meeting Abstract P1.66  Friday, Jan. 4  Developing an RNA Interference Protocol for the Mite Archegozetes longisetosus BARNETT, AA*; SCHMIDT-OTT, U; Southern Illinois University; University of Chicago abarnett@siu.edu The establishment of methodologies that reveal the functions of genes and their products are necessary for understanding the evolution of developmental regulation and morphological novelties. RNA interference (RNAi) is one […]

Meeting Abstract P1.57  Friday, Jan. 4  Determining the putative source of a morphogen underlying black spot development in Pieris rapae butterflies WALKER, J.F.*; MONTEIRO, A; Purdue University; Yale University jfwalker@purdue.edu Presented here is the outcomes involved in disrupting putative sources of morphogen underlying black spot development in the pupal wings of the butterfly Pieris rapae and a […]