Meeting Abstract P1.181A  Friday, Jan. 4  Assessing the Role of Glutamate in Insect Motor Control HUSAIN, DI*; MAXKWEE, K; MEKDARA, PJ; LENT, DD; GOTO, JJ; MULLER, UK; California State University, Fresno dhusain@csufresno.edu Glutamate is a major excitatory neurotransmitter in the nervous system of insects with receptors in locomotory control areas, such as the central complex in the […]

Meeting Abstract P1.89  Friday, Jan. 4  Are they stuck in the mud: Sediment properties and the burrowing abilities of two species of lugworm in False Bay, Washington CRANE, R.L.*; MERZ, R.A.; Swarthmore College; Swarthmore College rcrane140@gmail.com If burrowing organisms use crack propagation to move through the sediment, then the material properties of the sediment affecting crack growth […]

Meeting Abstract P1.172  Friday, Jan. 4  Are acoelomorphs deuterostomes? Evidence from the genome of nemertodermatid Meara stichopi (Acoelomorpha) RYAN, JF*; BøRVE, A; HEJNOL, A; Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology joseph.ryan@sars.uib.no Despite great strides in the areas of phylogenomics and phylogenetics, the early history of the Bilateria – especially the position of acoelomorphs to the rest […]

Meeting Abstract P1.43  Friday, Jan. 4  Applying animal eco-physiological techniques in urban ecosystems: Mini review BUEHLER, DM; University of Toronto d.buehler@utoronto.ca We are living in an urban century. For the first time more than 50% of the world’s human population lives in towns and cities. As a result, understanding how people influence the ‘green’ component of urban […]

Meeting Abstract P1.20  Friday, Jan. 4  An International Research Coordination Network for Biodiversity of Ciliates CLAMP, J.C.*; SONG, W.; North Carolina Central Univ.; Ocean Univ. of China jclamp@nccu.edu The International Research Coordination Network for Biodiversity of Ciliates (IRCN–BC) is a joint project between U.S. and Chinese researchers, funded by the National Science Foundation (Dimensions of Biodiversity; DEB […]

Meeting Abstract P1.109  Friday, Jan. 4  Affects of eyestalk ablation on hemolymph protein levels in the crayfish, Procambarus clarkii HOULTON, C.*; KNOLL, J.; GLADKOWSKI, L.; RICH, D.; HOLFORD, K.; Purdue University North Central; Purdue University North Central; Purdue University North Central; Purdue University North Central; Purdue University North Central choulton@pnc.edu Eyestalk ablation (ESX) of crustaceans has been […]

Meeting Abstract P1.193  Friday, Jan. 4  Aerodynamic performance of gliding dragonflies with three-dimensional corrugated wings NAKATA, T.*; HENNINGSSON, P.; LIU, H.; BOMPHREY, R.J.; Univ. of Oxford; Univ. of Oxford; Chiba Univ.; Univ. of Oxford toshiyuki.nakata@zoo.ox.ac.uk Dragonfly wings are not smooth surfaces but have distinct corrugations that stiffen the wings against high aerodynamic and inertial bending moments. Corrugations […]

Meeting Abstract P1.144  Friday, Jan. 4  Aerobic power, huddling and the efficiency of torpor in the South American marsupial, Dromiciops gliroides. FRANCO , L. M*; CONTRERAS, C. I; CORTES, P. A; NESPOLO, R. F; UACH, Valdivia; UACH, Valdivia; UACH, Valdivia; UACH, Valdivia lidamarcelafranco@gmail.com We provide a quantitative description of thermoregulatory capacities and energy-saving strategies in Dromiciops gliroides, […]

Meeting Abstract P1.47  Friday, Jan. 4  Adrenocortical Responses to Stress on the Leading Edge of a Northward Range Expansion in White-crowned Sparrows QUACH, LN; PEREZ, JH; KRAUSE, JS; CHMURA, HE*; WORD, KR; SCHAS, J; RAMENOFSKY, M; WINGFIELD, JC; University of Calfironia, Davis; University of Calfironia, Davis; University of Calfironia, Davis; University of Calfironia, Davis; University of Calfironia, […]

Meeting Abstract P1.181  Friday, Jan. 4  Acute effects of BMAA-induced neurodegeneration in Drosophila MEKDARA, PJ*; SHINKAWA, N; MEKDARA, NT; GOTO, JJ; MULLER, UK; California State University, Fresno; California State University, Fresno; California State University, Fresno; California State University, Fresno; California State University, Fresno pmekdara@csufresno.edu Beta-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) is a non-essential amino acid that has been linked to amyotrophic […]