Meeting Abstract P1.189 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30 Using a sequential y-maze and selective breeding to create Drosophila melanogaster strains with magnetic orientation preferences DAVIS, SM*; ZACHARY, ED; JAMES, TA; LATHAM, KL; BALTZLEY, MJ; Western Oregon University; Western Oregon University; Western Oregon University; Western Oregon University; Western Oregon University sdavis12@mail.wou.edu There is some experimental evidence that the fruit […]
sessions: Posters Session 1
Understanding how honey bee flight and senescence are connected through oxidative stress
Meeting Abstract P1.54 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30 Understanding how honey bee flight and senescence are connected through oxidative stress. MARGOTTA, J.W.*; ROBERTS, S.P.; ELEKONICH, M.M.; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Central Michigan University; University of Nevada, Las Vegas margotta@unlv.nevada.edu The goal of this study was to exploit the tractability of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) model to […]
Understanding hormone release by analyzing gene expression in the eyestalk throughout the molt cycle of the green crab, Carcinus maenas
Meeting Abstract P1.60 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30 Understanding hormone release by analyzing gene expression in the eyestalk throughout the molt cycle of the green crab, Carcinus maenas SCHULZ, H.M.*; PITTS, N.L.; MYKLES, D.L.; Colorado State University ; Colorado State University ; Colorado State University hmschulz@rams.colostate.edu In decapod crustaceans, molting is regulated by the release of MIH from […]
Understanding animal polarity Functional studies during early embryogenesis of the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis
Meeting Abstract P1.95 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30 Understanding animal polarity: Functional studies during early embryogenesis of the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis. SALINAS-SAAVEDRA, M*; MARTINDALE, MQ; University of Florida, Florida mssaavedra@whitney.ufl.edu How germinal layers are specified during early development of non-bilaterian animals is unclear. In bilaterian animals, rearrangements of the egg’s cytoplasm and cortical domains polarize the embryo […]
Top-down Suppression of Herbivory by Insectivorous Bats in a Midwestern Agroecosystem
Meeting Abstract P1.25 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30 Top-down Suppression of Herbivory by Insectivorous Bats in a Midwestern Agroecosystem MAINE, J.J.*; BOYLES, J.G.; Southern Illinois University; Southern Illinois University jjmaine@siu.edu An important factor mediating ecosystem function is regulation of populations through trophic cascades. Trophic cascades are dampened by compensatory foraging and omnivory, so they mainly transpire in simple […]
Thermal nociception in Louisiana red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)
Meeting Abstract P1.187 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30 Thermal nociception in Louisiana red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) PURI, S; FAULKES, Z*; The University of Texas-Pan American; The University of Texas-Pan American zfaulkes@utpa.edu Nociceptors are neurons tuned to tissue damage. Many invertebrate taxa, including insects, have nociceptors, but there is no clear evidence for nociceptors in crustaceans. We examined […]
The wisdom of the expert crowd a crowd-sourcing task for character discovery from nematocyst ultrastructur
Meeting Abstract P1.212 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30 The wisdom of the expert crowd: a crowd-sourcing task for character discovery from nematocyst ultrastructur DALY, M*; REFT, AJ; LAW, E; O’LEARY, M; Ohio State University; University of Heidelberg; Harvard University; Stony Brook University daly.66@osu.edu Innovations in both DNA-sequencing technology and computational methods have catalyzed progress in assessing the structure […]
The visual and molecular ecology of Tarsius
Meeting Abstract P1.183 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30 The visual and molecular ecology of Tarsius MORITZ, G.L.*; ONG, P.S.; PERRY, G.H.; DOMINY, N.J.; Dartmouth College; University of the Philippines, Diliman; Penn State University; Dartmouth College gillian.l.moritz@dartmouth.edu The color vision of most mammals is based on the presence of two cone-opsin photopigments – the long wavelength sensitive (L-) opsin […]
The roles of sex, parental care and aggression on testosterone production in eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis)
Meeting Abstract P1.137 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30 The roles of sex, parental care and aggression on testosterone production in eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis) AMBARDAR, M.*; GRINDSTAFF, J.L.; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK medhavi@okstate.edu In many animals, the hormone testosterone (T) generally promotes territorial aggression while reducing parental care. In socially monogamous species […]
The role of the POU factor Ventral veins lacking in the regulation of metamorphosis initiation
Meeting Abstract P1.160 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30 The role of the POU factor Ventral veins lacking in the regulation of metamorphosis initiation KO, A*; CHENG, C; CHAIEB, L; KOYAMA, T; MIRTH, C.K.; SMITH, W.A.; SUZUKI, Y; Wellesley College; Wellesley College; Wellesley College; Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência; Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência; Northeastern University; Wellesley College ysuzuki@wellesley.edu Metamorphosis and […]
