Meeting Abstract P1.132  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Reproductive axis activation following photostimulation in a wild female songbird GUARDADO, D*; PERFITO, N; HAU, M; BENTLEY, G.E.; Univ. of California, Berkeley ; Univ. of California, Berkeley ; Max-Planck Inst. of Ornithology, Germany; Univ. of California, Berkeley daisy.guard@gmail.com The ability to respond to environmental signals is critical for the timing […]

Meeting Abstract P1.179  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Regional specialization of posterior lateral line efferent neurons in the hindbrain of larval zebrafish SMITH, C.A.*; HAEHNEL-TAGUCHI, M.; LIAO, J.C.; The Whitney Lab for Marine Bioscience/Department of Biology, University of Florida, St. Augustine, FL 32080; The Whitney Lab for Marine Bioscience/Department of Biology, University of Florida, St. Augustine, FL 32080; […]

Meeting Abstract P1.204  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Reconstructing the molecular phylogeny of giant elephant shrews (genus Rhynchocyon) CARLEN, E.J.*; RATHBUN, G.B.; DUMBACHER, J.P.; California Academy of Sciences; California Academy of Sciences; California Academy of Sciences ecarlen@calacademy.org Macroscelidea is the order of sengis, also known as elephant shrews. The 18 extant species vary in size and pelage coloration […]

Meeting Abstract P1.164  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Reconstructing the evolution of ancestral gap junction proteins BOND, S.R.*; BAXEVANIS, A.D.; Genome Technology Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health; Genome Technology Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health steve.bond@nih.gov Gap junctions (GJs) are a […]

Meeting Abstract P1.133  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Receptor Isoform-specific Estrogen Signaling in Müllerian Duct Differentiation of the American Alligator DOHENY, BM*; KOHNO, S; CLOY-MCCOY, JA; GUILLETTE JR, LJ; Medical University of South Carolina; MUSC; MUSC; MUSC bdoheny@gmail.com Perturbation of endocrine signaling during critical developmental windows has been implicated in adult reproductive disorders. This “developmental origins of disease” […]

Meeting Abstract P1.134  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  RNA-seq analysis of stage-specific limb regenerates in the fiddler crab, Uca pugilator DAS, S.*; NAJAR, F.Z.; LAI, H.C.; ROE, B.A.; DURICA, D.S.; University of Oklahoma sunetra.das-1@ou.edu Although an annotated genome of Daphnia pulex is available, crustacean genomic sequence data are exceedingly meager. While lack of genomic annotation is still a […]

Meeting Abstract P1.136  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  RFamide peptides differentially regulate HPG axis activity according to seasonal reproductive condition in female Siberian hamsters BAILEY, A.M.*; GREIVES, T.J.; LEGAN, S.J.; DEMAS, G.E.; Indiana University, Bloomington; North Dakota State University, Fargo; University of Kentucky, Lexington; Indiana University, Bloomington allibail@indiana.edu Seasonally breeding mammals use photoperiod to limit reproduction to favorable […]

Meeting Abstract P1.86  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Preliminary assessment of fluctuating temperature on epigenetic modification and life history traits in Daphnia SCHWARTZ, TS*; ALLISON, DB; GOHLKE, J; University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of Alabama at Birmingham tschwartz@uab.edu Most animals have evolved in fluctuating environments, such as daily thermal fluctuations or seasonal […]

Meeting Abstract P1.104  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Precocial Development of the Tympanoperiotic Complex in Cetaceans LANCASTER, W/C; ARY, W/J*; CRANFORD, T/W; Sacramento State Univ., Sacramento; San Diego State Univ., San Diego; San Diego State Univ., San Diego tcranfor@mail.sdsu.edu Cetaceans use acoustic signals to orient and communicate. Light penetrates poorly in aquatic environments, which places a premium on […]

Meeting Abstract P1.167  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Positive selection and recombination in the MHC of mainland and island killifish WHITE, ME*; COHEN, CS; Macalester College; Romberg Tiburon Center, Biology, San Francisco State University mwhite2@macalester.edu Analyses of genetic variation at the antigen-binding sites of the adaptive immune loci in vertebrates often show strong signals of positive diversifying selection, […]