Meeting Abstract P1.112  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Fluid flow in filter feeding rays: Size XL PETERSON, A.N.*; PAIG-TRAN, E.W.M; SUMMERS, A.P.; University of Washington, Seattle; Arizona State University, Pheonix; Friday Harbor Labs, Friday Harbor anpetey@gmail.com Mobulid fishes (mantas and devil rays) filter prey smaller than the pore size of their gill rakers. The filter array is formed […]

Meeting Abstract P1.35  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Feeding preferences of a freshwater amphipod for aquatic vascular plants and macroalgae SCRIBER, KE; MCCLINTOCK, JB*; AMSLER, CD; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham mcclinto@uab.edu Many factors influence the palatability and feeding preferences of predators for their prey. The present study […]

Meeting Abstract P1.121  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Feeding kinematics and performance of the Hawaiian sleeper, Eleotris sandwicensis (Gobioidei: Eleotridae): modulation between prey species and implications for selective pressures on Hawaiian stream ichthyofauna MAIE, T.*; MEYER, S.; SCHOENFUSS, H.L.; BLOB, R.W.; St. Cloud State University; Clemson University; St. Cloud State University; Clemson University tmaie@g.clemson.edu A species of piscivorous […]

Meeting Abstract P1.105  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Feeding Kinematics, Suction, and Hydraulic Jetting Capabilities of Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) MARSHALL, CD*; WIESKOTTEN, S; MARSH, A; KOT, B; HANKE, W; HANKE, FD; DEHNHARDT, G; Texas A and M University; University of Rostock; Texas A and M University; Texas A and M University; University of Rostock; University of Rostock; […]

Meeting Abstract P1.128  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Feather CORT predicts subsequent year’s lay date in female Tree Swallows BERK, SA*; ROMERO, LM; PARKER, C; ARDIA, DR; WINKLER, DW; ROSS, C; GILL, CJ; University of Montana; Tufts University; Tufts University; Franklin & Marshall College; Cornell University; Hampshire College; Hampshire College sara.berk@umconnect.umt.edu Feather growth takes place over a relatively […]

Meeting Abstract P1.147  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  FGF-independent Mek signaling is required for proper specification of embryonic ectodermal neurons in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis STEINWORTH, BM*; LAYDEN, MJ; CHOCK, T; ROTTINGER, E; MARTINDALE, MQ; Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience; Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience; Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience; Université de Nice Sophia; Whitney Laboratory for […]

Meeting Abstract P1.148  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Eye development during regeneration and asexual reproduction in the basal bilaterian Convolutriloba longifissura HARMON, C. L. *; SIKES, J. M.; University of San Francisco; University of San Francisco clharmon@usfca.edu While morphological comparisons of photoreceptor anatomy suggest that animal eyes evolved multiple times independently, the molecular conservation of Pax6’s role in […]

Meeting Abstract P1.53  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Extending a hormetic stress model for ethanol to other chemical stresses affecting honey bees. BOWER, C.D.*; ABRAMSON, C.I.; GUNEŞ, N.; ÇAKMAK, I.; HRANITZ, J.M.; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; Uludağ University, Bursa, TURKEY; Uludağ University, Bursa, TURKEY; Uludağ University, Bursa, TURKEY; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania cdb84667@huskies.bloomu.edu Stress proteins are molecular chaperones, […]

Meeting Abstract P1.146  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Evolution of neuronal genes in Aplysia californica: Interplay between development and memory of injury SANFORD, R S*; DABE, E C; KOHN, A B; MOROZ, L L; The Whitney Lab for Marine Bioscience, St Augustine, FL, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL ; The Whitney Lab for Marine Bioscience, St Augustine, FL, […]

Meeting Abstract P1.98  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Evolution of ectoderm-mesoderm communication during skeletal patterning in echinoid larvae LYONS, D/C; MARTIK, M/L; KIMURA, J/O*; MCCLAY, D/R; Duke University dcl.duke@gmail.com The life cycle of indirect-developing echinoids (e.g. sea urchins and sand dollars) includes a ciliated pluteus larval stage supported by a calcium carbonate endoskeleton. The development of this skeleton […]