Meeting Abstract P1.207  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Coalescent theory reconstructs the known history of experimentally evolving yeast populations CAPPER, RL*; WRIGHT, AM; MIKHEYEV, A; University of Texas at Austin; University of Texas at Austin; Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology roxana.capper@gmail.com Coalescent models can estimate relationships among individuals to produce tree topologies, rates of evolution and demographics […]

Meeting Abstract P1.69  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Cholecystokinin inhibits inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated macrophages CAPELLARI CARNIO, E*; BRANCO, LGS; SAIA, RS; University of São Paulo; University of São Paulo; University of São Paulo carnioec@eerp.usp.br Cholecystokinin (CCK) receptors are expressed in macrophages and are up-regulated by inflammatory stimulus. In vitro and in vivo studies have […]

Meeting Abstract P1.48  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Can the feeding larvae of marine invertebrates capture bacteria-sized particles by drinking? JAECKLE, W.*; PERNET, B.; Illinois Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington; California State Univ., Long Beach wjaeckle@iwu.edu The feeding larvae of some marine invertebrates ingest bacteria-sized (‹1 µm) particles, but little is known of the physical mechanism(s) of particle capture. To […]

Meeting Abstract P1.7  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Breeding convict cichlids (Amatitlania siquia) display differential aggression based on conspecific intruder coloration ANDERSON, C.*; JONES, R.; MOSCICKI, M.; CLOTFELTER, E.; EARLEY, R.L.; Univ. of Alabama; Univ. of Alabama; Univ. of Alberta; Amherst College; Univ. of Alabama ctanderson@crimson.ua.edu Convict cichlid (Amatitlania siquia) females exhibit orange carotenoid-based ventral coloration that males […]

Meeting Abstract P1.202  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) Anatomy at the Transition between the Embryonic and Fetal Periods ROSTON, RA; Duke University rachel.roston@duke.edu The morphological transformations associated with the secondary adaptation of cetaceans to aquatic life are well-documented in the fossil record. The ontogenies of extant cetaceans may clarify developmental origins of these macroevolutionary […]

Meeting Abstract P1.19  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Behavioral and Neural Correlates of Invasive Ability in Lizards DAVIS, L.M.*; JOHNSON, M.A.; Trinity University ldavis1@trinity.edu Efforts aimed at detecting and managing potentially invasive populations typically focus on understanding the ecological, genetic, and life history characteristics of invasive organisms. However, an understanding of the behaviors underlying invasion success is lacking. […]

Meeting Abstract P1.6  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Behavioral Responses to Visual Cues in Blackline Hawaiian Damselflies LINKEM, CN*; BUTLER, MA; Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa; Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa cnlinkem@hawaii.edu The Blackline Hawaiian Damselfly, Megalagrion nigrohamatum nigrolineatum is a species that belongs to an adaptive radiation of damselflies in Hawai’i. Like dragonflies, damselflies have exceptional vision as they […]

Meeting Abstract P1.27  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Bats and Caves in Three Dimensions: Advanced Methods for the Study of Bat Roost Biology HRISTOV, NI*; ALLEN, LC; Center for Design Innovation; Winston-Salem State University nickolay.hristov@centerfordesigninnovation.org Organisms do not exist in isolation; rather, they are immersed in and constantly interact with their surroundings. Understanding the physical properties of the […]

Meeting Abstract P1.175  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Balancing selection promotes epigenetic variation in prairie vole spatial memory circuit OKHOVAT, M.**; BERRIO, A.*; OPHIR, A.G.*; LYSAK, N.*; PHELPS, S.M.*; Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin; Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin; Cornell Univ., Ithaca; Univ. of Florida at Gainesville, Gainesville; Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin mariam.okhovat@mail.utexas.edu Evolutionary […]

Meeting Abstract P1.190  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:30  Auditory differences in the lungless salamanders Plethodontidae: from inside caves and out. CAPSHAW, G*; HIGGS, D; NIEMILLER, M; SOARES, D; University of Maryland; Windsor University; Yale University; University of Maryand daph@umd.edu Salamanders, being early land vertebrates, have many of the structures of terrestrial animals in simple form. The Plethodontidae, commonly […]