Meeting Abstract P1-99.1 Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30 Habitat Utilization of the Roatan Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura oedirhina) and Its Implications for Conservation CAMPBELL, AB*; PASACHNIK, SA; MAPLE, TL; Florida Atlantic University; Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Global; Florida Atlantic University acampb27@fau.edu Resources available for in situ species conservation are limited. In order to make the most […]
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Gut Content and Pigment Analysis in the Marine Isopod Pentidotea resecata
Meeting Abstract P1-46 Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30 Gut Content and Pigment Analysis in the Marine Isopod Pentidotea resecata MCLARTY, SJ*; COWLES, DL; Walla Walla University; Walla Walla University shelley.mclarty@wallawalla.edu The green morph of the marine isopod Pentidotea resecata lives and feeds on eelgrass, while the brown morph lives on kelp. The coloration of the green morph closely […]
GnRH-I and GnIH cell soma size and peptide concentration change with season, nest box status, and circulating testosterone in European starlings
Meeting Abstract P1-116 Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30 GnRH-I and GnIH cell soma size and peptide concentration change with season, nest box status, and circulating testosterone in European starlings AMORIN, NA*; BENTLEY, GE; CALISI, RM; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Barnard, Columbia University amorin@berkeley.edu Hypothalamic neurohormones involved in vertebrate reproduction, gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH-I) and […]
Geometric morphometric analysis of larval shape a comparative study of geminate Echinometra spp from tropical Central America
Meeting Abstract P1-58 Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30 Geometric morphometric analysis of larval shape: a comparative study of geminate Echinometra spp. from tropical Central America MCCANN, C/J; CHAN, KY/K; MCALISTER, J/S*; College of the Holy Cross; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; College of the Holy Cross jmcalist@holycross.edu http://academics.holycross.edu/biology/faculty/jmcalister Geometric morphometric analysis uses Cartesian geometric coordinates of […]
Genomics of Regeneration in Ctenophores
Meeting Abstract P1-72 Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30 Genomics of Regeneration in Ctenophores SANFORD, R, S*; KOHN, A, B; WILLIAMS, P, L; NOREKIAN, T, P; MOROZ, L, L; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville; Friday Harbor Laboratories; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville rsanford@ufl.edu Ctenophores amazing capacity of regeneration has fascinated biologists for centuries. […]
Genomic affects of selected survival to hypoxia in Fundulus heteroclitus
Meeting Abstract P1-35 Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30 Genomic affects of selected survival to hypoxia in Fundulus heteroclitus LABERGE, T/L*; BARIS, T; CRAWFORD, D/L; OLEKSIAK, M/F; Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami; Miami-Dade College; Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami; Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami; […]
Genetic variation in head shape within and among populations of Nerodia rhombifer
Meeting Abstract P1-194 Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30 Genetic variation in head shape within and among populations of Nerodia rhombifer CLIFTON, IT*; GIFFORD, ME; University of Central Arkansas, Conway; University of Central Arkansas, Conway iclifton1@uca.edu Organisms occurring in different areas are exposed to different environmental pressures often causing variation in some trait or suite of traits. Throughout Arkansas […]
Genetic fingerprinting of Aiptasia pallida via amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis
Meeting Abstract P1-2 Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30 Genetic fingerprinting of Aiptasia pallida via amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis CASTLEBERRY, AM*; ROARK, AM; Furman University; Furman University alissa.castleberry@furman.edu Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP), a standard method for genetic fingerprinting, typically involves the use of radioactive isotopes. This technique can present financial and logistical challenges, as radioactive isotopes can […]
Genetic and morphological comparisons of planktonic Acartia spp (Crustacea Copepoda) in San Francisco Estuary reveal cryptic genetic diversity
Meeting Abstract P1-29 Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30 Genetic and morphological comparisons of planktonic Acartia spp. (Crustacea: Copepoda) in San Francisco Estuary reveal cryptic genetic diversity HOLMES, A.E.*; FRANKLIN, D.; CRAIG, C.; SLAUGHTER, A.M.; IGNOFFO, T.R.; KIMMERER, W.J.; COHEN, C.S.; San Francisco State University; Georgia Southern University; San Francisco State University; San Francisco State University; San Francisco State […]
Free flight through tough turbulence Bumblebee flight stability across body size, speed, and flow regime
Meeting Abstract P1-171 Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30 Free flight through tough turbulence: Bumblebee flight stability across body size, speed, and flow regime CRALL, JD*; CHANG, JJ; MISTICK, EA; COMBES, SA; Concord Field Station, Harvard University; Swarthmore College; Concord Field Station, Harvard University; Concord Field Station, Harvard University jcrall@oeb.harvard.edu Flying animals regularly traverse complex landscapes characterized by dynamic, […]
