Meeting Abstract P1-63 Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30 Development of the thecosome pteropod Limacina retroversa THABET, AA; MAAS, AE*; ALATALO, P; SABER, SA; LAWSON, GL; TARRANT, AM; Woods Hole Ocg. Inst. and Al-Azhar Univ., Assiut, Egypt.; Woods Hole Ocg. Inst. and Bermuda Inst. Ocean Sci.; Woods Hole Ocg. Inst.; Al-Azhar Univ., Cairo, Egypt; Woods Hole Ocg. Inst.; Woods […]
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Development of a QPCR assay to evaluate gene transcripts encoding proteins involved in Lumbriculus variegatus regeneration
Meeting Abstract P1-77 Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30 Development of a QPCR assay to evaluate gene transcripts encoding proteins involved in Lumbriculus variegatus regeneration QUESADA, P.R.*; MIRANDA, R.A.; ARJONA-SOBERON, J.; MARTINEZ-ACOSTA, V.G.; Univ. of the Incarnate Word pquesada@student.uiwtx.edu The aquatic oligochaete Lumbriculus variegatus possesses an exceptional ability to regenerate lost body parts. This species also has an organized […]
Determining speed, track and acceleration of free running animals from a low cost UAV platform
Meeting Abstract P1-163 Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30 Determining speed, track and acceleration of free running animals from a low cost UAV platform HARVEY, R*; BUSE, C; LOWE , J; ROSKILLY, K; HUBEL , TY; WILSON , AM; Royal Veterinary College rjharvey@rvc.ac.uk Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), frequently referred to as drones have become more common and affordable and […]
Determinants of Activity Patterns in Arctic Ground Squirrels of Alaska Environmental Conditions More Influential than Sex-specific Differences
Meeting Abstract P1-89 Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30 Determinants of Activity Patterns in Arctic Ground Squirrels of Alaska: Environmental Conditions More Influential than Sex-specific Differences ZHANG, V.Y.*; WILLIAMS, C.T.; WILSTERMAN, K; BUCK, C.L.; Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Univ. of Alaska Anchorage; Univ. of Alaska Anchorage; Univ. of Alaska Anchorage vzhang2@illinois.edu As the northern-most hibernator in North America, […]
Decrease in axial elongation through post-embryonic development is conserved across teleost fishes
Meeting Abstract P1-193 Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30 Decrease in axial elongation through post-embryonic development is conserved across teleost fishes KATZ, H.R.*; HALE, M.E.; University of Chicago; University of Chicago katz20h@uchicago.edu Teleost fishes display a remarkable diversity of both body shapes and locomotor strategies. One fundamental aspect of fish shape is body elongation. Elongation is often expressed as […]
Daytime vs nighttime incorporation of exogenous corticosterone in feathers of European starlings
Meeting Abstract P1-100 Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30 Daytime vs. nighttime incorporation of exogenous corticosterone in feathers of European starlings RAO, R.*; PARKER, C.E.; ROMERO, L.M.; Tufts Univ., Medford; Tufts Univ., Medford; Tufts Univ., Medford clare.parker@tufts.edu http://ase.tufts.edu/biology/labs/romero/ In line with finding innovative and less invasive ways to quantify stress in animals, researchers have begun to look at feathers […]
Data-driven wood anatomy Using machine vision for wood identification (and beyond)
Meeting Abstract P1-189 Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30 Data-driven wood anatomy: Using machine vision for wood identification (and beyond) HERMANSON, J.C.*; WIEDENHOEFT, A.C.; USFS Forest Products Laboratory; USFS Forest Products Laboratory jhermans@wisc.edu Rapid, accurate, and inexpensive wood identification is an important factor in keeping illegal wood and wood products out of the supply chain, and thus combating illegal […]
Corexit 9500 as a Potential Endocrine Disruptor on Sex Determination of the American Alligator
Meeting Abstract P1-106 Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30 Corexit 9500 as a Potential Endocrine Disruptor on Sex Determination of the American Alligator MCNABB, N.A.*; GUILLETTE JR., L.J.; KOHNO, S.; College of Charleston; Medical Univ. of South Carolina; Medical Univ. of South Carolina mcnabbna@g.cofc.edu The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) exhibits temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), in which incubation temperatures during […]
Conspecific Predation Increases Hiding Behavior in Dragonfly Larvae
Meeting Abstract P1-94 Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30 Conspecific Predation Increases Hiding Behavior in Dragonfly Larvae STURGILL, M.L.*; VIAR, S.J.; JACOBS, M.W.; McDaniel College; McDaniel College; McDaniel College mls007@mcdaniel.edu Populations of dragonfly larvae are subject to conspecific predation and heterospecific predation. These predatory larvae have acute perception to motion, usually remaining immobile until potential prey is detected. Likewise, […]
Conservation of heart enhancers and cardiac gene expression patterns in Corella inflata and Ciona intestinalis
Meeting Abstract P1-71 Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30 Conservation of heart enhancers and cardiac gene expression patterns in Corella inflata and Ciona intestinalis. LEANZA, A*; DAVIDSON, B; HWANG, A; Swarthmore College; Swarthmore College; Swarthmore College aleanza1@swarthmore.edu Enhancers are key regulators of gene expression; yet, the relationship between the structure of these important regulators and their evolution is little […]
