Meeting Abstract P1-102  Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30  Analysis of the embedded cortisol signature in the nail of the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) MACK, Z.E.*; FOKIDIS, H.B.; Rollins College; Rollins College zmack@rollins.edu Cortisol is a glucocorticoid steroid hormone that is released from the adrenal gland in response to stress in most mammal species; other vertebrates use the […]

Meeting Abstract P1-6  Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30  An investigation of cold-stunning in Kemp’s ridley sea turtles using high-throughput gene expression profiling SULLIVAN, EM*; HANEY, RA; GARB, JE; University of Massachusetts Lowell; University of Massachusetts Lowell; University of Massachusetts Lowell erin_sullivan@student.uml.edu The Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) turtle is the smallest and most endangered of all sea turtle species. […]

Meeting Abstract P1-187  Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30  An instrumented beam for measurement of six axis forces and torques in grasping arboreal vertebrates WILKINSON, K. C.*; LEE, D. V.; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; University of Nevada, Las Vegas wilkinso@unlv.nevada.edu Grasping in vertebrates is important for locomotion, prehension, and reproduction. Grasp can be achieved with the manus, pes, […]

Meeting Abstract P1-191  Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30  An evaluation of phenotypic plasticity in the early life history of the freshwater amphipod Hyalella azteca in response to a predator-related-cue JAMES, WR*; MCCLINTOCK, JB; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham wrjames@uab.edu Early life exposure to certain environmental factors can have drastic effects on a developing […]

Meeting Abstract P1-36  Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30  Abbreviated larval development in Majoidea is a driver of geographic differentiation MOORE, J. M.*; PAULAY, G.; Florida Museum of Natural History, Univ. of Florida; Florida Museum of Natural History, Univ. of Florida jmoore@ufl.edu Crabs in the superfamily Majoidea have an abbreviated larval development, with fewer zoeal molts than most other […]

Meeting Abstract P1-153  Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30  A test of the temperature constraint hypothesis: little variation in the digestive biochemistry of prickleback fishes (family Stichaeidae) from California (35° N latitude) and Washington (48° N latitude) GERMAN, DP*; CHAABANI, F; GEVORGYAN, D; SUNG, A; FAWCETT, C; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine; […]

Meeting Abstract P1-3  Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30  A new species of skink (Scincidae: Eugongylus) from the Republic of Palau in the western Pacific CONTES-DE JESUS, M.M.*; BLACKBURN, D.C.; University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco maytee.cdj@gmail.com A new species of scincid lizard in the genus Eugongylus is described from the islands of […]

Meeting Abstract P1-161  Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30  A new database for natural motion PALMER, SE*; SALISBURY, J; TORRENCE, H; YEE, H; HO, D; University of Chicago; University of Chicago; University of Chicago; University of Chicago; University of Chicago sepalmer@uchicago.edu While the characteristics of static images have been explored in large image repositories, much less is known or […]

Meeting Abstract P1-155  Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30  A circadian metabolic rhythm in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis JONES, IT*; MAAS, AM; TARRANT, AM; Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst (WHOI) & Univ Maine; WHOI; WHOI Ian_Jones@umit.maine.edu Cnidarians exhibit diel rhythms including cycles in locomotor activity, tentacle extension, and spawning. Behavioral and molecular studies conducted in corals and the anemone Nematostella […]

Meeting Abstract P1-130  Sunday, Jan. 4 15:30  A Test of Genetic Variation for Resistance to Effects of Seawater Acidification on the Skeletal Development of Sea Urchin Larvae HALL, EMILY*; PODOLSKY, ROBERT; SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry; College of Charleston hallemily691@gmail.com Rising levels of atmospheric CO2 are altering global ocean chemistry, including a decline in the […]