Meeting Abstract P1-87  Monday, Jan. 4 15:30  Metabolic response of dungeness crab larvae to varying pH and dissolved oxygen NICHOLS, Z/G*; BUSCH, S; MCELHANY, P; University of Alabama ; Northwest Fisheries Science Center ; Northwest Fisheries Science Center zgnichols@crimson.ua.edu Ocean acidification (OA) and deoxygenation, both resulting from rising atmospheric CO2 levels, are lowering the pH and oxygen […]

Meeting Abstract P1-78  Monday, Jan. 4 15:30  Mesoglea and Muscle in Cubozoan Jellyfish Carybdea marsupialis and Tripedalia cystophora SIMMONS, S*; SATTERLIE, R; University of North Carolina Wilmington; University of North Carolina Wilmington sls5653@uncw.edu The jellyfish body plan has remained relatively unchanged over time, and it has been quite successful evolutionarily. The origin of muscle from mesoderm is […]

Meeting Abstract P1-76  Monday, Jan. 4 15:30  Linking phenotype and swimming performance in bluegill sunfish TRUEBLOOD, LA; CYR, S; DARAKANANDA, K; HITCHCOCK, A; QUIST, J; ELLERBY, DJ*; La Sierra University; La Sierra University; Wellesley College; Wellesley College; Wellesley College; Wellesley College dellerby@wellesley.edu Locomotor performance is dictated by a complex array of interacting phenotypic features. In swimming fish […]

Meeting Abstract P1-147  Monday, Jan. 4 15:30  Light modulated cnidocyte firing predates the evolution of eyes in Cnidaria (Metazoa) PICCIANI, N.*; KERLIN, J. R.; JINDRICH, K.; GOLD, D. A.; OAKLEY, T. H.; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane; Mass. Inst. of Technology, Cambridge; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara n_picciani@hotmail.com […]

Meeting Abstract P1-69  Monday, Jan. 4 15:30  Life on the Trailing Edge: Muscle and Elastin Structure in Bat Wings JOHNSON, E.S.*; ALLEN, J.J.; SWARTZ, S.M.; Brown University elissa_johnson@brown.edu Bat wings contain muscle and elastin fibers embedded in thin, compliant membranes. These structures are present in all bat species studied to date and are thought to affect the […]

Meeting Abstract P1-9  Monday, Jan. 4 15:30  Leveraging story telling, natural history, and spirituality to educate the public about anthropogenic climate change and ocean acidification MCCLINTOCK, JB; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham mcclinto@uab.edu Scientists, especially biologists, are well positioned to play a time-critical role in educating the public about the ongoing impacts of global climate change and […]

Meeting Abstract P1-82  Monday, Jan. 4 15:30  LEA proteins provide protection to cells and enzymes during water stress SKOLIK, RA*; WEBSTER, D; MENZE, MA; Eastern Illinois University; Eastern Illinois University; Eastern Illinois University raskolik@eiu.edu LEA proteins are a group of hydrophilic polypeptides and have been linked to the survival of plants and animals during prolonged periods of […]

Meeting Abstract P1-39  Monday, Jan. 4 15:30  Just how different? Quantifying Vertebral Diversity in Primitive Tetrapods AJA, A*; SALLAN, L; HSIEH, T; DODSON, P; Univ. of Pennsylvania; Univ. of Pennsylvania; Temple University; Univ. Pennsylvania caja@sas.upenn.edu The size and shape of vertebrae within the axial vertebral column are influenced by ecology and phylogeny, in addition to body size. […]

Meeting Abstract P1-152  Monday, Jan. 4 15:30  Isotocin mediates the “dear enemy” effect in a cichlid fish WEITEKAMP, C.A.*; DEL VALLE, P.; NUGENT, B.M.; SOLOMON-LANE, T.K.; HOFMANN, H.A.; The University of Texas at Austin chelseaweitekamp@gmail.com Neighboring territorial males of many species exhibit less aggression toward each other than toward strangers, a phenomenon known as the “dear enemy” […]

Meeting Abstract P1-47  Monday, Jan. 4 15:30  Is variation in vertebral column morphology associated with variation in axial musculature in killifishes? GILLESPIE, SG*; MINICOZZI, M; GIBB, AC; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University shannon.gillespie93@gmail.com The axial musculature of fishes is characterized by distinctive, “W”-shaped myomeres; however, myomere morphology varies across taxa and little is […]