Meeting Abstract P1-227  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Vitellogenin Expression in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera): How Viral Infections Influence Honey Bee Physiology SABOTIN, R*; TRAN, T; FASSBINDER-ORTH, C; Creighton University ryansabotin@creighton.edu Honey bees (Apis mellifera) play a vital role in pollinating both agricultural crops and wild plants. However, over the past several decades honey bee populations […]

Meeting Abstract P1-62  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Visualization of C-FOS in the Brain of Timed-Mated Female Red-Sided Garter Snakes FEITHEN, W. D.*; KROHMER, R. W.; Saint Xavier University; Saint Xavier University feithen.w01@mymail.sxu.edu Much of the neural circuitry involved in mediating mating behavior in both male and female vertebrates has been confirmed by tracking the activation […]

Meeting Abstract P1-21  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Variation in Pelvic Morphology of Balitorid Fishes CRAWFORD, CH*; RANDALL, ZS; FLAMMANG, BE; New Jersey Institute of Technology; Florida Museum of Natural History; New Jersey Institute of Technology crawford.callie@gmail.com Balitoridae, the hillstream loaches, is a family of cypriniform fishes living in high-flow streams and rivers of South and […]

Meeting Abstract P1-117  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Utilizing in situ hybridization to shed light on the genetics of cave adaptation LUC, H*; RACZKA, A; CAO, C; WARDEN, M; GROSS, JB; University of Cincinnati; University of Cincinnati; Seven Hills Academy; Summit Country Day; University of Cincinnati luchm@mail.uc.edu As a consequence of adapting to the cave environment, […]

Meeting Abstract P1-124  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Variation in Inner Ear Morphology of Early Mammaliaforms SHAHID, R*; GILL, PG; HOFFMANN, S; NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, USA; University of Bristol, UK; NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, USA rshahid@nyit.edu The inner ear has undergone marked transformations in Mesozoic mammaliaforms, culminating in extant […]

Meeting Abstract P1-65  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Using passive acoustics to determine the effect of abiotic and biotic sound on Oyster Toadfish (Opsanus tau) vocalization rates MACKIEWICZ, AG*; MENSINGER, AF; Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA; University of Minnesota, Duluth macki059@d.umn.edu Acoustic communication is critical for reproductive success in the Oyster Toadfish, Opsanus tau. Passive […]

Meeting Abstract P1-11  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Using a Case Study to Teach Ocean Acidification SPAIN, D.D.*; MENDOZA, V.M.; CHAVEZ, B.A.; Dominican University of California; Dominican University of California; Dominican University of California diara.spain@dominican.edu Case studies can be used to guide student learning in small groups and as a class through reading, analysis, and discussion. […]

Meeting Abstract P1-35  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Use it or lose it: Three ways that snailfishes (Liparidae) reduce their skeleton in the deep sea VON HAGEL, A.A. *; TSOI, R.; KOLMANN, M.A.; GERRINGER, M.E.; ORR, J.W.; FARINA, S.C.; Univ. of Washington, Wash.; Univ. of Washington; Univ. of Washington, Friday Harbor Labs; Univ. of Washington, Friday […]

Meeting Abstract P1-52  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Uncovering the Secret Secretory Molecules of the Octopus bimaculoides Learning and Memory Circuit WEBER, HE*; WINTERS, GC; BOBKOVA, Y; BOSTWICK, C; KOHN, AB; MOROZ, LL; Transylvania Univ.; Neurosci., Univ. of Florida Whitney Lab; Neurosci., Univ. of Florida Whitney Lab; Neurosci., Univ. of Florida Whitney Lab; Neurosci., Univ. of […]

Meeting Abstract P1-129  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Two New Species of Sand-Burrowing Amphipods of the Genus Haustorius (Haustoriidae) from the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico HANCOCK, ZB; Texas A&M University, College Station zhancock@bio.tamu.edu Many undescribed species of the genus Haustorius Muller 1775 have long been known to exist in the Gulf of Mexico. These sand-burrowing amphipods […]