Meeting Abstract P1-95 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Regulators or Conformers? Mechanisms of Sulfide Tolerance in an Extremophile Fish BARTS, N*; TOBLER, M; Kansas State University; Kansas State University barts2@ksu.edu Under environmental stress, organisms may adopt two strategies to allow for maintenance of organismal function: regulation, in which organisms actively regulate internal concentrations of a substance […]
sessions: Posters Session 1
Refilling and emptying of hagfish slime glands timeline for refilling and insights from slime exudate compositional changes
Meeting Abstract P1-268 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Refilling and emptying of hagfish slime glands: timeline for refilling and insights from slime exudate compositional changes SCHORNO, S*; GILLIS, T; FUDGE, DS; University of Guelph, Guelph, ON; University of Guelph, Guelph, ON; Chapman University, Orange, CA schorno.sarah@gmail.com While there is much interest in the biochemical and biophysical […]
Rearing oxygen affects wing vein morphology and flight performance in Drosophila melanogaster
Meeting Abstract P1-99 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Rearing oxygen affects wing vein morphology and flight performance in Drosophila melanogaster CHRISTENSEN, JM*; LYN, S; PARKER, G; VANDENBROOKS, JM; Midwestern University; Midwestern University; Midwestern University; Midwestern University jchristensen19@midwestern.edu Variation in atmospheric oxygen over geologic time has been hypothesized to affect the evolution and physiology of insects. However, […]
RESPIRATORY BEHAVIORS AND OXYGEN CONSUMPTION RATES DURING AIR EXPOSURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANOXIA IN THE GIANT ACORN BARNACLE, BALANUS NUBILUS
Meeting Abstract P1-214 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 RESPIRATORY BEHAVIORS AND OXYGEN CONSUMPTION RATES DURING AIR EXPOSURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANOXIA IN THE GIANT ACORN BARNACLE, BALANUS NUBILUS RESNER, EJ*; MARSH, K; GILBRETH, N; BONSALL, K; KUMRO, MB; HARDY, KM; California Polytechnic State University eresner@calpoly.edu The giant acorn barnacle, Balanus nubilus, has the largest muscle fibers in […]
Quantitative shape analysis and mechanics of intertesseral joints in tessellated cartilage of sharks and rays
Meeting Abstract P1-279 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Quantitative shape analysis and mechanics of intertesseral joints in tessellated cartilage of sharks and rays SEIDEL, R; HOSNY, A; FROLAND, J*; KNOETEL, D; FRATZL, P; WEAVER, JC; BAUM, D; DEAN, MN; MPIKG; Wyss Inst; Stanford U; Zuse Inst; MPIKG; Wyss Inst; Zuse Inst; MPIKG mason.dean@mpikg.mpg.de http://masondeanlab.com The cartilaginous […]
Puncture performance of red lionfish, Pterois volitans, spines on buccal skin from grouper, Mycteroperca bonaci
Meeting Abstract P1-271 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Puncture performance of red lionfish, Pterois volitans, spines on buccal skin from grouper, Mycteroperca bonaci GALLOWAY, K/A*; GRUBICH, J/R; PORTER, M/E; Florida Atlantic University; The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL; Florida Atlantic University kgalloway2016@fau.edu The red lionfish, Pterois volitans, has an array of venomous spines spaced […]
Prolactin expression in the placenta of pregnant Poeciliopsis fishes
Meeting Abstract P1-109 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Prolactin expression in the placenta of pregnant Poeciliopsis fishes GUERNSEY, MW*; POLLUX, BJ; REZNICK, DN; BAKER, JC; Stanford University School of Medicine; Wageningen University; Univ. of California, Riverside; Stanford University School of Medicine mikewg@stanford.edu The expression of the pituitary hormone prolactin (PRL) is well documented in the placental […]
Processes & mechanisms driving miniaturization in freshwater needlefishes
Meeting Abstract P1-140 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Processes & mechanisms driving miniaturization in freshwater needlefishes NG, J*; HARRIS-WEAVER, C; BLOOM, D; LOVEJOY, N.R; BUSER, T.J; SUMMERS, A.P; KOLMANN, M.A; Univ. of Washington; Univ. of Washington; W. Michigan Univ.; Univ. of Toronto; Oregon State Univ.; Univ. of Washington; Univ. of Washington jnyk92@gmail.com Marine to freshwater transitions […]
Pregnancy effects on muscle function
Meeting Abstract P1-46 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Pregnancy effects on muscle function. DANOS, N; University of San Diego ndanos@sandiego.edu Pregnancy is a metabolically demanding condition in mammals that directly affects individual fitness. Most pregnant animals must remain active to avoid predators and secure increased food demands. However, during pregnancy hormonal effects alter the morphology and […]
Predictability of Adaptive Traits The Mystery of TTX-Resistance in the Sierra Garter Snake (Thamnophis couchii)
Meeting Abstract P1-158 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Predictability of Adaptive Traits: The Mystery of TTX-Resistance in the Sierra Garter Snake (Thamnophis couchii) REIMCHE, JR*; DEL CARLO, RE; BRODIE JR, ED; LEBLANC, NM; FELDMAN, CR; University of Nevada, Reno; University of Nevada, Reno; Utah State University ; University of Nevada, Reno; University of Nevada, Reno reimchej@gmail.com […]
