Meeting Abstract P1-166 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Combined effects of acidification and hypoxia on the estuarine ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi MOSO, E/M; ENZOR, L/A*; HANKINS, C; BARRON, M/G; EPA; EPA; EPA; EPA moso.elizabeth@epa.gov Estuaries are transitive zones which experience large fluctuations in environmental parameters (temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, etc.). The interactive effects of reduced dissolved oxygen […]
sessions: Posters Session 1
Coinfection of Pasteurella testudinis and Mycoplasma agassizii in the Mojave Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)
Meeting Abstract P1-225 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Coinfection of Pasteurella testudinis and Mycoplasma agassizii in the Mojave Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) LEONARD, KL*; SANDMEIER, FC; TRACY , CR; WEITZMAN, CL; Colorado State University-Pueblo; Colorado State University-Pueblo; University of Nevada, Reno; University of Nevada, Reno kendralleonard@gmail.com Some species of Pasteurella are known to cause disease in […]
Cnidocyte development and morphology in Nematostella vectensis
Meeting Abstract P1-114 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Cnidocyte development and morphology in Nematostella vectensis AHUJA, N*; BABONIS, L; MARTINDALE, M/Q; Whitney Lab for Marine Bioscience; Whitney Lab for Marine Bioscience; Whitney Lab for Marine Bioscience nafun247@gmail.com A distinguishing cell type in cnidarians is the cnidocyte. Previous studies of cnidogenesis indicate that the same progenitor cell […]
Climate Zones and Thermoregulatory Challenges in a Geographically Widespread Lizard Species
Meeting Abstract P1-192 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Climate Zones and Thermoregulatory Challenges in a Geographically Widespread Lizard Species. MCTERNAN, M.R. *; ANDERSON, R.A. ; Western Washington Univ.; Western Washington Univ. matt.mcternan1@gmail.com Species of terrestrial ectotherms such as lizards, with relatively large latitudinal geographic ranges, are subject to spatially varied climatic conditions. At the geographic extremes, […]
Climate Change Implications from an Anuran Annual Cycle Perspective
Meeting Abstract P1-177 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Climate Change Implications from an Anuran Annual Cycle Perspective THOMPSON, CM*; POPESCU, VD; Ohio University ct824310@ohio.edu Environmental variation during development can have profound, variable effects on an organism’s phenotype, fitness, and physiological attributes. With increasing environmental temperatures and higher frequency of extreme events, ectotherms across the globe are […]
Chemical Cues for Metamorphosis in the Marine Snail Crepidula fornicata, and the Effects of Ocean Acidification on Cue Perception
Meeting Abstract P1-172 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Chemical Cues for Metamorphosis in the Marine Snail Crepidula fornicata, and the Effects of Ocean Acidification on Cue Perception TRUDEL, JM*; CHOI, C; PECHENIK, JA; PIRES, A; Tufts University; Tufts University; Tufts University; Dickinson College jaime.trudel@tufts.edu Larval metamorphosis of benthic marine invertebrates is often regulated by chemical cues […]
Characterizing the microbiome of honey
Meeting Abstract P1-231 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Characterizing the microbiome of honey BRADY, KN*; VOISIN, D; WELCH, J; KOVACS, JL; Spelman College; Georgia State University; Spelman College; Spelman College kbrady@scmail.spelman.edu On nearly every surface and inside nearly every organism there are millions of tiny microbes that are invisible to the naked eye. These tiny microbes […]
Change is more than skin deep leptin and leptin receptor expression in the immune organs of Xenopus tadpoles and juveniles
Meeting Abstract P1-236 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Change is more than skin deep: leptin and leptin receptor expression in the immune organs of Xenopus tadpoles and juveniles REEVE, RE*; CRESPI, EJ; Washington State University robyn.reeve@wsu.edu Leptin is a pro-inflammatory adipokine hormone, modulating both adaptive and innate immune responses in mammals, but its role in the […]
Change is in the Air Atmospheric Chemistry Impact on Floral Scent and Plant-Pollinator Interactions
Meeting Abstract P1-179 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Change is in the Air: Atmospheric Chemistry Impact on Floral Scent and Plant-Pollinator Interactions CHAN, JK*; THORNTON, JA; RIFFELL, JA; University of Washington jkchan@uw.edu http://faculty.washington.edu/jriffell/people-2/ Floral scent is important to pollinators for locating flowers as it relays information to pollinators regarding the quality of floral food resources. Pollinators […]
Cellular and molecular control of axial elongation in a spiralian embryo, Crepidula fornicata
Meeting Abstract P1-112 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Cellular and molecular control of axial elongation in a spiralian embryo, Crepidula fornicata TAN, F*; JEW, B; PERRY, K; HENRY, J; LYONS, D; Univ. of California, San Diego; Univ. of California, San Diego; Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Univ. of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign; Univ. of California, San Diego […]
