DUNKIN, R.C.*; MCLELLAN, W.A.; BLUM, J.E.; PABST, D.A.; Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington; Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington; Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington; Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington: Ontogenetic Changes in the Thermal Properties of Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin Blubber In Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (T. truncatus), the thickness and lipid content of thoracic blubber vary across […]

MCCARTNEY, Michael A.; SHULZITSKI, Kathryn; SZMANT, Alina M.; University of North Carolina, Wilmington; same; same: Multilocus Microsatellite Analysis of Species Boundaries Within the Montastrea annularis Coral Species Complex Molecular studies of the Montastrea annularis species complex, which contains the most ecologically dominant reef building corals in the western Atlantic, have failed to yield a consensus […]

ROBSON, Michael A.; None: Morphology and locomotor performance co-variation in a demographically known population of the banded rock lizard, Petrosaurus mearnsi A population of the banded rock lizard (Petrosaurus mearnsi) was the focus of a five-year longitudinal study. Data on growth and survivorship were obtained for each of the five years. Two performance variables, sprint […]

TRAISTER, E.A.*; MCLELLAN, W.A.; PABST, D.A.; DEAROLF, J.L.; Hendrix College, Conway, AR; University of North Carolina at Wilmington; University of North Carolina at Wilmington; Hendrix College, Conway, AR: Morphological analyses of cetacean diaphragms: correlations with ventilatory functions The diaphragm is the main muscle of inspiration in terrestrial mammals. However the role of this muscle in […]

THACKER, R.W.; ERWIN, P.M.; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham: Molecular systematics of keratose sponges (orders Dendroceratida, Dictyoceratida, and Verongida): Analyses of 18S rDNA sequences Traditional systematics of the Demospongiae relies on morphological characteristics, including the presence and arrangement of a diverse variety of siliceous spicules in the mineral skeleton. In the keratose orders Dendroceratida, Dictyoceratida, […]

HOLLAND, B.S.; COWIE, R.H.; Univ. of Hawaii; Univ. of Hawaii: Molecular phylogeography of a dry-land, ephemeral endemic Hawaiian snail (Succinea caduca) The Succineidae represent a diverse land snail family in Hawaii, and a classic example of an adaptive radiation. Succineids have been successful at dispersing across geographic barriers, as evidenced by their circum-global distribution. In […]

RICE, M.E.; SCHULZE, A.; Smithsonian Marine Station, Ft. Pierce, FL; Smithsonian Marine Station, Ft. Pierce, FL: Molecular and morphological species identification of pelagic sipunculan larvae Planktotrophic sipunculan pelagosphera larvae possess a pronounced metatroch and distinctive head morphology with at least one pair of pigmented eyes and a lower lip. Many morphotypes of pelagospheras can be […]

HUANG, Z; TUNNACLIFFE, A; Univ. of Cambridge, UK; Univ. of Cambridge, UK: Molecular Response of Human Cells to Dehydration Although there is an increasing interest in anhydrobiotic engineering using mammalian cells, little information is available on how they sense and respond to desiccation, or indeed whether they are able to do so. We have recently […]

KATOH, M.; Seikai Natl. Fisheries Res. Inst., Okinawa: Migration rates of commercially important demersal fishes (Lethrinus atkinsoni and Lethrinus nebulosus) between coral reef islands in Okinawa, Japan The family of Lethrinidae includes many important food species, and about 900 tons (including some lutjanid species) are harvested annually in the vicinity of coral reefs in Okinawa. […]

PURCELL, Catherine; EDMANDS, Suzanne; University of Southern California; University of Southern California: Microsatellite and MtDNA D-Loop Analysis of Population Structure in Striped Marlin, Tetrapturus audax. In this study, we are examining population genetic structure in a highly migratory species, striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax). Due to structuring already seen in this organism, they can be used […]