STILLMAN, J.H.; TERANISHI, K.S.; Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa; Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa: Hepatopancreas transcriptome profiles during thermal acclimation of the porcelain crab, Petrolisthes cinctipes We investigated changes in hepatopancreas tissue transcriptome profiles during thermal acclimation of porcelain crabs, Petrolisthes cinctipes, to 8 and 18 �C using a 13,824 spot cDNA microarray. The microarray was constructed […]

ELEKONICH, M. M.; University of Nevada, Las Vegas: Heat Shock Protein Expression in a Heterothermic Insect Relative to Age, Behavior and Tissue Type Adult honey bees undergo a process of adult behavioral development, spending their first 2-3 weeks working inside the constant environment of the hive which the bees maintain at 33-35°C and 70-80 percent […]

PATEL, B.A.*; CARLSON, K.J.; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook University: Hand Postures, Locomotion and Bone Density in the Primate Wrist Bone adapts to loads it incurs in part by remodeling, which alters bone mineral density. Because mineral density is directly proportional to the compressive strength of bone, the location of maximum load on a joint […]

MCCLARY, M.*; Fairleigh Dickinson University: Habitat differences between Phragmites australis and Spartina alterniflora are slight for the ribbed mussel Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn) in Saw Mill Creek of New Jersey’s Hackensack Meadowlands. Previous studies in Saw Mill Creek of the Hackensack Meadowlands of New Jersey showed that the invasive reed, Phragmites australis, had as many, if […]

BLAKE, MA*; ANGILLETTA, MJ; Indiana State University; Indiana State University: Growth of the German cockroach at constant and fluctuating temperatures Growth rate is temperature sensitive in all ectotherms, but most of our estimates of sensitivity are based on measurements of the growth of animals at constant temperatures. Fluctuating temperatures, which are similar to those experienced […]

BARREIRO, W.*; LUXAMA, J.; SARINSKY, G.; CARROLL, M.A.; NDUKA, E.; CATAPANE, E.J.; Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn, NY; Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn, NY; Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY; Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn, NY; Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn, NY; Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn, NY; ; : Growth and Survival of the American Oyster Crassostrea virginica in Jamaica […]

KILKENNY, P.J.*; WUNDERLICH, R.E.; James Madison Univeristy; James Madison University: Ground reaction forces during bipedalism in Propithecus verreauxi The mechanics of bipedal locomotion in hominoids and the mechanics of vertical clinging and leaping (VCL) in indrids have been well documented, however studies addressing the unique form of bipedal locomotion exhibited by select indrid primates, such […]

VICK, K. A. ; Univ. of Maryland, College Park: Gravity as a Navigational Cue for the Leaf Cutter Ant Atta cephalotes A vertical T-maze is used to investigate the role that gravity plays in Atta cephalotes navigation. The gravitational cue was put in direct conflict with odor cues and light cues. There was an asymmetry […]

LEYS, SP; TOMPKINS, GJ; University of Alberta; University of Alberta: Glass sponges arrest pumping in response to increased sediment loads Glass sponges are unusual in having mostly syncytial rather than cellular tissues. This structure allows them (in the absence of a conventional nervous system) to propagate electrical signals that control their feeding current. Here we […]

AGUILAR-ROCA, Nancy; LONG, Tony; BENNETT, Al; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine: Genomic changes during adaptation to variable temperatures in Escherichia coli Most organisms live in thermally variable environments and understanding the genetic basis of adaptation to variable temperatures has been made is now becoming possible by high-density arrays […]