WEISS, SL; JOHNSTON, G; MOORE, MC; Arizona State Univ, Tempe; Arizona State Univ, Tempe; Arizona State Univ, Tempe: Corticosterone stimulates hatching of tree lizard embryos The regulation of hatching behavior in oviparous animals is important for successful reproduction, but is poorly understood. We have been investigating the endocrine regulation of hatching behavior in oviparous tree […]

BEULIG,, A.; GANGE, , J.*; New College of Florida; New College of Florida: Coral reef and mangrove interactions in Bocas del Toro, Panama Results from studies in the Caribbean and Indo-Pacific have differed on the importance of mangrove-derived biomass in the economy of reefs. We studied reciprocal influences of coral reef and mangrove forest in […]

BENO,, C.; GILCHRIST,, S.L.; New College of Florida; New College of Florida: Contributions to the carbonate budget of reef building corals: dissolved organic matter and CO2 Ecological interaction between corals and the oceanic environment have been suggested to be fundamental in global climate change. Carbon dioxide levels have been associated with global warming and the […]

BELANGER, JH; DEWELL, RB; MILLET, L; VIDAL-GADEA, AG; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Centenary College of Louisiana; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge: Comparative studies of walking in crabs: From neuroanatomy to behavior Spider crabs (Libinia emarginata) and shore crabs (Carcinus maenas) are two brachyuran crabs with different walking strategies and […]

DODD, K. L.*; MURDOCK, C.; WIBBELS, T.; Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham: Clutch-specific Variation of Sex Ratios in a Reptile with Temperature-dependent Sex Determination Many reptiles exhibit temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) in which the incubation temperature of the egg determines the sex of the embryo. The physiology of […]

COVERDILL, A.J.*; BENTLEY, G.E.; RAMENOFSKY, M.; University of Washington; University of Washington; University of Washington: Circadian control of migratory restlessness in a captive nocturnal migrant Migration is the biannual movement between breeding and nonbreeding habitats. In captivity, Gambel�s white-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii) display many of the physiological and behavioral traits observed in free-living birds […]

CAPRIOLI*, Manuela*; RICCI, Claudia; SANTO, Nadia; Univ. di Milano, Milano; Univ. di Milano, Milano; Univ. di Milano, Milano: Changes in a bdelloid rotifer entering desiccation Fine morphology (Scanning Electron Microscope, Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope) and metabolism (calorimeter) of a bdelloid rotifer, Macrotrachela quadricornifera, were studied to illustrate the morphological and metabolic changes that seem to […]

SWARTZ, S.M.; MIDDLETON, K.M.; IRIARTE-DIAZ, J.; LEE, M.; WOFFORD, J.M.; BREUER, K.S.; RITTER, D.A.; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI; : Can bats actively control the mechanical properties of the wing membrane? During […]

PETROV, A.*; HOOGE, M.; TYLER, S.; Univ. of Maine: Bursal nozzles in Acoela (Acoelomorpha): comparative morphology and taxonomic implications Systematics of the Acoela is particularly difficult because of the paucity of readily discernable morphological features. In other soft-bodied worms, sclerotized structures, such as copulatory stylets, provide important characters that can be seen in whole mounts, […]

MCCLINTOCK , JB; AMSLER, MO; AMSLER, CD; SOUTHWORTH, KJ; PETRIE, C; BAKER, BJ; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of South Florida; University of South Florida; ; : Biochemical composition, energy content and chemical antifeedant and antifoulant defenses of the […]