GOLDMAN, J.A.*; O’GRADY, R.T.; American Institute of Biological Sciences, Washington, DC; American Institute of Biological Sciences, Washington, DC: Mobilizing for a Continental-Scale Biological Observatory Network Infrastructure for Biology at Regional to Continental Scales (IBRCS) is a project of the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) that will explore the resources needed to develop a biological […]

SHEETS, H.D.; SWIDERSKI, D.L.; Canisius College, Buffalo, NY.; Museum of Zoology, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor: Methods of combining landmarks and outline data, with analyses of scapula shape in selected Neotropical bats Landmark based geometric morphometrics has developed as a powerful set of statistical and visual tools for the study of organismal shape. The approach […]

BLACK, J; DZIALOWSKI, E; KHORRAMI, S; BURGGREN, W; Univ of North Texas, Denton: Metabolism and Hematology of Developing Chicken Embryos After Acute and Chronic Hypothermic Exposure Chicken hatchlings actively defend body temperature shortly after hatching. The maturation of these thermoregulatory mechanisms must begin during late incubation. To determine the influence of incubation temperature on the […]

DEAROLF, J.L.*; MCLELLAN, W.A.; PABST, D.A.; HERMANSON, J.W.; Hendrix College, Conway, AR; University of North Carolina at Wilmington; University of North Carolina at Wilmington; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY: Metabolic development of the diaphragm of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Neonatal bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) breathe more frequently than adults, and therefore, their diaphragms must be prepared […]

BAKKEN, George S.*; WILLIAMS, Joseph B.; RICKLEFS, Robert E.; Indiana State University; Ohio State University; University of Missouri — St. Louis: Metabolic Response to Wind of Downy Chicks of Arctic-breding Shorebirds (Scolopacidae) Wind is a significant factor in the thermoregulation of chicks of shorebirds on the arctic tundra. We investigated the effect of winds typical […]

RIVERA, G.*; SAVITZKY, A. H.; HINKLEY, J. A.; Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA; Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA; NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA: Mechanical properties of the integument of the Common Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis (Serpentes: Colubridae) The evolution of the ophidian feeding mechanism has involved substantial morphological restructuring associated with the ability to […]

MIYA, M.; NISHIDA, M.; Nat. Hist. Mus. Inst., Chiba; Ocean Res. Inst., Univ. of Tokyo: Major patterns of actinopterygian phylogenies: A new perspective based on >200 complete mitochondrial DNA sequences Actinopterygii, the ray-finned fish, is the most diversified group of all vertebrates, currently comprising over 25,000 species placed in 42 orders, 431 families, and 4075 […]

LANDBERG, T.*; MAILHOT, J.D.; BRAINERD, E.L.; University of Massachusetts Amherst: Lung ventilation during treadmill locomotion in the red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta. Breathing performance during terrestrial locomotion varies in different turtle species. In adult green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) lung ventilation ceases during bouts of terrestrial locomotion and resumes during pauses between bouts. In contrast, box […]

EGI, N; Kyoto Univ. Primate Research Inst., Inuyama, Japan: Limb bone morphology in carnivores and its relationship to locomotor behavior and body size Morphologies of limb bones are known to be affected by animal’s locomotion and body size. This study examines variation of bone lengths and mid-shaft cross-sectional properties of humerus, femur, and tibia, and […]

POLIN, M.R.; COSTANZO, J.P.; YI, S.-X.; LEE, R.E.; Miami Univ., Oxford, OH; Miami Univ., Oxford, OH; Miami Univ., Oxford, OH; Miami Univ., Oxford, OH: Levels of Cholesterol in Blood and Plasma Membrane in Response to Environmental Stress in the Hatchling Painted Turtle Hatchling painted turtles (Chrysemys picta) commonly hibernate for many months inside their natal […]