Meeting Abstract P3.87  Saturday, Jan. 5  Using General Models in Physiology can Enhance Student Understanding. WENDEROTH, Mary Pat*; HENSON, Kate; University of Washington; University of Washington mpw@u.washington.edu Students often compartmentalize their knowledge and fail to recognize the principles that are common between topics. General models (GM) are teaching models that provide a way of making common physiological […]

Meeting Abstract P3.90  Saturday, Jan. 5  Use of a Tadpole Tail Regression Assay to Evaluate The Endocrine Disrupting Capacity of a Commonly Used Pesticide SOTO-PE�A, J.S.*; SCHWENDIMAN, A.L.; SEARCY, B.T.; PROPPER, C.R,; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University toxicita@yahoo.com Wide spread use of the common pesticide, endosulfan, has lead to environmental […]

Meeting Abstract P3.122  Saturday, Jan. 5  Unifying indices of heat tolerance in ectotherms COOPER, B. S.*; WILLIAMS, B. H.; ANGILLETTA, M. J.; Indiana State Univ, Terre Haute; Indiana State Univ, Terre Haute; Indiana State Univ, Terre Haute brandonscooper@hotmail.com Survival and reproduction directly depend on an organism�s ability to deal with thermal extremes. Researchers commonly rely on indices […]

Meeting Abstract P3.22  Saturday, Jan. 5  The origin of a new cell type coincides with miRNA innovation: expression and function of derived miRNAs in the human endometrium. TANZER, Andrea; STADLER, Peter F. ; WAGNER, Gunter P. *; Yale University; University of Leipzig, Germany; Yale University gunter.wagner@yale.edu MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are an abundant class of small non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) […]

Meeting Abstract P3.68  Saturday, Jan. 5  The ontogeny of carapace morphology in gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) WADDELL, J.C.*; MCBRAYER, L.D.; ROSTAL, D.C.; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University jwaddell@georgiasouthern.edu Juvenile gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) have a domed carapace whereas adults have a noticeably flattened carapace. Given their domed appearance and small size, we hypothesized […]

Meeting Abstract P3.107  Saturday, Jan. 5  The effects of salinity and temperature on hemolymph methyl farnesoate levels and testicular development in Carcinus maenas GANJI, PURNACHANDRA N*; BORST, DAVID W; University of Central Florida, Orlando; University of Central Florida, Orlando dborst@mail.ucf.edu Methyl farnesoate (MF) is produced by the mandibular organ of crustaceans and may control a number of […]

Meeting Abstract P3.70  Saturday, Jan. 5  The effects of digitigrade cheiridial postures on speed and gait in infant baboons. ZEININGER, A.**; SHAPIRO, L.J.; RAICHLEN, D.A.; University of Texas at Austin; University of Texas at Austin; University of Arizona, Tucson azeininger@mail.utexas.edu While digitigrade foot and hand (cheiridial) postures are common among mammals, they are rare within primates. It […]

Meeting Abstract P3.48  Saturday, Jan. 5  The effects of acute temperature change on labriform swimming performance in bluegill sunfish JONG, Arianne*; JONES, Emily A; ELLERBY, David J; Wellesley College dellerby@wellesley.edu Bluegill sunfish are potentially exposed to a wide range of water temperatures. Bluegill swim in the labriform mode at low speeds, switching to undualtory swimming at higher […]

Meeting Abstract P3.76  Saturday, Jan. 5  The effect of the hyperpolarization-activated inward current antagonist, ZD7288, on the locomotor rhythm of Clione limacina WILLINGHAM, K.A.*; WALTON, D.B.; PIRTLE, T.J.; SATTERLIE, R.A.; Abilene Christian University; Abilene Christian University; Abilene Christian University; University of North Carolina, Wilmington Thomas.Pirtle@acu.edu The pteropod mollusk, Clione limacina, swims by producing rhythmic movements of its […]

Meeting Abstract P3.110  Saturday, Jan. 5  The Regulation of Synaptic Vesicle Pools Within Motor Nerve Terminals LEE, J.Y.*; CHUNG, W.Y.; LOGSDON, S.; JOHNSTONE, A. F. M. ; COOPER, R.L.; Dept of Biology, Univ of KY & Army, Daejun, Republic of Korea; Dept. of Chem., Korea Military Academy, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Dept of Biol., Univ of KY; […]