Meeting Abstract P3.57 Saturday, Jan. 5 Peak pressures and cheiridial postures in baboons (Papio anubis) WUNDERLICH, R.E.*; PATEL, B.A.; Dept. of Biology, James Madison University; Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University wunderre@jmu.edu Digitigrade postures are common among cursorial quadrupeds who benefit from the increased effective leg length and speed advantage afforded by these […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
Partial sequence of N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase mRNA from the epidermis of the fiddler crab, Uca pugilator
Meeting Abstract P3.42 Saturday, Jan. 5 Partial sequence of N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase mRNA from the epidermis of the fiddler crab, Uca pugilator MENG, Y.*; ZOU, E.; Department of Biological Science, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA 70310; Department of Biological Science, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA 70310 mengy336@its.nicholls.edu N-Acetyl-β-glucosaminidase is an exoskeleton-degrading enzyme that exists in the epidermis of crustaceans. […]
PHYLOGENY OF ACHELATA LOBSTERS
Meeting Abstract P3.114 Saturday, Jan. 5 PHYLOGENY OF ACHELATA LOBSTERS PALERO, F*; CRANDALL, K; MACPHERSON, E; ABELL�, P; PASCUAL, M; Univ. of Barcelona; BYU; CEAB-CSIC, Blanes; CMIMA-CSIC, Barcelona; Univ. of Barcelona ferranpalero@ub.edu The Achelata lobsters (spiny, slipper and coral lobsters) are decapod crustaceans characterized by the presence of a particular larva specially adapted to dispersal, the phyllosoma. […]
Osmoregulation by Fiddler Crabs (genus Uca) from the Northern Caribbean
Meeting Abstract P3.81 Saturday, Jan. 5 Osmoregulation by Fiddler Crabs (genus Uca) from the Northern Caribbean THURMAN, Carl L. *; HANNA , Joshua M. ; BENNETT, Chad R.; University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls thurman@uni.edu The ability to regulate the osmolarity of internal body fluids has not been examined in many species of Caribbean fiddler crabs. Nine […]
Ontogeny of the pharyngeal jaw apparatus in the zebrafish
Meeting Abstract P3.17 Saturday, Jan. 5 Ontogeny of the pharyngeal jaw apparatus in the zebrafish O’QUIN, C.T.*; OBERG, F.L.; HERNANDEZ, L.P.; George Washington University; George Washington University; George Washington University ctoquin@gwu.edu Cypriniforms (cyprinids, balitorids, catostomids, and cobitids) are an interesting group of fishes in that they posses a number of morphological novelties to the pharyngeal jaw apparatus […]
Not everything is bigger in Texas; developmental analysis between Texas and Arizona populations of Spea bombifrons reveals striking intestine growth differences
Meeting Abstract P3.28 Saturday, Jan. 5 Not everything is bigger in Texas; developmental analysis between Texas and Arizona populations of Spea bombifrons reveals striking intestine growth differences. STORZ, Brian/L*; NITZBERG, Brian/W; MOERLAND, Timothy/S; Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL bstorz@bio.fsu.edu Many species show phenotypic differences among populations across their distributions that can be the result of local adaptations. […]
Multiple origins of respiratory structures in sea urchins
Meeting Abstract P3.13 Saturday, Jan. 5 Multiple origins of respiratory structures in sea urchins MOOI, Rich; BRESLIN, Cara Marie*; California Acad. of Sciences, San Francisco; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz rmooi@calacademy.org The clade Irregularia consists of more or less bilaterally symmetric sea urchins such as heart urchins (Spatangoida), lamp urchins (�cassiduloids�), and sand dollars (Clypeasteroida). Many of […]
Motor neurons involved in escape responses in white shrimp, Litopeneaus setiferus
Meeting Abstract P3.73 Saturday, Jan. 5 Motor neurons involved in escape responses in white shrimp, Litopeneaus setiferus FAULKES, Z.; The University of Texas-Pan American zfaulkes@utpa.edu Many decapod crustaceans escape from predators using tailflips, which are generated by a set of giant neurons. In crayfish, medial and lateral giant interneurons make monosynaptic connections with abdominal fast flexor motor […]
Morphological and behavioral determinants of thermal stress in northeastern Pacific Littorina
Meeting Abstract P3.93 Saturday, Jan. 5 Morphological and behavioral determinants of thermal stress in northeastern Pacific Littorina. MILLER, L.P.; Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University millerlp@stanford.edu Snails in the genus Littorina are found in the mid and upper intertidal zones along much of the coast of North America. They are often the highest living marine organisms on the […]
Morphogenesis during asexual bud-formation and growth in the poriferan Tethya wilhelma silica skeleton, aquiferous system and the mesohyle
Meeting Abstract P3.61 Saturday, Jan. 5 Morphogenesis during asexual bud-formation and growth in the poriferan Tethya wilhelma: silica skeleton, aquiferous system and the mesohyle HAMMEL, J.U.*; BECKMANN, F.; NICKEL, M.; Institut fuer Spezielle Zoologie und Entwicklungsbiologie, FSU Jena, Germany; GKSS Research Centre, Geesthacht, Germany; Institut fuer Spezielle Zoologie und Entwicklungsbiologie, FSU Jena, Germany Hammel@porifera.net The highly contractile […]
