Meeting Abstract P3.31  Tuesday, Jan. 6  The calculation of the body surface areas of Manduca sexta larvae using serial sections followed by image reconstruction and the creation of parametric body surface models. FRUTIGER, A.E.*; HOLDENER, J.A.; ITAGAKI, H.; Kenyon College; Kenyon College; Kenyon College itagaki@kenyon.edu We have attempted to calculate the body surface areas (BSA) of 2nd, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.28  Tuesday, Jan. 6  The anterior orbital glands in Sminthopsis crassicaudatis: a nomenclatural conundrum REHOREK, S.J.; HILLENIUS, W.J.*; LEIGH, C.; FIRTH, B.T.; Slippery Rock Univ.; College of Charleston; Univ. of Adelaide; Univ. of Adelaide hilleniusw@cofc.edu The anterior orbital glands of tetrapods include the Harderian and nictitans glands, both located in the nictitating membrane. Usually these […]

Meeting Abstract P3.125  Tuesday, Jan. 6  The Summer Systematics Institute: Hands-on, collections-based undergraduate research at the California Academy of Sciences MOOI, R.; California Academy of Sciences rmooi@calacademy.org With world-wide threats to biodiversity and growing interest in the origins and diversification of life, phylogenetic systematics and evolutionary biology have become critical components of undergraduate education. More than 12 […]

Meeting Abstract P3.56  Tuesday, Jan. 6  The Relationship Between Muscle Attachment Site Size and Function in the Avian Hind Limb BURCH, Sara H.; Stony Brook University, NY sara.burch@stonybrook.edu The utility of osteological correlates of muscle attachment sites (e.g., scars, crests and tubercles) in the reconstruction of function and behavior in vertebrates is controversial. Whereas not every muscle […]

Meeting Abstract P3.107  Tuesday, Jan. 6  The Evolution of the Thaliacea and Its Significance for Tunicate Phylogeny GOVINDARAJAN, A.F.**; BUCKLIN, A.; MADIN, L.P.; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA; University of Connecticut, Avery Point; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA afrese@whoi.edu Thaliaceans are pelagic tunicates that have a close relationship with the benthic and relatively more studied ascidians. The […]

Meeting Abstract P3.185  Tuesday, Jan. 6  The Evolution of Skull Form and Trophic Ecology Among the Cichlid Fishes of Lake Malawi MCINTYRE, Alyssa*; MCGEE-MOORE, Alana; COOPER, W. James; ALBERTSON, R. Craig; Syracuse University; Syracuse University; Syracuse University; Syracuse University ammcinty@syr.edu An organism’s unique skeletal and muscular structures form a biological machine capable of interacting with its environment. […]

Meeting Abstract P3.13  Tuesday, Jan. 6  The Effect of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Exposure on Gene Expression and WBC in Mouse YOUSSEF, S. K.; FISCHER-DROWOS, S.; MORRIS, R. W. *; VATNICK, I.; NAGENGAST, A. A; Widener University, Chester, PA syoussef@mail.widener.edu Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and similar organofluorides have been used in applications such as clothing, carpets and fast food containers […]

Meeting Abstract P3.119  Tuesday, Jan. 6  The Bioscience Education Network (BEN) Digital Library Portal and Collaborative WONG, G.K.*; CHABOT, C.C.; Quinnipiac University; Plymouth State University Gene.Wong@quinnipiac.edu The Internet provides ready access to a large volume of material that can be used for teaching purposes. Digital libraries in particular offer a vast repository of easily accessible resources for […]

Meeting Abstract P3.10  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Teratogenic Effects of Ethylene Glycol and 5-methyl-1H-benzotriazole on Zebrafish Central Nervous System Development ROMEO, M.R.*; FURIMSKY, M; Westminster College, Pennsylvania; Westminster College, Pennsylvania romeomr@westminster.edu More than 50 million liters of aircraft deicer and anti-icer fluids (ADAFs) are used annually in North America. ADAFs contain glycols that serve as freezing point depressants […]

Meeting Abstract P3.109  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Tapeworm Co-infection Alters Life History and Distribution of the Nematode Heligmosomoides bakeri WARD, W. Timothy*; KRISTAN, Deborah; California State University San Marcos; California State University San Marcos ward033@csusm.edu In nature, most hosts harbor more than one parasite species concurrently. When different parasite species occupy the same site in the host, there […]