Meeting Abstract P3.141  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Pycnogonid-cnidarian interactions in the deep Monterey Submarine Canyon BRABY, C.E.; PEARSE, V.B.*; VRIJENHOEK, R.C.; BAIN, B.A.; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA; University of California, Santa Cruz; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA; Southern Utah University, Cedar City vpearse@ucsc.edu Whale carcasses, sunken wood, and cold seeps provide […]

Meeting Abstract P3.43  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Prenatal steroids: effects of betamethasone on the guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) rectus thoracis muscle BREWINGTON, A.K.**; WEIGAND, K.L.; DEAROLF, J.L.; Hendrix College, Conway, AR brewingtonak@hendrix.edu Glucocorticoids are commonly injected into mothers expected to give birth prematurely to promote maturation of vital organs. Although these steroids increase the chance of survival, there […]

Meeting Abstract P3.84  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Population and conservation genetics of two Georgia populations of the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) HUTCHISON, N.L.*; HARRISON, J.S.; ROSTAL, D.C.; Georgia Southern University, Statesboro; Georgia Southern University, Statesboro; Georgia Southern University, Statesboro nhutchi1@email.georgiasouthern.edu The gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus, is threatened throughout its range due in large part to habitat loss and […]

Meeting Abstract P3.160  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Plasticity of gender-biased behavior in the Julidochromis cichlid WOOD, K.J.**; ZERO, V.H.; RENN, S.C.P.; Reed College; Reed College; Reed College woodk@reed.edu Most monogamous cichlids exhibit gender-biased social and parental behavior. Conventionally, males are larger and are more aggressive and territorial than females, while females provide the majority of direct parental care. […]

Meeting Abstract P3.7  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Physiological limitations to cardiovascular function in thermally stressed grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) MIKA, T.L.*; REIBER, C.L.; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; University of Nevada, Las Vegas mikat@unlv.nevada.edu Failure of the crustacean cardiovascular system at temperature extremes may be attributed to several different factors including failure at the cardiac ganglion, failure of […]

Meeting Abstract P3.130  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Parental Care in Leeches: Brood Size, Gestation Duration, Juvenile Survival, and Parent/Offspring Interactions in Two Arizona Populations of Helobdella stagnalis (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae). BERESIC-PERRINS, R. K.*; SHUSTER, S. M.; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University rkb32@nau.edu Helobdella stagnalis is a common glossiphoniid leech exhibiting postzygotic parental care. Hermaphrodic adults carry their broods […]

Meeting Abstract P3.136  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Optimal decision rules for dispersal under activity-mortality tradeoffs for small ectotherms in thermally-structured landscapes SEARS, Michael W.*; POLNASZEK, Timothy; ARTITA, Kimberly S.; Southern Illinois University; Southern Illinois University; Southern Illinois University msears@zoology.siu.edu Many animals perform much of their daily activity under the threat of predation. This threat is one further stress […]

Meeting Abstract P3.131  Tuesday, Jan. 6  One Bad Mother: Maternal Aggression in the African Cichlid Astatotilapia burtoni. CARLETON, JB*; MORGENSTERN, N; PARKER, C; RENN, SCP; Reed College; Reed College; Reed College; Reed College carletoj@reed.edu Thirty years of research have contributed to our understanding of the molecular, hormonal, and physiological mechanisms of the socially regulated switch between dominant […]

Meeting Abstract P3.33  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Observations on the functional morphology of the Pacific geoduck clam, Panopea abrupta (Conrad, 1849) NEWEL, M.S.; MARTIN, K.M.F.; BOURNE, G.B.**; University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada bourne@ucalgary.ca Reports suggest that the Pacific geoduck, Panopea abrupta, is the largest and most long-lived burrowing […]

Meeting Abstract P3.104  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Nutritional constraints on the innate immune system of the Rusty Crayfish Orconectes rusticus WAGNER, N.D.*; FROST, P.C.; RAFFERY, S.P.; Environmental and Life Science Graduate Program Trent University Peterborough, Ontario; Trent University Peterborough, Ontario; Trent University Peterborough, Ontario nicolegoulding@trentu.ca We examined the effects of poor food quality on immune function of the […]