Meeting Abstract P3.83  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Nucleotide Diversity in Native and Invasive Island Populations of the Leafcutting Bee (Megachile apicalis) HRANITZ, J.M.*; SAVITSKI, A.N.; BARTHELL, J.F.; CLEMENT, M.L.; SONG, D.S.; PETANIDOU, T.; Bloomsburg Univ. of Pennsylvania; Bloomsburg Univ. of Pennsylvania; Univ. of Central Oklahoma, Edmond; Univ. of Central Oklahoma, Edmond; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of Aegean, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.214  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Norepinephrine stimulated fatty acid mobilization in hibernating ground squirrels (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus) PRICE, Edwin R*; ARMSTRONG, Christopher; STAPLES, James F; GUGLIELMO, Chistopher G; University of Western Ontario; University of Western Ontario; University of Western Ontario; University of Western Ontario eprice3@uwo.ca Hibernating mammals rely almost exclusively on lipid to fuel hibernation and arousal, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.73  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Nitric oxide is the agent of seasonal temperature compensation of clearance rates in isolated gills of Mercenaria mercenaria GAINEY, L.F., JR*; GREENERG, M.J.; Univ. of Southern Maine, Portland; C.V. Whitney Lab., Univ. of Florida, St. Augustine gainey@maine.edu The gills of the clam Mercenaria mercenaria contain a seasonally expressed nitric oxide (NO) […]

Meeting Abstract P3.2  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Nitric Oxide-mediated Angiogenesis in Antarctic Icefish? BORLEY, K.A.*; SIDELL, B.D.; University of Maine kimberly.borley@maine.edu Nitric oxide (NO), produced by nitric oxide synthase, regulates diverse processes including angiogenesis and mitochondrial biogenesis. NO rapidly degrades in most vertebrates by reaction with hemoglobin (Hb) and myoglobin (Mb). Antarctic icefish completely lack Hb. In the […]

Meeting Abstract P3.1  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity Correlates with Hemoglobin Content in Antarctic Notothenioid Fishes BEERS, J. M.*; SIDELL, B. D.; University of Maine, Orono; University of Maine, Orono jody.beers@maine.edu Antarctic icefishes are the only known adult vertebrates to lack the circulating oxygen-binding protein, hemoglobin (Hb). In addition to carrying oxygen, Hb is the […]

Meeting Abstract P3.102  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio and Stress in Three Species of Myotis: Effects of Sex, Reproductive Stage, Size-Corrected Mass and Site. SMITH, L.C.*; MENDONCA, M.T.; RICHARDSON, C.S.; WIDMAIER, E.P.; HOHMANN, M.G.; Auburn University, AL; Auburn University, AL; Boston University, MA; Boston University, MA; US Army ERDC-CERL smithl9@auburn.edu We examined variation in neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (N/L) […]

Meeting Abstract P3.54  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Net joint work as a function of speed in a small running bird, the chukar. MARSH, Richard L.*; HANSEN, Eric; WATSON, Rebecca; PROPERT, Matthew W.G.; Northeastern University; Northeastern University; Northeastern University; Northeastern University r.marsh@neu.edu Little information is available on the mechanical work done at individual joints in small running animals. We […]

Meeting Abstract P3.148  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Nest temperatures and offspring phenotype in the painted turtle: Does the magnitude of temperature fluctuations matter? CLAIRARDIN, S.G. *; GRIFFIN, A.M.; HOLGERSSON, M.C.N. ; PAITZ, R.T. ; BOWDEN, R.M. ; Illinois St. Univ.; Illinois St. Univ.; Illinois St. Univ.; Illinois St. Univ.; Illinois St. Univ. sgclair@ilstu.edu Maternal effects have been shown […]

Meeting Abstract P3.142  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Neoblasts in Catenulida MERLIE, S.A.**; RYAN, K.A.*; SMITH III, J.P.; Winthrop University; Winthrop University; Winthrop University merlies2@winthrop.edu Our current understanding of the stem-cell (neoblast) system in Platyhelminthes comes primarily from a wealth of experiments on regeneration in members of the Tricladida, supplemented by studies of members of other groups. To date, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.209  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Natural ice nucleating bacteria increase the freezing tolerance of the intertidal bivalveGeukensia demissa MCCORKLE, A.M.*; LOOMIS, S.H.; Connecticut College shloo@conncoll.edu Instead of avoiding freezing, freeze tolerant invertebrates actively initiate controlled ice nucleation at relatively high sub-zero temperatures in extracellular compartments. Most produce proteinaceous ice-nucleators in their hemolymph, however the intertidal bivalve […]