Meeting Abstract P3.173  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Investigations of structural dynamics during bleaching in two species of anemone, Aiptasia pallida and A. pulchella. HANES, S.D.*; KEMPF, S.C.; Auburn University; Auburn University hanessd@auburn.edu Bleaching involves the loss of symbiotic algae from cnidarian tissues and may be a combined stress response of host and algae. There is little known of […]

Meeting Abstract P3.181  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Investigating the evolutionary mechanisms in the adaptive radiation of cichlid fishes of Lake Victoria basin BEZAULT, E.**; MWAIKO, S.; SEEHAUSEN, O.; EAWAG and University of Bern, Switzerland; Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute and EAWAG, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland; EAWAG and University of Bern, Switzerland etienne.bezault@eawag.ch The Lake Victoria cichlid superflock, comprising the related radiations […]

Meeting Abstract P3.186  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Intrageneric Sequence Diversity in Cichlid Opsin Arrays SMITH, A.R.*; CARLETON, K.L.; University of Maryland; University of Maryland adasmi@umd.edu Peptide sequence diversity is not expected to be a source of significant variation in the visual arrays of Malawian cichlids due to the young age of the species flock. However, we know very […]

Meeting Abstract P3.94  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Interleukin 2 expression in the big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus ELLISON, JA*; TURMELLE, AS; MENDONCA, MT; MCCRACKEN, GF; RUPPRECHT, CE; Auburn Univ.; Univ. of Tennessee; Auburn Univ.; Univ. of Tennessee; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ellisj1@auburn.edu Bats have recently been recognized as hosts and vectors to a variety of emerging […]

Meeting Abstract P3.193  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Insulin affects immune responses differentially in reproductive and non-reproductive Siberian Hamsters (Phodopus sungorus) GARCIA, NW*; GREIVES, TJ; DEMAS, GE; Indiana University; Indiana University; Indiana University nwgarcia@indiana.edu Many animals living in temperate clines experience relatively predictable seasonal changes in environmental conditions and utilize photoperiodic cues to predict these environmental changes. Most non-tropical […]

Meeting Abstract P3.123  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Inquiry-based web curricula in development, microscopy, physiology and environmental science HODIN, J*; MILLER, P; HUANG-VOSS, C; EPEL, D; Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University, CA, USA seastar@stanford.edu We are developing a range of inquiry-based, freely available biology education resources distributed through several web sites. VirtualUrchin (http://virtualurchin.stanford.edu) highlights sea urchins as fertile ground […]

Meeting Abstract P3.39  Tuesday, Jan. 6  In situ filtration rates of pelagic tunicates: results from morphometric measurements RAKOW SUTHERLAND, K*; MADIN, L; MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution krakow@whoi.edu Salps are suspension-feeding pelagic tunicates that filter higher volumes of seawater than almost any other planktonic grazer. Oral and atrial siphons are at opposite ends […]

Meeting Abstract P3.134  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Implications of tradeoffs between crypsis and thermoregulation for the evolution of animal coloration BOCKOVEN, A.*; AMARELLO, M.; SEARS, M.W.; Southern Illinois University; Southern Illinois University; Southern Illinois University bockoven@siu.edu Patterns of covariation between the coloration of animals and their environments are some of the most striking examples of adaptation in nature. […]

Meeting Abstract P3.44  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Impact of temperature during early development on startle responses in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) FLAUTO, M. L.*; WARD, A. B.; Adelphi University; Adelphi University sflauto@aol.com Altering significant environmental conditions such as temperature during early development can greatly affect an organisms survival. For example, it is well-known that temperature is correlated with […]

Meeting Abstract P3.96  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Identification of matrix metalloproteinases in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta GREENLEE, Kendra J.*; VISHNUVARDHAN, Smitha; TOTH, Andy; North Dakota State University; North Dakota State University, F; University of Wisconsin, Superior kendra.greenlee@ndsu.edu Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are zinc-dependent endopeptidases which function to break down various extracellular matrix proteins. The degradation by these proteinases […]