Meeting Abstract P3.124  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Hypatia of Alexandria: A Comparative Perspective on her Role in History CLEMENT, M.L.*; LEA, J.M.; PHAM, L.L.; SMITH, B.R.; SMITH, D.C.; WAGNER, N.A.; SIMMONS, C.K.; BARTHELL, J.F.; Univ. of Central Oklahoma; Univ. of Central Oklahoma; Univ. of Central Oklahoma; Univ. of Central Oklahoma; Univ. of Central Oklahoma; Univ. of Central Oklahoma; […]

Meeting Abstract P3.70  Tuesday, Jan. 6  How to throw accurately VENKADESAN, M.*; MAHADEVAN, L.; School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Harvard University; School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Harvard University madhu@seas.harvard.edu When throwing to hit a target accurately, we preferentially use an underarm or overarm style depending on how far the target is. To understand why this […]

Meeting Abstract P3.196  Tuesday, Jan. 6  How might changes in corticosterone levels in breeding greater-sage grouse affect immunity? JANKOWSKI, Mark D*; FRANSON, J Christian; HOFMEISTER, Erik; Los Alamos National Laboratory mdjankowski@lanl.gov Greater sage-grouse (GRSG, Centrocercus urophasianus) populations are thought to have decreased by up to 93% since pre-settlement times. Male GRSG participate in spring mating rituals that […]

Meeting Abstract P3.172  Tuesday, Jan. 6  How does the cell morphology of the sea anemone, Aiptasia pallida , change as a result of its symbiosis with intracellular zooxanthellae? HUSSAIN, F.N.*; MERZ, R.A.; VALLEN, E.A.; Swarthmore College; Swarthmore College; Swarthmore College fhussai1@swarthmore.edu The ability of hermatypic corals and other anthozoa to host or expel intracellular symbiotic algae suggests […]

Meeting Abstract P3.191  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Hormonal Regulation of Female Sexual Behavior in a Cichlid Fish KIDD, M.R.*; HOFMANN, H.A.; Univ. of Texas at Austin mrkidd@mail.utexas.edu Female sexuality is regulated by levels of circulating hormones mediated by the preoptic-hypothalamic axis. While many studies have looked at the neurobiology, physiology or behavioral ecology associated with female sexual behavior, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.144  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Homebox gene characterization and expression in developing zooids of the marine bryozoan Membranipora membranacea TEMKIN, M.H.*; MISERCOLA, B.; SONAGERE, M.; DIXON, E.; St. Lawrence Univ; St. Lawrence Univ; St. Lawrence Univ; St. Lawrence Univ mtemkin@stlawu.edu Bryozoans are a large group of colonial invertebrates that live in marine and freshwater habitats. New […]

Meeting Abstract P3.5  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Hemodynamics of embryonic Alligators EME, J*; CROSSLEY II, DA; HICKS, JW; U Cal Irvine; U N. Dakota; U Cal Irvine jeme@uci.edu Embryonic reptiles and birds as well as fetal mammals have cardiac morphologies that allow mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood (cardiac shunts). This anatomical arrangement is common in developing vertebrates, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.174  Tuesday, Jan. 6  He is heavy & he aint my brother: Marine snails catching a ride IYENGAR, EV*; PETCHLER, E; HUTCHINSON, KA; Muhlenberg College; Muhlenberg College; Muhlenberg College iyengar@muhlenberg.edu Symbiotic interactions beg the question as to the degree to which the guest has specialized on a particular host and the relative costs and benefits […]

Meeting Abstract P3.29  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Hatchling shell content and grownth in an anoxia-intolerant species of turtle, Red-eared slider turtles (Trachemys scripta) REESE, S. A.; BLACK, P.*; ADAIR, E.; KOETHER, M.; Kennesaw State University; Kennesaw State University; Kennesaw State University; Kennesaw State University sreese3@kennesaw.edu Adult aquatic turtles usually spend the winter months submerged underwater to escape freezing […]

Meeting Abstract P3.101  Tuesday, Jan. 6  HYPOXIA IMPAIRS ANTIBACTERIAL DEFENSE IN THE DUNGENESS CRAB, CANCER MAGISTER SCHOLNICK, D. A.; HAYNES, V. N.*; SCHWEITZER, K. I.; Pacific University, Oregon; Pacific University, Oregon; Pacific University, Oregon david.scholnick@pacificu.edu We examined the possibility that long-term decreases in environmental oxygen (hypoxia), similar to those experienced by many coastal marine crustaceans, can limit […]